The Lead
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The Lead was an American
Christian punk
band from Florida
, formed in 1984. They were Julio Rey (vocals, songwriting, and guitar), Robbie Christie (drums, songwriting, and vocals), and Nina Llopis (bass, vocals and songwriting). Andy Coyle joined the band on guitar between 1989 and 1991.
The Lead helped pioneer Christian punk music. They were one of the first bands to break the mold of the traditional, Christian music of the early 1980s. Their sound was heavily influenced by the punk rock
scene in Southern California
. In the 1980s they recorded prolifically, played three Cornerstone Festival
s and briefly toured the eastern half of the U.S. three times. Their style of music changed as the years passed, starting from a base of pure punk into hardcore and then finally crossing over into thrash.
The bands they played with, either as openers or headliners, included Suicidal Tendencies
, DRI
, MDC
, Marginal Man
, Cynic, Bloodgood
, the Crucified
, Believer, Whitecross
, One Bad Pig
, Deliverance
, Vengeance Rising
, and Crashdog
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Christian punk
Christian punk
Christian punk is a form of Christian music and a subgenre of punk rock with some degree of Christian lyrical content. Much disagreement persists about the boundaries of the subgenre, and the extent that their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies among bands...
band from Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, formed in 1984. They were Julio Rey (vocals, songwriting, and guitar), Robbie Christie (drums, songwriting, and vocals), and Nina Llopis (bass, vocals and songwriting). Andy Coyle joined the band on guitar between 1989 and 1991.
The Lead helped pioneer Christian punk music. They were one of the first bands to break the mold of the traditional, Christian music of the early 1980s. Their sound was heavily influenced by the punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
scene in Southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
. In the 1980s they recorded prolifically, played three Cornerstone Festival
Cornerstone Festival
Cornerstone Festival is a Christian music festival put on by Jesus People USA and held annually around the 4th of July near Bushnell, Illinois. In a given year, many artists that play at Cornerstone also play at other events such as Creation Festival and mainstream festivals and tours such as the...
s and briefly toured the eastern half of the U.S. three times. Their style of music changed as the years passed, starting from a base of pure punk into hardcore and then finally crossing over into thrash.
The bands they played with, either as openers or headliners, included Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies is a U.S. crossover thrash band founded in 1981 in Venice, Los Angeles, California by Mike Muir, its leader and only permanent member. The band is sometimes credited as one of "the fathers of crossover thrash"...
, DRI
DRI
-Business:* Darden Restaurants, Inc., NYSE stock symbol* Digital Research Inc, first large software company in the business for microcomputers* Data Resources Inc., a former distributor of economic data, now part of IHS Global Insight-Government:...
, MDC
MDC (band)
MDC is an American hardcore punk band formed in Austin, Texas in 1979. The band were subsequently based in San Francisco, California, and are currently based in Portland, Oregon. MDC originally formed as The Stains before changing their name...
, Marginal Man
Marginal Man
Marginal Man was a punk band that emerged in the Washington, D.C. hardcore scene in 1983. Steve Polcari, Pete Murray, and Mike Manos all had played earlier in Artificial Peace, a band which appears on Dischord Records' important Flex Your Head compilation, an essential document of the 1980s D.C....
, Cynic, Bloodgood
Bloodgood
Bloodgood is a Christian metal band from Seattle, Washington. Originally formed in 1984 and by 1988 represented one of the four largest Christian metal bands alongside Barren Cross, Whitecross, and Leviticus....
, the Crucified
The Crucified
The Crucified is an American Christian crossover thrash metal band from Fresno, California that formed in 1984. Its lineup is vocalist Mark Salomon, guitarist Greg Minier, bassist Jeff Bellew, and drummer Jim Chaffin. The Crucified released two studio albums and three demos...
, Believer, Whitecross
Whitecross
Whitecross is a Christian metal band that formed in 1985 in Waukegan, IL releasing their first recording in the year 1987. Their early albums, which often invite comparisons to Ratt, are laced with fast, technical guitar work. In 1994, bandleader, primary songwriter and producer Rex Carroll split...
, One Bad Pig
One Bad Pig
One Bad Pig is a Christian punk and metal crossover band from Austin, Texas which formed in 1985. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music describes them as "Quite possibly the most popular hard-punk act ever to arise within the Christian music scene." They were known for their mischief and...
, Deliverance
Deliverance
Deliverance is a 1972 American thriller film produced and directed by John Boorman. Principal cast members include Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox and Ned Beatty in his film debut. The film is based on a 1970 novel of the same name by American author James Dickey, who has a small role in the...
, Vengeance Rising
Vengeance Rising
Vengeance Rising is an American Christian thrash metal band from Los Angeles, CA. Fronted by vocalist Roger Martinez, they originally formed as Vengeance in 1987, but changed their name in 1989 to avoid conflict with another band from the Netherlands...
, and Crashdog
Crashdog
Crashdog was one of the first Christian punk bands and was active primarily in the early 1990s. Most of their albums were released by Grrr recordS, which has also been home to Headnoise, Resurrection Band, and Glenn Kaiser, among others....
.
Discography
- Hardcore For JesusHardcore For JesusHardcore For Jesus is a 2006 compilation album by The Lead, comprising all of their e.p.s and albums on 2 CDs. The entire project was digitally remastered and includes exclusive liner notes and photos.- Track listing :CD 1#It’s Thru You#Better Off...
(2006) Retroactive Records - Burn This RecordBurn This Record- Track listing :#Change The World #Boring World #Suicide Is A Lie #Internal Pain #Hope You Stay Alive #Oh No! Not Again #To The Ends Of The Earth #Losers #Who’s The Victim...
(1989) R.E.X. Music - The Past BehindThe Past BehindThe Past Behind is a 1987 album by The Lead. In 1988, the band completely re-recorded the albumand released it on R.E.X. Records with a new cover.- Track listing :#Abomination #National Pride #He Won’t Take A Joke #No Religion...
(new recording) (1988) R.E.X. Music - The Past Behind (1987) Three Equals One
- AutomolochAutomolochAutomoloch is a 1986 album by The Lead.- Track listing :#No One’s An Atheist #XB #Sick Of This #You Don’t Need Him #Calling Out To You #Alienated - Credits :*Nina Llopis : bass, vocals...
(1986) Three Equals One - Return FireReturn Fire (The Lead album)Return Fire is a 1986 album by The Lead.- Track listing :Side One#You Don’t Know #Kill Satan #It’s Thru You #The Law Of Love #Throwaway #Second Chance #Lead You To Repent...
(1986) Three Equals One - The LeadThe Lead e.p.The Lead is a 1985 e.p. by The Lead.- Track listing :Side One#It’s Thru You #Better Off Side Two#Get Out Of My Face #Question What Authority? - Credits :*Nina Llopis : bass, vocals*Julio Rey: guitar, vocals...
(1985) Three Equals One
External links
- The Lead at Myspace and Last.fm
- Julio Rey - Official site
- Nina Llopis - Official site