Stavesacre
Stavesacre is a Southern California-based rock band that, despite some key … Read Full Bio ↴Stavesacre is a Southern California-based rock band that, despite some key lineup changes and the vagaries of the music business, has endured for more than a decade. The band's first three albums sold a combined 90,000 copies, and has often been referred to by industry insiders as "the best band you've never heard of."
Stavesacre debuted in 1996 with the album Friction. The band's tough, hard rock sound and the very strong, distinctive voice and lyrical work of vocalist Mark Salomon immediately gained Stavesacre a very strong and devoted following. The band continued on with two more exceptionally well-received studio albums, Absolutes and Speakeasy, on Seattle-based Tooth & Nail Records. During this period of time the group was associated with the edgier side of the contemporary Christian music scene. But dissatisfaction with what the band saw as hypocrisy in that industry led to a well-publicized break from the scene in 2000. Stavesacre released a split EP with Denison Marrs in 2001 on Velvet Blue Music which featured three new songs and then released Collective, a retrospective best-of/outtakes collection, to complete their contract with Tooth & Nail.
In 2002 Stavesacre signed with the independent Nitro Records and released (stāvz'ā'kər), with producer David Bianco at the helm. The band's first three albums were produced by Bryan Carlstrom. Many fans were averse to the change in production values, and opinion was split regarding the band's shift to a more melodic, less aggressive sound, marking (stāvz'ā'kər) as a somewhat polarized release. Regardless, the change did little to bring Stavesacre into the mainstream limelight. The band then sought release from their contract, and went fully independent. 2002 saw the release of a live DVD of a show recorded in Dallas, Texas as well as the limited-edition four-song Bull Takes Fighter EP, which many dedicated fans hailed as a slight return to form but which was not widely known about.
In 2005 the band signed with Abacus Recordings, an imprint of Century Media Records, and recorded its fifth full-length studio album in Los Angeles with producer Matt Hyde. Titled How To Live With A Curse, it was released on April 18th, 2006. While, again, the album was seen by many of the remaining fans as a strong and triumphant return to the scene, it seemed that Stavesacre's luck had run out; the album failed to gain back much of the limelight in which the band had played during the 90s, and in early 2007 they announced on their Myspace blog that the band was finished.
However, Stavesacre would return to the studio with original guitarist Jeff Bellew (praised for the harder sound of Stavesacre's first two albums) to record the EP Against the Silence (released in 2013) and the independent album MCMXCV (released in 2017).
The name "Stavesacre" is derived from the stavesacre plant, which is poisonous and used as a parasiticide. Its seeds are known to induce vomiting.
Official Site: http://www.stavesacre.com
Stavesacre debuted in 1996 with the album Friction. The band's tough, hard rock sound and the very strong, distinctive voice and lyrical work of vocalist Mark Salomon immediately gained Stavesacre a very strong and devoted following. The band continued on with two more exceptionally well-received studio albums, Absolutes and Speakeasy, on Seattle-based Tooth & Nail Records. During this period of time the group was associated with the edgier side of the contemporary Christian music scene. But dissatisfaction with what the band saw as hypocrisy in that industry led to a well-publicized break from the scene in 2000. Stavesacre released a split EP with Denison Marrs in 2001 on Velvet Blue Music which featured three new songs and then released Collective, a retrospective best-of/outtakes collection, to complete their contract with Tooth & Nail.
In 2002 Stavesacre signed with the independent Nitro Records and released (stāvz'ā'kər), with producer David Bianco at the helm. The band's first three albums were produced by Bryan Carlstrom. Many fans were averse to the change in production values, and opinion was split regarding the band's shift to a more melodic, less aggressive sound, marking (stāvz'ā'kər) as a somewhat polarized release. Regardless, the change did little to bring Stavesacre into the mainstream limelight. The band then sought release from their contract, and went fully independent. 2002 saw the release of a live DVD of a show recorded in Dallas, Texas as well as the limited-edition four-song Bull Takes Fighter EP, which many dedicated fans hailed as a slight return to form but which was not widely known about.
In 2005 the band signed with Abacus Recordings, an imprint of Century Media Records, and recorded its fifth full-length studio album in Los Angeles with producer Matt Hyde. Titled How To Live With A Curse, it was released on April 18th, 2006. While, again, the album was seen by many of the remaining fans as a strong and triumphant return to the scene, it seemed that Stavesacre's luck had run out; the album failed to gain back much of the limelight in which the band had played during the 90s, and in early 2007 they announced on their Myspace blog that the band was finished.
However, Stavesacre would return to the studio with original guitarist Jeff Bellew (praised for the harder sound of Stavesacre's first two albums) to record the EP Against the Silence (released in 2013) and the independent album MCMXCV (released in 2017).
The name "Stavesacre" is derived from the stavesacre plant, which is poisonous and used as a parasiticide. Its seeds are known to induce vomiting.
Official Site: http://www.stavesacre.com
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Stavesacre Lyrics
... The Band Played On (Against the Silence, Part II) In the begining i was only sure of, of my…
A Place Where I Can Breathe I only wanted such a little thing Only simplicity And now th…
A Reason to Believe (Chorus) I'm not looking for a reason to believe I…
Acquiesce Even now your eyes are courting sleep I'll stay by your…
Against The Silence Someone put a brick through a window Someone yell "Fire!" in…
Alice Wishlist A single shining tear Somehow finds a way out From behind a…
An Eclipsing These lights...this city Under their waves my mind begins t…
Anna Thema Spine of silk and eggshell thin Pity the bleeder, bruised…
At The Moment With a sigh I greet the day I feel the…
Blind Hope A room, thick with wine And all of the sadness of a…
Bull Takes Fighter We've been going round and round you've played to the…
Burning Clean When this fleeting limelight fades And we're alone again …
Colt .45 thought about what you said and i'm not sorry for a…
Devil Another awkward moment passes Catering to questions asked b…
Disquiet Deep inside the folds of a carefully constructed tomb This …
El Mariachi these lights...this city under their waves my mind begins …
Fascination Street It's opening time down on Fascination Street So let's cut…
Fear and Love In the smallest of hours a thought pulled me out…
Freefall Sleepless eyes open wide Before heaven I stand again If ther…
Gold And Silver You slipped from my arms I knew you had to go Such…
Grace When I was a mountain, strong with stone, silver and…
Handful of Words I heard a handful of words that could unravel the…
If Not Now I guess they finally turned you I heard it in your…
Inclusive Like a favorite slave, who's learned to hide behind the…
Island This for all the things too hard to say You…
Keep Waiting I was far away from here, felt like a million…
Kill My Darlings Kill the lights Sever all lines Lock the doors from…
Loader Shed this wineskin, de-contain Break this strain This chai…
Lost Days The brutal force of time is never at rest And…
Minute Man I have to be ready, Said the minuteman, One mind when I…
Next Age Your steady stream of throwaway words has flooded this alr…
Night Town tonight it could be the end it could be the end of…
Rivers Underneath Somehow stumbled my way home, stood inside the doorway Stari…
Sad Parade I see you working Can't say I'm surprised - This is not…
Sand Dollar The sun, the air, the faithful crashing of waves Carefree co…
Sean We were away, and you'd been waiting But got caught…
Shiv I'm crawling out of my skin I hope I get under…
Side-Stage Syndrome Everything has changed and rearranged, it's true Ain't nobo…
St. Eriksplan Last straw fell silently in still needles and empty dreams N…
St. Eriksplan Pt. 2 And no one knows the words I've spoken, the paths…
Stars & Clouds sunlight... such a beautiful day to say good-bye we …
Stavesacre You slipped from my arms, I knew you had to…
Suffocate Me in anxiousness i'm twisting drift into restlessness this p…
Sundown Motel I watch you bend beneath the waves, And it seems heavier…
Teeth Like Knives You're stretched out at the head of the table Ate the…
The Dash On My Headstone I've got that trigger on my finger Not just 'cause I…
The Sad Parade I see you working Can't say I'm surprised - This is not…
The Trouble with Being Born I broke it And I've never felt so high So…
The Two Heavens A careless leper Too comfortable In his own world To notice …
This Love Through the night and through the storm Searching for any si…
This Madness What was his name? What did he drag you through? What did…
Threshold go ahead raise your fist revel in your mire and…
Time Honored Tradition The usual mourners attend eager to pay their last respects…
Tranewreck tried to set me up (not that i deny my…
Two Heavens The A careless leper Too comfortable In his own world To notice …
We Say Never been one to follow the process Never needed more…
We'll Sort this out Right Now Blindsided by the harshest of truths The cruelest of cruel…
Why Good People Suffer I tell you what I want to never more than what…
Witch Trial Waiting for the ax to come falling Bracing for the stones…
Wither The pain will come With the morning sun Will the night bet…
Wither/Ascend The pain will come With the morning sun Will the…
World To Wait Window gazing, outside in. At some elusive american myth I…
Yes Couples gather on the street, No way they notice me. But I…
You Know How It Is It's been too safe It's been too safe for too…
Zzyzx Near the gateway to Mojave I saw a place Both beautiful an…
Zzyzx Scarecrow Near the gateway to Mojave I saw a place Both beautiful and…