Redemption 87 was an
East Bay hardcore punk band containing ex-members of Unit Pride,
Skankin' Pickle, and Token Entry. It also included future members of
AFI and
the Nerve Agents.
Their goal was to reclaim "hardcore" from the
crossover heavy metal music it had become and return it to its punk roots. They were heavily influenced by
New York hardcore bands including
Youth of Today,
Sick of It All,
Warzone, and
Gorilla Biscuits.
In 1995 they released their first EP, ''The Spidey Sessions'', which contained four songs. Some of these songs were also included in their 13-song first album in 1997, which was self-titled. They released their last album, ''
All Guns Poolside
''All Guns Poolside'' is an album by the now defunct hardcore punk band, Redemption 87.
It was released in 1998 and subsequently re-released in 2002 by Blackout Records – with added bonus tracks which were the band's original demo from 1995.
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'', in 1999, which contained 13 songs, three of which were covers of songs by Cro-mags, Negative Approach and Bad Brains.
In 1999, the band dissolved and
Jade Puget joined
AFI, while Eric Ozenne formed The Nerve Agents.
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Hardcore punk groups from California