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Punk Rock / Hardcore / Emo\\ | Punk Rock / Hardcore / Emo\\ | ||
+ | California / Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
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+ | The Blamed is a Christian hardcore punk band currently based out of Chicago, Illinois. The Blamed are known for their diverse range of styles they have played throughout the years, giving them their own unique sound. During their tenure, they have played primarily hardcore punk, pop punk, punk rock, and emo music with some influences from metal as well. They originally are from California having relocated to Illinois after guitarist Bryan Gray moved to Chicago. The band originally formed in 1994 and disbanded in 2003. Members during this era of the band included Bryan Gray, Christopher Wiitala, Trevor Wiitala, Jeff Locke, Jim Chaffin, John Hansen, and Matt Switaj. They released three albums with [[Tooth & Nail Records]] (//21// in 1996, //Frail// in 1996, and //Give Us Barabbas// in 2002) and four albums with [[Grrr Records]] (// | ||
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+ | Bryan Gray and other members of The Blamed were involved with [[Left Out]] as well. | ||
===== Discography ===== | ===== Discography ===== | ||
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| 2001 | Isolated Incident | [[Grrr Records]] | | | 2001 | Isolated Incident | [[Grrr Records]] | | ||
| 2002 | The Blamed / Noisetoys Split | | | 2002 | The Blamed / Noisetoys Split | | ||
+ | | 2002 | That One Time We Played Live | | ||
| 2002 | Give Us Barabbas | [[Tooth & Nail Records]] | | | 2002 | Give Us Barabbas | [[Tooth & Nail Records]] | | ||
| 2018 | The Blamed x The Satire | [[Indie Vision Music]] | | | 2018 | The Blamed x The Satire | [[Indie Vision Music]] | | ||
+ | | 2019 | 20 Years...Again | [[Indie Vision Music]] | | ||
+ | | 2019 | The Church is Hurting People | | ||
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Bryan Gray - Guitar\\ | Bryan Gray - Guitar\\ | ||
Jake Landrau - Guitar\\ | Jake Landrau - Guitar\\ | ||
- | Eric Churchill - bass Guitar\\ | + | Eric Churchill - Bass Guitar\\ |
Jim Chaffin - Drums | Jim Chaffin - Drums | ||
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2000 [[Burnt Toast Vinyl]] (BTV032) | 2000 [[Burnt Toast Vinyl]] (BTV032) | ||
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+ | Bryan Gray - Guitars, keys\\ | ||
+ | Matt Switaj - Guitars, vocals\\ | ||
+ | Chris Wiitala - Bass, vocals, keys\\ | ||
+ | Trevor Wiitala - Drums | ||
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+ | (Bryan can't remember who played keys on this, but Bryan and Chris typically played them on the records) | ||
- This is for David | - This is for David | ||
- On Westnedge | - On Westnedge | ||
- ...In Amsterdam | - ...In Amsterdam | ||
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+ | "We were pretty integrated with the band [[Scientific]]. Chris and Matt would occasionally play live backing them up - a phenomenal band. [[Burnt Toast Records]] and Matt worked out them putting out a 7". We recorded this ourselves. The first song "This is for David" is still one of my all time favorite Blamed songs to play live. We typically only played it when something broke because I could play almost the whole song by myself. The second song "On Westnedge... In Amsterdam" | ||
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2001 Computer Club Records (CCRP-1001) | 2001 Computer Club Records (CCRP-1001) | ||
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+ | Bryan Gray - Guitars, piano\\ | ||
+ | Matt Switaj - Guitars, clarinet\\ | ||
+ | Chris Wiitala - Bass, piano\\ | ||
+ | Trevor Wiitala - Drums | ||
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+ | (I don't remember who played timpani on this, but it was cool) | ||
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+ | Engineered by Ed Bialach at Tone Zone Studios | ||
- For Brian Wilson (1:56) | - For Brian Wilson (1:56) | ||
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- Our Bazaar World (2:17) | - Our Bazaar World (2:17) | ||
- That's the Ticket (3:04) | - That's the Ticket (3:04) | ||
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+ | "We tried to record extra material with each release. During the //Isolated Incident// session we tracked an instrumental song "For Brian Wilson" | ||
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2002 Independent | 2002 Independent | ||
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+ | Bryan Gray - Guitar, vocals\\ | ||
+ | Christopher Wiitala - Bass, vocals\\ | ||
+ | Trevor Wiitala - Drums | ||
- The Blamed - Crescendo | - The Blamed - Crescendo | ||
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- Noisetoys - Pastor Poster | - Noisetoys - Pastor Poster | ||
- Noisetoys - Fill | - Noisetoys - Fill | ||
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+ | "So the story behind the import split: we were down to a 3 piece and we were booked for this long tour overseas. We were touring with an old friend Daniel Benjamin' | ||
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+ | ==== That One Time We Played Live ==== | ||
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+ | 2002 Independent | ||
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+ | Bryan Gray - Guitar, vocals\\ | ||
+ | Matt Switaj - Guitar, vocals\\ | ||
+ | Chris Wiitala - Bass, vocals\\ | ||
+ | Trevor Wiitala - Drums | ||
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+ | - To See You How You are Seen (7:08) | ||
+ | - At Last We Will Have Revenge (5:38) | ||
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+ | "I vaguely remember someone recording all of the Grrr bands at Cornerstone (we released 4 thingy' | ||
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+ | ==== 20 Years...Again ==== | ||
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+ | 2019 [[Indie Vision Music]] | ||
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+ | - Beginning in the End (4:19) | ||
+ | - Casualty of War (Reprise) (1:01) | ||
+ | - Don't Fall (2:17) | ||
+ | - Covered (2:45) | ||
+ | - Live by Truth (2:14) | ||
+ | - D Sin Grate (Feat. Luke Easter) (3:33) | ||
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+ | ==== The Church is Hurting People ==== | ||
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+ | 2019 Independent | ||
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+ | ==== Compilation Appearances ==== | ||
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+ | //**Sweet Family Music: A Tribute to Stryper**// (1996 [[Flying Tart Records]])\\ | ||
+ | 13) Soldiers Under Command (5:26) | ||
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+ | Jeremy Moffett - Vocals\\ | ||
+ | Bryan Gray - Guitar\\ | ||
+ | Gary Ottosi - Bass\\ | ||
+ | Jim Chaffin - Drums | ||
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+ | "That one time we played a [[Stryper]] song for a comp CD and it was rad. Jim played to the CD and Gary and I played to Jim and Jeremy did what he does. This was the last thing recorded with Jeremy Moffett and Gary Otossi before we went on hiatus and I joined [[Six Feet Deep]] for a season." | ||
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+ | //**Lost Lonely Vicious Comp**// (1999 [[Boot to Head Records]])\\ | ||
+ | 25) Strawberry Fields Forever (3:23) | ||
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+ | Bryan Gray - Guitars, vocals\\ | ||
+ | Matt Switaj - Guitars, vocals\\ | ||
+ | Jeff Locke - Bass, vocals\\ | ||
+ | Jim Chaffin - Drums | ||
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+ | "This was recorded by The Blamed during our demo sessions for the //Forever// album (I think). It was originally released exclusively on a [[Boot to Head Records]] sampler //Lost Lonely Vicious//. The days of amazing comps in the late 90s and early 2000s was insane and this comp was amazing. This was the last song we recorded with Jim Chaffin and Jeff Locke before combining the 2 bands [[Left Out]] and The Blamed." | ||
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+ | //**Songs From The Penalty Box Volume 5**// (2002 [[Tooth & Nail Records]])\\ | ||
+ | 13) She Shows Me How (4:27) | ||
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+ | "So I think the release of this song is one of those classic bad decisions, I mean releasing the song wasn't a bad decision, NOT releasing the song on the album was the bad decision. Then deciding to put it on the comp CD that T&N releases to the world to showcase it's artist was an even worse decision. I think my "get out of jail free card" on this one was that I was trying to let the other guys (Matt) make this call. And ironically I knew better, as if history within the T&N culture hadn't already shown me this was a bad idea, for example, [[Crux]] //Failure to Yield// is one of my top 10 releases on the label, they released the one song their bass player Andy sang in the same context, if that was your intro to Crux, the rest of the record sounded nothing like this, I remember the guys saying that people heard them on that comp and then bought the record and complained it was totally different. Luckily we never received this kind of feedback. I also understand Matt's thought process, we had at that point released a maxi single from our previous record with Computer Club records with some B side material and that went really well. So anyways, Chris is a great singer and musician and it is great to hear this song featuring his voice." | ||
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+ | ===== Links ===== | ||
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+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[http:// |
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