Anastasia Screamed was an American alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1987. The band split up in 1992 after releasing two albums, with singer Chick Graning forming Scarce

Scarce (band)

Scarce is an Alternative rock band formed in Rhode Island, New York, USA. They were active from 1993 to 1997, and reformed in 2008.-Biography:Formed by former Anastasia Screamed singer Chick Graning, Joyce Raskin and Jud Ehrbar in Rhode Island in 1993...

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History

The band was formed in 1987 by drummer Chris Burdett and guitarist Christopher Gugini, the band initially completed by bassist Scott Lerner and singer Andy Jagolinzer. After a debut single in 1987, Jagolinzer was replaced by Canadian singer Chick Graning. By 1990, the band had relocated to Nashville, and Lerner had left, with Nashville native Charlie Bock becoming his permanent replacement. Airplay on college radio in the US and on national radio in the UK, and tours with Throwing Muses

Throwing Muses

Throwing Muses is an alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Newport, Rhode Island, that toured and recorded extensively until 1997, when its members began concentrating more on other projects. The group was originally fronted by two lead singers, Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly, who both wrote the...

 raised the band's profile and they signed to Fire Records

Fire Records (UK)

Fire Records is an independent record label in London, England. The label was founded by Clive Solomon in 1986 and is currently run by James Nicholls.-Current roster:*Giant Sand*Guided By Voices*Howe Gelb*Josephine Foster*Wooden Wand*Bobby Conn...

 subsidiary Roughneck in the UK, the first single for the label being "Samantha Black" in August 1990, with the band's debut album, Laughing Down the Limehouse released a month later. A second album, Moontime, followed in 1991, but was the band's final release; They split up in 1992 with Graning forming Scarce

Scarce (band)

Scarce is an Alternative rock band formed in Rhode Island, New York, USA. They were active from 1993 to 1997, and reformed in 2008.-Biography:Formed by former Anastasia Screamed singer Chick Graning, Joyce Raskin and Jud Ehrbar in Rhode Island in 1993...

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Singles, EPs

• "What Kind of Truth Is This?" (1987), Burning Rock Ducks Sounds
• "Electric Liz" (1988), Killing Floor
• "Samantha Black" (1990), Roughneck
• 15 Seconds or 15 Days EP (1991), Roughneck/Fire
• Tornado EP (1991), Roughneck