Drug Church

Drug Church
Origin	Albany, New York
Genres	Hardcore punk alternative rock punk rock post-punk post-hardcore grunge emo
Labels	No Sleep Records, Secret Voice, Ride The Fury Records
Members	Patrick Kindlon Nick Cogan Cory Galusha Chris Villeneuve Pat Wynne Jon “Artemis Cogsworth” Markson

Drug Church is a post-hardcore band from Albany, New York. The band has released three full-length albums, as well as several EPs.

History

Drug Church did not start as a side project for singer Patrick Kindlon of Self Defense Family as most people have come to believe. After having released a 3-song demo online in 2011, the band got signed by No Sleep Records by the beginning of 2012.

Lyrical and musical style

Musically the band mixes hardcore punk in the style of bands like Black Flag with alternative rock and grunge elements to create their post-punk/post-hardcore sound. The lyrics to their songs focus mostly on social matters and tend to be dark and/or satirical. In a Q&A Session on the website of his other project Self Defense Family, Kindlon has stated that he has no pre-written lyrics for his bands and rather writes the songs' lyrics while in the studio:

Completely different people write the instrument portion of the music. Leads to a very different feel, so, very different lyrics. Also, I write everything in the studio. So, there’s no bank of lyrics I pull from. This is made to order, not buffet.

Discography

Studio albums

Album	Year	Label
Paul Walker	2013	No Sleep Records
Hit Your Head	2015	No Sleep Records
Cheer	2018	Pure Noise Records

EPs and other

Name	Year	Label
Demo	2011	Ride The Fury Records
Drug Church	2012	No Sleep Records
Party at Dead Man's b/w Selling Drugs From Your Mom's Condo	2013	Secret Voice
Swell	2015	No Sleep Records
Weed Pin	2017	Pure Noise Records
Avoidarama	2018	Pure Noise Records
Strong References	2018	Pure Noise Records
Unlicensed Hall Monitor	2018	Pure Noise Records