American metal band Dope has released seven studio albums, one compilation album, and 20 singles. The band released its first two studio albums on record label Epic Records, the next two on Artemis Records, and their most recent album on Koch Records. The band's songs have appeared in movies, TV shows, and video games. A song from their first album, Felons and Revolutionaries, appeared in the movie The Fast and the Furious. They also recorded WWE chairman Vince McMahon's theme song, "No Chance in Hell". Five songs from American Apathy feature in the video game MTX Mototrax. Their song "Nothing for Me Here", from their album No Regrets, is featured in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.

Dope discography
Dope in 2015
Studio albums7
Live albums1
Compilation albums3
Singles27
Music videos27

Albums

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Studio albums

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Year Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[1]
US
Heat.

[2]
US
Ind.

[3]
US Hard Rock
[4]
US Rock
[5]
1999 Felons and Revolutionaries
  • Released: September 14, 1999
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, CS, DI, Streaming
25
  • US: 236,000+[6]
2001 Life
  • Released: November 6, 2001
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, DI, Streaming
180 6
2003 Group Therapy
  • Released: October 21, 2003
  • Label: Artemis
  • Formats: CD, DI, Streaming
16 17
2005 American Apathy
  • Released: July 26, 2005
  • Label: Artemis
  • Formats: CD, LP, DI, Streaming
128 1 14
  • US: 100,000+[8]
2009 No Regrets
  • Released: March 10, 2009
  • Label: Koch
  • Formats: CD, DI, Streaming
88 7 11
2016 Blood Money Part 1 27 2 3 3
2023 Blood Money Part Zer0[12]
  • Released: February 24, 2023
  • Label: eOne Music
  • Formats: CD, DI, Streaming
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Compilation albums

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Year Album details
2002 Felons for Life
  • Released: October 2002
  • Label: Eat Me/Sue Me
  • Format: CD
2017 The Early Years - New York City 1997/1998
  • Released: December 1, 2017
  • Label: Cleopatra
  • Format: CD, DI, Streaming
2019 Live & Rare
  • Released: 2019
  • Label: Cleopatra
  • Format: LP

Live albums

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Year Album details
2016 Live from Moscow Russia[13]
  • Released: 2016
  • Label: self-released
  • Format: CD, DI, Streaming

Singles

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Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US Active Rock
[14]
US
Main.

[15]
1999 "Debonaire" 38 Felons and Revolutionaries
"Sick"
"Pig Society"
2000 "Everything Sucks"
"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"
(Dead or Alive cover)
30 37
2001 "Now or Never" 23 28 Life
2002 "Slipping Away" 31 29
2003 "Bitch" Group Therapy
"I Am"
"Rebel Yell"
(Billy Idol cover)
Non-album single (later re-recorded as a bonus track on No Regrets)
2005 "Always" 37 38 American Apathy
"People Are People"
(Depeche Mode cover)
2009 "Addiction" 34 33 No Regrets
2014 "Selfish" Blood Money Part 1
2016 "Blood Money"
"Hold On"
"1999"
2017 "Thieves"
(Ministry cover)
Non-album single
2022 "No Respect" Blood Money, Part Zer0
"Believe"
"Fuck It Up"
"Best of Me"
2023 "Misery"
"Dive"
"Parasite"
"Dead World"
"Lovesong"
(The Cure cover)
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Other appearances

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As with many industrial metal music stars, Edsel Dope has been involved with the supergroup Pigface. The following are some remixes of the Dope track "Bitch" that have featured on Pigface releases.

  • Easy Listening... – (January 2003)
"Bitch (Mattress mix)"
  • Head – (August 2003)
"Bitch (Defrag's Extraordinary Skipping Glitch mix)" and "Bitch (Passive/Aggressive remix)"
  • Dubhead – (May 2004)
"Bitch (Bitch & Scratch)"
  • Clubhead Nonstopmegamix #1 – (June 2004)
"Bitch (Where's My Bitch edit)"
  • Pigface Presents Crackhead: The DJ? Acucrack Remix Album – (August 2004)
"Bitch (Own Your Own Edsel)"
  • ''8 Bit Head: Complete Remix of Easy Listening + Other Stuff – (October 2004)
"Bitch (Defrag's Extraordinary Skipping Glitch mix)" and "Bitch Dance"

They also appeared on WWF Forceable Entry[16] with the song "No Chance" and on Take A Bite Outta Rhyme with the song "New Jack Hustler".

Music videos

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Song Year Album
"Everything Sucks" 1999 Felons and Revolutionaries
"Debonaire (Live)"
"Sick (Live)"
"Now Or Never" 2001 Life
"Falling Away" 2003 Group Therapy
"Bitch"
"I Am"
"Motivation"
"Sing"
"Now Is The Time"
"Paranoia"
"Bring It On"
"Another Day Goes By"
"Today Is The Day"
"Burn"
"Easier"
"Survive" 2005 American Apathy
"6-6-Sick" 2009 No Regrets
"Addiction"
"Selfish" 2014 Blood Money Part 1
"Blood Money" 2016
"Hold On"
"Thieves" 2017
"Believe" 2022 Blood Money Part Zer0
"No Respect"
"Best of Me"
"Misery" 2023

References

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  1. ^ "Dope Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Dope Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Dope Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Dope Chart History: Hard Rock Albums". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Dope Chart History: Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Billboard Bits: Carl Wilson, Mike Gordon, Dope". Billboard. September 10, 2003.
  7. ^ "DOPE discography (top albums) and reviews".
  8. ^ "DOPE Release 'Drug Music' Video Teaser; Blood Money Album Due In March".
  9. ^ "Dope's Edsel Dope: "The Industry Has A Tendency To Want To Discount You"". September 19, 2016.
  10. ^ "Dope (4) - Blood Money Part 1". Discogs. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  11. ^ "Metal By Numbers 11/16: The charts are the opposite of order". November 16, 2016.
  12. ^ "Industrial Metal Pioneers DOPE Announce Seventh Studio Album 'Blood Money Part Zer0'". July 19, 2022.
  13. ^ "DOPE - Live from Moscow Russia" (in Dutch). July 27, 2016.
  14. ^ "Dope Chart History: Active Rock". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  15. ^ "Dope Chart History: Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  16. ^ "Logosempire". Logos.fotopic.net. Retrieved November 16, 2010.[permanent dead link]