Core was an American

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band from

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, active in the late 1990s.

History

Core debuted with their first album, ''Revival'', in 1996 on

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. The album was produced by Billy Anderson and supported by tours with

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and Orange 9mm.http://www.musicmight.com/linkto/artist/{AD10AA20-BBC4-41E7-BCA3-32138B8 Despite this publicity, the album suffered due to limited promotion. The band bounced back in 1999 with their follow up, ''The Hustle Is On'' on MIA Records and

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. It features artwork by Arik Roper. The album was supported by a tour entitled "Riff Rock Railroad", which also featured Atomic Bitchwax and

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. In addition to the two albums, Core was also featured on the MeteorCity Records compilation ''Welcome to Meteor City'', an album that showcased numerous Kyuss-like bands and helped establish MeteorCity. They also contributed "Soul Shaker" (a cover of

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's "Soul Saver") to the

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tribute compilation '' Right in the Nuts''.

Members

*Finn Ryan – vocals, guitar *Carmine Pernini – bass *Tim Ryan – drums

Discography

Studio albums

*''Revival'' (1996

) *'' The Hustle Is On'' (1999 MIA Records/

)

Compilation album appearances

*"Rallen" on ''Kill the Rock Star'' (1996 TARR Records) *"Vacuum Lite" on ''Welcome to Meteor City'' (1997 MeteorCity Records) *"Soul Shaker" on '' Right in the Nuts: A Tribute to Aerosmith'' (2000

) *"Fleetwood" on ''Guerrilla Jukebox Vol 1'' (2003

)

References

External links

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