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'''Trial by Fire''' was a Chicago punk band that performed from Autumn [[1981]] to Autumn [[1982]], after the demise of [[Strike Under]]. All of the members, [[Pierre Kezdy]], [[Chris Bjorklund]] and [[Bob Furem]] had been in Strike Under. In a now defunct post on her message boards, [[Marie Kanger]] said that Trial By Fire did not offically release any records though they did record an album's worth of material. Note that this Trial By Fire has absolutely nothing to do with the current band of the same name on Jade Tree Records.<br />
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Just about anyone who saw Trial By Fire live or heard their ultra rare recordings said that they were a special band. Even today people who were part of the scene in 1982/1983 say that Trial By Fire was one of the best bands of the Chicago Punk era. <br />
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== Members == <br />
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* [[Chris Bjorklund]] - Guitar<br />
* [[Pierre Kezdy]] - Bass<br />
* [[Bob Furem]] - Drums<br />
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== Available Recordings ==<br />
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* A [http://www.tcpunk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6521&highlight=trial+fire inquiry on the TCP Punk messageboard] reveals that there is a three song demo and some live casettes, but they are not readily available. <br />
* It is rumored (old message board post) that they recorded an album but it was never released. Not sure if that is different then the demo cassette, but I assume so. This was confirmed in issue #1 of [[Last Rites]]<br />
* In Naked Raygun's [[Quartersick]] CD re-release of [[All Rise]], they include a cover of Trial By Fire's ''Rocks of Sweden''. <br />
* Naked Raygun's [[Last of the Demohicans]] includes a cover of TBF's ''Giveaway'', written by Pierre Kezdy. The cover was recorded during the [[Jettison]] sessions on April 21, [[1987]]<br />
* [[Arsenal]], a later band with Pierre Kezdy and [[Santiago Durango]] does a cover of Trial By Fire song(s) on their ''Factory Smog Is A Sign of Progress'' EP.<br />
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== Shows Played ==<br />
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* February 26, 1982 - at [[C.O.D.]] with [[The Effigies]]<br />
* March 25, [[1982]] - at [[950 Lucky Number]]<br />
* April 23, 1982 - at the [[Cubby Bear]], opening for Naked Raygun<br />
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