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frontman brandon rike at the 2003 cornerstone festival . brandon rike zach miles jesse sprinkle http://deadpoetic.com at , demon hunter , poor old lu night we strike , the almost , beloved 1997 & ndash ; 2007 -lrb- on hiatus -rrb- mindset , dp or dp tooth & nail , solid state dead poetic
 john redmon brehm chad shellabarger josh shellabarger todd osborn dusty group_or_band post-hardcore , hard rock dead poetic.jpg dayton , ohio , united states dead poetic
dead poetic

dead poetic is an american christian rock band formed in dayton , ohio in 1997 .
their most recent lineup consisted of vocalist brandon rike , guitarist zach miles , and drummer jesse sprinkle .
they released three albums and a greatest hits album , `` the finest '' , on tooth & nail records .
the band lapsed into inactivity in 2007 due to internal strife and inability to tour , though rike has stated that the band plans to record a fourth album .
