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Band Bio:
With a namesake derived from '80s cult band The Sisters of Mercy, Shakespeare/Livy-penned poetic biography, and 16th c. Borgia legend, Boston, Massachusetts' musicians Lucretia's Daggers blend darkwave, synthpop, and ambient metal with dramatic female vocals and have brought an arty touch to their "dark lyrical electro-rock for the apocalypse" since August 2001.
As of December 2010, Lucretia's Daggers is lead guitarist/synth programmer Otto von Kinzel, digital drum master Faust, and the band’s founder and lyricist/vocalist Lucretia X. Machina. Combining passionate, confessional, introspective lyrics a la Fiona Apple and The Dresden Dolls; all the quirk and inventiveness of XTC and Aphex Twin; mixed with the raw angst of Nine Inch Nails and System of a Down, LD is gaining a cult following for its shows and first full-length album, Sad Flower Songs, released independently in February 2006, their single "Tragedy" released January 2009 on the Sky So Grey dark music compilation, and its first music video for "The Horrors of Retail" produced by Warren Lynch and Scott Matalon/Metropolitan Pictures at StingRay Body Art & More, Allston, MA, September 2009.Awards/Recognitions:  LD's song "The Horrors of Retail" was chosen as one of six songs for inclusion in New England Garage Bands' "Play Live! Play Loud - Local Rock God" video game contest, available Spring 2011 LD's song, "Fallen Moon", was chosen #1 for The Best of 2006 on "Closed Caskets for the Living Impaired", broadcasting live on KUCI 88.9FM in Irvine, CA Instrumentals from two songs - "Dust" and "The Horrors of Retail" - appear in the 2005 release of Boston cult film "Pony Trouble" LD played their preliminary round in the international Emergenza Festival competition on Friday, March 18, 2005 at Middle East Club (Cambridge) and as semi-finalists at the Paradise Rock Club (Boston) on Sunday, May 22nd, 2005 Fan Comparisons: The Damned, Dead Can Dance, The Dresden Dolls, Garbage, The Gathering, The Human League, Lords of Acid (Lady Galore), New York Dolls, Nightwish, Nine Inch Nails, Portishead, early The Shroud, Grace Slick, The Velvet Underground, Kurt Weil, X-Ray Spex (Poly Styrene), Steeleye Span History: Begun August 2001 with lyricist/melodist/vocalist Lauri Murphy and guitarist/collaborator Andrew Berlet, Lucretia's Daggers played to full-capacity house parties of artists, freaks, goths, pagans, and friends for years. Following the short-term addition of bassist Alex Levin and, later, Andrew Berlet's move to Michigan, Lauri reformed the band with the help of Darrell Brown (guitarist, collaborator, and sequencer arranger) in April 2002, then Stephanie (keyboards), and subsequently Mark Cloherty (bass) 6-8 months thereafter. The 4-piece band's nightclub debut and 5-song demo CD release party was held 9/7/03 at O'Brien's Pub in Allston "Rock City" MA. In Summer 2004, Mark Cloherty left the band for graduate school, and the band was rejoined with bassist/collaborator Rob Mercier who departed 11/04 to concentrate on his own band,Thylacine. LD acquired temporary bassist Tony Puleo to play its first Emergenza performance at the Middle East 3/05, and then bassist Geoff Valentine of Specimen 37 (www.specimen37.com) for its second Emergenza performance at the Paradise Rock Club 5/05. Sue Mikes, formerly of Robotzen (www.robotzen.com) provided back-up vocals. From May-July 2007: iodine (bass) and Ms. Spyglass (backup vox) and drum programmer/keyboardist DrDK. Lineup May-October 2007: Founder and lyricist/vocalist Lucretia X. Machina, lead guitarist Elucid, and drum programmer/keyboardist DrDK. Odetta Mo Excrucior joined as bassist in 2008. Supplemental drums intermittently provided by Leon Rich. Elucid departed October 2010; Odetta Mo Excrucior, February 2011. As of December 2010, Lucretia's Daggers is lead guitarist/synth programmer Otto von Kinzel, digital drum master Faust, and the band’s founder and lyricist/vocalist Lucretia X. Machina. Performances: In addition to one to three annual house parties, other Massachusetts performances have included:
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