Black Sunshine | |
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Genres | Hard rock [1] [2] |
Years active | 2009–2014, 2019-present |
Labels | BreakSilence Recordings [2] |
Past members | Matt Reardon Charles Lee Christopher Serafini Matt 'Toast' Young |
Black Sunshine is a band formed and fronted by extreme sports athlete Matt Reardon and former Loser band guitarist Charles Lee. [3] The band was originally going to release their debut self-titled album on April 13, 2010, [1] but it was delayed to be released on May 25, 2010. [4]
While recuperating from surgeries related to a ski accident, extreme sports athlete Matthew Reardon took time off to recooperate and turned to songwriting. [5] Deciding to form a band to complete the sound of these songs, guitarist John5 introduced Reardon to his previous band-mate from the band Loser, guitarist Charles Lee. Lee, along with bassist Christopher Serafini and drummer Matt 'Toast' Young, came together to complete the band. [1] The band worked with producer Bob Marlette ( Filter, Lynyrd Skynyrd [6]) on the album, with him playing instruments on several songs as well. [7] [8] [9]
The album produced one single "Once In My Life", which cracked the Active Rock Top 40, higher than singles from bands such as Nickelback and Atreyu and hit #31 on the Mainstream Rock chart. [10]
The band toured in support of the album with Hinder and My Darkest Days [11] throughout 2010, with their September 8, 2010 concert being streamed online. [12]
In 2018, the band reformed with new members Jave Patterson on bass/vocals and "Mad" Mike Reynolds on lead guitar. While no new music has been officially released, a live performance was posted to YouTube in February of 2020 when the band opened for Alter Bridge in Lake Tahoe.
Black Sunshine | |
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Genres | Hard rock [1] [2] |
Years active | 2009–2014, 2019-present |
Labels | BreakSilence Recordings [2] |
Past members | Matt Reardon Charles Lee Christopher Serafini Matt 'Toast' Young |
Black Sunshine is a band formed and fronted by extreme sports athlete Matt Reardon and former Loser band guitarist Charles Lee. [3] The band was originally going to release their debut self-titled album on April 13, 2010, [1] but it was delayed to be released on May 25, 2010. [4]
While recuperating from surgeries related to a ski accident, extreme sports athlete Matthew Reardon took time off to recooperate and turned to songwriting. [5] Deciding to form a band to complete the sound of these songs, guitarist John5 introduced Reardon to his previous band-mate from the band Loser, guitarist Charles Lee. Lee, along with bassist Christopher Serafini and drummer Matt 'Toast' Young, came together to complete the band. [1] The band worked with producer Bob Marlette ( Filter, Lynyrd Skynyrd [6]) on the album, with him playing instruments on several songs as well. [7] [8] [9]
The album produced one single "Once In My Life", which cracked the Active Rock Top 40, higher than singles from bands such as Nickelback and Atreyu and hit #31 on the Mainstream Rock chart. [10]
The band toured in support of the album with Hinder and My Darkest Days [11] throughout 2010, with their September 8, 2010 concert being streamed online. [12]
In 2018, the band reformed with new members Jave Patterson on bass/vocals and "Mad" Mike Reynolds on lead guitar. While no new music has been officially released, a live performance was posted to YouTube in February of 2020 when the band opened for Alter Bridge in Lake Tahoe.