Unashamed was a Christian

Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...

 hardcore punk

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 band that became one of the founding bands in the Spirit-filled hardcore movement. Their bold faith based lyrics center around ideas directly lifted from the Bible

Bible

The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...

 and conservative

Conservatism

Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...

 morality instead of the usual punk themes of teen angst

Angst

Angst is an English, German, Danish, Norwegian and Dutch word for fear or anxiety . It is used in English to describe an intense feeling of apprehension, anxiety or inner turmoil...

, anger

Anger

Anger is an automatic response to ill treatment. It is the way a person indicates he or she will not tolerate certain types of behaviour. It is a feedback mechanism in which an unpleasant stimulus is met with an unpleasant response....

, and pain

Pain

Pain is an unpleasant sensation often caused by intense or damaging stimuli such as stubbing a toe, burning a finger, putting iodine on a cut, and bumping the "funny bone."...

. Their music was more in the vein of East Coast

East Coast of the United States

The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...

 hardcore and metalcore

Metalcore

Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...

, such as Warzone

Warzone (band)

Warzone was an American hardcore punk band formed on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1982. The band helped develop the New York hardcore sound, the hardcore skinhead style and the youth crew subgenre...

 and 25 ta Life

25 ta Life

25 ta Life is an American band from New York City, originally formed in Queens, N.Y. in mid-1991.- History :The band was started by Frank Smarra and Harry Minas in Astoria, Queens, N.Y., they were soon joined by Fred Mesk and together wrote most of the material that would be on their early...

. They released two albums on Tooth and Nail Records.

Discography

• Silence (1994)
• "Helpless Amongst Friends Vol. 1 (1995)
• Reflection (1996)

Other projects

Jeff Jacquay - Never Alone, Resolve, Rainy Days (Alarma), Open-Field System, Tetzel Would be Proud, Solo (www.myspace.com/jeffjacquaymusic)

Dan McManigal - Mend

Jason Carson - Saved, The O.C. Supertones (Tooth and Nail)

Matt Hernandez - The Dingees (Tooth and Nail)

Bobby Canaday - Lusk Clothing

Shane Sowers - Winner

Press

1995 Interview with Jeff Jacquay

2007 Interview with Jeff Jacquay

External links

• My Space Tribute Page
• Jeff Jacquay Solo Music