History Music / Showbread

->Your eulogy is like poetry,\\
But, your mouth is like a magazine.\\

-->--'''Showbread''', "Mouth Like A Magazine"

Showbread was a [[GenreMashup post hardcore, electronica, punk, noise rock, indie, alternative rock]] (well you get the idea), band originating from Guyton, Georgia that was formed in 1997. Showbread began their humble career as a church worship band before members became interested in other styles of music. Said styles tended to be excessively loud, and/or rambunctious. This prompted the bands church to kick them out. Five years of toiling away on the underground scene, and three angst filled records later the band was picked up in 2004 by Seattle Based “Tooth & Nail Records”. It was the first release on this record label that they really defined their sound (well as much as a sound of this type can be “defined”), and introduced the world to "Raw Rock" with ''No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical''. The band’s brand of hyperactive rock didn’t exactly win them worldwide fame, but it did gain them a small but loyal fanbase in both the christian and secular market.

* Whitney DePaoli: vocals, synthesizer

* ''Anorexia'' (2008) Part of the double album rock opera “Anorexia, Nervosa''.
* ''Nervosa'' (2008): Part of the double album rock opera “Anorexia, Nervosa''.

* AgeProgressionSong: The Death (Anorexia) Consists of alternating between "When I was a... (a baby, small, a child, of age)" showing the optimism of the Anorexia's youth, contrasted with the gloomy, horrible "now I am..."
* AlbumIntroTrack: No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical uses this for a joke at the listener's expense. The first track, "A Llama Eats a Giraffe (and Vice Versa)" begins with a quiet phone conversation between two people which lasts for about 30 seconds. An unsuspecting listener who turn up the volume to understand it will then get assaulted by a Metal Scream and blaring guitars when the song itself starts without any prior warning.

* AudienceParticipationSong: "Mouth Like A Magazine", and "Matthias Replaces Judas" tend to be the two songs that get the most audience participation. It probably helps that these are two of their more "normal" sounding songs.

* DistinctDoubleAlbum: Anorexia and Nervosa were released simultaneously, and featured songs by the same names, however, every song is completely distinct from "Anorexia" and "Nervosa"; for example, "The Beginning (Anorexia)" is an instrumental piano aria, while "The Beginning (Nervosa)" is not instrumental and features multiple movements by multiple singers.

* IAmSong: The Devil gets one in Showbread's song "The Goat (Nervosa)". Almost every line is a description of what he is, and every other set of words is "I am." Also, in their song "The Sky (Anorexia)", the refrain is a deathly and commanding "I Am."

* MetalScream: Not uncommon at all for these guys. For object A just listen to the beginning of "A Llama Eats a Giraffe (And Vice Versa)"
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: On the tour supporting their album No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical, they were the headlining band, with two metal bands opening for them. Showbread's frontman, Josh Dies, referred to the tour several times as "the Monsters of Metal Tour...and Showbread".

* SanitySlippageSong: "I Think I'm Going to See You". Also overlaps with {{LoveMakesYouCrazy}}.

* StarCrossedLovers: "George Romero Will Be At Our Wedding", Josh explained at a concert that the song was about a character and his wife who both got turned into zombies; and how even death couldn’t separate their love for each other.
* TakeThatAudience: "Shepherd, No Sheep" from their 2009 album "The Fear Of God" is a whole song consisting of this trope coupled with MisaimedFandom and ArtistDisillusionment, talking to their old fans who latched onto their album "No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical" because it was a high-energy, distorted rock album with screamed vocals released at a time when Screamo and Metalcore were steadily gaining popularity.

* LongTitle: These guys are big fans of this trope. The standout examples would be the album ''No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical'' and the first song on that album "A Llama Eats a Giraffe (And Vice Versa)".

The reunited lineup consisted of:

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[[caption-width-right:275:Showbread in 2016]]

The band continued releasing records at a fairly consistent rate over the next twelve years while [[RevolvingDoorBand cycling through a lot of members]], nineteen to be exact, with the number of members currently in the band ranging anywhere from seven to three at a time. The only two consistent members throughout the bands life were founder and bassist Patrick Porter, and lead vocalist Josh Dies who was the primary creative force for much of the bands later albums. Finally after going independent, and nearly [[CreatorBreakdown self destructing]] during the creation of the RockOpera concept album/movie duo ''Cancer'', the band decided to lay the showbread title to rest. One reunion of many of the band members, and a final album later showbread was showdead in 2016. However the spirit of the band still lives on in the many side projects of it’s members.

The final reunited lineup consisted of:
* Josh Dies: vocals, synthesizer
* Patrick Port: bass
* Garrett Holmes: synthesizer
* Mike Jensen: guitar
* Landon Ginnings: guitar
* Ivory Mobley: vocals
* Ryan Peterson: drums

Showbread was a [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly post hardcore, electronica, punk, noise rock, indie, alternative rock]] (well you get the idea), band originating from Guyton, Georgia that was formed in 1997. Showbread began their humble career as a church worship band before members became interested in other styles of music. Said styles tended to be excessively loud, and/or rambunctious. This prompted the bands church to kick them out. Five years of toiling away on the underground scene, and three angst filled records later the band was picked up in 2004 by Seattle Based “Tooth & Nail Records”. It was the first release on this record label that they really defined their sound (well as much as a sound of this type can be “defined”), and introduced the world to "Raw Rock" with ''No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical''. The band’s brand of hyperactive rock didn’t exactly win them worldwide fame, but it did gain them a small but loyal fanbase in both the christian and secular market.

In case the name of the band or their bio didn’t clue you in, Showbread is a ChristianRock band. However this didn’t keep them from causing a lot of controversy by writing about a wide variety of topics, including hypocritical Christians, abortion, and zombie movies. As previously discussed the music style of the band evolved a lot over the course of their career. Covering nearly the entire range of MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness, the band covered everything from soft acoustic ballads, and indie rock, to industrial rock and hardcore.

Showbread was a [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly post hardcore, electronica, punk, noise rock, indie, alternative rock]] (well you get the idea), band originating from Guyton, Georgia that was formed in 1997. Showbread began their humble career as a church worship band before members became interested in other styles of music. Said styles tended to be excessively loud, and/or rambunctious. This prompted the bands church to kick them out. Five years of toiling away on the underground scene, and three angst filled records later the band was picked up in 2004 by Seattle Based “Tooth & Nail Records”. It was the first release on this record label that they really defined their sound (well as much as a sound of this type can be “defined”), and introduced the world to "Raw Rock" with ''No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical''. The band’s brand of spastic rock didn’t exactly win them worldwide fame, but it did gain them a small but loyal fanbase in both the christian and secular market.

The band continued releasing records at a fairly consistent rate over the next twelve years while [[RevolvingDoorBand cycling through a lot of members]], nineteen to be exact, with the number of members currently in the band ranging anywhere from seven to three at a time. The only two consistent members throughout the bands life were founder and bassist Patrick Porter, and lead vocalist Josh Dies who was the primary creative force for much of the bands later albums. Finally after going independent, and nearly self destructing during the creation of the RockOpera concept album/movie duo ''Cancer'', the band decided to lay the showbread title to rest. One reunion of many of the band members, and a final album later showbread was showdead in 2016. However the spirit of the band still lives on in the many side projects of it’s members.

Showbread was a post hardcore, electronica, punk, noise rock, indie rock, alternative rock (well you get the idea), band originating from Guyton, Georgia that was formed in 1997. Showbread began their humble career as a church worship band before members became interested in other styles of music. Said styles tended to be excessively loud, and/or rambunctious. This prompted the bands church to kick them out...and a legend was born. Five years of toiling away on the underground scene, and three angst filled records later the band was picked up in 2004 by Seattle Based “Tooth & Nail Records”. It was the first release on this record label that they really defined their sound (well as much as a sound of this type can be “defined”), and introduced the world to "Raw Rock" with ''No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical''. The band’s brand of spastic rock didn’t exactly win them worldwide fame, but it did gain them a small but loyal fanbase in both the christian and secular market.

The band continued releasing records at a fairly consistent rate over the next twelve years while cycling through a lot of members, nineteen to be exact, with the number of members currently in the band ranging anywhere from seven to three at a time. The only two consistent members throughout the bands life were founder and bassist Patrick Porter, and lead vocalist Josh Dies who was the primary creative force for much of the bands later albums. Finally after going independent, and nearly self destructing during the creation of the RockOpera concept album/movie duo ''Cancer'', the band decided to lay the showbread title to rest. One reunion of many of the band members, and a final album later showbread was showdead in 2016. However the spirit of the band still lives on in the many side projects of it’s members.

* HopeIsScary: "Precursor" ends with the stanza:
Believing in love, believing in hope
surrendering all of my will.
Believing in nothing is scary.
Believing in something is scarier still.

Showbread was a post hardcore, electronica, punk, noise rock, indie rock, alternative rock (well you get the idea), band originating from Guyton, Georgia that was formed in 1997. Showbread began their humble career as a church worship band before members became interested in other styles of music. Said styles tended to be excessively loud, and/or rambunctious. This prompted the bands church to kick them out….and a legend was born. Five years of toiling away on the underground scene, and three angst filled records later the band was picked up in 2004 by Seattle Based “Tooth & Nail Records”. It was the first release on this record label that they really defined their sound (well as much as a sound of this type can be “defined”), and introduced the world to “Raw Rock” with "No Sir,Nihilism Is Not Practical”. The band’s brand of spastic rock didn’t exactly win them worldwide fame, but it did gain them a small but loyal fanbase in both the christian and secular market.

The band continued releasing records at a fairly consistent rate over the next twelve years while cycling through a lot of members, nineteen to be exact, with the number of members currently in the band ranging anywhere from seven to three at a time. The only two consistent members throughout the bands life were founder and bassist Patrick Porter, and lead vocalist Josh Dies who was the primary creative force for much of the bands later albums. Finally after going independent, and nearly self destructing during the creation of the rock opera concept album/movie duo “Cancer”, the band decided to lay the showbread title to rest. One reunion of many of the band members, and a final album later showbread was showdead in 2016. However the spirit of the band still lives on in the many side projects of it’s members.

In case the name of the band or their bio didn’t clue you in, Showbread is a Christian Band. However this didn’t keep them from causing a lot of controversy by writing about a wide variety of topics, including hypocritical christians, abortion, and zombie movies. As previously discussed the music style of the band evolved a lot over the course of their career. Covering nearly the entire range of Mohs Scale of Rock and Metal Hardness, the band covered everything from soft acoustic ballads, and indie rock, to Industrial Rock and Hardcore.

* Justin “Big O” Oblinger: drums

* ‘’The Dossonance of Discontent’’ (1998)
* ‘’Goodbye is Forever’’ (1999)
* ‘’Life, Kisses, and Other Wasted Efforts’’ (2003)
* ‘’No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical’’ (2004)
* ‘’Age of Reptiles’’ (2006)
* ‘’Anorexia’’ (2008) Part of the double album rock opera “Anorexia, Nervosa”.
* ‘’Nervosa’’ (2008): Part of the double album rock opera “Anorexia, Nervosa”.
* ‘’The Fear of God’’ (2009)
* ‘’Who Can Know It?’’ (2010)
* ‘’Cancer’’ (2012)
* ‘’Showbread Is Showdead’’ (2016)

* Alternate Reality Episode: Within the context of the concept album “Cancer” the band is known as “Protozoa”.
* Arc Symbol: “The Age Of Reptiles” has many reptile, bug, and dinosaur themes running throughout it. Just a few of the examples include “Dinosaur Bones”, “Centipede Sisters”, and “The Jesus Lizard”.
* Audience Participation Song: “Mouth Like A Magazine”, and “Matthias Replaces Judas” tend to be the two songs that get the most audience participation. It probably helps that these are two of their more “normal” sounding songs.
* Concept Album: It could be argued that nearly all their albums follow some sort of concept but “Anorexia”, “Nervosa”, and “Cancer”, all have a specific story that follows along with the songs on the album.
* Eagleland: Type 2, particularly on “Myth of a Christian Nation”, and “Anarchy!”.
* Genre Roulette: Their type of music in general, but “I’m Afraid That I’m Me” probably takes the cake for for having multiple genres of music in one song.
* Long Title: These guys are big fans of this trope. The standout examples would be the album “No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical” and the first song on that album "A Llama Eats a Giraffe (And Vice Versa)”.
* Metal Scream: Not uncommon at all for these guys. For object A just listen to the beginning of "A Llama Eats a Giraffe (And Vice Versa)"
* The Power of Rock: Part of the story in “Cancer” is how an underground rock band fights against an oppressive dystopian government with their music.
* Star-Crossed Lovers: “George Romero Will Be At Our Wedding”, Josh explained at a concert that the song was about a character and his wife who both got turned into zombies; and how even death couldn’t separate their love for each other.

* ALTERNATEREALITYEPISODE: Within the context of the concept album “Cancer” the band is known as “Protozoa”.

* Alternate Reality Episode: Within the context of the concept album “Cancer” the band is known as “Protozoa”.

* [[Alternate Reality Episode]]Alternate Reality Episode: Within the context of the concept album “Cancer” the band is known as “Protozoa”.

* Alternate Reality Episode: Within the context of the concept album “Cancer” the band is known as “Protozoa”.

Showbread was a post hardcore, electronica, punk, noise rock, indie rock, alternative rock (well you get the idea), band originating from Guyton, Georgia that was formed in 1997. Showbread began their humble career as a church worship band before members became interested in other styles of music. Said styles tended to be excessively loud, and/or rambunctious. This prompted the bands church to kick them out….and a legend was born. Five years of toiling away on the underground scene, and three angst filled records later the band was picked up in 2004 by Seattle Based “Tooth & Nail Records”. It was the first release on this record label that they really defined their sound (well as much as a sound of this type can be “defined”), and introduced the world to “Raw Rock” with No Sir, “Nihilism Is Not Practical”. The band’s brand of spastic rock didn’t exactly win them worldwide fame, but it did gain them a small but loyal fanbase in both the christian and secular market.

* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlternateRealityEpisode Alternate Reality Episode]]: Within the context of the concept album “Cancer” the band is known as “Protozoa”.

* Alternate Reality Episode: Within the context of the concept album “Cancer” the band is known as “Protozoa”.

[[caption-width-right:260:The band in 2004]]

[[caption-width-right:275:With many many inbetween]]

[[caption-width-right:275:The band in 2016]]

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