A Dying Race

A Dying Race is a punk band from Napanee Ontario that was active from 2002-2007. Founding members Terry Benn (Vocals, Guitar), Jason McLaughlin (Bass, Vocals) and Landon Martin (drums) first conceived the band as an aggressive, melodic, skate punk band, releasing their debut self-titled album in early 2002 produced by Carl Murray at Logan Street Studio in Kingston ON. The band toured extensively through Ontario and Quebec developing a devout and rabid following at this time, with era highlights that included an invitation to perform at Vans Warped Tour (Quebec City, 2003). A Dying Race leveraged their early success with a follow-up album titled "Post Victory Times" Produced by Sean Doyle at Pappa D's Studio in Trenton ON, and released an official music video for "We Are The Future" after an unlikely victory at Kingston's K Rock Bandslam in early 2003. Shortly after the release of "Post Victory Times" Landon was relieved of drum duties and the band entered a distinctly different era, recruiting Aaron Lavaguer (Guitar), Louis Saxe (Drums), and later Jim Blakely (Lead Vocals). The band took time to develop a more modern Post-Punk, and self-described "Blue Collar" style, and ent... more...