Died On This Date (August 28, 2000) Sean McCabe / Ink & Dagger

Sean Patrick McCabe
DOB Unknown – August 28, 2000

Sean McCabe was the frontman for the vampire-themed hardcore punk band, Ink & Dagger.  Hailing from Philadelphia, the group gained a bit of notoriaty during the mid ’90s, partly due to their outrageous stage antics.  On many occasions donning face paint, the band would incorporate fake blood into their shows.  Legend has it that McCabe and band once threw up all over a Christmas tree during a show.  Shortly after recording what would be the band’s last album, Sean McCabe was found dead in a hotel room, having apparently choked on his own vomit.  In 2006, the surviving members of the band sued Microsoft for using three of their songs without permission on their Amped snowboarding X-box game.  The suit was settled with an apparent pay out to the band and McCabe’s estate.