Dead Kennedys their early records, while remaining as subversive as ever ("I Spy", "D.M.S.O."). In December, the band announced their split. Biafra went on to speak about his political beliefs on numerous television shows and he released a number of spoken-word albums. Ray, Flouride, and Peligro also went on to solo careers. In 2001, Ray, Peligro, and Flouride reformed the Dead Kennedys, with former Dr. Know singer Brandon Cruz replacing Biafra on vocals. The band played under the name "DK Kennedys" for a few concerts, but later reverted to "Dead Kennedys" permanently. They played across the continental United States, Europe, Asia, South
Merry (band) ga Koko ni Shuketsu -" which is a tribute to Atsushi Inoue, vocalist of punk rock band New Rote'ka. The second is "Romantist – The Stalin, Michiro Endo Tribute Album -" which is a tribute album celebrating the 60th birthday of The Stalin front man, Michiro Endo. Many prominent artists pay their tributes to the founder & front man of the influential 80s punk band, including Buck-Tick, Group Tamashii, Dir en grey, Jun Togawa, Wagdug Futuristic Unity, Yuki etc. Merry covered Dir en grey's song "Schwein no Isu" for the compilation "Crush! -90's V-Rock Best Hit Cover Songs-", the album