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Website
  
facebook.com/TheBlamed

Active until
  
2003

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Years active
  
1994 (1994)–2003 (2003), 2012, 2016-present

Associated acts
  
Left Out, The Crucified, Stavesacre, Blenderhead, Six Feet Deep, The Satire, Big Mess, The Wiitala Brothers, October Bird Of Death, 2Minute Minor.

Members
  
Bryan Gray (Guitar/Vocals) + Jim Chaffin (Drums) + Wiley Willis (Vocals) + Jeff Locke (Guitar/Vocals) + Sid Duffour (Bass/Vocals)

Past members
  
Christopher Wittala John Hansen Matt Switaj Trevor Wittala Jeremy Moffet

Origin
  
California, United States (1994)

Albums
  
Frail, Isolated Incident, Give Us Barabbas, Forever, 21, Germany, ...Again, Give Us Barrabbas

Genres
  
Christian hardcore, Christian punk, Emo, Hardcore punk, Punk rock, Indie rock

Record labels
  
Tooth & Nail Records, Grrr Records, Burnt Toast Vinyl

Similar
  
The Crucified, Jim Chaffin, Stavesacre, Crashdog, Blenderhead

The blamed at this moment


The Blamed is an American Christian hardcore and Christian punk band, and they primarily played hardcore punk, pop punk, punk rock, and emo music. They come from both the states of California and Illinois. The band started making music, in 1994, and disbanded, in 2003, while their members were during their tenure as a band; Bryan Gray, Christopher Wittala, Jeff Locke, Jim Chaffin, John Hansen, Matt Switaj, and Trevor Wittala. They released three albums, with Tooth & Nail Records, 21 in 1996, Frail in 1996, and Give Us Barabbas in 2002. The band release four albums, with Grrr Records, ...Again in 1998, Forever in 1999, Germany in 2000, and Isolated Incident in 2001. Working on a New EP to be released in 2017.

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Background

The Blamed was a Christian hardcore and Christian punk band from both states of California and Illinois. Their members were during their tenure Brian Gray, Christopher Wittala, Jeff Locke, Jim Chaffin, John Hansen, Matt Switaj, and Trevor Wittala.

Music history

The band commenced as a musical entity in 1994, with their first release, 21, a studio album, coming out on May 29, 1996, from Tooth & Nail Records. Their second album, Frail, was released on June 7, 1996, again by Tooth & Nail Records. The group released, ...Again, in 1998, with Grrr Records. The subsequent album, Forever, was released by Grrr Records, on January 1, 1999. Their third album, with Grrr Records, Germany, was released, in 2000. The last album, with Grrr Records, Isolated Incident, was released on January 1, 2001. They signed back with Tooth & Nail, where they released their final album, Give Us Barabbas, on June 7, 2002. The band is reuniting in 2016 at Audio Feed Festival.

Members

Members
  • Bryan Gray - Guitar (1994-2003, 2012, 2016-present) (ex-Blenderhead, ex-Rocks in Pink Cement), The Satire
  • Christopher Wittala - Bass (The Wittala Brothers)
  • Jeff Locke - Guitar
  • Jim Chaffin - Drums (1994-1999, 2012, 2016-present) (Deliverance, The Crucified)
  • John Hansen - Bass
  • Matt Switaj - Vocals, Guitar
  • Trevor Wittala - Drums (The Wittala Brothers)
  • Jeremy Moffet - Vocals (ex-Stavesacre)
  • Gary Ottosi - Bass
  • Aaron Bradford
  • Wiley Willis - Vocals (2016-Present) October Bird Of Death, 2Minute Minor
  • Sid Duffour - Bass (2012, 2016-present) Headnoise, Brick Assassin, The Satire, October Bird Of Death.
  • Discography

    Studio albums
  • 21 (1994, Tooth & Nail)
  • Frail (1996, Tooth & Nail)
  • ...Again (1998, Grrr)
  • Forever (1999, Grrr)
  • Germany (2000, Grrr)
  • Isolated Incident (2001, Grrr)
  • Give Us Barabbas (2002, Tooth & Nail)
  • Songs

    At Least We Have Each OtherIsolated Incident · 2001
    Feeding the IgnorantFrail · 1996
    Guy in a Suit and the PopeFrail · 1996

    References

    The Blamed Wikipedia