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Dead Poet Society is an American rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2013 by Jack Underkofler, Jack Collins, Nick Taylor, and Will Goodroad. Dylan Brenner replaced Nick Taylor on bass in 2019. The band initially operated as an independent group, self-producing and self-recording their songs before signing to Spinefarm Records in 2020. They released their debut album, -!-, in 2021. In a 2016 interview, frontman Jack Underkofler described their sound as "heavy indie rock" and "djent pop," characterized by heavy, down-tuned guitar riffs contrasted with softer, pop-adjacent choruses and verses. The band was formed while the members attended the Berklee College of Music, and they played their first concert two days after their founding. They chose the name "Dead Poet Society," which is unrelated to the film of the same name. After graduation, the band moved to Los Angeles. Their music was discovered in 2016 by the Mexican blog Pepe Problemas, which led to an invitation to open for the band Sputnik on a national tour of Mexico.