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Dropkick Murphys

Formed in 1996

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Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1996. The lineup consists of co-lead vocalist Ken Casey, drummer Matt Kelly, co-lead vocalist Al Barr (on hiatus since 2022), rhythm and lead guitarist James Lynch, lead guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Tim Brennan, multi-instrumentalist and rhythm guitarist Jeff DaRosa, and bassist Kevin Rheault. Casey has been the band's only constant member since the band formed. The band is known for their loud, energetic live shows.

The band was initially signed to independent punk label Hellcat Records; they released five albums for the label and built a reputation around New England and the East Coast through persistent touring. They expanded their schedule to include national and international tour dates, and began a tradition of yearly St. Patrick's Day week shows, held in and around Boston. The 2004 single "Tessie", an homage to a Boston Red Sox fanclub the Royal Rooters, became the band's first mainstream hit and one of their highest-charting singles to date. The band's final Hellcat release, 2005's The Warrior's Code, included the song "I'm Shipping Up to Boston". It was featured in the 2006 film The Departed and became the band's only platinum-selling single to date.

In 2007, the band began releasing music through their own imprint label, Born & Bred, via Alternative Distribution Alliance. In 2007, The Meanest of Times made its debut at No. 20 on the Billboard charts, while 2011's Going Out in Style was an even bigger success, making its debut at No. 6 and giving the band their highest-charting album to date. The eighth studio album, Signed and Sealed in Blood, was released in 2013, making its debut at No. 9 on the Billboard charts and featured the single "The Season's Upon Us", a Christmas song which was one of the band's highest-charting singles, and the single "Rose Tattoo". The band's ninth album, 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory, was released in 2017; it debuted at number 8 on the Billboard charts and rose to number 3 on the German album charts. In the early 2020s, the band released three albums in as many years: Turn Up That Dial in 2021, the covers album This Machine Still Kills Fascists in 2022, and Okemah Rising in 2023. The latter two albums were the band's first since their 1998 debut to not feature Al Barr. The band's thirteenth album, For the People, was released in 2025; it features an appearance by Barr on the track "The Vultures Circle High".

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Dropkick Murphys est un groupe américain de punk celtique, originaire de Quincy, à côté de South Boston, dans le Massachusetts. Formé en 1996, le groupe mêle des influences de musique irlandaise traditionnelle, punk hardcore, oi! et folk rock.

À ses débuts, la formation comprend Mike McColgan (chant) Ken Casey (basse, chant), Rick Barton (guitare, chant) et Matt Kelly (batterie). Au fil de sa carrière, Dropkick Murphys acquiert une réputation importante grâce à de nombreuses tournées dans le monde entier et à l'organisation des week-ends de la Fête de la Saint-Patrick à Boston durant lesquels le groupe joue durant sept jours de suite, et auxquels des milliers de fans provenant du monde entier assistent chaque année. Le groupe se fait également connaître avec la reprise de bon nombre de chansons traditionnelles irlandaises, telles que Finnegan's Wake, The Fighting 69th, Black Velvet Band ou encore The Auld Triangle. Enfin, il connaît le succès commercial avec l'album The Warrior's Code (2005) et notamment le tube I'm Shipping Up to Boston, multi-diffusé sur les radios américaines et utilisé dans le film de Martin Scorsese, Les Infiltrés (2006).

La devise du groupe évoque l'importance de la famille et de la fierté à l'égard de ses origines. Il se présente souvent comme la voix des ouvriers et s'implique beaucoup dans les œuvres caritatives dans le Massachusetts. Par ailleurs, plusieurs des chansons rendent hommage à certaines personnes disparues, proches ou non de la formation, à l'image du sergent Farrar, fan du groupe et mort en Irak.

Leurs influences vont de Thin Lizzy à Stiff Little Fingers, en passant par The Pogues, The Clash, The Dubliners, WHAM ou encore AC/DC.

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