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Daniel BandThe Daniel Band was a Canadian hard rock group. They were pioneers in Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) for their sound that ranged from rock to heavy metal. During the early to mid 1980s, they were one of the most popular and important bands of their genre in the Christian music industry. The group originated in Toronto, Ontario, and were based out of a church in Scarborough, Ontario called Bendale Bible Chapel which held a monthly coffeehouse in its church basement that featured various Christian rock outfits. The Daniel Band suffered from the same problem that all Christian rock acts in Canada face in the countrys tiny Christian music industry. In order to maintain a career, Christian musicians in Canada must play in the secular market or break into the immense American CCM industry. Daniel Band were never interested in playing bars and clubs. Though they had critical acclaim, played to large audiences, and had a large grassroots fan base, they never reached their goal of mainstream success in the American CCM market. Nevertheless, no other Canadian Christian musician or group has ever matched their success. Their first album On Rock (1982), offered a progressive rock sound that was typical of the era, in the tradition of April Wine and Boston, but with a harder edge. The solid rock guitar and high register vocals reminded fans of the Canadian rock group Rush. Their sound grew heavier with Straight Ahead (1983), and by the time of their third album Run From The Darkness (1984) they were a heavy metal act with all the trappings. This was their spandex and studded dog collar stage, with a sound that was closer to AC/DC. Many argue the American CCM market was not ready for pure metal acts until much later into the mid to late 80s when Stryper (1984) and other CCM bands such as Whitecross, Bloodgood, Shout, Guardian, and Bride were able to sell records and establish hard rock as a viable genre in Christian music. Daniel Band was not the first hard rock act in CCM (earlier Jesus Music rock acts included Chicagos blues-based Rez (Resurrection Band), hard rock band Barnabas, and classic rock act Jerusalem) but they were the first band to offer a clear and simplistic gospel message combined with a sound that was the heaviest so far. The band has never officially broken up, and its members have been involved with various projects. Band members - Tony Rossi (lead guitar, vocals)
- Dan McCabe (lead vocals, bass)
- Bill Findlay (guitar, vocals)
- Matt Delduca (drums)
- Later members included Bill Davidson (bass) and Stu Christie (drums).
Discography - On Rock - 1982 Released on Streetlight in Canada and Lamb & Lion/Benson in the US.
- Straight Ahead - 1983 Released on Streetlight in Canada and Refuge/Benson in the US.
- Run From The Darkness 1984 Released on Streetlight in Canada and Refuge/Benson in the US.
- Rise Up - 1986 Released on Refuge in the US.
- Running Out Of Time - 1987 Released on Refuge/Lexicon-Spectra in the US.
- Best Of Daniel Band - 1993 Released on Refuge-Alternative in the US.
- Live At Cornerstone - 2001 (limited edition) Released on Magdalene/M8 in the US.
Re-releases - On Rock - 2001 (2 CD limited edition) Released on Magdalene/M8 in the US.
- Straight Ahead / Run From The Darkness - 2003 Released on Retroactive in the US.
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