Neon Christ was an American

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band from

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History

The band was formed in 1983 by Randy DuTeau (vocals), William DuVall (guitar), Danny Lankford (bass), and Jimmy Demer (drums). For a brief spell in 1985, they added a second guitarist named Shawn Devine. The band recorded and released two

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, ''Parental Suppression'' and ''The Knife That Cuts So Deep'', but only the former was a standalone; the latter was the second disc of a double 7" release that came out in 1990—four years after the band broke up. The song "Ashes to Ashes" was included as the third track on the ''

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'', a 1984

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, released on R Radical Records, featuring 55

acts from around the world. They toured throughout the Atlanta area, playing alongside other notable acts such as

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and

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. The band played one final show in February 1986 before going their separate ways for the next two decades. In early January 2006, Neon Christ reunited for a pair of shows, one in the afternoon at Eyedrum in downtown Atlanta and one in the evening at the Star Bar in Little Five Points. They reunited again for a one-time show on February 2, 2008 in

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. The reception that they got inspired them to work with director Edgar Johnson on creating a documentary film called ''All Alone Together: Neon Christ and Atlanta Hardcore''. William DuVall said of the project:

Discography

;Studio EPs *''Neon Christ 7"'' (1984) *''Neon Christ 2x7"'' (1990) ;Compilations *''1984'' (2021)

Videography

References

External links

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All Alone Together: Neon Christ and Atlanta Hardcore
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