Supreme Love Gods were an alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 group from Fresno, California

Fresno, California

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, active from 1990 to 1993.

They signed to Columbia

Columbia Records

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/Sony Music in 1991 and released an EP

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 in England

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 entitled Righteous on One Little Indian later that year. Early the next year, the group was dropped from Columbia, and bassist Lance Carlos left the group, to be replaced by John Wilson. Their only full-length release was a self-titled album, issued on Def American in 1992. "Souled Out" was released as a single and hit #16 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The group toured with Ned's Atomic Dustbin

Ned's Atomic Dustbin

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, 808 State

808 State

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, and Meat Beat Manifesto

Meat Beat Manifesto

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 in 1993. They began working on a new album in 1993 but broke up while recording it.

Singer, Thomas Dew went on to form the band, A Million Seeds. Drummer Eric Dansby went on to play in The Shroud

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. In 2005 guitarist/keyboardist Tommy Joy formed Pusher and released the album 'Problems' on indie label Oblivion Records.

In 2008 Supreme Love Gods got together for a reunion show in their home town of Fresno, California.

Members

• Thomas Dew - vocals
• Tommy Joy - guitar, keyboards
• Lance Carlos - bass
• John Wilson - Multi-instrumentalist (became a member of Meat Beat Manifesto 1995-1998)
• Eric Dansby - drums