The Daggers

The Daggers are a punk rock band from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The Daggers
OriginCalgary, Alberta, Canada
GenresPunk rock
Members
  • Brad Paffe
  • Paul Charlton
  • Brian Doss
Past members
  • Geoff Kresge
  • Graham Evans
  • Brian Doss
  • Steve Elaschuk
  • Kevin O'Brien
  • Chris Walsh
  • Troy Zak

History

The band formed in 1997[1] and their music is heavily influenced by late seventies punk and rock n roll bands. Original members (and their previous bands) were Brad Paffe (Art Bergmann Band), Geoff Kresge (AFI), Paul Charlton (Forbidden Dimension), and Graham Evans (Huevos Rancheros/Forbidden Demension).

The Daggers signed with Sloth Records, and in 1998 released a self-titled EP,[2] and a single, "She Told Me She Said/Nowhere To Go".

The Daggers performed locally, and in 2002 released the seve-track Right Between the Eyes, which was positively reviewed,[2] and received airplay on campus and community radio stations.[3] The band toured around western Canada in 2005.

The band had many lineup changes over the years. By 2006, original members Paffe and Charleton had been joined by bassist Troy Zak as well as Chris Walsh on lead guitar and drums.[4] This lineup recorded the band's album, Tear It To Pieces, which was released through Sloth in 2006; critical reception of this album was mixed.[5][6]

Discography
  • The Daggers, EP with 7" red vinyl single (1998, Sloth Records)
  • Right Between the Eyes - CD (2002, Sloth Records)[7]
  • Tear It To Pieces - CD (2006, Sloth Records)

Band members
  • Brad Paffe - vocals, guitar
  • Paul Charlton - drums
  • Brian Doss - bass, vocals

Former members
  • Geoff Kresge - bass, vocals (1998 - 2000)
  • Graham Evans - guitar, vocals (1997 - 2004)
  • Brian Doss - bass, vocals (2000 - 2002)(current member)
  • Steve Elaschuk - bass, vocals (2002 - 2005)
  • Kevin O'Brien - guitar (2004)
  • Chris Walsh - guitar, vocals (2004 - 2008)
  • Troy Zak - bass, vocals (2005 - 2007)

References
  1. "The Daggers cut to the chase". Jam! - Showbiz, Canoe.com MIKE BELL, May 5, 2006
  2. "Daggers Right Between the Eyes". Exclaim! By Shawn Merrill Jan 01, 2006
  3. "earshot charts - October 2002 - top200". !Earshot website
  4. "Right Between the Thighs". Nerve, July 2006. page 26.
  5. "Daggers Tear It to Pieces". Exclaim!, Jul 01, 2006
  6. "Music Reviews: Tear It to Pieces". The Nerve Magazine - April 2006
  7. Maximum Rocknroll. Vol. Issue 232. Maximum Rock 'n' Roll. 2002.
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