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First forming under the name Dissident Prophet in 1994, the Maccabees player their first gig without a name as support to Iona at the Irish Centre. One more gig at the Flapper and Firkin resulted in the band being signed to new Birmingham label MGL with whom they received acclaim in almost everything they did with national and local radio coverage for "Generation X" as well as MTV video coverage. The D.Ps toured nationally and supported numerous bands such as Babylon Zoo, Stiff Little Fingers, Ocean Colour Scene and Fish and received rave reviews in the likes of Melody Maker and Kerrang! ("Best Newcomers"). The band released a few more singles after "Generation X" and finally the album 'We're Not Grasshoppers' but by this time the record company had run out of money and folded quickly. Tom and John signed to EMI with Thought Gang and Dissident Prophet called it a season. In fact it was in these wilderness years that the songs continued to flow at a time when Andy was busier than ever working and married with three children. The fruit of those years is 'Striped and Pierced', an 18-track eclectic CD recorded in 2000.

Latest News: 09th Nov 2002

With their long-delayed album 21st Century Spin now looking set to be released in the next couple of months, Dissident Prophet have announced that they will be changing their name to The Maccabees, taking the idea from the radical Jewish group active during the inter-testamental period.

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