Remedy Drive

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Remedy Drive


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Background = group_or_band
Alias = Remedy
Origin = Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Genre = Christian rock
Pop rock
Years_active = Start date|1998–Start date|present
Label = Word Records
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URL = [http://www.remedydrive.com remedydrive.com]
Current_members = David Zach
Paul Zach
Philip Zach
Daniel Zach
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Remedy Drive is a Christian rock band from Lincoln, Nebraska. The band is comprised of four brothers: David, Paul, Philip, and Daniel Zach. They have recorded a total of five independent studio albums, one independent live album, and released their first Word Records studio album, "Daylight is Coming", on August 26, 2008.

History

Remedy Drive was originally under the name The Aslan Band when they first formed in 1998.cite web |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/RemedyDrive.asp |title=Remedy Drive Discography |publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout |accessdate=2008-07-02] They released their first album, "Remedy", in 1998 as The Aslan Band. After changing their band name to Remedy, they released four more independent albums: "Remedy (The Blue One)" (1999), "Remedy (The Red One)" (2001), "Remedy: A Live Album" (2003), and "Magnify" (2004), before again changing their name, this time lengthened to Remedy Drive. Their last independent album, "Rip Open the Skies", was released on April 25, 2006cite web |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/RipOpenTheSkies.asp |title=Remedy Drive, "Rip Open The Skies" Review |publisher=Jesus Freak Hideout |accessdate=2008-07-02] and has sold over 20,000 copies to date.cite web |url=http://christianmusic.about.com/b/2008/04/28/congrats-to-remedydrive.htm |title=Congrats to Remedy Drive |publisher=About.com |date=2008-04-28 |accessdate=2008-07-02]

Before being signed to Word Records, the band was playing over 200 concerts a year in the Midwest and West Coast of the United States.cite web |url=http://www.yourmusiczone.com/go/ymz/music_artist_more/remedy_drive/ |title=Remedy Drive biography |publisher=YourMusicZone.com |accessdate=2008-07-02]

"Daylight is Coming"

The band signed on with Word Records in early 2008 after being an independent band for nearly ten years. Their first non-independent studio album, "Daylight is Coming", was released on August 26, 2008 on Word Records. The album was produced by Ian Eskelin. Remedy Drive's first official single "Daylight" was released to Christian CHR radios on May 23, 2008.cite web |url=http://www.breathecast.com/Christian.Music.News-Remedy.Drive.Takes.Journey.Toward.Daylight/1_2232.htm |title=Remedy Drive Takes Journey Toward Daylight |publisher=BREATHEcast.com |date=2008-05-29 |accessdate=2008-07-02] Lead singer David Zach said about the song: "In "Lord of the Rings", Gandalf said, ‘At dawn, look to the East’, and that’s the message we’re offering here: even in the most desperate times, each new day provides a glimmer of hope."

In 2005, Remedy Drive played alongside fellow Lincoln, Nebraska band VOTA (then known as Casting Pearls) at the Rocco Theatre in Lincoln. The Casting Pearls performance from that night appeared on their CD/DVD release, "Casting Pearls".

On June 13, 2008, Remedy Drive performed at the Crossover Christian Music Festival in Camdenton, Missouri along with other Christian artists such as Building 429, BarlowGirl and Skillet.cite web |url=http://www.newstribune.com/articles/2008/06/12/entertainment/202ent02jn14.txt |title=Crossover Christian Music Festival features diverse lineup |publisher=The News Tribune |author=Ra'Vae Edwards |date=2008-06-12 |accessdate=2008-07-03] Crossover has been considered to be "one of mid-America's largest Christian music events".

Band members

*David Zach – lead vocals, keyboard, rhythm guitar
*Paul Zach – lead guitar, backing vocals
*Philip Zach – bass, backing vocals
*Daniel Zach – drums

Discography

;Albums
*1998: "Remedy" (as "The Aslan Band") – independent
*1999: "Remedy (The Blue One)" – independent
*2001: "Remedy (The Red One)" – independent
*2003: "Remedy: A Live Album" – independent
*2004: "Magnify" – independent
*2006: "Rip Open the Skies" – independent
*2008: "Daylight is Coming" – Word Records

;Singles
*"Daylight"

References

External links

* [http://www.remedydrive.com/ Official website]