Dog Fashion Disco
American metal band
Dog Fashion Disco (often shortened to DFD) is an American avant-garde/alternative metal band from Rockville, Maryland. They were originally active from 1995 to 2007, then disbanded before reuniting in October 2013.
History
Early years (1995–2000)
Dog Fashion Disco, or DFD as many fans refer to them as, was formed in 1995 by Todd Smith, Greg Combs, and John Ensminger, who all went to high school together. Originally, their name was Hug the Retard, but this name was changed to Dog Fashion Disco before releasing any material, as they felt it was too offensive and might cost them fans.
Their first two releases were self-released and low-budget products. The first, Erotic Massage, was funded by a loan taken out by drummer John Ensminger, which his father had to co-sign on and "took nearly a year of local shows to pay off the part of the loan that was used for studio time, printing and pressing", and was released independently by the band in 1997. The second self-released album was titled Experiments in Alchemy and released in 1998. Experiments saw more heavy metal numbers, as opposed to the more ballady feel on many of Massage's songs. That same year, DFD signed with Outerloop Records and released The Embryo's in Bloom. The studio quality of the album is noticeably better than its predecessors, and the band was very pleased with the resulted sound.
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