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Stretch Arm Strong

This article is about the hardcore punk band. For the toy and other bands and musicians named after it, seeStretch Armstrong (disambiguation).

Stretch Arm Strong(Also known asStretch Armstrong) is ahardcore punkband fromColumbia,South Carolina,and the flagship band forWe Put Out Records.They were primarily active from 1992 to 2005. They are often mistaken as a Christian band for having been on Solid State Records, but as lead singer Chris McLane has stated in interviews, “we're not a Christian band, we never were a Christian band and we never professed to be a Christian band.”[2]Vocalist Chris McLane appears onZao'sThe Lesser Lights of HeavenDVD. In 2020, the band was announced to perform at Furnace Fest 2020.

Stretch Arm Strong
OriginColumbia,South Carolina,U.S.
GenresMelodic hardcore[1]
Years active1992–2005, 2011, 2020–present
LabelsUprising,Solid State,We Put Out,Iodine
Members
  • Chris McLane
  • David Sease
  • John Barry
  • Scott Dempsey
  • Jeremy Jeffers
Past members
  • Matt McCarty
  • Donnie Raines
  • Shawn Williams
  • Sean McGukin
  • JC Lopez
  • Chris Andrews
  • Glen Calder
WebsiteStretch Arm StrongonInstagram

History

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Stretch Arm Strong formed in 1992,[3]formed by vocalist James Miller, bassist Matt McCarty, guitarists David Sease and Scott Dempsey, and drummer John Barry.[4]Miller departed quickly thereafter, with McCarty taking over vocals as well as bass. The four would record some material, with Chris McLane taking over bass duties.[4]McCarty would leave the band, with McLane taking over vocals and Donnie Raines joining the band on bass.[4]The band would release their debut album,Compassion Fills the Void,with Shawn Williams of Prevail on bass.[4]After their first release onUprising Records,Compassion Fills the Void,the band would sign withSolid State Records,consisting of the lineup of McLane, Sease, Dempsey, Barry, and Jeremy Jeffers on bass.[4]

In 1999, the band recorded their sophomore album,Rituals of Life,which saw their debut on Solid State Records.[4][5]With the album out, the band released a music video for their song "Second Chances". In 2001, the band began writing and recording their third album,[6]which would be titledA Revolution Transmission.[7]In 2003, the band releasedEngage,which would be their third and final album with Solid State and their fourth studio album, which was well received.[8]Stretch Arm Strong signed toWe Put Out Records,a label onEast West(an imprint of theWarner Music Group), having fulfilled their deal with Solid State. Their most recent album,Free at Last,was recorded in April and May 2005 with James Paul Wisner and released late that same year. A video for the song "The Sound of Names Dropping" was released that year.[9]In 2005, the band shared the stage with the famedfunkmusicianGeorge Clinton.[10]

They have mostly been inactive since 2005, reuniting in 2009 for a few benefit shows withEvergreen TerraceandBane[11]and for a one-off show at Within These Walls in 2011. The band is set to reunite forFurnace Festin 2021.[12]

In early 2022, Stretch Arm Strong announced that they had partnered withIodine Recordingsto re-issue "Rituals of Life" and other titles from their catalog. The band also alluded to writing new music.[13]

Members

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Current members

  • Chris McLane – vocals (1995–2011, 2020–present), bass (1994–1995)
  • David Sease – guitar (1992–2011, 2020–present)
  • John Barry – drums (1992–2011, 2020–present)
  • Scott Dempsey – guitar (1992–2004, 2011, 2020–present)
  • Jeremy Jeffers – bass (1997–2006, 2011, 2020–present), guitar (2004–2006)

Former members

  • Matt McCarty – bass (1992–1994), vocals (1992–1995)
  • James Miller – vocals (1992)
  • Donnie Raines – bass (1995–1996)
  • Shawn Williams – bass (1996–1997)
  • Juan Carlos "JC" Lopez – guitar (2004–2006)
  • Glen Calder – guitar (2006–2010)
  • Chris Andrews – bass (2006–2010)

Touring members

  • Jonathan Rej – bass (2000)
  • Sean McGuckin – bass (2006)

Timeline

Discography

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References

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  1. ^Anthony Ibarra."Engage-Stretch Arm Strong".RetrievedNovember 13,2017.
  2. ^"Stretch Arm Strong".Punknews.org.RetrievedAugust 9,2015.
  3. ^"Stretch Arm Strong".Metal Underground.RetrievedNovember 4,2020.
  4. ^abcdefAnkeny, Jason."Stretch Arm Strong - Biography".AllMusic.RetrievedNovember 4,2020.
  5. ^"Stretch Arm Strong - Rituals of Life".Discogs.RetrievedNovember 4,2020.
  6. ^"Stretch Arm Strong's new album".Lambgoat.January 8, 2001.RetrievedNovember 4,2020.
  7. ^"Stretch Arm Strong finish recording".Lambgoat.March 10, 2001.RetrievedNovember 4,2020.
  8. ^TheProblemWithFire."Stretch Arm Strong - Engage".Punknews.org.RetrievedNovember 5,2020.
  9. ^"Watch Stretch Arm Strong's New Video Online".Metal Underground.September 21, 2005.RetrievedNovember 4,2020.
  10. ^"Stretch Arm Strong perform with George Clinton".Metal Underground.September 17, 2005.RetrievedNovember 4,2020.
  11. ^"Stretch Arm Strong announces two shows".Lambgoat.November 4, 2009.RetrievedNovember 4,2020.
  12. ^wookubus (February 5, 2020)."Counterparts, Stretch Arm Strong, Defeater, Etc. Set For 2020 'Furnace Fest'".Theprp.RetrievedOctober 4,2020.
  13. ^"The Story of Stretch Arm Strong's Rituals of Life Album".noecho.net.29 August 2022.Retrieved2022-09-04.
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