The Crucified
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 The Crucified in 1991. From left to right: Mark Salomon, Greg Minier, Jeff Bellew (bottom), and Jim Chaffin.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Fresno, California |
| Genre(s) | Crossover thrash Christian metal |
| Years active | 1984–1993 |
| Label(s) | Narrowpath, Ocean, Tooth & Nail |
| Associated acts | Stavesacre |
| Website | [1]] |
| Members | |
| Mark Salomon Greg Minier Jeff Bellew Jim Chaffin |
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| Former members | |
| Wayne Stone Kirk Palmer Trevor Palmer Mark Johnson |
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The Crucified was an American crossover thrash metal band from Fresno, California that formed in 1984. Its final lineup was vocalist Mark Salomon, guitarist Greg Minier, bassist Jeff Bellew, and drummer Jim Chaffin. The Crucified released two studio albums and three demos. The band toured California for the majority of its career and appeared at the Cornerstone Festival outside of Chicago several times. The band broke up in 1993 due to personal indifferences.
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[edit] History
[edit] Formation
In late 1984, drummer Jim Chaffin, guitarist Greg Minier, bassist Kirk Palmer, and vocalist Wayne Stonecipher started a band named K.G.B. in Fresno, California[1][2] The four teens knew each other as high school classmates. The name K.G.B. had no meaning to it, the members thought initials "sounded cool".[3] In early 1985, K.G.B. was looking for a new vocalist due to the departure of Stonecipher. Minier asked his friend Mark Salomon to try out as vocalist and Salomon, interested in the group, accepted to try out. Salomon was accepted into the band after singing a few songs the band wrote with Stonecipher.[3] Sensing pressure from friends to have a meaning behind the name K.G.B., the band made the initials stand for Kids in God's Blessings. Not long after the name change, the band thought the name sounded juvenile and changed it to The Crucified. The name came from Minier thinking of random names that would fit a Christian band. The Crucified added the Bible verse Galatians 2:20 to the name whenever they wrote it. Galatians 2:20 says "For I have been crucified with Christ, therefore I no longer live, but Christ lives in me."[4]
[edit] Demos and The Crucified
After a year of practicing in Chaffin's garage, the guys recorded 10 songs on a demo tape under the name K.G.B. but it was never circulated. Soon after, Kirk Palmer left the band and was replaced by his brother Trevor. 1986, The Crucified gathered together a small amount of money and recorded 15 songs on a tape named Take up Your Cross under their new name, The Crucified, and distributed the demo throughout their local area and via mail order. "Nailed", the band's second demo, was recorded the following year and the band's exposure continued to grow. Shortly after "Nailed" was recorded, the band members graduated from high school and Palmer left the group and was replaced by Mark Johnson. The band recorded "Live at the New Order" in 1988.
Greg Sostrum of Narrowpath Records saw The Crucified at a few local shows the band played at and was interested in signing them. Sostrum contacted the band members, who were very excited, asking if they would sign to the label. The band accepted the offer and started to record songs that they were playing since the band formed.[5] The 15 track album was titled The Crucified. It was released in compact disc format, which was a new format in the late 1980s.[5] After the album's release, the band started to tour around California, including appearances at the Cornerstone Festival as well as opening for D.R.I., G.B.H., and Pantera.[6] Johnson was fired from the band due to personal differences. The guys started looking for a new bassist. Chaffin responded to an ad in a newspaper, posted by Jeff Bellew, citing The Crucified as an influence. Bellew joined the band and drove for four hours from his home to Fresno every weekend to practice. Eventually the drive became too costly and he eventually moved to Fresno to practice with the band more.[7]
[edit] The Pillars of Humanity and Breakup
Sostrum called Salomon, recommending Ocean Entertainment as a new label for the band. Freddie Piro watched the band play live and enjoyed the show. Piro asked to fund The Crucified's next album and the band accepted. The band wrote several new songs and recorded The Pillars of Humanity.[8] For the next two years the band toured, including several headlining tours. The Crucified opened for Scaterd Few, another crossover thrash metal band in California, and played to a sold out crowd.[9] Pantera singer Phil Anselmo offered for the band to open on the Vulgar Display of Power tour, however the other members of Pantera did not remember The Crucified, therefore the band did not open on the tour.[2]
As the band members started to struggle with their Christian faith, the members started to not get along with each other as well as they used to. By the summer of 1993, Minier called Salomon and told him the band was done. The Crucified canceled what was to be the band's biggest tour and played Cornerstone 1995 as a farewell show.[10]
[edit] What's Next?
In late April 2008 -- 13 years since the four had been together -- the guys met in Fresno to reconnect and explore the possibility of re-releasing their music as a boxed set to commemorate their 25th year of getting together.
Regular updates will be posted on their official MySpace page.
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[edit] Final lineup
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[edit] Former Members
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
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[edit] Demos
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[edit] References
- Salomon, Mark (2005), Simplicity, Relevantbooks, ISBN 0-9760357-6-6
[edit] Notes
- ^ Salomon 2005, p. 51
- ^ a b Van Pelt, Doug (2005). The Crucified interview 2005. HM: The Hard Music Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
- ^ a b Salomon 2005, p. 53
- ^ Salomon 2005, p. 54
- ^ a b Salomon 2005, p. 91-92
- ^ Salomon 2005, p. 94
- ^ Salomon 2005, p. 95
- ^ Salomon 2005, p. 118
- ^ Salomon 2005, p. 121
- ^ Salomon 2005, p. 164-166
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