Tragedy: A Disco Metal Experience with Paperback Tragedy at The 8x10

Friday, January 22, 2027 

Doors: 7:00 PM | Show: 8:00 PM

About Tragedy: A Disco Metal Experience

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Tragedy takes disco, soft-rock and pop classics, and completely reimagines them as glorious, red-hot heavy metal. They’re sure to get your head bangin’, your booty shakin’ – and put a smile on your face and your fist in the air.

Tragedy’s concept, while subversive and humorous, goes beyond what many have done in satirical music – they celebrate the soul of the original song, even while turning the soundscape on its head. The amps are cranked to eleven, but the emotion is not lost. You discover new meaning in songs that have been a part of your life for as long as you can remember. You laugh and cry. Dance and mosh. And feel newly connected to the disco-metal that was inside you all along.

Tragedy does not lazily rely on the concept or “the joke”. The band plunges deep – blazing musicianship, tantalizing riffs and stunning vocals. All except for Lance the towelboy. He’s just an idiot.

Born out of the impenetrable divide of Disco and Metal, this group of New York City brothers fearlessly obliterated the truce line that had been set in the great Disco/Metal Peace accord of 1977 when they seamlessly blended the two genres with their debut album, We Rock Sweet Balls and Can Do No Wrong – a collection of Bee Gees songs redone in a heavy metal treatment reminiscent of Judas Priest, Motley Crue and Guns N Roses. Since then, they have crisscrossed the globe with their spectacular live shows, storming across the USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, France and Switzerland. On subsequent full length albums, Humbled By Our Greatness, Death To False Disco Metal, The Solo Albums, The Joy of Sex, Tragedy Goes to the Movies and #1 Christmas Holiday Party Mix, Tragedy spread their glittered wings to take on non-Bee Gees classics from the disco era, soft rock anthems and party jams. In 2015, Tragedy broke the internet with a viral video featuring their take on You’re the One That I Want from the Grease soundtrack. In 2017, Tragedy’s video for Stayin’ Alive broke the internet once again. In 2019, two albums hit the NACC Heavy Top 10 charts.

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About Paperback Tragedy

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Since 2007, Baltimore buds Will “Spotlight Succubus” West (guitar/vocals), Clay “Moose” Holland (drums), Frogg “David” Fannon (bass/vocals), and Craig “C-Lunch” Luntz (guitar/vocals), have been blasting their brand of west-coast style punk rock, up and down the east coast. Infused with their own variety of musical influences, PbT has crafted a unique vibe that is definitely their own. Fiery guitar riffs and dual leads? Check! Harmonies galore? Check! Hoof beats for days? Check! Bass player rants? Of course!

Why do they do it? Other than a love of music, PbT can think of nothing better than supporting the local scene and continuing to play with other amazing bands and people. Come to a PbT show and you’re part of the family.

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