Drug Church is an American post-hardcore band from

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, United States. The band has released four albums, as well as several EPs.

History

Drug Church started as a side project for singer Patrick Kindlon of

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. After having released a three-song demo online in 2011, the band got signed by

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by the beginning of 2012. Drug Church then signed to

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in 2018 who released their album, "Cheer". The band's fourth album "Hygiene" was announced on November 10, 2021 with the release of the singles "Miles of Fun" and "Detective Lieutenant", and was released on March 11, 2022 through

Lyrical and musical style

Musically the band mixes hardcore punk in the style of bands like Black Flag with

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and grunge elements to create their

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/ post-hardcore sound. The lyrics to their songs focus mostly on social matters and tend to be dark and/or satirical. In a Q&A Session on the website of his other project Self Defense Family, Kindlon has stated that he has no pre-written lyrics for his bands and rather writes the songs' lyrics while in the studio:

Completely different people write the instrument portion of the music. Leads to a very different feel, so, very different lyrics. Also, I write everything in the studio. So, there’s no bank of lyrics I pull from. This is made to order, not buffet.

Members

Current members

* Nick Cogan – guitar (2011-present) * Cory Galusha – guitar (2011-present) * Patrick Kindlon – vocals (2011-present) * Chris Villeneuve – drums (2011-present) * Patrick Wynne – bass (2011-present)

Discography

Studio albums

EPs and other

References

{{Drug Church Hardcore punk groups from New York (state) Musical groups from Albany, New York No Sleep Records artists Pure Noise Records artists