Blast (American band)

This article is about the band BL'AST!. For American Broadway musical, see Blast! (musical). For other uses, see Blast (disambiguation).

Bl'ast!
Origin	Santa Cruz, California
Genres	Hardcore, Rock, punk
Labels	SST, Green World, Southern Lord, Rise Records
Website	blastofficial.com
Members	Clifford Dinsmore Mike Neider Nick Oliveri Joey Castillo
Past members	Bill Torgerson Dave Cooper William DuVall John Shuler Ron Isa Steve Borek Hoss Wright

Blast (stylized as Bl'ast!) is a band formed in 1983 in Santa Cruz, California.

History

Blast released their first album, The Power of Expression, in 1986. They recorded the album three times before releasing it. They first were signed by Green World Records.. Blast caught the attention of SST Records, who signed them or their next release, 1987's It's in My Blood. That same year, a 7-inch was released, including a cover of Alice Cooper's "School's Out". They also were releasing new music on Santa Cruz Skateboard videos. SST and Santa Cruz Skateboards began shared videos and merchandise bridged by Blast as Neider had worked for the skateboard company for many years. The band's third release for SST was Take the Manic Ride, released in 1989.

In the 90s Blast took a break. Neider and Torgerson began Blackout, releasing one 7-inch under that name, and then LAB, who put out a 7-inch EP and a four-song CD and continued into the late 1990s, playing many shows with Fu Manchu. Former Kyuss and Fu Manchu drummer Brant Bjork moved to Santa Cruz to briefly join LAB before joining up with Fu Manchu. In 2001, Blast reunited for shows on the West Coast of the United States.

On September 3, 2013 Southern Lord and Dave Grohl released a remixed and remastered version of It's in My Blood, entitled Blood! Following that release, original vocalist Clifford Dinsmore and guitarist Mike Neider recruited bassist Chuck Dukowski and drummer Dave Grohl to a new Blast EP for those who've graced the fire to be released on Rise Records. Mike Neider & Clifford Dinsmore have recruited bassist Nick Oliveri and drummer Joey Castillo to a new Blast lineup, with plans to tour and record new material.

Albums

• The Power of Expression (1986)
• It's in My Blood (1987)
• Take The Manic Ride (1989)
• Blood! (2013)
• The Expression of Power (2014)
• For Those Whov'e Graced the Fire (2015)

External links

Official website