Low Pop Suicide

Low Pop Suicide was an alternative rock band of the early 1990s on World Domination Recordings.

Low Pop Suicide
Origin	Los Angeles California U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock, alternative metal, grunge
Labels	Capitol Records World Domination Recordings
Past members	Dave Allen Jeff Ward Melle Steagal Rick Boston

History

Dave Allen (Gang of Four and Shriekback), Rick Boston and Jeff Ward founded the band in Los Angeles. Rick Boston sang and played guitar, Dave Allen, founder of the record label World Domination Recordings, played bass and Jeff Ward was on drums. Ward left the group after the recording of their debut album, On the Cross of Commerce. He committed suicide in 1993, dying of carbon monoxide poisoning. He was replaced by Melle Steagal. Jessy Greene of the Geraldine Fibbers contributed some violin. The soundtrack to the thriller The Harvest can be considered a Low Pop Suicide side project.

Discography

LPs

• On the Cross of Commerce (1993)
• The Death of Excellence (1994)

Singles & EPs

• The Disengagement (1992)
• Kiss Your Lips (1993)
• Unzipped EP (1995)

Side Project

• The Harvest (1996 - Soundtrack - World Domination Recording)

Personnel

• Dave Allen (bass)
• Jeff Ward (drums)
• Melle Steagal (drums)
• Mark Leonard (bass)
• Rick Boston (vocals, guitar)

External links

• Somewhere Nice to Fall
• The Shriekback Pages discography
• Misfits Central discography
• Critical TrouserPress essay