Outspoken
Outspoken was formed in 1990 when longtime friends John Coyle and Mike Hart… Read Full Bio ↴Outspoken was formed in 1990 when longtime friends John Coyle and Mike Hartsfield started writing songs together John had just finished with his band Stand Alone and Mike was done with Against the Wall. They enlisted drummer Dennis Remsing and Dan Adair to play bass, with Hartsfield handling guitar duties and Coyle covering the vocals. The band quickly recorded the Survival 7" and then followed that up with the A Light In the Dark full length 12" and CD, both of which came out on the combined labels New Age and Conversion Records.

"In those days the scene was different, not better, just different," says Coyle. "There werent as many labels or bands doing what we were doing or saying the things we were saying. You could reach more people it seemed because the idea of putting out your own music seemed like something only a few people knew how to do".

Outspoken instantly found comraderie with bands such as Inside Out, Insted, Judge and Chain of Strength. The band continued writing songs with Dan Adair leaving the band, and Jae Hansel (Mean Season taking over for him on bass. Wanting to increase the power of their sound, they also added Travis Guichard (also from Mean Season). Shortly after that Outspoken went into For the Record Studios in Orange, CA. to record the CD that for many, would come to define the mid-90s hardcore sound.

The band decided to call it quits in 1994, playing a sold out show with a bunch of up and coming hardcore bands at the Ice House in Fullerton.
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Outspoken Lyrics


A Light In The Dark I've seen some change so fast it was in a…
Bitter Shovel I know you're out to fry me, but before I…
Burning Our existence seems to be looking forward. Yet we only…
Daydream I see a world where animals run free. I see…
Deeper Than Down Is something wrong with my face? 'Cause every time I look…
Elastic I stood alone, pulled a dime from my pocket and…
Farther Nobody ever told me how so completely out of control…
Feel This Everyone was there when you stood behind my back But then…
Guidance You're the one that provides in times of need You're the…
Innocent Alone. He doesn't want to face the prejudice. Afraid. While…
Judging I won't be judged by the cover Before you read the…
Lifetime She closes her eyes hoping it wasn't real. She cannot…
Loose End I never meant to be this silent But I think you…



My Turn Back when I was younger There was a time when I…
Now So pick your ass up again Now the time passes by You…
Nów So pick your ass up again Now the time passes by You…
Outside My Window Outside my window I see a world but not reality.…
Own Enemy I see myself. And the path I take. Won't make…
Reinforced I hear stories. That don't appeal to me. For some…
Revolving Deeply I scream from within that I surrender 'Cause I've bee…
Shadow I am your shadow, I am the birth of all…
Someday I′m held back, I feel repressed I see their numbers, should…
Way I Am I break down in the middle of filling you in…


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