Funeral Diner

Funeral Diner was an American screamo band from Half Moon Bay, California, located near San Francisco, that was active from 1998 to 2007. During their last few years as a band, they established a strong cult fanbase through a near constant string of releases and a touring schedule during which they visited the United States, Europe, and Japan. The band had a large catalog of splits and compilation tracks on various records. They rarely ever pressed CDs, and kept many of their releases in limited quantities and one-time pressings, jumping from label to label. However, their last few major recordings were released by Alone Records. Their final full-length studio album, The Underdark, was released on Alone in 2005. Members of the band were previously affiliated with other groups, such as Nexus Six, Portraits of Past, Living War Room, Lost Ground, Sheep Squeeze, and Takaru. After the groups breakup, members went on to form various acts, including Stirling Says, ...Who Calls So Loud, Pills, and Lemonade. Though rooted in first wave emo, hardcore punk and early screamo characteristics, the band later included elements of post-rock. Funeral Diner's albums have attracted significant coverage from rock press outlets. Final lineup David Manuel Mello – guitar (1998–2007) Daniel Patrick Bajda – guitar (1998–2007), vocals (1998–1999, 2000–2002) Matthew Martin Bajda – drums (1998–2007) Seth Robert Babb – vocals (2002–2007) Benjamin Rutledge Steidel – bass (2002–2007) Former members Sean O'Shea – bass (1998–1999) Rob Prevail – bass (1999–2000) Phil Benson – vocals (1999–2000) Andrew Michael Radin – bass (2000–2002) Studio albums Extended plays Split releases Compilation albums Compilation Appearances Stirling Says - Seth Robert Babb ...Who Calls So Loud - Matthew Martin Bajda, David Manuel Mello Portraits of Past - Matthew Martin Bajda Nexus Six - David Manuel Mello, Daniel Patrick Bajda, Matthew Martin Bajda Lemonade - Benjamin Rutledge Steidel Sheep Squeeze Living War Room Lost Ground Takaru Pills Biography Archived 2007-10-27 at the Wayback Machine, 32brinkster.com. Accessed July 15, 2007. Biography Archived 2009-12-24 at the Wayback Machine, SXSW. Accessed July 15, 2007. Review of The Wicked. Delusions of Adequacy, April 15, 2005. Accessed November 7, 2008. Review of The Wicked. Decapolis, September 28, 2004. Accessed November 7, 2008. Review of The Underdark Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine. Aversion Online. Accessed November 8, 2008. Mat Hocking, Review of The Underdark Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Drowned in Sound. Accessed November 8, 2008. Stewart Mason, Review of The Underdark. Allmusic. Joe Davenport, Review of The Underdark. Delusions of Adequacy, April 15, 2005. Accessed July 15, 2007. "Band". Angelfire. Retrieved October 22, 2025. Alone Records Funeral Diner's Myspace Funeral Diner Fan Site Funeral Diner lyrics[permanent dead link]