Dwarves: Biography

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Formed:

Jan 1, 1983 in Chicago, IL

Genres:

Rock Music, Alternative Rock Music, Industrial Rock Music, Progressive Rock Music, Punk and Hardcore Rock Music, Revival

Decades Active:

1980's|1990's|2000's

Artistic Quality

Low

Ratings Guide

The Dwarves began in Chicago as a teen garage rock outfit called the Suburban Nightmare, a sound that was partially carried over into the first Dwarves release, Horror Stories (1986). After the first album, The Dwarves blazoned across the country for seven more years, leaving a trail of blood from their own self-inflicted gashes, a trail of drug stories (according to popular myth, bassist XXXXX disappeared in Detroit on a crack-binge during a 1992 tour, never to be heard from again), a trail (or tale) of bizarre stage-show sex acts, and a trail of numerous 15-minute-long live shows. The Dwarves unsurprisingly self-destructed shortly after a failed hoax, whereby the band issued a press release stating that guitarist He Who Cannot Be Named had died. The album Sugarfix also carried a tribute to the guitarist, who was actually very much alive. Sub Pop was not amused and dropped the band, which later re-formed for 1997's Young and Good Looking. Come Clean followed in early 2000.

- Matt Carlson, All Music Guide