Editing Dropkick Murphys (section)

{{Short description|American Celtic punk band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Dropkick Murphys
| image             = DKMshamrock.jpg
| caption           = Dropkick Murphys at [[National ShamrockFest|ShamrockFest]] in 2011
| landscape         = yes
| origin            = [[Quincy, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|
*[[Celtic punk]]
*[[folk punk]]
*{{nowrap|[[street punk]]<ref name="pappalardo">{{cite web |last1=Pappalardo |first1=Anthony |title=Dropkick Murphys aim to shed light on silent drug epidemic with new album |url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/dropkick_murphys_prefer_human_race_to_presidential_race_on_new_album |website=Alternative Press |access-date=10 July 2017 |date=2016-12-20}}</ref><ref name="breihan">{{cite web |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=Album Of The Week: Dropkick Murphys 11 Short Stories Of Pain And Glory |url=http://www.stereogum.com/1918097/album-of-the-week-dropkick-murphys-11-short-stories-of-pain-and-glory/franchises/album-of-the-week/ |website=Stereogum |date=2017-01-03}}</ref>}}
*[[oi!]]<ref name="Robb 2006">{{cite book |title=Punk Rock: An Oral History |url=https://archive.org/details/punkrockoralhist00robb |url-access=registration |last=Robb |first=John |publisher=PM Press, Ebury Press |isbn=978-1-60486-005-4 |page=[https://archive.org/details/punkrockoralhist00robb/page/512 512] |year=2006}}</ref>
*{{nowrap|[[hardcore punk]]<ref name="ReferenceA">{{AllMusic |id=ldropkick-murphys-mn0000804431 |tab=biography |label=Dropkick Murphys biography}}</ref>}}
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| years_active      = 1996–present
| label             = {{flatlist|
* Dummy Luck Music
* Born & Bred
* [[Hellcat Records|Hellcat]]
* [[Taang! Records|Taang!]]
* [[Dew Process]]
}}
| associated_acts   = 
| website           = {{URL|dropkickmurphys.com/}}
| current_members   = * [[Ken Casey]]
* [[Matt Kelly (drummer)|Matt Kelly]]
* [[Al Barr]]
* [[James Lynch (musician)|James Lynch]]
* [[Tim Brennan]]
* [[Jeff DaRosa]]
* Kevin Rheault 
* Campbell Webster (bagpipes, tin whistle, fiddle) 
| past_members      = * [[Rick Barton (musician)|Rick Barton]]
* [[Mike McColgan]]
* [[Jeff Erna]]
* Joe Delaney
* Colum Lundt
* [[Marc Orrell]]
* Robbie "Spicy McHaggis" Mederios
* [[Scruffy Wallace|Josh "Scruffy" Wallace]]
* [[Ryan Foltz]]
}}

'''Dropkick Murphys''' are an American [[Celtic punk]] band formed in [[Quincy, Massachusetts]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dropkick Murphys|url=http://www.hell-cat.com/artists/artist/26|work=Hellcat Records|access-date=February 9, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402164234/http://www.hell-cat.com/artists/artist/26|archive-date=April 2, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The current lineup consists of co-lead vocalist and bassist [[Ken Casey]], drummer [[Matt Kelly (drummer)|Matt Kelly]], co-lead vocalist [[Al Barr]] (on hiatus from the band since 2022), rhythm and lead guitarist [[James Lynch (musician)|James Lynch]], lead guitarist and multi-instrumentalist [[Tim Brennan]], multi-instrumentalist and rhythm guitarist [[Jeff DaRosa]] and bassist Kevin Rheault. Casey has been the band's only constant member since the band formed.

The band was initially signed to independent punk record label [[Hellcat Records]]; they released five albums for the label and built a reputation around New England and the East coast through persistent touring. They expanded their schedule to include national and international tour dates, and began a tradition of yearly [[St. Patrick's Day]] week shows, held in and around [[Boston]]. The 2004 single, "[[Tessie]],” an homage to a Boston Red Sox fanclub (the Royal Rooters) became the band's first mainstream hit and one of their biggest charting singles to date. The band's final Hellcat release, 2005's ''[[The Warrior's Code]]'', included the song "[[I'm Shipping Up to Boston]]." The song was featured in the 2006 film ''[[The Departed]]'' and became the band's only platinum-selling single to date. The band is known for their loud, energetic live shows.

In 2007, the band began releasing music through their own [[imprint label]], ''Born & Bred'', via [[Alternative Distribution Alliance]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1484127/dropkick-murphys-spill-blood-this-album-was-like-taking-the-chains-off |title=Dropkick Murphys Spill 'Blood': "This Album Was Like Taking the Chains Off" |website=Billboard.com |date=January 8, 2013 |access-date=November 21, 2015}}</ref> In 2007, ''[[The Meanest of Times]]'' made its debut at No.&nbsp;20 on the ''Billboard'' charts and featured the single, "[[The State of Massachusetts]]", while 2011's ''[[Going Out in Style]]'' was an even bigger success, making its debut at No.&nbsp;6 giving the band their highest-charting album to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msopr.com/?q=node/3382/print |title=DROPKICK MURPHYS DEBUT ON BILLBOARD TOP 200 ALBUMS CHART AT No.&nbsp;20 WITH "THE MEANEST OF TIMES" |website=Msopr.com |date=September 27, 2007 |access-date=July 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/blog/2011/03/dropkick_murphy_1.html |title=Dropkick Murphys crack Billboard's top 10 – Sound Effects |newspaper=[[Boston Globe]] |date=March 10, 2011 |access-date=July 5, 2011}}</ref>

The band's eighth studio album, ''[[Signed and Sealed in Blood]]'' was released in 2013 making its debut at No.&nbsp;9 on the ''Billboard'' charts and featured the single "The Season's Upon Us", a [[Christmas song]] which was one of the band's highest-charting singles, and the single, "[[Rose Tattoo (song)|Rose Tattoo]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Who Charted? Guitars Rule and Pop Drools as Dropkick Murphys Enter the Top 10|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/01/billboard-chart-dropkick-murphys-chris-tomlin//|website=Spin.com|access-date=October 11, 2013|date=January 16, 2013}}</ref> The band's ninth album, ''[[11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory]]'' was released on January 6, 2017; it debuted at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' charts and rose to number 2 on the charts.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Dropkick Murphys|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dropkick-murphys/chart-history/tcl/|access-date=2021-05-07|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Their tenth album, ''[[Turn Up That Dial]]'', was released on April 30, 2021. Their eleventh album, ''[[This Machine Still Kills Fascists]]'', was released on September 30, 2022. Their twelfth album, ''[[Okemah Rising]]'', was released on May 12, 2023. Their two latest albums are their first since their 1998 debut to not feature Al Barr.