History Music / Deadsy

* CoverVersion: Deadsy has recorded notable covers of "Anti-Pop", originally by Kommunity FK, "Fox on the Run", originally by Music/TheSweet, "Brand New Love", originally by Sentridoh, and "Paint It Black", originally by Music/TheRollingStones.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Deadsy's SelfTitledAlbum was planned for release in 1996 by Creator/SireRecords. Several promotional compact discs and compact cassettes of the album, as well as a CD-single for "The Elements", were sent out to members of the press and radio stations, but the release was pulled less than a month before its release date by Creator/ElektraRecords. Sire Records eventually secured a new distribution deal through Creator/WarnerMusicGroup, but it was again shelved. Eventually, the band basically said "screw it" and remixed and/or re-recorded five of the nine songs from their SelfTitledAlbum for their second album, ''Commencement'': "Lake Waramaug," "The Elements," "Flowing Glower," "Future Years," and "Cruella." However, ''Commencement'' would ''also'' end up being ScrewedByTheNetwork, as it was also delayed, due to their label having no idea how to market the band's '80s-influenced sound and surreal image. Promo copies were pressed by Sire in 1998 and '99 with different track listings, including tracks that were left off the album, before Creator/DreamWorksRecords and Jonathan Davis's short-lived Elementree Records picked up the album in the final version that actually got released. However, ''Commencement'' flopped. Being inappropriately placed on a lot of tours with Nu Metal bands despite not being a Nu Metal band probably didn't help the band reach an audience. They would be VindicatedByHistory, though.

* VindicatedByHistory: Deadsy's Self Titled Album was never released and ''Commencement'' was a critical and commercial failure. Retrospectively, though, the band has been seen in a much more positive light. As noted in CriticalDissonance, their second album has a 33% higher user score on Metacritic (8.9 out of 10) than the critical score (56 out of 100).

* MainstreamObscurity: Despite being fronted by the son of two famous musicians, Deadsy had a hard time even getting an album released and to this day are relatively more obscure than other Industrial bands of the era, and despite releasing a new single in 2024, the last time Deadsy was mentioned in the news was in 2023 articles about Cher attempting to put Blue in a conservatorship.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The 1998 promo of ''Commencement'' pressed by Sire included a different track listing, including songs that were left off the album, including a cover of The Sweet's "Fox on the Run" and the HiddenTrack "Itsy Bitsy Titsy Girl".

* CoverVersion: Deadsy has recorded notable covers of "Anti-Pop", originally by Kommunity FK, "Brand New Love", originally by Sentridoh, and "Paint It Black", originally by Music/TheRollingStones.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Deadsy's SelfTitledAlbum was planned for release in 1996 by Creator/SireRecords. Several promotional compact discs and compact cassettes of the album, as well as a CD-single for "The Elements", were sent out to members of the press and radio stations, but the release was pulled less than a month before its release date by Creator/ElektraRecords. Sire Records eventually secured a new distribution deal through Creator/WarnerMusicGroup, but it was again shelved. Eventually, the band basically said "screw it" and remixed and/or re-recorded five of the nine songs from their SelfTitledAlbum for their second album, ''Commencement'': "Lake Waramaug," "The Elements," "Flowing Glower," "Future Years," and "Cruella." However, ''Commencement'' would ''also'' end up being ScrewedByTheNetwork, as it was also delayed, due to their label having no idea how to market the band's '80s-influenced sound and surreal image, and ultimately it would come out on Creator/DreamWorksRecords via Jonathan Davis's short-lived Elementree Records. However, ''Commencement'' flopped. Being inappropriately placed on a lot of tours with Nu Metal bands despite not being a Nu Metal band probably didn't help the band reach an audience. They would be VindicatedByHistory, though.

* TheCameo: [[Music/{{Korn}} Jonathan Davis]] is the SpecialGuest on two songs from their first two albums, "Sleepy Hollow", off their SelfTitledAlbum, and "The Key to Gramercy Park", off ''Commencement''.

* PublicMediumIgnorance: Deadsy got miscategorized as a NuMetal band due to touring with some of the genre's biggest bands, and working with Music/{{Korn}} singer Jonathan Davis on two tracks from their first two albums (see TheCameo, above). However, other than having downtuned guitars, they didn't have anything in common musically with Nu Metal, and are usually just seen as an Industrial Rock band.

[[caption-width-right:617:[[SignatureSong They got the key to Gramercy Park]].]]

* {{Bowdlerise}}: There is no unedited version of "The Key to Gramercy Park" with one lyric rendered as "Maybe there we can <bleep> by the heavenly stars" on every release of the album.

Deadsy's SelfTitledAlbum, recorded and planned for release as their debut in 1996, led to the band being ScrewedByTheNetwork, and was ultimately not released until 2002, the same year as their second album, ''Commencement'', which was followed four years later by their third album, ''Phantasmagore'', after which the band would split for ten years, reuniting in 2017.

* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Deadsy]]'' (recorded 1996; not released until 2002)

* MissingEpisode: Their Self Titled Album was barely released and remains unavailable on streaming services, and as a result many considered ''Commencement'' their debut album.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Deadsy's SelfTitledAlbum was planned for release in 1996 by Creator/SireRecords. Several promotional compact discs and compact cassettes of the album, as well as a CD-single for "The Elements", were sent out to members of the press and radio stations, but the release was pulled less than a month before its release date by Creator/ElektraRecords. Sire Records eventually secured a new distribution deal through Creator/WarnerMusicGroup, but it was again shelved. Eventually, the band basically said "screw it" and remixed and/or re-recorded five of the nine songs from their SelfTitledAlbum for their second album, ''Commencement'': "Lake Waramaug," "The Elements," "Flowing Glower," "Future Years," and "Cruella." However, ''Commencement'' would ''also'' end up being ScrewedByTheNetwork, as it was also delayed, due to their label having no idea how to market the band's '80s-influenced sound and surreal image, and ultimately it would come out on Creator/DreamWorksRecords via Jonathan Davis's short-lived Elementree Records. The SelfTitledAlbum would eventually be released in 2002, the same year as their second album. Both albums flopped. Being inappropriately placed on a lot of tours with Nu Metal bands despite not being a Nu Metal band probably didn't help the band reach an audience. They would be VindicatedByHistory, though.
* SequelDisplacement: ''Commencement'' is much better known than their SelfTitledAlbum, which is a MissingEpisode.

* VindicatedByHistory: Deadsy's Self Titled Album was barely released. ''Commencement'' was a critical and commercial failure. Retrospectively, though, the band has been seen in a much more positive light. As noted in CriticalDissonance, their second album has a 33% higher user score on Metacritic (8.9 out of 10) than the critical score (56 out of 100).

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Deadsy's SelfTitledAlbum was planned for release in 1996 by Creator/SireRecords. Several promotional compact discs and compact cassettes of the album, as well as a CD-single for "The Elements", were sent out to members of the press and radio stations, but the release was pulled less than a month before its release date by Creator/ElektraRecords. Sire Records eventually secured a new distribution deal through Creator/WarnerMusicGroup, but it was again shelved. Eventually, the band basically said "screw it" and remixed and/or re-recorded five of the nine songs from their SelfTitledAlbum for their second album, ''Commencement'': "Lake Waramaug," "The Elements," "Flowing Glower," "Future Years," and "Cruella." However, ''Commencement'' would ''also'' end up being ScrewedByTheNetwork, as it was also delayed, due to their label having no idea how to market the band's '80s-influenced sound and surreal image, and ultimately it would come out on Creator/DreamWorksRecords via Jonathan Davis's short-lived Elementree Records. The SelfTitledAlbum would eventually be released in 2002, the same year as their second album. The albums flopped. Being inappropriately placed on a lot of tours with Nu Metal bands despite not being a Nu Metal band probably didn't help the band reach an audience. They would be VindicatedByHistory, though.

* {{Bowlderize}}: There is no unedited version of "The Key to Gramercy Park" with one lyric rendered as "Maybe there we can <bleep> by the heavenly stars" on every release of the album.

* SequelDisplacement: ''Commencement'' is much better known than their SelfTitledAlbum.

* PublicMediumIgnorance: Deadsy got miscategorized as a NuMetal band due to touring with some of the genre's biggest bands, and working with Music/{{Korn}} singer Jonathan Davis on some tracks from their first two albums. However, other than having downtuned guitars, they didn't have anything in common musically with Nu Metal, and are usually just seen as an Industrial Rock band.

* NightmareFuel: "Itty Bitty Titty Girl." Despite the humorous title, the song is quite disturbing, since it's sung from the perspective of an obvious pedophile. As the song progresses, the music and vocals become more and more distorted, adding to the creepiness.

* GenreMashup: Deadsy is an IndustrialRock band that incorporates elements of DarkWave, SynthPop, GothRock and New Wave into their sound. Metacritic described their music as "[[The80s 80s]]-esque goth/electro-pop". Blue cited Music/GaryNuman, Music/TypeONegative, and Music/BlackSabbath as influencing the sound of ''Commencement'', which fellow musician Wayne Static of the IndustrialMetal band Music/StaticX described as [[JustForFun/XMeetsY cross between]] Type O Negative and [[note]]the band[[/note]] Orgy.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Deadsy's SelfTitledAlbum was planned for release in 1996 by Creator/SireRecords. Several promotional compact discs and compact cassettes of the album, as well as a CD-single for "The Elements", were sent out to members of the press and radio stations, but the release was pulled less than a month before its release date by Creator/ElektraRecords. Sire Records eventually secured a new distribution deal through Creator/WarnerMusicGroup, but it was again shelved. Eventually, the band basically said "screw it" and remixed and/or re-recorded five of the nine songs from their SelfTitledAlbum for their second album, ''Commencement'': "Lake Waramaug," "The Elements," "Flowing Glower," "Future Years," and "Cruella." However, ''Commencement'' would ''also'' end up being ScrewedByTheNetwork, as it was also delayed, due to their label having no idea how to market the band's Industrial Rock sound and surreal image, and ultimately it would come out on Creator/DreamWorksRecords via Jonathan Davis's short-lived Elementree Records. The SelfTitledAlbum would eventually be released in 2002, the same year as their second album. The albums flopped. Being inappropriately placed on a lot of tours with Nu Metal bands despite not being a Nu Metal band probably didn't help the band reach an audience. They would be VindicatedByHistory, though.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Deadsy's SelfTitledAlbum was planned for release in 1996 by Creator/SireRecords. Several promotional compact discs and compact cassettes of the album, as well as a CD-single for "The Elements", were sent out to members of the press and radio stations, but the release was pulled less than a month before its release date by Creator/ElektraRecords. Sire Records eventually secured a new distribution deal through Warner Music Group but it was again shelved. Eventually, the band basically said "screw it" and remixed and/or re-recorded five of the nine songs from their SelfTitledAlbum for their second album, ''Commencement'': "Lake Waramaug," "The Elements," "Flowing Glower," "Future Years," and "Cruella." However, ''Commencement'' would ''also'' end up being ScrewedByTheNetwork, as it was also delayed, due to their label having no idea how to market the band's Industrial Rock sound and surreal image, and ultimately it would come out on Creator/DreamWorksRecords via Jonathan Davis's short-lived Elementree Records. The SelfTitledAlbum would eventually be released in 2002, the same year as their second album. The albums flopped. Being inappropriately placed on a lot of tours with Nu Metal bands despite not being a Nu Metal band probably didn't help the band reach an audience. They would be VindicatedByHistory, though.

Deadsy's SelfTitledAlbum, recorded and planned for release as their debut in 1996, lead to the band being ScrewedByTheNetwork, and was ultimately not released until 2002, the same year as their second album, ''Commencement'', which was followed four years later by their third album, ''Phantasmagore'', after which the band would split for ten years, reuniting in 2017.

Deadsy's SelfTitledAlbum, recorded and planned for release as their debut in 1997, lead to the band being ScrewedByTheNetwork, and was ultimately not released until 2002, the same year as their second album, ''Commencement'', which was followed four years later by their third album, ''Phantasmagore'', after which the band would split for ten years, reuniting in 2017.

* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Deadsy]]'' (recorded 1997; not released until 2002)

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Deadsy's SelfTitledAlbum was planned for release in 1997 by Creator/SireRecords. Several promotional compact discs and compact cassettes of the album, as well as a CD-single for "The Elements", were sent out to members of the press and radio stations, but the release was pulled less than a month before its release date by Creator/ElektraRecords. Sire Records eventually secured a new distribution deal through Warner Music Group but it was again shelved. Eventually, the band basically said "screw it" and remixed and/or re-recorded five of the nine songs from their SelfTitledAlbum for their second album, ''Commencement'': "Lake Waramaug," "The Elements," "Flowing Glower," "Future Years," and "Cruella." However, ''Commencement'' would ''also'' end up being ScrewedByTheNetwork, as it was also delayed, due to their label having no idea how to market the band's Industrial Rock sound and surreal image, and ultimately it would come out on Creator/DreamWorksRecords via Jonathan Davis's short-lived Elementree Records. The SelfTitledAlbum would eventually be released in 2002, the same year as their second album. The albums flopped. Being inappropriately placed on a lot of tours with Nu Metal bands despite not being a Nu Metal band probably didn't help the band reach an audience. They would be VindicatedByHistory, though.