Dropdead

Dropdead
Dropdead live in Austin, Texas on May 19, 2007
Background information
Origin	Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Genres	Hardcore punk,powerviolence
Years active	1990–present
Associated acts	The Fuzz, Lolita Black, I, Destroyer, Straight to Hell, Battlesnake, Monster X, Extinction Machine, She Rides, Fucking Invincible, Sweet Jesus, Mountain Man
Members	Bob Otis Ben Barnett Brian Mastrobuono George Radford
Past members	Devon Cahill Lee Mastrobuono

Dropdead is an American hardcore punk band based in Providence, Rhode Island. They have been active in the punk scene since 1991, having been formed in 1990. The band's songs are generally short and very fast-paced, with few lasting longer than one minute. Other famous crust punk and grindcore bands like Nasum have covered some of their songs.

The influences listed on the band's MySpace page are Siege, Japanese hardcore groups Gauze and S.O.B., British anarcho-punk groups Crass and Conflict, Swedish D-beat bands Mob 47 and Anti Cimex, and Japanoise pioneer Merzbow.