current_members website associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
chris calder mclane david sease john barry chris andrews glen -lsb- https://www.facebook.com/pages/stretch-arm-strong-band/254569893784 stretch arm strong on facebook -rsb- glasseater 1992 -- 2010 -lrb- indefinite hiatus -rrb- uprising we put out -lrb- 2004-present -rrb- -lrb- 1998 -rrb- solid state -lrb- 1999-2004 -rrb- stretch arm strong
 matt jeffers sean mcgukin jc lopez mccarty donnie raines shawn williams scott dempsey jeremy group_or_band melodic hardcore hardcore punk pop punk chapin , south carolina , u.s. stretch arm strong
stretch arm strong

stretch arm strong -lrb- also know as stretch armstrong -rrb- is a hardcore punk band from chapin , south carolina , and the flagship band for we put out records .
they have been active since 1992 .
several of the band members are outspoken christians , but they prefer not to be classified as a christian band in some cases .
they do prefer to be known as christian with influences , but not as a band that `` preaches '' .
vocalist chris mclane appears on zao 's `` the lesser lights of heaven '' dvd .
after their freshman release on uprising records , `` compassion fills the void '' , they released three albums for solid state records in 1999 , 2001 , and 2003 respectively .
in addition , they have done several u.s. tours and several european tours .
stretch arm strong are signed to we put out records , a label on east west -lrb- a branch of the warner music group -rrb- , having fulfilled their deal with solid state .
their most recent lp , `` free at last '' , was recorded in april and may 2005 with james paul wisner -lrb- producer of albums by further seems forever and underoath -rrb- and released in fall of the same year .
they have mostly been inactive since 2005 .
they are playing 2 shows in january 2010 and it seems they will stay mainly inactive after that .
according to their myspace they stated `` while we appreciate all of the kind comments and excitement , we dont plan on doing anymore shows or tours .
i never want to make anything too final , but as far as we are concerned this will be it for a long time .
we want to make it special and fun .
please come join us . ''
