| Black Sunshine | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Hard rock |
| Years active | 2009–2014, 2019-present |
| Labels | BreakSilence Recordings |
| 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. The band was originally going to release their debut self-titled album on April 13, 2010, but it was delayed to be released on May 25, 2010.
While recuperating from surgeries related to a ski accident, extreme sports athlete Matthew Reardon took time off to recuperate and turned to songwriting. 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. The band worked with producer Bob Marlette (Filter, Lynyrd Skynyrd) on the album, with him playing instruments on several songs as well.
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.
The band toured in support of the album with Hinder and My Darkest Days throughout 2010, with their September 8, 2010 concert being streamed online.
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
- Studio albums
- Black Sunshine (2010)
References
- ^ Black Sunshine, 'Once in My Life' - New Song - Noisecreep
- ^ 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
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- Singled Out: Black Sunshine's Once In My Life (Filter/ Theory of a Deadman) - Black Sunshine News @ antiMusic.com
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- 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
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