Unbroken
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Unbroken was a hardcore punk band from San Diego, California. They were influential in the Southern California hardcore scene during the mid-to-late 1990s. The band chose the name Unbroken because they wanted to emphasize their dedication to the straight edge philosophy of drug abstinence. However, like many such bands, most of the members have since given up this belief.
The band's members were also in the groups Struggle, Swing Kids , Kill Holiday, Some Girls, Smooth Man Automatic and Over My Dead Body before, during, and after Unbroken's existence.
Guitarist Eric Allen committed suicide 3 years after the break up of the band. The band reformed soon after Eric's death for 1 show as a benefit to Eric's family.
Rob Moran until recently played in the hardcore group Some Girls and now resides in Seattle. He has more recently started a band with John Pettibone (former member of Undertow and Nineironspitfire, currently in Himsa), Ryan Murphy (former member of Undertow, Ten Yard Fight, Ensign) and Aram Arslanian (guitarist of Champion and vocalist for Betrayed). The band, The Vows, is a straight-edge band that is musically influenced by the old-school hardcore band Judge. The Vows released a CD on Indecision Records in 2006.
Rob Moran is working on a band with Dave V of Botch/Roy.
Dave Claibourne is in Stabbed By Words.
[edit] Members
- Dave Claibourn: vocals
- Eric Allen: guitar
- Steve Miller: guitar
- Rob Moran: bass
- Todd Beattie: drums
[edit] Discography
Full-length albums:
- Ritual (1993) New Age Records
- Life. Love. Regret. (1994) New Age Records
- Both recordings were re-released on one CD, Death of True Spirit (see compilations)
Compilations:
- It's Getting Tougher to Say the Right Things (collection of all singles and EPs) (2000) Indecision Records
- Death of True Spirit (2003) Indecision Records
EPs and Singles:
- You Won't Be Back 7" (1992)
- Unbroken/Groundwork split ("Final Expression"/"Set Up") 7" (1993)
- Unbroken/Abhinanda split ("Love Will Tear Us Apart") 7" (1994)
- Circa '77 ("Absentee Debate"/"Crushed on You") 7" (1995, New Age Records)
- And/Fall on Proverb 7" (1994, 31G)
Other Appearances: Lacking Mindset Compilation ("Blanket") (1993) It's For Life Compilation ("Unheard") (1992)
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