Bleach

Bleach was a Nashville-based Christian rock band that formed at Kentucky Christian University, in Grayson, Kentucky. Formed in 1995, Bleach originally went by the name Muffin. They disbanded in 2004.

In 1997 Bleach earned a Dove Award in the category of Modern Rock Recorded Song of the Year for their song "Epidermis Girl", which was released on their debut album Space. The follow-up album, Static, reached #22 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.^[1]

In 2003 the members of Bleach announced that they were going to disband. After the announcement, the band said goodbye to their fans in the form of a farewell tour, which was followed by the final album Farewell Old Friends. Bleach's "last show" was performed on August 29, 2004, in Nashville, Tennessee, but on March 13, 2005, Bleach performed a reunion show to benefit the Aaron Marrs Memorial Fund. They also performed a reunion show at The O.C. Supertones's last show, which was held at Biola University on October 7, 2005.

Bleach's sound was often compared to Weezer or what is sometimes referred to as alternative or geek rock.

Bleach music is featured in the Christian video game Dance Praise. The songs "Heartbeat", "Rock N Roll", "Static", and "Super Good Feeling" are included with the game. The song "Heartbeat" is also used in the movie "Extreme Days" and in its accompanying soundtrack.

Davy Baysinger and Jared Byers both have a side project band named Royal Empire Music. They have made songs for a compilation CD series called My Other Band for Mono vs. Stereo records. Russ Fox is now playing guitar in the rock band The Red Velvet and runs Huntington's Broadmoor Recording Studio.

Members

• Dave Baysinger – lead vocals (1995–2004)
• Sam Barnhart – guitar, vocals (1995–2004)
• Bradley Ford – keyboard, guitar (1995–1999)
• Milam Byers – lead guitar (2000–2004)
• Matt Gingerich – drums (1995–2000)
• Jared Byers – drums (2000–2004)
• Todd Kirby – bass (1995–1999)
• Russ Fox – bass, guitar (1999–2000)
• Jerry Morrison – bass (2000–2004)

Discography

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