Scuba Dice
| Scuba Dice | |
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| Origin | Kilkenny, Wexford, Ireland |
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| Years active | 2003–2011 |
| Labels | Independent |
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| Website | scubadice |
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| Scuba Dice discography | |
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| Music videos | 2 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Singles | 3 |
Scuba Dice were a four-piece pop punk band from Kilkenny. The band consists of vocalist Joe Grace, guitarist Padraig King, bassist Liam Bryne, and drummer Shane Pearson. Half of the band were in the original lineup which dates back as far as 2003. The band started out playing punk and rock covers in local bars and clubs in late 2003. After some lineup changes the band began writing and recording original music. The band released four singles, several demos and an official EP.
The band formed in 2003 and gained a following in Ireland for their live shows and original material. After entering the 2006 Hype Entertainment Battle of the Bands and winning, the band released a self-titled EP, then opened for The Frank and Walters at a gig at the Olympia Theatre, featuring Des Foley of Mr Lightweight as an additional guitarist. In early 2007 Scuba Dice made their television debut as contestants in the national TV show You're a Star, with Brendan O'Connor defining their sound as "power pop, punk, punk pop". The band competed for the coveted prize of a record contract and as part of the show they covered Green Day's "Holiday", which was released as a single and reached No. 8 and on the Irish Singles Chart, later becoming the 42nd best selling single of 2008 for an Irish artist. They also released their second single "Made", an original song, as a physical release. The band also entered the Beatbox competition house to write a song with the contestants.
It was around this time that Eoin 'Spud' Murphy left the band due to interpersonal conflict within the band and was replaced by the band's roadie and guitar tech Liam Bryne. Shortly after this the band announced that Sean Savage (the band's original drummer) was no longer a member on their Bebo and MySpace pages, which resulted in angry exchanges through each other's blogs. This temporarily left the band drummer-less before they recruited Pat Byrne, a member of Mr Lightweight, to play the drums for them on their fourth demo, and the single "Let Go". After this the band recruited drummer Daire Nolan. The band planned to release "Just Dance", a song from their third demo, as a single through iTunes; while the date had been set, the single was not released.
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