- Sam Black Church (band)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Sam Black Church
Img_capt = Jet
Img_size = 250
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Background = group_or_band
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Origin =Boston, Massachusetts ,United States
Genre =Hardcore punk Boston Hardcore
Years_active = 1988–2000
Label = Taang! Untangled Wonderdrug
Associated_acts = Jet Fuel
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Current_members =
Past_members = Jet - Vocals Ben Crandall - Guitar Richard G. Lewis - Bass J.R. Roach - Drums Zack Adrien - Guitar
Notable_instruments =Sam Black Church (also known as SBC) was a
Boston hardcore band that played from 1988 - 2000.History
Sam Black Church was known for their energetic live performances which in their heyday were second to none for energy and intensity. They played a frenetic blend of hardcore, metal, and thrash that enabled them to share bills with bands as diverse as
Bad Brains , Clutch,Motörhead ,Cro-Mags , TREE , FEAR ,and Helmet. They were one of the most popular hardcore bands in the northeast for a period in the mid-1990s. [ [http://www.myspace.com/samblackchurch MySpace.com - Sam Black Church - BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - Metal / Hardcore - www.myspace.com/samblackchurch ] ]After releasing their first three EPs on
Taang! Records , Sam Black Church left for Wonderdrugrecords where they continued their hard core dominance until the band's split in 2000. [ [http://www.wonderdrugrecords.com/sbc.htm Sam Black Church ] ]Sam Black Church reunited for a sold out show on September 22, 2007, at The Roxy in Boston.
Unearth ,Madball andDarkbuster opened the show. Photos from the show can be found at the link below. [http://www.thrashmag.com/livephotos-content.aspx?id=316]Discography
1. Unincorporated (1989) 2. Sam Black Church (1993) 3. Let in Life (1993) 3. SuperChrist (1995) 4. That Which does not Kill us...(1997) 5. The Black Comedy (1998) 6. For We are Many (2001)
Notes
1. http://www.myspace.com/samblackchurch 2. http://www.wonderdrugrecords.com/sbc.htm 3. http://www.thrashmag.com/livephotos-content.aspx?id=316
External links
* [http://www.wonderdrugrecords.com/sbc.htm Wonderdrugrecords]
* [http://www.myspace.com/samblackchurch Sam Black Church on Myspace]
* [http://www.thrashmag.com/livephotos-content.aspx?id=316 Sam Black Church reunion show photos on Thrashmag.com]
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