Sam Black Church (band)
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Background information | |
Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Genres | Hardcore punk Alternative metal |
Years active | 1988–2000, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2016–present |
Labels | Taang! Untangled Wonderdrug |
Associated acts | Jet Fuel |
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) is an American, rock band. It was named after the West Virginia community of Sam Black Church.
History[]
Sam Black Church, as a band, was known for their monstrous sound, unique vocals, and energetic live performances. They played a frenetic blend of hardcore, metal, and thrash and shared the bill with acts 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,[2] Sam Black Church self-released a CD[3] and then signed with Wonderdrug Records where they remained until the band broke up in 2000.[4]
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.[5][6]
Sam Black Church played the Hometown Throwdown 16, with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, at House of Blues in Boston, on December 29, 2013.[7]
They reunited again in 2016 for three sold out shows at The Sinclair and Brighton Music Hall in Boston, [8] celebrating the release of Duncan Wilder Johnson’s documentary on the band, Leave Behind a Groove in the Earth.[9]
Documentary[]
The band is the subject of the documentary film Leave Behind a Groove in the Earth: The Story of Sam Black Church.[10][11][12] Notable appearances providing commentary on the band's influence include Bad Brains’ Dr. Know, Page Hamilton of Helmet, Lamb Of God’s D. Randall Bythe and Neil Fallon of Clutch.
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 – The Best of Sam Black Church (2001)
References[]
- ^ "The amazing music of Boston's Sam Black Church: A documentary of hardcore/metal band with local roots". Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Taang! Records: Sam Black Church". www.taang.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Sam Black Church - That Which Doesn't Kill Us - Interview". www.lollipopmagazine.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Sam Black Church". Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Sam Black Church Reunion Concert". Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Concert.RttP{2007-09-22-sam black church}". Returntothepit.com. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Sam Black Church - House of Blues, Boston, Dec 29, 2013". www.jenvesp.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Boston Herald:Sam Black Church returns to its flock". www.bostonherald.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Sam Black Church doc releases teaser trailer, announced Brattle Theatre premier". vanyaland.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Northeast Historic Film: Leave Behind A Groove In The Earth". oldfilm.org. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Thrashachusetts: Leave Behind A Groove In The Earth". thrashachusetts.squarespace.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Did You See Them Live? Sam Black Church Documentarian Duncan Wilder Johnson Interviewed". www.decibelmagazine.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
External links[]
- Hardcore punk groups from Massachusetts