Trial By Fire

Trial by Fire was a Chicago punk band that performed from Autumn 1981 to Autumn 1982, after the demise of Strike Under. One of the members was Pierre Kezdy of Naked Raygun and Strike Under, along with SU bandmate Chris Bjorklund. In a now defunct post on her message boards, Marie Kanger said that Trial By Fire did not offically release any records. Note that this Trial By Fire has absolutely nothing to do with the current band of the same name on Jade Tree Records.

Members

• Chris Bjorklund - Guitar
• Pierre Kezdy - Bass
• Bob Furem - Drums

Available Recordings

• A inquiry on the TCP Punk messageboard reveals that there is a three song demo and some live casettes, but they are not readily available.
• 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.
• In Naked Raygun's Quartersick CD re-release of All Rise, they include a cover of Trial By Fire's Rocks of Sweden.
• 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
• 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.

Shows Played

• April 23, 1982 - at the Cubby Bear, opening for Naked Raygun