Bio: Can trace its history to a Louisville, Kentucky based group named Matrix put together in 1983 by brothers Dale (vocals/bass) and Troy (guitars) Thompson.  Four demo tapes followed over the next three years.  Matrix got its break when it opened for Daniel Band in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, a show attended by executives from Refuge Music Group.  Six months later the band, now known as Bride, signed with Refuge/Pure Metal.

Three records were recorded by Bride on Pure Metal: Show No Mercy (1986), Live To Die (1988) and Silence Is Madness (1989).  The former two featured guitarist Steve Osborne and latter two bassist Frank Partipilo.  Drummer Stephen Rolland participated on all three.

Recorded a pair of number one hit songs, “Everybody Knows My Name” and “Same O’ Sinner”, for the 1990 compilation End Of The Age, which led to a three album deal with Star Song.

Solidified line up with bassist Rik Foley and drummer Jerry McBroom before reaching creative and artistic pinnacle with the Star Song releases Kinetic Faith (1991), Snakes In The Playground (1992) and Scarecrow Messiah (1994).

Bride also landed the opening slot in Stryper’s late 1991 tour of the Midwest and the East Coast.  Dale was later offered the lead vocalist position in Stryper – following the departure of Michael Sweet – but turned it down.

After the exit of Foley and recruitment of replacement Steve Curtsinger, a deal was signed with Rugged Records for the 1995 release Drop.

Bride joined the Organic Records roster for The Jesus Experience (1997) and Oddities (1998).  Same line up maintained for the former while Lawrence Bishop replaced Curtsinger on the latter.

Turn of the century found Bride on Absolute Records for Fist Full Of Bees (with newcomer Michael Loy on drums) from 2001 before independently releasing This Is It (featuring the same line up) two years later.

Signed to Retroactive Records for Skin For Skin (2006), which included Bishop but not Loy.  Bride’s swan song effort Tsar Bomba (2009), another Retroactive release, saw Jerry McBroom return to the fold and G.D. Watts replace Bishop.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to Bride’s extensive back catalog this page is devoted to studio releases only.  For live albums and compilations please select the appropriate link: Bride Live, Bride Compilation

Of Interest: Dale & Troy have recorded three songs for the all-star project Liberty N’ Justice: “Grenade” from Soundtrack Of A Soul (2006), “Author Of The Flame” from The Best Of LNJ (2008) and "The Other Thief" from Light It Up (2009).  Dale also added vocals to the track “Cain 2 Abel” from Welcome To The Revolution (2004).

Current Status: Released final studio album, Tsar Bomba, on Retroactive Records in 2009.

Official: www.bridepub.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/bridemusic
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Bride

 

Year: 1986
Label: Pure Metal
Category: Full Length
Style: Heavy Metal

Track Listing: "Evil That Men Do" (3:38), "Now He Is Gone" (3:49), "Fly Away" (4:12), "Forever In Darkness" (3:44), "Follow Your Heart" (4:29), "Show No Mercy" (3:36), "I Will Be With You" (4:29), "Thunder In The City" (5:53), "No Matter The Price" (4:18), "The First Will Be Last" (4:07)

Musicians
Dale Thompson – Lead Vocals & Bass
Troy Thompson – Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Piano & Violin
Steve Osborne – Guitars
Scott Hall – Bass
Stephen Rolland - Drums

Note: Re-issued on M8 Records in 1999 with seven bonus tracks.  Re-mastered and re-issued a second time in 2011 on Retroactive Records.

Review: HERE

 

Year: 1988
Label: Pure Metal
Category: Full Length
Style: Heavy Metal

Track Listing: “Metal Might” (3:35), “Hell No” (3:53), “In The Dark” (4:10), “Out For Blood” (2:58), “Live To Die” (2:54), “Fire And Brimstone” (4:27), “Whiskey Seed” (3:41), “Here Comes The Bride” (2:27), “Heroes” (7:13)

Musicians
Dale Thompson – Lead Vocals
Steve Osborne – Guitars
Troy Thompson – Guitars
Frank Partipilo - Bass
Stephen Rolland – Drums

Note: Re-mastered and re-issued on Retroactive Records in 2011.  “Hell No” also appeared on The Axemen compilation (1988) while “Metal Might” can be found on Heavy Righteous Metal (1988). The Matrix Years (2001) comprises an alternate version of “Heroes”.

Review: HERE

 

Year: 1989
Label: Pure Metal
Category: Full Length
Style: Heavy Metal

Track Listing: “Fool Me Once” (3:57), “Hot Down South Tonight” (3:10), “Silence Is Madness” (5:15), “Until The End We Rock” (3:10), “Evil Dreams” (4:04), “Under The Influence” (4:03), “All Hallow’s Eve” (5:10), “No More Nightmares” (4:12), “Rock Those Blues Away” (5:35)

Musician
Dale Thompson – Vocals
Troy Thompson – Guitars
Frankie Partipilo – Bass
Stephen Rolland – Drums

Guest Musician
Rob Johnson – Guitars
John Caruso - Bass
Armand Jon Petri - Keyboards
Bill “Bolan” Scott – Harmonica

Note: Re-issued on M8 Records in 2000 with eight bonus tracks. Re-mastered and re-issued a second time in 2011 on Retroactive Records.  “Until The End We Rock” was included on the Heavy Righteous Metal – Chapter II compilation (1989). The Matrix Years (2001) features an alternate version of “All Hallows Eve”.

Review: HERE

 

Year: 1991
Label: Pure Metal
Category: Full Length
Style: Hard Rock

Track Listing: “Troubled Times” (4:28), “Hired Gun” (4:29), “Ever Fall In Love” (4:35), “Mountain” (4:12), “Ski Mask” (4:30), “Everybody Knows My Name” (4:23), “Young Love” (3:30), “Kiss The Train” (3:57), “Crimes Against Humanity” (4:05), “Sweet Louise” (4:42)

Musicians
Dale Thompson – Lead Vocals
Troy Thompson – Guitars & Mandolin
Rick Foley – Bass
Jerry McBroom – Drums

Guest Musicians
Rob Johnson – Guitars & Mandolin

Note: “Everybody Knows My Name” was originally recorded for the End Of The Age compilation (1990).  The song also can be found on the Extremely Loud Guitar Disc compilation (1994).  “Troubled Times” made its way onto Heaven’s Metal Collection: Volume 2 (1992).

Review: HERE

 

Year: 1992
Label: Star Song
Category: Full Length
Style: Hard Rock

Track Listing: “Rattlesnake” (4:33), “Would You Die For Me” (3:35), “Psychedelic Super Jesus” (4:17), “Fallout” (4:03), “Saltriver Shuffle” (:37), “Dust Through A Fan” (3:08), “I Miss The Rain” (3:52), “Don’t Use Me” (4:20), “Picture Perfect” (4:21), “Love, Money” (3:47), “Some Things Never Change” (4:09), “Goodbye” (5:43)

Musicians
Dale Thompson – Lead Vocals, Tambourine & Shakers
Troy Thompson – Guitars, Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar, Cello & Viola
Rik Foley – Bass
Jerry McBroom – Drums

Guest Musicians
Greg Martin – Guitars
Derek Jan – Guitars
Rick Elias - Harmonica

Note: “Rattlesnake” and “Dust Through A Fan” were both featured on the Extremely Loud Guitar Disc compilation (1994).  Greg Martin (Kentucky Headhunters) makes a guest appearance on "Saltriver Shuffle”.

Review: HERE

 

Year: 1994
Label: Star Song
Category: Full Length
Style: Hard Rock

Track listing: “Beast” (4:27), “Place” (3:41), “Murder” (4:07), “Scarecrow” (3:51), “Crazy” (3:44), “Time” (4:16), “One” (3:28), “Doubt” (4:11), “DadMom” (3:29), “Thorns” (5:51), “Questions” (1:51)

Musicians
Dale Thompson – Lead Vocals
Troy Thompson – Guitars
Rik Foley – Bass
Jerry McBroom – Drums

Guest Musicians
Oz Fox – Guitars

Note: Produced by John & Dino Elefante. “Doubt” appeared on the Extremely Loud Guitar Disc compilation (1994).  “Doubt” also features a guest appearance by Oz Fox (Stryper).

 

Year: 1995
Label: Rugged
Category: Full Length
Style: Acoustic Rock

Track Listing: "Personal Savior" (4:01), "Mamma" (5:04), "You Never Knew Me" (4:33), "Life Is the Blues" (4:25), "Help" (4:58), "Only Hurts When I Laugh" (3:42), "Thrill a Minute" (3:39), "How Long" (4:58), "Have You Made It?" (4:13), "Nobodies Here" (4:09), "I'm The Devil" (6:56), "Jesus Came Back Via Jesus in a Pawn Shop" (3:57)

Musicians
Dale Thompson – Lead Vocals
Troy Thompson – Guitars, Mandolin & Banjo
Steve Curtsinger – Bass
Jerry McBroom – Drums & Percussion

Note: “How Long” initially appeared on the live album Across The Border (1994).  Alternate versions of “I’m The Devil” can be found on The Lost Reels (1994) under the titles “I Am The Devil” and “It’s The Devil”.

 

Year: 1997
Label: Organic
Category: Full Length
Style: Modern Hard Rock

Track Listing: "I Love You" (2:58), "The Worm" (4:33), "End" (4:18), "I Live for You" (3:22), "Follow Me" (4:03), "Tell Me" (2:54), "Love Hate" (3:33), "Human Race" (4:00), "I Hear a Word" (3:52), "Cosmic Christ" (3:31), "The World I Know" (4:41)

Musicians
Dale Thompson – Lead Vocals
Troy Thompson – Guitars
Steve Curtsinger – Bass
Jerry McBroom - Drum

Note: Produced by John & Dino Elefante.

 

Year: 1998
Label: Organic
Category: Full Length
Style: Hard Rock

Track Listing: "Intro" (:19), "I Ain't Coming Down" (2:33), "Why Won't He Break" (4:05), "If I Told You It Was The End Of The World" (4:20), "I Found God" (4:44), "Closer To The Center Of The Earth" (5:02), "Tomorrow Makes No Sense" (4:35), "Day By Day" (4:11), "Spirit" (5:29), "It Is Only When I'm Left Alone" (4:07), "God's Human Oddities" (4:33), "Under The Blood" (4:50), "Die A Little Bit Every Day" (5:08), "Restore Me" (2:01)

Musicians
Dale Thompson – Lead Vocals
Troy Thompson – Guitars
Jerry McBroom – Drums

Guest Musicians
Tony Palacios – Guitars
Lawrence Bishop - Bass

Note: Produced by John & Dino Elefante.

 

Year: 1999
Label: M8
Category: Full Length
Style: Heavy Metal

Track Listing (Show No Mercy): "Evil That Men Do" (3:38), "Now He Is Gone" (3:49), "Fly Away" (4:12), "Forever In Darkness" (3:44), "Follow Your Heart" (4:29), "Show No Mercy" (3:36), "I Will Be With You" (4:29), "Thunder In The City" (5:53), "No Matter The Price" (4:18), "The First Will Be Last" (4:07)

Track Listing (Bonus Tracks) “I Can Fly Now” (3:39), “Welcome/What Must I Do” (4:00), “Butterfly” (3:54), “Missing Children” (4:24), “Fright” (3:27), “Look At Me Now” (4:12), “No Matter The Price (demo) (4:12)

Musicians
Dale Thompson – Lead Vocals & Bass
Troy Thompson – Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Piano & Violin
Steve Osborne – Guitars
Scott Hall – Bass
Stephen Rolland - Drums

Note: M8 re-issue with seven bonus tracks.  The Matrix Years (2001) also includes “What Must I Do”, “Missing Children”, “Fright” and “Look At Me Now”.

 

Year: 2000
Label: M8
Category: Full Length
Style: Heavy Metal

Track Listing (Silence Is Madness): “Fool Me Once” (3:59), “Hot Down South Tonight” (3:07), “Silence Is Madness” (5:21), “Until The End We Rock” (3:23), “Evil Dreams” (4:06), “Under The Influence” (4:05), “All Hallow’s Eve” (5:13), “No More Nightmares” (4:14), “Rock Those Blues Away” (5:41)

Track Listing (Bonus Tracks): “Everybody Knows My Name” (4:26) , “Same Ol' Sinner” (4:10) , “Military Halo” (:22) , “Child Of Hell” (4:32) , “Butterfly” (3:48) , “His Love Is Everywhere” (2:22) , “Studio Junkie” (2:25) , “Lost In His Love” (4:08)

Musician
Dale Thompson – Vocals
Troy Thompson – Guitars
Frankie Partipilo – Bass
Stephen Rolland – Drums

Guest Musician
Rob Johnson – Guitars
John Caruso - Bass
Armand Jon Petri - Keyboards
Bill “Bolan” Scott – Harmonica

Note: M8 re-issue with eight bonus tracks.  “Everybody Knows My Name” and “Same Ol’ Sinner” are taken from The End Of The Age compilation (1990).

 

Year: 2001
Label: Absolute
Category: Full Length
Style: Rap Metal

Track Listing: “Too Tired” (2:45), “White House” (4:15), “Beginning Of the End” (1:11), “Dog The Nine” (3:50), “God” (4:23), “Bitter End” (4:11), “War” (3:55), “Never Thought About Going Back” (3:19), “Soul Winner” (4:07), “Jesus in Me” (4:15), “California Sunshine” (4:36), “Rollin’” (3:06), “Rollin’” (:45)

Musicians
Dale Thompson – Lead Vocals
Troy Thompson – Guitars
Lawrence Bishop - Bass
Michael Loy – Drums

Guest Musicians
Plinky Giglio – Guitars & Keyboards

 

Year: 2003
Label: Independent
Category: Full Length
Style: Hard Rock

Track Listing: "Blow It All Away" (4:29), "To The Sky" (4:12), "More Than Human" (3:53), "Drop D" (3:34), "Head Lookin’ For A Bullet" 4:06), "Best I Expect To Do" (3:23), "Evil Geniuses" (4:38), "Revolution" (4:46), "Barren River Blues" (1:46), "Microphone" (4:39), "Short Time In The Grave" (3:47), "Universe" (4:59), "White Elephant" (4:22)

Musicians
Dale Thompson – Lead Vocals
Troy Thompson – Guitars, Sitar, Cello & Violin
Lawrence Bishop – Bass
Michael Loy – Drums & Percussion

Guest Musicians
Greg Martin - Guitars

Note: Re-mastered and re-issued on Retroactive Records in 2006 and 2011.  A guest appearance is made by Greg Martin (Kentucky Headhunters) on “Barren River Blues”.

Review: HERE

 

Year: 2006
Label: Retroactive
Category: Full Length
Style: Hard Rock

Track Listing (This Is It): "Blow It All Away" (4:29), "To The Sky" (4:12), "More Than Human" (3:53), "Drop D" (3:34), "Head Lookin’ For A Bullet" 4:06), "Best I Expect To Do" (3:23), "Evil Geniuses" (4:38), "Revolution" (4:46), "Barren River Blues" (1:46), "Microphone" (4:39), "Short Time In The Grave" (3:47), "Universe" (4:59), "White Elephant" (4:22),

Track Listing (Raw): “Blow It All Away” (4:57), “Is This The Now” (5:21), “Bring Me Down” (3:37), “Burning Love” (3:57)

Musicians
Dale Thompson – Lead Vocals
Troy Thompson – Guitars, Sitar, Cello & Violin
Lawrence Bishop – Bass
Michael Loy – Drums & Percussion

Guest Musicians
Greg Martin - Guitars

Note: Re-mastered and re-issued on Retroactive Records with revised album artwork and the four songs from the Raw demo as bonus tracks.  Re-issued a second time in 2011 on Retroactive but with improved re-mastering.

Review: HERE

 

Year: 2006
Label: Retroactive
Category: Full Length
Style: Metal/Hard Rock

Track Listing: “The Calm” (:55) “Skin For Skin” (3:35), “End Of Days” (4:07), “Take The Medication” (5:23), “Inside Ourselves” (4:19), “Hard To Kick” (3:34), “Fuel And Fire” (4:48), “Breathless” (4:08), “Prodigious Savant” (:33), “Bang Goodbye” (5:32), “Rise Above” (5:34), “The Government” (3:49), “Super Ego Star” (3:41), “Hang On” (4:13)

Musicians
Dale Thompson – Lead Vocals
Troy Thompson – Guitars
Lawrence Bishop – Bass

Guest Musicians
Steve Osborne – Lead Guitar
Jason Lewis & Mark Gray - Drums

Review: HERE

 

Year: 2009
Label: Retroactive
Category: Full Length
Style: Metal/Hard Rock

Track Listing: “Industrial Christ” (4:30), “All We Are” (5:11), “Prokofiev” (:20), “Love Shine” (5:29), “1973” (:27), “We Are Together” (4:40), “Never” (5:57), “Separate” (4:48), “Nothing Means Anything To Me” (6:05), “Bach Minuet” (“59), “Last Thing I Feel” (4:37), “Chopin Nocturne In E Flat Minor” (:34), “Downward” (5:52), “Look In My Head” (4:40), “When I Was A Kid” (4:15), “Rhapsodie Fur Ein Gitarre” (5:02), “We Are The People” (4:03)

Musicians
Dale Thompson – Lead Vocals
Troy Thompson – Guitars
Steve Osbourne – Guitars
G.D. Watts – Bass
Jerry McBroom - Drums

Review: HERE