Dink (band)
| Company type | Band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1992 in Kent, Ohio, United States |
| Defunct | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Kent, Ohio , United States |
| Products | Alternative rock, industrial rock music |
Dink (presented as DINK) was an alternative and industrial rock group that originated in Kent, Ohio in 1992. Their sound fused components from industrial music, hip hop, hard rock, and electronic dance genres. The lineup consisted of Sean Carlin (guitar, vocals, programming), Rob Lightbody (vocals, guitar), Jer Herring (guitar, vocals), Jeff Finn (bass), and Jan Eddy Van Der Kuil (drums).
History
Prior to their 1994 debut album released through Capitol Records, Dink put out three cassette EPs during the early 1990s. Their largely self-produced full-length record reached number 31 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart. Production and mixing duties included Dave "Rave" Ogilvie of Skinny Puppy, who produced one track and mixed eight others. The single "Green Mind" received airtime on MTV, appeared in films such as Fear and Double Dragon, and was remixed by Sascha Konietzko from KMFDM. This track attained position 35 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks and climbed to number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
Following singles included "Angels," which featured in the soundtrack of Bad Boys, as well as "Get on It". Dink toured alongside bands like Pop Will Eat Itself, KMFDM, and Lords of Acid, including a joint tour with Pop Will Eat Itself and Compulsion during November to December 1994. They also contributed the song "USA Sex" to the regional compilation titled It Was Made in Northeast Ohio.
In 1995, the band recorded a second album for Capitol Records; select songs were released on the limited EP Blame It on Tito in 1996, which featured a cover of Neil Young's "Ohio". However, plans for a complete follow-up album were canceled after Capitol dropped them due to changing musical trends, resulting in their disbandment in 1998.
Director Jorge Delarosa premiered Gangrene: The Dink Documentary in 2014, including interviews with four members of the band. Around this period, the full-length shelved album Blame It on Tito emerged online containing thirteen tracks. Former members Sean Carlin, Jan Eddy Van Der Kuil, and Jeff Finn later formed K.I.N.D. (Killer Instinct Never Dies) with Steve Gang, releasing multiple songs through ReverbNation.
Sean Carlin, the band's frontman, died of cancer in 2023.
Members
- Sean Carlin – lead vocals, guitar, programming
- Rob Lightbody – lead vocals, guitar
- Jer Herring – guitar, backing vocals
- Jeff Finn – bass
- Jan Eddy Van Der Kuil – drums
Studio albums
- Dink – 1994
- Blame It on Tito – 2014 (recorded between 1996 and 1997)
EPs
- Angels – 1993
- Cops Are Baffled – 1993
- Smile Honey – 1994
- Blame It on Tito – 1996