Bride

Country United States

Genre Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Biography

Formed in 1983 by brothers Dale and Troy Thompson. Going by the name Matrix at first, the brothers started writing music and recording demos in 1983. They recorded four demos and started selling them at concerts and through magazines. In 1986, the band opened for the Canadian group Daniel Band in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. This performance caught the eye of an agent of Refuge Records. He decided to sign them to their new label, Pure Metal Records, which was oriented to metal music. Additionally amid the growing popularity of the Ohio based secular Matrix, the decision was made to change the name Matrix to Bride. Shortly thereafter, Bride became the second band to be signed to the Refuge Records subsidiary label Pure Metal.
The name of the band is a reference to the church of all Christian believers, described in the Bible as the Bride of Christ (Revelation 21:2,9; 22:17; see also Ephesians 5:23-32).