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primary sources|date=June 2008inappropriate tone|date=August 2009Infobox musical artist| name = Career Soldiers| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Southern California | genre = Street punk | years_active = 2002 in music|2002 & ndash; February 8, 2009| label = Punk Core Records | associated_acts =| website = http://www.careersoldiers.com/ Official website| current_members = Jake - Lead vocals Ricky - Guitar, Vocals Ryan - Bass, vocals Tay - Drums| past_members = Derek - Guitar Brian - Drums Career Soldiers was a street punk band based in San Diego, California|San Diego . The band have toured United States|America and Canada with bands like The Casualties , Lower Class Brats , Monster Squad (band)|Monster Squad , Clit 45 , U.K. Subs , Funeral Dress among others.
History
Formed in August 2002 with Jake on guitar and vocals, Ryan on bass and Brian on drums, the band recorded a demo (music)|demo and in November played their first shows with Thought Riot and Toxic Narcotic , after the mentioned presentations, the band decided to add a guitarist, so Jake could take care only of vocals. In December Derek joins the band, but leave in February 2003 , replaced by Ricky. With a more stable formation, the band recorded the Passion for Destruction extended play|EP . Despite being a member, Ricky did not take part in the recording of the EP because he felt he didn't know the songs well enough. http://www.careersoldiers.com/band.htm Band bio @ official website
When Ricky was ready, the band booked shows with bands like A Global Threat , Lower Class Brats and Clit 45 . In late 2003 the band recorded their debut full-length album titled Finding Freedom in Hopelessness , released in September 2004 by ADD Records, record label|label property of Mark Civitarese, best known as Mark Unseen , vocalist of the Boston, Massachusetts|Boston street punk band The Unseen (band)|The Unseen , by the time the band also played shows with The Virus in Reno, Nevada|Reno , Cheap Sex in Corona, California|Corona , and Defiance (punk band)|Defiance in Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City .
In August 2005 the band did a tour with Cheap Sex and The Havoc , followed by a tour with The Unseen (band)|The Unseen and A Global Threat , from the West Coast of the United States|West Coast to Boston. In 2006 the band booked a tour through the United States|U.S. , including dates in Canada with Clit 45 for the next six weeks. In the same year, Brian left the band, being replaced by Tay, who previously played with Negative Charge and Endless Struggle from Utah , also, the band finished writing new material, this would later become the album Loss of Words , released by Punk Core Records in 2007 .
On December 31, 2008 the band announced on their website that they are officially broken up. They explain that the breakup was because Tay lives in Salt Lake City and they have to fly him out for every show. The financial expenses were too great, and finding a new drummer was a possibility, however, most bands lose their integrity when they get someone new that they do not know.
Discography
Loss of Words - 2007 , Punk Core Records
Finding Freedom in Hopelessness - 2004 , ADD Records
Passion for Destruction - 2003 , self-publishing|self-released
External links
http://www.careersoldiers.com/ Official website
http://www.myspace.com/careersoldiers05 Career Soldiers at MySpace
References
reflist DEFAULTSORT:Career Soldiers (Band) Category:Street punk groups Category:Hardcore punk groups from California Category:Musical groups established in 2002
