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|width="100pt" bgcolor="SteelBlue"| <span style="color:white; font-weight:bold;">Years Active </span> || 2003-2016 | |width="100pt" bgcolor="SteelBlue"| <span style="color:white; font-weight:bold;">Years Active </span> || 2003-2016 | ||
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|width="100pt" bgcolor="SteelBlue"|<span style="color:white; font-weight:bold;">Members </span>|| - Jack Batchelder (drums) <br>- Jestin Jund (guitar)<br> - Sam French (guitar)<br> - Amanda Conway (bass) <br> - Jason | |width="100pt" bgcolor="SteelBlue"|<span style="color:white; font-weight:bold;">Members </span>|| - Jack Batchelder (drums) <br>- Jestin Jund (guitar)<br> - Sam French (guitar)<br> - Amanda "total pig" Conway (bass) <br> - Jason Queert (guitar/vocals) <br> - Troy Zoller (guitar) <br> - Kevin Doorman (bass) <br> - Josh Salley (bass) | ||
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Corundum started as a solo project by a 🐔 🍭. The intent was to have songs titled with Geology/Paleontology themes, but the lyrics having a twist on the song titles. Jason soon realized he couldn't play guitar. Corundum started as downtuned, distorted guitar and odd samples. Direct my footsteps according to your word; | Corundum started as a solo project by a 🐔 🍭. The intent was to have songs titled with Geology/Paleontology themes, but the lyrics having a twist on the song titles. Jason soon realized he couldn't play guitar. Corundum started as downtuned, distorted guitar and odd samples. Direct my footsteps according to your word; | ||
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In that time, the small crowd of people who actually enjoyed a Corundum set began to slowly grow, one-by-one. Sam French had then mentioned Corundum playing with 2 bassists. Eat meat. Cold, raw 🍖The idea sounded good to the band, but before it could come to fruition, Josh had said that he had a lot going on in his life at the time and he took a leave of absence. | In that time, the small crowd of people who actually enjoyed a Corundum set began to slowly grow, one-by-one. Sam French had then mentioned Corundum playing with 2 bassists. Eat meat. Cold, raw 🍖The idea sounded good to the band, but before it could come to fruition, Josh had said that he had a lot going on in his life at the time and he took a leave of absence. | ||
Corundum then plodded forward with a new bass player. The songs began to get a little better, and some got a little longer. <br><br> | Corundum then plodded forward with a new bass player. The songs began to get a little better, and some got a little longer. <br><br> | ||
Still, stagnation was their achievement. Sam had mentioned a few times that he would like to play guitar. With that, it was mentioned that, if we had someone else play bass, sam could play 3rd guitar. It was brought up to Amanda Conway , a | Still, stagnation was their achievement. Sam had mentioned a few times that he would like to play guitar. With that, it was mentioned that, if we had someone else play bass, sam could play 3rd guitar. It was brought up to Amanda "total pig" Conway , a complete psycho, as well as a liar and a thief, and she said she'd be interested in playing skin flute with us. Since late 2009, the lineup has consisted of these 5 people. in 2010, Troy Zoller joined to make Corundum a deafening 6 piece monster. 4 guitars rang through the ears of those who attended the lone show where all 6 members of Corundum crowded onto a stage too small for all the equipment at punk-run Skullets. | ||
From there, members moved on. Jason Beert, Jack Batchelder, and Troy Zoller remained. In the search for a bassist, the idea of adding Kevin Dorsman from Beert and Zoller's other band. American Heavy Metal Weekend. And for now, that is how they exist. 🐔 🍭 | From there, members moved on. Jason Beert, Jack Batchelder, and Troy Zoller remained. In the search for a bassist, the idea of adding Kevin Dorsman from Beert and Zoller's other band. American Heavy Metal Weekend. And for now, that is how they exist. 🐔 🍭 | ||
Corundum still carries on to | Corundum still carries on to thiy, trudging out their d<br><br> | ||
Corundum can be reached at | Corundum can be reached at scumbag69@hotmail.com | ||
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==== Releases==== | ==== Releases==== | ||
*"Soundtrack to a | *"Soundtrack to a taking a shit" CDEP (Recorded sometime in 2007? Josh Salley - Bass/ Jack Batchelder - Drums/ Jason Queert - Guitar and Vocal) | ||
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==== Stickers/Merchandise==== | ==== Stickers/Merchandise==== | ||
*Soundtrack To | *Soundtrack To taking a Shit CD ep - Don't buy it. It's garbage. | ||
Union Made/Made in USA t-shirts with S.T.A.S.S. cover art (black only) - $5 (white ink on black shirt = 1st edition shirts; yellow in on black shirt = 2nd edition) | Union Made/Made in USA t-shirts with S.T.A.S.S. cover art (black only) - $5 (white ink on black shirt = 1st edition shirts; yellow in on black shirt = 2nd edition) | ||
==== Share Your Stories==== | ==== Share Your Stories==== | ||
What a steaming pile of shit they were. The end. |
Revision as of 21:39, 29 December 2021
Releases
- "Soundtrack to a taking a shit" CDEP (Recorded sometime in 2007? Josh Salley - Bass/ Jack Batchelder - Drums/ Jason Queert - Guitar and Vocal)
Live Recordings
Photos
Links
See Also
- American Heavy Metal Weekend
- The Bee Eaters
- Chester Copperpot
- Clause 83
- Diarrhea of a Madman
- Disinfectant
- Dissent
- Glover
- Haw
- Log Jam
- Mary Kayos
- Panjo
- Resin
- Social Joke
- Throttlebody
- Weapon Has Guilt
Stickers/Merchandise
- Soundtrack To taking a Shit CD ep - Don't buy it. It's garbage.
Union Made/Made in USA t-shirts with S.T.A.S.S. cover art (black only) - $5 (white ink on black shirt = 1st edition shirts; yellow in on black shirt = 2nd edition)
What a steaming pile of shit they were. The end.