Active until 1986 | ||
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Years active 1983-1986, 2004, 2008, 2011 Labels Social Crisis RecordsF-King Records Associated acts Alice in ChainsComes with the FallMadflyNo Walls Past members Randy DuTeauWilliam DuVallDanny LankfordJimmy Demer Albums Neon Christ 7”, A Seven Inch Two Times, Neon Christ Genres Powerviolence, Hardcore punk Similar No Walls, Alice In Chains, Comes with the Fall, Spys4Darwin, Sleze | ||
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History
Pioneers of powerviolence, the band was formed in 1983 by Randy DuTeau (vocals), William DuVall (guitar), Danny Lankford (bass guitar), and Jimmy Demer (drums). For a brief spell in 1985, they added a second guitarist named Shawn Devine. The band recorded and released two EPs, Parental Suppression and The Knife That Cuts So Deep, but only the former was a stand-alone; the latter was the second disc of a double 7" release that came out in 1990, four years after the band broke up. The song "Ashes to Ashes" was included as the third track on the International P.E.A.C.E. Benefit Compilation, a 1984 double album, released on R Radical Records, featuring 55 hardcore punk acts from around the world. They toured throughout the Atlanta area, playing alongside other notable acts such as Corrosion of Conformity and Dead Kennedys. The band played one final show in February 1986 before going their separate ways for the next two decades.
Neon Christ reunited for a one-time show on February 2, 2008 in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The reception that they got inspired them to work with director Edgar Johnson on creating a documentary film called All Alone Together: Neon Christ and Atlanta Hardcore.
William DuVall said of the project:
Songs
Draft SongA Seven Inch Two Times · 1990
Parental SuppressionA Seven Inch Two Times · 1990
We Mean BusinessNeon Christ · 1984