Dope discography

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Dope discography
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Dope in 2015
Studio albums7
Live albums1
Compilation albums3
Singles27
Music videos27

American industrial metal band Dope has released seven studio albums, one compilation album, and 20 singles. The band released its first two studio albums on record label Epic Records, the next two on Artemis Records, and their most recent album on Koch Records. The band's songs have appeared in movies, TV shows, and video games. A song from their first album, Felons and Revolutionaries, appeared in the movie The Fast and the Furious . They also recorded WWE chairman Vince McMahon's theme song, "No Chance in Hell". Five songs from American Apathy feature in the video game MTX Mototrax. Their song "Nothing for Me Here", from their album No Regrets , is featured in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock .

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
US
[1]
US
Heat.

[2]
US
Ind.

[3]
US Hard Rock
[4]
US Rock
[5]
1999 Felons and Revolutionaries
  • Released: September 14, 1999
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, CS, DI, Streaming
25
  • US: 236,000+ [6]
2001 Life
  • Released: November 6, 2001
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, DI, Streaming
1806
  • US: 73,000+ [6]
2003 Group Therapy
  • Released: October 21, 2003
  • Label: Artemis
  • Formats: CD, DI, Streaming
1617
  • US: 50,000+ [7]
2005 American Apathy
  • Released: July 26, 2005
  • Label: Artemis
  • Formats: CD, LP, DI, Streaming
128114
  • US: 100,000+ [8]
2009 No Regrets
  • Released: March 10, 2009
  • Label: Koch
  • Formats: CD, DI, Streaming
88711
  • US: 60,000+ [9]
2016 Blood Money Part 1 27233
2023Blood Money Part Zer0 [12]
  • Released: February 24, 2023
  • Label: eOne Music
  • Formats: CD, DI, Streaming
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Compilation albums

YearAlbum details
2002 Felons for Life
  • Released: October 2002
  • Label: Eat Me/Sue Me
  • Format: CD
2017The Early Years - New York City 1997/1998
  • Released: December 1, 2017
  • Label: Cleopatra
  • Format: CD, DI, Streaming
2019Live & Rare
  • Released: 2019
  • Label: Cleopatra
  • Format: LP

Live albums

YearAlbum details
2016Live from Moscow Russia [13]
  • Released: 2016
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: CD, DI, Streaming

Singles

YearSongPeak chart positionsAlbum
US Active Rock
[14]
US
Main.

[15]
1999"Debonaire"38Felons and Revolutionaries
"Sick"
"Pig Society"
2000"Everything Sucks"
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"
(Dead or Alive cover)
3037
2001"Now or Never"2328Life
2002"Slipping Away"3129
2003"Bitch"Group Therapy
"I Am"
"Rebel Yell"
(Billy Idol cover)
Non-album single (later re-recorded as a bonus track on No Regrets)
2005"Always"3738American Apathy
"People Are People"
(Depeche Mode cover)
2009"Addiction"3433No Regrets
2014"Selfish"Blood Money Part 1
2016"Blood Money"
"Hold On"
"1999"
2017"Thieves"
(Ministry cover)
Non-album single
2022"No Respect"Blood Money, Part Zer0
"Believe"
"Fuck It Up"
"Best of Me"
2023"Misery"
"Dive"
"Parasite"
"Dead World"
"Lovesong"
(The Cure cover)
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Other appearances

As with many industrial metal music stars, Edsel Dope has been involved with the supergroup Pigface. The following are some remixes of the Dope track "Bitch" that have featured on Pigface releases.

"Bitch (Mattress mix)"
"Bitch (Defrag's Extraordinary Skipping Glitch mix)" and "Bitch (Passive/Aggressive remix)"
"Bitch (Bitch & Scratch)"
"Bitch (Where's My Bitch edit)"
"Bitch (Own Your Own Edsel)"
"Bitch (Defrag's Extraordinary Skipping Glitch mix)" and "Bitch Dance"

They also appeared on WWF Forceable Entry [16] with the song "No Chance" and on Take A Bite Outta Rhyme with the song "New Jack Hustler".

Music videos

SongYearAlbum
"Everything Sucks"1999Felons and Revolutionaries
"Debonaire (Live)"
"Sick (Live)"
"Now Or Never"2001Life
"Falling Away"2003Group Therapy
"Bitch"
"I Am"
"Motivation"
"Sing"
"Now Is The Time"
"Paranoia"
"Bring It On"
"Another Day Goes By"
"Today Is The Day"
"Burn"
"Easier"
"Survive"2005American Apathy
"6-6-Sick"2009No Regrets
"Addiction"
"Selfish"2014Blood Money Part 1
"Blood Money"2016
"Hold On"
"Thieves"2017
"Believe"2022Blood Money Part Zer0
"No Respect"
"Best of Me"
"Misery"2023

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