The Templars (band)
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| The Templars | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Long Island, New York |
| Years active | 1991– |
| Genres | Oi! |
| Labels | Various |
The Templars are an Oi! band formed in Long Island, New York in April 1991.
Originally comprised of black and white skinhead members, their musical influences include Oi!, punk, glam rock, and rock and roll. They have tended to purposely use low-quality recording techniques (their Acre Studios is a garage). Side projects include Stamford Bridge, The Butchers, Wodnes Thegnas, and Tartan Mushroom.
The band's name comes from an ancient order of Christian militants called the Knights Templar. Band members have mined the films of Amando de Ossorio, a Spanish cult filmmaker best known for his Blind Dead series. This series, which started with La noche del terror ciego (1971), is based on the concept that the scorned Templars have returned from the dead with their eyes burned out, in order to take revenge.
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[edit] Founding Members
- Phil Templar (Phil Rigaud) - drums
- Carl Templar (Carl Fritscher) - guitar & vocals
- Don Templar (Don Gurle) - bass & vocals
[edit] Other Members
- Perry Hardy - bassist
- Chet Knight - guitarist
- Matt Katz - former bassist
[edit] Partial discography
[edit] Albums
- The Return of Jacques DeMolay - 1994 - Dim Records
- Phase II - 1997 - Dim Records Germany/Vulture Rock
- Omne Datum Optimum - 1999 - GMM Records
- Horns of Hattin - 2001 - GMM Records
- Outremer 2005 - GMM Records
[edit] Split 12"s
- Super Yobs Showdown (split with Red Alert) - 1994 - Vulture Rock
- Split with The Glory Stompers - 1996 - Knockout Records
[edit] 7"s
- The Poor Knights of Acre - 1993 - Sonic Aggression
- Clockwork Orange Horrorshow (double 7") - 1995 - Vulture Rock
- La noche de los gaviotas(sic) (aka Night of the Seagulls) - 1997 - Headache Records (Note: correct Spanish would be Las gaviotas)
- Milites Templi - 2000 - TKO/Templecombe
- The French Connection - 2004 - Bords de Seine
[edit] EPs
- Beauséant (mini CD)- 1994 - Dim Records
- 1118-1312 (CD/10") - 1997 - Do A Runner/Go-Kart
- I.S.P. Connection (with Stomper 98 and Vortex) - DSS/Cargo
[edit] Split 7"s
- Powerfist (split with Oxblood) - 1994 - Vulture Rock
- split with 90 Proof - 1996 - 90 Proof Records
- split with Bottom of the Barrel - 1997 - Oink! Records
- split with Lower Class Brats - 199? - TKO Records
- split with Wodnes Thegnas - Haunted Town Records
- split with Gundog - 1999 - New Blood
- Ivano + The Templars - 1999 - Durango 95/Pinhead Generation
- We Stick Together (split with Stomper 98) -1999 - DSS Records
- split with P38 -2000
- split with Devilskins - 200? - Oi!Strike
- Battle for the Airwaves Vol 2 (split with Workin Stiffs, The Bodies, The Wretched Ones) - 200? -Radio Records
- split with Crashed Out - 2005 - TKO/Templecombe
