Drug Church

Drug Church
Drug Church
Origin	Albany, New York, United States
Genres	Hardcore punk; alternative rock; punk rock; post-punk; post-hardcore; grunge; emo;
Years active	2011-present
Labels	Pure Noise Records, No Sleep Records, Secret Voice, Ride The Fury Records
Associated acts	Militarie Gun, Pile of Love, Self Defense Family
Members	Patrick Kindlon; Nick Cogan; Cory Galusha; Chris Villeneuve; Pat Wynne;

Drug Church is an American post-hardcore band from Albany, New York, United States. The band has released three albums, as well as several EPs.

History[]

Drug Church started as a side project for singer Patrick Kindlon of Self Defense Family. After having released a three-song demo online in 2011, the band got signed by No Sleep Records by the beginning of 2012. Drug Church then signed to Pure Noise Records in 2018 who released their album, "Cheer".^[1] The band's fourth album "Hygiene" was announced on November 10, 2021 with the release of the singles "Miles of Fun" and "Detective Lieutenant", and will be released on March 11, 2022 through Pure Noise Records^[2].

Lyrical and musical style[]

Musically the band mixes hardcore punk in the style of bands like Black Flag with alternative rock and grunge elements to create their post-punk/post-hardcore sound. The lyrics to their songs focus mostly on social matters and tend to be dark and/or satirical. In a Q&A Session on the website of his other project Self Defense Family, Kindlon has stated that he has no pre-written lyrics for his bands and rather writes the songs' lyrics while in the studio:

Completely different people write the instrument portion of the music. Leads to a very different feel, so, very different lyrics. Also, I write everything in the studio. So, there’s no bank of lyrics I pull from. This is made to order, not buffet.^[3]

Members[]

Current Members[]

Nick Cogan - guitar (2011-present)
Cory Galusha - guitar (2011-present)
Patrick Kindlon - vocals (2011-present)
Chris Villeneuve - drums (2011-present)
Patrick Wynne - bass (2013-present)

Former Members[]

Terry - bass (2011-2012)

Discography[]

Studio albums

Album	Year	Label
Paul Walker	2013	No Sleep Records
Hit Your Head	2015	No Sleep Records
Cheer	2018	Pure Noise Records
Hygiene	2022	Pure Noise Records

EPs and other

Name	Year	Label
Demo	2011	Ride The Fury Records
Drug Church	2012	No Sleep Records
"Party at Dead Man's" B/W "Selling Drugs From Your Mom's Condo"	2013	Secret Voice
Swell	2015	No Sleep Records
Tawny	2021	Pure Noise Records

References[]

^ Yancey, Bryne (26 January 2012). "Drug Church (members of Self Defense Family) sign to No Sleep". Altpress.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
^ "Drug Church announce new album Hygiene and unleash two new songs". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
^ "Learn Self Defense". Selfdefensemusic.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

[1] Yancey, Bryne (26 January 2012). "Drug Church (members of Self Defense Family) sign to No Sleep". Altpress.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

[2] "Drug Church announce new album Hygiene and unleash two new songs". Kerrang!. Retrieved 2022-01-04.

[3] "Learn Self Defense". Selfdefensemusic.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

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