Clear was a vegan straight edge

Straight edge

Straight edge is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs. It was a direct reaction to the sexual revolution, hedonism, and excess associated with punk rock. For some, this extends to not engaging in promiscuous sex, following a...

 hardcore group from Utah in the mid-late 90s, known for its heavy metallic hardcore sound, similar to Culture

Culture (US band)

Culture was a Florida-based vegan/straight edge hardcore band. They formed in 1992, and lasted until 1998, when Damien Moyal merged the remaining members into the second incarnation of As Friends Rust.-History:...

 and Morning Again

Morning Again

Morning Again was a hardcore band from Florida. They were known for their extreme metallic hardcore sound as well as for their straight edge, vegan and anti-government ideas. The band...

. The band broke up in 2000, and has made only one reunion show since, on February 16, 2007. Mick Morris went on to Eighteen Visions

Eighteen Visions

Eighteen Visions was an American metalcore band from Orange County, California, United States. Formed in October of 1995, the group was one of the first practitioners involved in the metalcore genre...

, and other members to The Kill. Sean and Mick both went to Decontaminate.

Discography

• The Sickness Must End - Life Sentence Records
  Life Sentence Records
  Life Sentence Records was a metalcore-based record label that focused on straight edge releases.-Catalog:- Featured Bands :* Aftershock* Spearing Jocasta* Clear* Deadwait* Decontaminate* Eighteen Visions* Excessive Force* Focal Point...
  
   (1996)
• Deeper Than Blood - Stillborn Records
  Stillborn Records
  Stillborn Records is an American-based independent record label, founded by Jamey Jasta of the band Hatebreed. Stillborn Records has released a variety of bands, mainly focused in the genres of metal and hardcore....
  
  (1999)

External links

• Interview with Clear