DOG FASHION DISCO – Commited To A Bright Future (2003)

Dog Fashion Disco is an American heavy metal band from Rockville, Maryland, that was originally active from 1995 to 2007 before disbanding. The band officially reunited in October 2013.

Dog Fashion Disco, or DFD as many fans refer to them as, was formed in 1995 by Todd Smith, Greg Combs, and John Ensminger, who all went to high school together. Originally their name was Hug The Retard, but this was changed name to Dog Fashion Disco before releasing any material, as they felt the name Hug The Retard was too offensive and might cost them fans. Their first two releases were self-released and low budget products. The first – Erotic Massage – was funded by a loan taken out by drummer John Ensminger, which his father had to co-sign on and “took nearly a year of local shows to pay off the part of the loan that was used for studio time, printing and pressing” and was released independently by the band in 1997. The second self-released album was titled Experiments In Alchemy and released in 1998. Experiments saw more heavy metal numbers, as opposed to the more ballady feel on many of Massage‘s songs. That same year, DFD signed with Outerloop Records and released The Embryo’s in Bloom.

Committed to a Bright Future is the fifth studio album by Dog Fashion Disco, released in 2003. Music videos were made for the songs “The Acid Memoirs”,”Grease” and “Love Song for a Witch”.

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