Inception and Purgatory Dance Party Polkadot Cadaver formed shortly after the breakup of Dog Fashion Disco in 2007. Their debut album,
Purgatory Dance Party, was released via internet pre-sales on November 17, 2007, with a street date of November 27, 2007. Two Polkadot Cadaver demos were featured on the Dog Fashion Disco rarities album,
Beating a Dead Horse to Death... Again in 2008. During the tours for
Purgatory Dance Party, Dave Cullen was brought on as the band's full-time bassist, and in 2010, Scott Radway became the full-time live drummer.
Sex Offender and subsequent tours On May 5, 2011, Polkadot Cadaver debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard New Artist Chart (aka
Heatseekers Chart) with their second album
Sex Offender. This album was the first to include bassist David Cullen (also of
Knives Out!), though Ensminger still played drums on the album. In support of the album, they toured with
Wednesday 13,
Vampires Everywhere! and
Korpiklaani. In January 2012, they toured as main support for
Wayne Static, and in April began the Fight to Unite Tour in support of
Brokencyde and
Blood on the Dance Floor with other supporting acts including
Deuce,
William Control, and
The Bunny the Bear.
Last Call in Jonestown and Christmas EP On July 17, 2012, the band uploaded a picture to their official Facebook page, announcing a new album to be released in 2013 and that fellow
Maryland-based rock band
Clutch's lead singer
Neil Fallon is to appear on a track titled "Transistors of Mercy". Additionally, drummer Scott Radway is present in the picture as a full-time member of the band (he had toured with the band since 2010). The band announced in December that the album would be released in April 2013 and a tour will follow. In early January 2013, it was revealed through the band's Facebook that the new album would be called
Last Call in Jonestown and was scheduled for release on May 7. However, the release date ended up being pushed back to May 14. On March 23, the band began the "Our Tour Can Beat Up Your Tour" tour supporting
Psychostick alongside Downtown Brown. It is the first tour the band has headlined in over two years. The band began recording a Christmas
EP in early September 2013, titled
From Bethlehem to Oblivion. The artwork was released on September 5, and pre-orders began October 31. In addition,
Last Call in Jonestown was released on colored vinyl in a limited run of 500 copies. In April 2014, Scott Radway left the band. Former DFD drummer Mike Oliver joined the band in his place, but since leaving DFD in August 2015, he has had no contact with vocalist Todd Smith, indicating that he is no longer a member of Polkadot Cadaver as well. Former drummer John Ensminger is set to drum on the next Polkadot Cadaver album.
Get Possessed The band released their fourth album,
Get Possessed, on November 17, 2017. The record release party for the album was held at The Agora in Cleveland on November 4, 2017.
Purgatory Dance Party The 2007 debut album
Purgatory Dance Party was re-recorded in 2020 and released by Razor to Wrist. The band did not own the recordings of the original album and the record company doing that was not interested in making a new release. The group's other band
Dog Fashion Disco did a similar thing with their albums
Anarchists of Good Taste and
Committed to a Bright Future.
Echoes Across the Hellscape Echoes Across the Hellscape is the band's fifth album, released on December 8, 2023 ==Members==