Cursed (band)

Cursed was a Canadian hardcore punk band formed in 2001 and dissolved in 2008. It featured members from Montreal, Toronto, and Hamilton of various other Canadian DIY bands such as Haymaker, Left for Dead, The Swarm aka Knee Deep in the Dead, Acrid, Ruination, The Black Hand, Countdown to Oblivion, At the Mercy of Inspiration, Shallow North Dakota, Crux of Aux, Quest for Fire and Burning Love.

Cursed
OriginCanada
GenresCrust punk, sludge metal
Years active2001–2008
LabelsDeathwish Inc., Goodfellow Records, Reflections Records, Hex, High Anxiety
Associated actsThe Swarm aka Knee Deep in the Dead
Websitewww.yourfuckingfuneral.blogspot.com
Past membersChris Colohan
Christian McMaster
Dangerous Dan Dunham
Mike "The Mauler" Maxymuik
Radwan Ghazi Moumneh
Tom "Dot Com" Piraino

Career

Cursed was formed in 2001, by Chris Colohan, Mike Maxymuik, and Christian McMaster, a year after the break-up of their previous band, The Swarm aka Knee Deep in the Dead. They were joined by Radwan Ghazi Moumneh. The band quickly became known for its nihilistic and dystopian lyrical themes, stark classic horror imagery and loud, abrasive live shows. In 2003, they released their debut album I, on Deathwish Inc., which garnered wide cult support.[1] It was followed with 2005's II, on Goodfellow Records. In 2007, they released the picture-disc EP Blackout At Sunrise, and a 180gr vinyl gatefold reissue of 2003's I on the label Trash Art!.

In 2008, they released their third LP, III: Architects of Troubled Sleep, on Goodfellow Records in North America, Howling Bull in Japan and, in Europe, the Dutch label Reflections Records. III was produced at Toronto's Hallamusic studio, mixed by long-time friend and collaborator Donny Cooper, and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, with cover art by Baroness' John Dyer Baizley. The band had long been touring internationally but, for this album, it played six weekends of strictly Southern Ontario DIY shows. The official release show was in Toronto, at a sold out Lee's Palace, with 50Watthead, Career Suicide and Living Darkness.[2]

The band then went on a European tour and, on May 22, 2008, Chris Colohan announced from Germany that the band had been robbed of their passports, and all of their money and tour expenses. Colohan described the robbery as a "bullet in the head" for the band. A hectic final show at Bitterzoet in Amsterdam would be their last.[3]

Post-breakup

Colohan released the band's final UK radio session (their last recording) as a 7" EP on High Anxiety. Deathwish Inc reissued the vinyl repress of Cursed I, which quickly sold out.[4]

Mike Maxymuik subsequently joined the band Quest for Fire and was a touring drummer for Pink Mountaintops. Dan Dunham continued to play in Crux of Aux, and in the bands Skull and Limitoids. Chris Colohan continued to tour and play with Burning Love and Mature Situations, and runs the vinyl-only High Anxiety label. In 2016, he formed the straight edge vegan hardcore punk band SECT, composed of Andy Hurley (Fall Out Boy, Vegan Reich, Racetraitor) on drums, James Chang (Catharsis, Undying) and Scott Crouse (Earth Crisis, Path of Resistance) on guitar, and Ian Edwards (Earth Crisis, Path of Resistance) on bass. Radwan Moumneh went on to open the Hotel2Tango recording studio in Montreal, with partners from Godspeed You Black Emperor and Constellation Records, and continues with his performance art project Jerusalem In My Heart.

Members

Final lineup
  • Chris Colohan - vocals (2001—2008)
  • Christian McMaster - guitar (2001—2008)
  • Dan Dunham - bass (2005—2008)
  • Mike "The Mauler" Maxymuik - drums (2001—2008)

Former members
  • Radwan Ghazi Moumneh : bass (2001—2003), guitar (2003—2005)
  • Tom "Dot Com" Piraino: bass (2003—2005)

Discography

Albums
  • I (2003, Deathwish Inc.)
  • II (2005, Goodfellow Records)
  • III: Architects of Troubled Sleep (2008, Goodfellow Records)

EPs & Demos
  • "Cursed Demo Recording" (2002, Self-Released)
  • Hell Comes Home EP (2004, Hex Records)
  • Blackout At Sunrise EP (2007, Goodfellow Records)
  • The Last Session EP (2010, High Anxiety)

Music videos
  • Fatalist (2006)

References
  1. Carman, Keith."They're Cursed!" Archived 2008-03-15 at the Wayback Machine, Exclaim!, March 2008.
  2. Henderson, Alex. "Cursed Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. Lindsay, Cam (2 May 2008). "Cursed Robbed in Europe, Blog That "It's Over"". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. "CURSED "ONE"". Deathwish Inc. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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