Dog Eat Dog (band)

As of 2009, the lineup of the band consists of Dave Neabore (bass), John Connor (vocals), Brandon Finley (drums), and Roger Haemmerli (guitar).

It wasn't long before friend and former Mucky Pup crew member, John Connor joined the duo on vocals.

[2] Shortly after their departure, Nastasi rejoined Mucky Pup and went on to record Now, which featured Marc DeBacker replacing Neabore on bass.

[3] Following a positive reaction from friends, the band began playing birthday parties, ice cream parlors, and college fraternity houses.

[2] Brett later quit the band in order to move to San Francisco, and John "Booge" Milnes of Mucky Pup temporarily took the position until a permanent drummer could be found.

Kilkenny's contacts with pro skateboarder Andy Howell led to several logo ideas, including the doghouse image used by the band for many years.

Their first overseas tour saw them supporting hardcore/reggae legends the Bad Brains and Philadelphia hip hop group The Goats, as well as 7 Seconds and Big Drill Car.

Tracks like "If These Are Good Times", "Who's the King", and "No Fronts" contained the trademark saxophone sound that the band would be known for.

[6] With the release of the album, Nastasi decided he could no longer tour for long periods of time due to family and business obligations.

The band hired Parris Mayhew of the Cro-Mags to temporarily fill the position with the intention of bringing back Nastasi for local touring and recording.

[6] The band contacted DeBacker, Neabore's replacement in Mucky Pup, with an offer for him to fill-in on guitar on their upcoming tour.

He later put together a short-lived band called The Shining Path, with Jenifer of the Bad Brains and the members of Roguish Armament.

After many auditions, Brandon Finley, known for his drumming with Chuck Brown, Queen Latifah, Urban Blight, and Chris Haskett of the Rollins Band, was hired.

With summer festivals rapidly approaching and Roadrunner demanding a single by spring, the band was rushed back into the studio with nothing written for the album.

The idea was overheard by label representatives from Roadrunner who decided to contact Dio's management and see if he would be interested in doing a guest vocal on the record.

As the two discussed music, Connor made mention of the band's interest in working with a hip hop producer.

The second half of the album was completed with producer Bob Musso, best known for his previous work with bands such as Murphy's Law and Praxis.

[7] 1996 also saw the usage of the song "Rocky" from the Play Games album used for a Guinness beer commercial in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The song was played over the loudspeaker during home games at Continental Airlines Arena at East Rutherford, New Jersey but was never made commercially available.

Listening back to Play Games, the band felt that the saxophone was drowning out the guitars and the vocals, making those instruments sound less prominent.

The album, a compilation of songs and remixes spanning their six years on the Roadrunner label, was released without the band's input or approval.

When it was requested that the music sound more like their original material, Kilkenny and Neabore reunited with guitarist Nastasi and drummer Milnes.

[8] Kilkenny kept busy by playing guitar for various NYC hardcore bands including Murphy's Law, Harley's War, and M.O.D.

The European tour included shows in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, and Bosnia and was a mix of club dates and festivals.

The lineup consisted of Connor, Neabore, Nastasi, Kilkenny, and Milnes with the addition of Mueller on saxophone and Reilly handling live-sound mixing duties.

These two shows were a one-time event before the lineup of Connor, Neabore, Finley, and Haemmerli embarked on their 2010 tour of Europe.

The tour was cancelled after completion of the first four dates due to Life of Agony vocalist Mina Caputo and drummer Veronica Bellino testing positive for COVID-19.

[15] In 1999, Dave Neabore, a devout horror movie fan, contributed music to the For Lucio Fulci: A Symphony of Fear tribute album.

The double album consists of cover versions of songs originally featured in the soundtracks of various Lucio Fulci films.

The films are Reel Fear (2000), I Love Susie (2001), Hayride To Hell (2003), Lunch Date (2006), Jason Hurts (2008), Dead Bugs On The Carpet (2009) and "When A Stranger Tweets" (2013).

Dog Eat Dog performing in Germany in 2016