Bride is an American Christian rock and metal band that formed in Louisville, Kentucky by brothers Dale and Troy Thompson in 1983.
During the band's peak years, it was known for covering a wide range of musical styles and remains popular in places like Brazil.
In 1988, bassist Frank Partipilo joined the band and with this line up they recorded Live to Die and Silence Is Madness (1989).
The album signaled the "end of an age" as the band shifted away from the heavy metal of their past towards a Guns N' Roses' influenced hard rock sound.
All three albums produced many successful hits in Brazil, where the band has toured and been received with enormous crowds and fanbase.
[8] According to Dale Thompson during an interview in April 1997, the album's title was inspired by a conversation with an individual after the end of one of the band's concerts in Indiana.
The album was praised by Scott Waters of Ultimatum, who said it was "a logical step from 'This Is It' and is an honest and successful attempt to progress without worry of what is popular.
"[5] The band reunited with former members, Jerry McBroom and Steve Osborne, to record their next album, Tsar Bomba, which was released on October 27, 2009.
[10] In 2011, Retroactive Records remastered and re-released the band's first three albums (Show No Mercy, Live to Die, Silence Is Madness) in a series called "The Originals".
[14] Current lineup Former Timeline Main studio albums Compilations and other releases Bride has received four Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association.