Black Sunshine (band)
Black Sunshine | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Hard rock[1][2] |
| Years active | 2009–2014, 2019-present |
| Labels | BreakSilence Recordings[2] |
| Past members | Matt Reardon Charles Lee Christopher Serafini Matt 'Toast' Young |
Black Sunshine is a band formed and fronted by extreme sports athlete Matt Reardon and former Loser band bass guitarist Charles Lee Salvaggio.[3] The band was originally going to release their debut self-titled album on April 13, 2010,[1] but it was delayed to be released on May 25, 2010.[4]
While recuperating from surgeries related to a ski accident, extreme sports athlete Matthew Reardon took time off to recuperate and turned to songwriting.[5] Deciding to form a band to complete the sound of these songs, guitarist John 5 introduced Reardon to his previous band-mate from Loser, guitarist Charles Lee. Lee, along with bassist Christopher Serafini and drummer Matt 'Toast' Young, came together to complete the band.[1] The band worked with producer Bob Marlette (Filter, Lynyrd Skynyrd[6]) on the album, with him playing instruments on several songs as well.[7][8][9]
The album produced one single "Once In My Life", which cracked the Active Rock Top 40, higher than singles from bands such as Nickelback and Atreyu and hit #31 on the Mainstream Rock chart.[10]
The band toured in support of the album with Hinder and My Darkest Days[11] throughout 2010, with their September 8, 2010 concert being streamed online.[12]
In 2018, the band reformed with new members Jave Patterson on bass/vocals and "Mad" Mike Reynolds on lead guitar. While no new music has been officially released, a live performance was posted to YouTube in February 2020, when the band opened for Alter Bridge in Lake Tahoe.
Discography
[edit]- Studio albums
- Black Sunshine (2010)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Black Sunshine, 'Once in My Life' - New Song - Noisecreep
- ^ a b Black Sunshine - Black Sunshine Review - DecoyMusic.com Archived September 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Review of "Black Sunshine" by Black Sunshine | Alternative Addiction - Get Addicted First Archived January 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Black Sunshine Debut Delayed - TuneLab Music – Everything Rock". Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ^ "Album Stream: Black Sunshine | TuneLab Music - Everything Rock". Archived from the original on 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
- ^ "Blistering.com Review: Black Sunshine - Black Sunshine". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
- ^ Singled Out: Black Sunshine's Once In My Life (Filter/ Theory of a Deadman) - Black Sunshine News @ antiMusic.com
- ^ Singled Out: Black Sunshine's Burn to Shine (Filter/ Theory of a Deadman) ::Black Sunshine News ::antiMusic.com
- ^ Singled Out: Black Sunshine's Tears (Filter/ Theory of a Deadman) - Black Sunshine News @ antiMusic.com
- ^ Black Sunshine An Active Hit - Black Sunshine News @ antiMusic.com
- ^ Black Sunshine Announce Tour Dates With Hinder & My Darkest Days - Hardcore/Emo/Metal Music news and tour dates, record release dates
- ^ "Hinder to Stream Concert | TuneLab Music - Everything Rock". Archived from the original on 2010-09-11. Retrieved 2011-03-23.