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Biography
Not to be confused with a melodic, Doors-influenced New York City goth-rock outfit called Curse, Cursed is a Canadian hardcore band that is fronted by singer/lyricist Chris Colohan (who is well known on Canada's hardcore scene and is a former member of three different bands: Left For Dead, the Swarm and Ruination). Cursed isn't quite metalcore--not in the way that Hatebreed, Throwdown, NDE, Himsa, Brick Bath and Every Time I Die are metalcore bands--but their loud, raucous, harsh, generally fast material does pack a very metallic punch. Hardcore (in a pre-metalcore sense) is their orientation, but Cursed have their share of death metal, alternative metal and thrash inspirations (the Canadians' headbanger influences range from Entombed to Neurosis to the infamous Slayer). And while Cursed is not a radical departure from Colohan's previous bands, they aren't a carbon copy of any of them either.



Cursed was formed in late 2001, when Colohan joined forces with guitarist Christian McMaster (who has also been with the band Haymaker), bassist Radwan Moumneh (an ex-member of The Black Hand and Ire) and drummer Mike Maxymuik (whose resume of Canadian affiliations has included Sinclaire and the Meligrove Band as well as Left For Dead).