Bride (band)

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Bride
Origin
Organic
  • Retroactive
    • Members
    Past members
    • Steve Osborne
    • Frank Partipilo
    • Rick Foley
    • Scott Hall
    • Steve Curtsinger
    • Stephen Rolland
    • Andrew Wilkinson
    • Lawrence Bishop
    • Michael Loy
    • Jerry McBroom
    • G.D Watts
    Websitebridepub.com

    Bride is an American Christian metal band formed in the 1980s, by brothers Dale and Troy Thompson. During the band's peak years it was known for covering a wide range of musical styles and remains popular in places like Brazil. Their song "Same 'Ol Sinner" is on the Digital Praise PC game Guitar Praise.[citation needed]

    Band history

    Bride was formed in

    vocalist Dale Thompson, bassist Troy Thompson, guitarist William Sutherland and drummer Stephen Rolland. With this lineup, Troy Thompson sometimes also played guitar while Dale Thompson played bass. They officially changed its name to Bride and went on to record Show No Mercy. In 1988, bassist Frank Partipilo joined the band and with this line up they recorded Live to Die and Silence Is Madness (1989).[5]

    With their contract with Pure Metal Records about to end, the band released End of the Age in 1990, which is a compilation album of hits from their first three albums, as well as two new songs that would go to become Bride staples - Everybody Knows My Name and Same Ol' Sinner. The album signaled the "end of an age" as the band shifted away from the heavy metal of their past towards a Guns N' Roses' influenced hard rock sound.

    In 1991, Rick Foley (bass) and Jerry McBroom (drums) joined the band. With a new record deal with

    Scarecrow Messiah
    (1994) before releasing yet another compilation, Shotgun Wedding: 11 No. 1 Hits and Mrs., and finally parting ways with Starsong in 1995. All three albums produced many successful hits in Brazil, where the band has toured and been received with enormous crowds and fanbase.

    That same year, the band signed a one-record deal with a new label called Rugged Records. They also welcomed a new bassist, Steve Curtsinger.

    Drop (1995) featured banjo and mandolin.[5] In 1997, they released The Jesus Experience which continued their alternative style leanings, however, with a slight grunge and post-grunge overtone.[citation needed] The next year, they released Oddities. Although intended to be a return to their roots, the album was more of a blend between alternative rock and hard rock.[5]

    After some differences with the label, the band asked to be released from its contract. Some time later, Curtsinger and was replaced with Andrew Wilkinson before Lawrence Bishop took the spot, McBroom also left and was replaced with Michael Loy. Being picked up by Absolute Records and veering into

    rapcore territory,[5] the band released Fist Full of Bees in 2001. The album was quickly disparaged by fans for containing nu metal
    and rapcore elements.

    In 2003, the band independently released This Is It. It was re-released in 2006 under Retrospective Records, digitally remastered and with bonus tracks and a new cover.

    In 2006, Bride released Skin for Skin, with guitar solos from former Bride guitarist Steve Osborne. The album was praised by Scott Waters of Ultimatum, who said it was "a logical step from 'This Is It' and is an honest and successful attempt to progress without worry of what is popular."[3]

    The band reunited with former members, Jerry McBroom and Steve Osborne, to record their next album, Tsar Bomba, which was released on October 27, 2009.[6]

    In 2011, Retroactive Records remastered and re-released the band's first three albums (Show No Mercy, Live to Die, Silence Is Madness) in a series called "The Originals". In addition, 2003's This Is It was also remastered to support the re-releases.

    Original guitarist Steve Osborne died of suicide on November 16, 2011.[7]

    In December 2013, after 30 years, Dale Thompson announced that the band was coming to an end.[8]

    The band released "Here is Your God" on Retroactive Records in November 2020 while announcing a new album of the same name, for release on CD on December 15, 2020, and on vinyl on March 10, 2021.[9]

    The band began working on a new album in 2022, announcing the release of "Are You Awake?" for early 2023.[10]

    Band members

    Current line-up

    • Dale Thompson – vocals
    • Troy Thompson – guitars
    • Nenel Lucena – bass guitar
    • Alexandre Aposan – drums

    Former

    • Steve Osborne – guitar (1986–1988, 2006, 2009)
    • Scott Hall – bass guitar (1986–1988)
    • Rick Foley – bass guitar (1991–1994)
    • Steve Curtsinger – bass guitar (1995–1998,1999)
    • Stephen Rolland – drums (1986–1990)
    • Frank Partipillo – bass guitar (1988–1991)
    • Andrew Wilkinson – bass guitar (1998–1999)
    • Michael Loy – drums (1999–2009)
    • Lawrence Bishop – bass guitar (1999–2009)
    • G.D Watts – bass guitar (2009–2013)
    • Jerry McBroom – drums (1991–1999, 2009–2013)

    Timeline

    Discography

    Main studio albums

    • Show No Mercy (1986, Pure Metal)
    • Live to Die (1988, Pure Metal)
    • Silence Is Madness (1989, Pure Metal)
    • Star Song
      )
    • Star Song
      )
    • Star Song
      )
    • Drop
       (1995, Rugged Records)
    • The Jesus Experience (September 16, 1997,
      Organic
      )
    • Oddities (November 23, 1998, Organic, Reviews: HM Magazine[11])
    • Fist Full of Bees
       (2001, Absolute Records)
    • This is It (2003, independent)
    • Skin for Skin (2006, Retroactive Records)
    • Tsar Bomba (2009, Retroactive Records)
    • Incorruptible (2013, Retroactive Records)
    • Snake Eyes (2018, independent)
    • Here is Your God
       (2020, Retroactive Records)
    • Are You Awake
       (2023, Retroactive Records)

    Compilations and other releases

    • End of the Age (1990,
      Star Song
      )
    • Star Song
      )
    • God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You (1993,
      Star Song
      )
    • Shotgun Wedding: 11 No. 1 Hits and Mrs. (1995,
      Star Song
      )
    • Lost Reels I (1994, independent)
    • Lost Reels II (1994, independent)
    • I Predict a Clone - various artists (1994 REX 41004-2, a tribute to Steve Taylor)
    • Lost Reels III (1997, independent)
    • Bride Live! Volume I (1999, Old School Records)
    • Bride Live Volume II Acoustic (2000, Millennium Eight Records)
    • Best of Bride (June 27, 2000, Organic Records)
    • Live at Cornerstone 2001 (2001, Millennium Eight Records)
    • The Matrix Years / Lost Reels (2001, Millennium Eight Records)
    • The Organic Years (2002, Millennium Eight Records)
    • This Is It (2006, Retroactive Records with bonus tracks)
    • Bluegrass Gospel (2021, independent)
    • Christmas (2021, independent)
    • Eyes Wide Open (2023, Retroactive Records)

    Awards

    Bride has received four

    Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association. Three were for "Hard Music Song", in 1992, 1993, and 1994.[12] The fourth was at the 25th GMA Dove Awards in 1995, for "Hard Music Album" for Scarecrow Messiah.[13]

    See also

    References

    1. ISBN 0-306-80970-2
      .
    2. ISSN 1066-6923
      .
    3. ^ a b c Waters, Scott. "Bride". No Life 'til Metal. Retrieved January 3, 2008.
    4. ^ Strother, Eric (2013). Unlocking the Paradox of Christian Metal Music (PDF). University of Kentucky. p. 41.
    5. ^
      ISBN 1-56563-679-1
      .
    6. ^ Skid (June 13, 2009). "Bride Finishes New CD 'Tsar Bomba'". Sleazeroxx. Archived from the original on June 20, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
    7. ^ "Steve Osbourne suicide". Facebook. November 18, 2011. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
    8. ^ "Bride says Farewell and Lightout | Christian Metal and Rock Online-Magazine". Untombed.com. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
    9. ^ Martinez, Anthony. "Here's the cover, song and release date of Bride's upcoming album: "Here is your God"". Retrieved January 12, 2021.
    10. ^ Martinez, Anthony. "Bride announces new album: Are you awake?". Classicchristianrockzine.net. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
    11. ISSN 1066-6923. Archived from the original
      on February 22, 2001.
    12. ^ "Dove Award Recipients for HARD MUSIC RECORDED SONG OF THE YEAR". Published by the Gospel Music Association. Retrieved February 5, 2007.
    13. ^ "Dove Award Recipients for HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR". Published by the Gospel Music Association. Retrieved February 5, 2007.

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    External links
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