Ink & Dagger

Ink & Dagger is Philadelphia’s cult vampire hardcore band—psychedelic post-hardcore, face paint, and the dark theatrical edge guitarist Don Devore and late vocalist Sean McCabe built in the mid-’90s. Classics like Drive This Seven Inch Wooden Stake Through My Philadelphia Heart and The Fine Art of Original Sin still define the mythos; Trust Records reissues and the Full Circle official video keep the catalog loud for a new generation of pits.

Reunion eras with Geoff Rickly on vocals—This Is Hardcore, 2011 UK dates, and 2025 Halloween Philly runs—prove the material still hits live. Expect noise, blood-theater legacy, and hardcore catharsis. Stream Full Circle and The Fine Art of Original Sin, watch the official video, and follow @ink.and.dagger for tour and reissue news.