Bleach | |
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Origin | Grayson, Kentucky, U.S. |
Genres | Christian rock |
Years active | 1995–2004, 2010–present |
Labels | Tooth & Nail, ForeFront, BEC |
Members | Davy Baysinger Milam Byers Jared Byers Samuel Barnhart Jerry Morrison |
Past members | Matt Gingerich Bradley Ford Todd Kirby Russ Fox |
Bleach is an American Christian rock band based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Bleach was formed at Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky, in 1995, originally under the name Muffin. [1]
In 1997, the band earned a Dove Award in the category of Modern Rock Recorded Song of the Year for its song "Epidermis Girl", from its first album Space. [2] The follow-up album, Static, reached No. 22 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. [3]
In 2004, the band members announced that they were disbanding. [4] The band said goodbye to its fans in the form of a farewell tour, which was followed by the final album Farewell Old Friends released March 1, 2005. [5] Their "last show" was performed on August 29, 2004, in Nashville, but on March 13, 2005, the band performed a reunion show to benefit the Aaron Marrs Memorial Fund. It also performed a reunion show at The O.C. Supertones's last show, at Biola University on October 7, 2005.
"Super Good Feeling" is on the Seltzer 2 album, "Waving Goodbye" on the Seltzer 3 album and a cover of dc Talk's "Heavenbound" on the Forefront Ten album. [2] In 2010, Bleach reunited.
Davy Baysinger and Jared Byers have a side project band: Royal Empire Music. They have written songs for a compilation CD series called My Other Band for Mono vs. Stereo records. Russ Fox is now[ when?] playing guitar in the rock band The Red Velvet and runs Huntington's Broadmoor Recording Studio.
Additionally, they made an appearance at the Cornerstone Festival in 2010, [6] and at the Sonshine Festival in July 2010. [7]
The band started their "Four States Tour" in July 2011 and began work on a EP which was never released. [8] The band has maintained an active social media site [9] and reunites to plays shows periodically. Most notably the "Rock 2 Adopt" acoustic show and auction May 23, 2017, with MercyMe, Plumb and Rhett Walker and "Journey Fest" July 17, 2021. [10] [11]
Current [14]
Title | Year | Label |
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Space | 1996 | ForeFront |
Static | 1998 | ForeFront |
Bleach | 1999 | ForeFront |
Again, for the First Time | 2002 | Tooth & Nail |
Astronomy | 2003 | Tooth & Nail |
Farewell Old Friends | 2005 | Tooth & Nail |
Audio/Visual | 2005 | Tooth & Nail |
Bleach | |
---|---|
Origin | Grayson, Kentucky, U.S. |
Genres | Christian rock |
Years active | 1995–2004, 2010–present |
Labels | Tooth & Nail, ForeFront, BEC |
Members | Davy Baysinger Milam Byers Jared Byers Samuel Barnhart Jerry Morrison |
Past members | Matt Gingerich Bradley Ford Todd Kirby Russ Fox |
Bleach is an American Christian rock band based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Bleach was formed at Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky, in 1995, originally under the name Muffin. [1]
In 1997, the band earned a Dove Award in the category of Modern Rock Recorded Song of the Year for its song "Epidermis Girl", from its first album Space. [2] The follow-up album, Static, reached No. 22 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. [3]
In 2004, the band members announced that they were disbanding. [4] The band said goodbye to its fans in the form of a farewell tour, which was followed by the final album Farewell Old Friends released March 1, 2005. [5] Their "last show" was performed on August 29, 2004, in Nashville, but on March 13, 2005, the band performed a reunion show to benefit the Aaron Marrs Memorial Fund. It also performed a reunion show at The O.C. Supertones's last show, at Biola University on October 7, 2005.
"Super Good Feeling" is on the Seltzer 2 album, "Waving Goodbye" on the Seltzer 3 album and a cover of dc Talk's "Heavenbound" on the Forefront Ten album. [2] In 2010, Bleach reunited.
Davy Baysinger and Jared Byers have a side project band: Royal Empire Music. They have written songs for a compilation CD series called My Other Band for Mono vs. Stereo records. Russ Fox is now[ when?] playing guitar in the rock band The Red Velvet and runs Huntington's Broadmoor Recording Studio.
Additionally, they made an appearance at the Cornerstone Festival in 2010, [6] and at the Sonshine Festival in July 2010. [7]
The band started their "Four States Tour" in July 2011 and began work on a EP which was never released. [8] The band has maintained an active social media site [9] and reunites to plays shows periodically. Most notably the "Rock 2 Adopt" acoustic show and auction May 23, 2017, with MercyMe, Plumb and Rhett Walker and "Journey Fest" July 17, 2021. [10] [11]
Current [14]
Title | Year | Label |
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Space | 1996 | ForeFront |
Static | 1998 | ForeFront |
Bleach | 1999 | ForeFront |
Again, for the First Time | 2002 | Tooth & Nail |
Astronomy | 2003 | Tooth & Nail |
Farewell Old Friends | 2005 | Tooth & Nail |
Audio/Visual | 2005 | Tooth & Nail |