Stavesacre

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Stavesacre
Origin Southern California, California, USA
Years active 1995 - present
Genres Rock
Post-hardcore
Christian Rock
Labels Tooth & Nail Records
Nitro Records
Abacus Recordings
Members Mark Salomon
Ryan Dennee
Dirk Lemmenes
Sam West

For the plant Stavesacre (a species of Larkspur), See: Delphinium staphisagria



Stavesacre is a Southern California-based Christian rock/metal band that, despite some key lineup changes and the vagaries of the music business, has endured for more than a decade.

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[edit] History

Stavesacre debuted in the mid-1990s with three well-received studio albums on Seattle-based Tooth & Nail Records, a period when the group was associated with the edgier side of the contemporary Christian music scene. But dissatisfaction with what the band saw as hypocrisy in that industry led to a well-publicized break from the scene. The band's first three albums sold a combined 90,000 copies. In 2002 Stavesacre signed with the independent Nitro Records and released (stāvz'ā'kər). The band then sought release from their contract and went fully independent for the release of a live DVD of a show recorded in Dallas, Texas, in 2002 plus the four-song Bull Takes Fighter EP.

In 2005 the band signed with Abacus Recordings, an imprint of Century Media Records, and recorded its fifth full-length studio album in Los Angeles with producer Matt Hyde. Titled How To Live With A Curse, it was released on April 18, 2006.

The name "Stavesacre" is derived from the stavesacre plant, which is poisonous and used as a parasiticide. Its seeds are known to induce vomiting.

[edit] Discography & videography

Year Title Label Other information
1996 Friction Tooth & Nail Records
1997 Absolutes Tooth & Nail Records Review: The Phantom Tollbooth
1999 Speakeasy Tooth & Nail Records Review: The Phantom Tollbooth
2001 Split/EP Velvet Blue Music Split EP with Denison Marrs, Review: The Phantom Tollbooth
2001 Collective Tooth & Nail Records
2002 Live From Deep Ellum XS Records EP
2002 (stāvz'ā'kər) Nitro Records Review: The Phantom Tollbooth
2004 Bull Takes Fighter Independent EP, Limited to 1,000 copies
2005 Live From Dallas Zambooie DVD
2006 How To Live With A Curse Abacus Recordings Released April 18, 2006

[edit] Members

[edit] Current members

  • Mark Salomon - vocals
  • Ryan Dennee - guitars
  • Dirk Lemmenes - bass
  • Sam West - drums

Notes:

  • Mark Salomon was the vocalist for the thrash and punk rock band The Crucified. He also had a punk rock side project called Outer Circle and has appeared on other records with Native Son, Mortal, CHATTERbOX, Project 86, Argyle Park, and AP2. He is the author of Simplicity (published by his own Skeleton Key Publishing and reprinted by Relevant Books), an autobiography which explains why Stavesacre has left the "Christian" label behind in order to more effectively fulfill what they believe God is calling them to do.

[edit] Former members

  • Jeff Bellew - guitars
  • Jeremy Moffett - drums
  • Neil Samoy - guitars

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