For the church music sound, see Shout band

Shout band

A shout band is a traditional, soul based musical style that arose in some predominantly African American Protestant churches in the 1920s.-History:...

Shout was a Christian

Christian metal

Christian metal, also known as white metal, is a form of heavy metal music usually defined by its message in a song's lyrics as well as the band's dedication to Christianity...

 glam metal

Glam metal

Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...

 band formed in 1987 by Ken Tamplin

Ken Tamplin

Ken Tamplin is an American Christian rock performer and vocal coach. Tamplin is known for his 4 octave vocal range and has composed music for television and movies.-Early years:...

. Musically the band was similar to Stryper

Stryper

Stryper is a Christian glam metal band from Orange County, California. The group's lineup consists of Michael Sweet , Oz Fox , Tim Gaines , and Robert Sweet...

, but the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music cites them as being "more competent than Stryper". Lyrically, their songs were generally more straightforward than other Christian metal bands such as Bloodgood

Bloodgood

Bloodgood is a Christian metal band from Seattle, Washington. Originally formed in 1984 and by 1988 represented one of the four largest Christian metal bands alongside Barren Cross, Whitecross, and Leviticus....

. The band garnered a Dove Award after their breakup in 1989.

Background

Their first album, It Won't Be Long, was recorded by session musicians. These included Lanny Cordola

Lanny Cordola

Lanny Cordola is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer. He has been a member of bands such as Giuffria, House Of Lords, and Magdallan ....

 (Magdalen), Marty Friedman

Marty Friedman (guitarist)

Marty Friedman is a guitarist, well known for his tenure as the lead/rhythm guitarist for thrash metal band Megadeth, which lasted almost a decade...

 (Megadeth

Megadeth

Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...

), Michael Angelo (Nitro

Nitro (band)

Nitro was an American glam metal band that formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California in 1987. Formed by vocalist Jim Gillette and guitarist Michael Angelo Batio, the band released two studio albums – O.F.R. and Nitro II: H.W.D.W.S. .-History:Nitro was officially formed in 1987 after the...

), Joseph Galletta, Loren Robinson, Dennis Holt (AD

AD (band)

AD was a 1980s Christian rock band, featuring former Kansas members Kerry Livgren and Dave Hope, and former Bloodrock member Warren Ham sharing the lead vocal duties along with Michael Gleason.-Background:...

), and others. The album was an instant hit, and the band played at London's famed Marquee

Marquee Club

The Marquee was a music club first located at 165 Oxford Street, London, England when it opened in 1958 with a range of jazz and skiffle acts.It was also the location of the first ever live performance by The Rolling Stones on 12 July 1962....

 in August 1988. Following this release Tamplin hired Galletta and Robinson, who he had played with in Joshua

Joshua (band)

Joshua is a Christian metal band that formed in 1980. The band re-formed many times under differing names, but has remained centered around guitarist Joshua Perahia...

, on a full time basis. These three members would form the long term core of the band. Chuck King (Idle Cure

Idle Cure

Idle Cure was a hard/arena rock band based ouf of Long Beach, California. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music calls their sound "the best example of cloning a sound for Christian markets", likening it to that of Def Leppard's Pyromania...

) also became an integral part of the band. The band achieved early success in Europe and toured there in August 1988.

Their second album, In Your Face, sold 40,000 copies within a month of its release. The album was said to express "every nuance and shade of loudness and fastness". At that time the band became widely successful, selling out shows at the Roxy Theatre. The lead single, "In Your Face", won the Dove Award for hard music song in 1990.

The band dissolved in 1989 due to primarily two issues: the "inability of Christian music to financially support artists" despite having sold in excess of 100,000 albums by that time, and a lawsuit over naming rights, where Tamplin was held to have the right to record under the name Shout, but an east coast band had the right to perform with it. Tamplin went on to pursue a solo career. Two compilations were issued before Tamplin reformed the band. New material was issued in their 1999 release, Shout Back.

Discography

• 1987: It Won't Be Long (Frontline Records
  Frontline Records (1980s)
  Frontline Records was a Christian record label founded in 1986 by James Kempner. The label focused primarily on modern rock, rap, and hip-hop...
  
  , Review: CCM Magazine
  CCM Magazine
  CCM Magazine was a monthly magazine published by Salem Publishing, a division of Salem Communications. It was first published in July 1978, and it has always been a Christian music magazine. On January 16, 2008, Salem announced that the April 2008 issue would be the final printed issue of the...
  
  , Cornerstone
  Cornerstone (magazine)
  Cornerstone was a newspaper and later a magazine published by Jesus People USA, focusing on topics of evangelical Christian faith and engagement with politics and culture....
  
  )
• 1989: In Your Face (Frontline in USA, Music For Nations
  Music For Nations
  Music For Nations was a British independent record label focusing mainly on rock and metal. They were a subsidiary of the larger label distributor Zomba Records who in turn is owned by BMG....
  
   in GB, Fun House in Japan, Review:CCM Magazine
  CCM Magazine
  CCM Magazine was a monthly magazine published by Salem Publishing, a division of Salem Communications. It was first published in July 1978, and it has always been a Christian music magazine. On January 16, 2008, Salem announced that the April 2008 issue would be the final printed issue of the...
  
  )
• 1992: At the Top of Their Lungs (Intense Records
  Intense Records
  Intense Records was an independent record label whose releases were mostly in the metal genre. Intense was bought out in 1989 by Frontline Records and became an imprint of that company...
  
  , Compilation)
• 1999: It Won't Be Long/In Your Face (KMG Records
  KMG Records
  KMG Records was a Christian record label. The label was established in 1997 by Buddy Killen as a subunit of the Killen Music Group / Buddy Killen Enterprises and sold in late 1998 to Cal Turner III, who is related to the Cal Turner of Dollar General stores...
  
  , Review: Cross Rhythms)
• 1999: Shout Back (Indie: Nippon Crown Records in Japan, Z Records in GB)

Members

• Loren Robinson - bass
• Ken Tamplin
  Ken Tamplin
  Ken Tamplin is an American Christian rock performer and vocal coach. Tamplin is known for his 4 octave vocal range and has composed music for television and movies.-Early years:...
  
  - guitar, vocals
• Chuck King - guitar, vocals
• Joseph Galletta - drums (89+)

Former members

• Dennis Holt - drums (-89)
• Mark Hugonberger - keyboard (-89)
• Roger Milky - keyboard
• Lanny Cordola - guitar
• Marty Friedman - guitar
• Randy Hansen - guitar
• Alex Masi - guitar
• Michael Angelo - guitar
• Joey Price - guitar