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+ | ====== Bloodgood ====== | ||
+ | Heavy Metal\\ | ||
+ | Bellevue, Washington, USA | ||
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+ | Bloodgood is an American Christian metal band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984. By 1988, Bloodgood represented one of the four largest Christian metal bands (excluding the mainstream success of [[Stryper]]) alongside [[Barren Cross]], [[Leviticus]], | ||
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+ | Bloodgood became known for their " | ||
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+ | The band formed around the leadership of Michael Bloodgood, who had been active in the local music scene for some time. Directly prior to the formation of Bloodgood, Michael had been involved in a local band called [[Cypress]], | ||
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+ | Les Carlsen was the lead in the Broadway musical //Hair// long before Bloodogood. He played in various bands such as The Topics, The Worm, The Front Page, Joshua, Fred Shwartz, and The Carlsen-Macek Band lbefore and after his two-year stint with //Hair//. He also released an album with his wife under the name [[Sticker]] in 1983 before joining Bloodgood. | ||
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+ | In 1985, Bloodgood released a demo, //Metal Missionaries//, | ||
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+ | Their first major United States tour was in 1987 and was protested by groups on the extreme Christian right. The band was more popular in Europe than in the United States and they toured the United Kingdom in 1988. This tour featured lead vocalist Les Carlsen portraying Pontius Pilate during the song " | ||
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+ | After five studio albums and three live releases, the group officially disbanded in 1994. The group reformed in 2006 and have been performing several times a year since in the U.S. and Europe. They are currently working with Oz Fox from [[Stryper]] in this newly formed lineup. Michael Bloodgood, the group' | ||
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+ | Bloodgood was a 2010 Inductee into the Christian Music Hall of Fame. | ||
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+ | In 2010, //HM Magazine// listed // | ||
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+ | Michael Bloodgood is currently senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Redmond, Washington. Guest artists at CCR have inlcuded long time friend and lead singer Les Carlsen, [[Randy Stonehill]], | ||
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+ | Les Carlsen was the lead in the Broadway musical //Hair//. He performed as a guest vocalist with the American Christian metal band [[Tourniquet]] on //Intense Live Series, Vol. 2// in 1993. Kevin Whisler was in a Tacoma-based Christian pop-metal band called [[Watchmen]] before joining Bloodgood. [[Watchmen]] released two albums: //Fear No Evil// in 1988 and // | ||
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+ | On October 19, 2013, Bloodgood released the first video, "Lamb of God," from their comeback album // | ||
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+ | A full-length documentary, | ||
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+ | ===== Discography ===== | ||
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+ | | 1985 | Metal Missionaries | | ||
+ | | 1986 | Bloodgood | [[Frontline Records]] | | ||
+ | | 1987 | Detonation | [[Frontline Records]] | | ||
+ | | 1988 | Rock in a Hard Place | [[Frontline Records]] | | ||
+ | | 1989 | Out of the Darkness | [[Intense Records]] | | ||
+ | | 1990 | Alive in America: Live Volume One | [[Intense Records]] | | ||
+ | | 1990 | Shakin' | ||
+ | | 1991 | All Stand Together | [[Broken Records]] | | ||
+ | | 1991 | The Collection | [[Intense Records]] | | ||
+ | | 1993 | To Germany With Love! | Stephans-Buchhandlung | | ||
+ | | 2013 | Dangerously Close | B. Goode Records | | ||
+ | | 2017 | Trenches of Rock Movie Soundtrack | Bloodygood Pictures/B. Goode Records | | ||
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+ | ------ | ||
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+ | ==== Metal Missionaries ==== | ||
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+ | 1985 Independent | ||
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+ | Les Carlsen - Lead vocals\\ | ||
+ | [[David Zaffiro]] - Guitar, vocals\\ | ||
+ | Mike Bloodgood - Bass, vocals\\ | ||
+ | J.T. Taylor - Drums | ||
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+ | - Awake! | ||
+ | - Accept the Lamb | ||
+ | - Anguish and Pain | ||
+ | - Battle of the Flesh | ||
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+ | ------ | ||
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+ | ==== Bloodgood ==== | ||
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+ | 1986 [[Frontline Records]] (CD9002)\\ | ||
+ | 2010 Intense Millennium Records (IMR004)\\ | ||
+ | 2019 Retroactive Records (RRCD1487) | ||
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+ | Les Carlsen - Lead vocals\\ | ||
+ | [[David Zaffiro]] - Guitar, backing vocals\\ | ||
+ | Michael Bloodgood - Bass, backing vocals\\ | ||
+ | J.T. Taylor - Drums | ||
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+ | Produced by [[Darrell Mansfield]] | ||
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+ | - Accept the Lamb (3:47) | ||
+ | - Stand in the Light (3:41) | ||
+ | - Demon on the Run (3:56) | ||
+ | - Anguish and Pain (3:02) | ||
+ | - Awake (4:10) | ||
+ | - Soldier of Peace (3:15) | ||
+ | - You Lose (2:53) | ||
+ | - What's Following the Grave (5:00) | ||
+ | - Killing the Beast (4:41) | ||
+ | - Black Snake (2:53) | ||
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+ | Bloodgood' | ||
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+ | ------ | ||
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+ | //To be continued...// |
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