Sam Black Church (band)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres |
Hardcore punk Boston hardcore |
| Years active | 1988–2000 |
| Labels |
Taang! Untangled Wonderdrug |
| Associated acts | Jet Fuel |
| Past members |
Jesse "Jet" Crandall - Vocals Ben Crandall - Guitar Richard G. Lewis - Bass J.R. Roach - Drums Zack Adrien - Guitar |
Sam Black Church (also known as SBC) was a Boston hardcore band that played from 1988 to 2000. It was named after the West Virginia community of Sam Black Church.
History
Sam Black Church were known for their energetic live performances. They played a frenetic blend of hardcore, metal, and thrash and shared bills with bands as diverse as Bad Brains, Clutch, Motörhead, Cro-Mags, Nothingface, Stuck Mojo, and Helmet. They were one of the most popular hardcore bands in the Northeast United States for a period in the mid-1990s.[1]
After releasing their first three EPs on Taang! Records, Sam Black Church left for Wonderdrugrecords where they remained until the band broke up in 2000.[2]
Sam Black Church reunited for a sold out show on September 22, 2007, at The Roxy in Boston. Unearth, Madball and Darkbuster opened the show.[3][4]
Sam Black Church played the Hometown Throwdown 16 with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at House of Blues in Boston December 29th, 2013
Discography
- Unincorporated (1989)
- Sam Black Church (1993)
- Let in Life (1993)
- Superchrist (1995)
- That Which does not Kill us...Makes us stronger(1997)
- The Black Comedy (1998)
- For We are Many (2001)
Notes
External links
- Wonderdrugrecords
- Sam Black Church on Myspace
- Sam Black Church at House of Blues in Boston, MA on December 29, 2013 - review and photos by Jen Vesp
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