Dry Kill Logic
American heavy metal band known for independent releases and aggressive sound.
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They have released three albums.[1] The group began in 1995, initially calling themselves Hinge and later Hinge AD.[1]
Making and release
They briefly changed their name to Hinge AD, but settled upon Dry Kill Logic after legal threats.[2] The name "Dry Kill Logic" was found in the manual of a mixing console.[2] The band split with guitarist Scott Thompson and replaced him with Jason Bozzi.[3] Roadrunner Records became the label for Hinge after a deal was made in 2000.[2]
On the song "Give Up, Give In, Lie Down", Primer 55 members J-Sin and Bobby Burns appear as guests.[4] Worldwide sales of the album reached roughly 100,000 copies.[4]
What the cited sources add
A 2005 book by Garry Sharpe-Young, published by Zonda Books Limited, describes Dry Kill Logic as part of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal.[1][5] Vinnie Paul was named as an influence by Phil Arcuri.[6] At Welcome to Rockville in 2025, the band performed for the first time in 19 years.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Dry Kill Logic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Dry Kill Logic <nowiki>", Allmusic; "Dry Kill Logic <nowiki>", Allmusic; "Interview's", Don Still }}{{dead link, September 2017; Garry Sharpe-Young, "New Wave of American Heavy Metal", Zonda Books Limited, 2005, p. 127 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dry Kill Logic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Its Cliff from Dry Kill Logic, Ask Me Anything!", www.reddit.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dry Kill Logic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Dry Kill Logic | Interviews & Features | Blistering.com Heavy Metal & Hard Rock Magazine"; "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - DRY KILL LOGIC Confirm Split with ROADRUNNER, Announce New Guitarist" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dry Kill Logic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Dry Kill Logic Feature Interview at Blistering.com" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 0958268401 ("New Wave of American Heavy Metal"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
- Wikipedia, "Dry Kill Logic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Udo, "Brave Nu World", Sanctuary Publishing, 2002, p. 185–86, 236–37; "28 Nu-Metal Era Bands You Probably Forgot All About", NME; "Album Review: Dry Kill Logic – The Darker Side of Nonsense", Drowned in Sound; "CD REVIEW: Dry Kill Logic – Of Vengeance And Violence", Metalnews.de; "The Dead and Dreaming – Dry Kill Logic", Allmusic; "CD REVIEW: Dry Kill Logic – Of Vengeance And Violence", Metalnews.de; "Interview's", Don Still }}{{dead link, September 2017; "Dropping Some Q&A: Phil of Dry Kill Logic", Metal Underground; "Interview's", Don en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dry Kill Logic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Dry Kill Logic – A Surreal Return | Dead Rhetoric", deadrhetoric.com; "Interview with Cliff Rigano of Dry Kill Logic at Aftershock 2025", October 11, 2025 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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