The Templars
Groupe de musique Oi Punk des États-Unis
Membres du groupe : Chris White, Perry Hardy, Carl Fritscher, Phil Rigaud, Don Gurle
The Templars are an Oi! band formed in Long Island, New York in April 1991. The band's musical influences include Oi!, punk rock, glam rock and rock and roll. They have tended to purposely use low-quality recording techniques (their Acre Studios is a garage).
The band recognizes Perry Hardy as their full-time bassist and Chris White as full-time guitarist, even though they do not play on the albums (with the exception of Hardy on two albums). The band currently uses a lineup of four musicians for concerts, with a second guitar player, but still usually records as only a two-piece (with Carl Fritscher playing all bass and guitar parts, as well as vocals with Phil Rigaud on drums).
The band's name comes from an ancient order of Christian militants called the Knights Templar. Their focus on Middle Ages history is largely informed by Carl Fritscher (singer/guitarist) and Phil Rigaud's (drummer) studies and interests. A Templars album cover was displayed in a History Channel documentary about the Knights Templar. The narrator states that the legacy of the medieval organization has influenced varied aspects of modern society, including as film, literature and "hardcore punk music."
Partial discography
Albums
The Return of Jacques DeMolay - 1994 - Dim Records
Phase II - 1997 - Dim Records Germany/Vulture Rock
Omne Datum Optimum - 1999 - GMM Records
Horns of Hattin - 2001 - GMM Records
Outremer 2005 - GMM Records
Deus Vult - 2017 - Pirate Press RecordsThere is also a compilation LP of their earliest recorded material entitled "'Pure Brickwall
Recordings' 6/92-8/92 and demos early 1993. First 4 track tapes!" which is labeled as being released by Vulture Rock and When Typhoid Courtney Drops, a possible subsidiary of Vulture Rock.
Split 12"s
Super Yobs Showdown (split with Red Alert) - 1994 - Vulture Rock
split with The Glory Stompers - 1996 - Knockout Records
7"s
The Poor Knights of Acre - 1993 - Sonic Aggression
Clockwork Orange Horrorshow (double 7") - 1995 - Vulture Rock
La noche de las gaviotas(sic) (aka Night of the Seagulls) - 1997 - Headache Records
Milites Templi - 2000 - TKO/Templecombe
The French Connection - 2004 - Bords de Seine
Out of the Darkness - 2008 - TKO/Templecombe
EPs
Beauséant (mini CD)- 1994 - Dim Records
1118-1312 (CD/10") - 1997 - Do A Runner/Go-Kart
I.S.P. Connection (with Stomper 98 and Vortex) - DSS/Cargo
Split 7"s
Powerfist (split with Oxblood) - 1994 - Vulture Rock
split with 90 Proof - 1996 - 90 Proof Records
split with Bottom of the Barrel - 1997 - Oink! Records
split with Lower Class Brats - 1997 - TKO Records
split with Wodnes Thegnas - Haunted Town Records
split with Gundog - 1999 - New Blood
Ivano + The Templars - 1999 - Durango 95/Pinhead Generation
We Stick Together (split with Stomper 98) -1999 - DSS Records
split with P38 -2000 - Disagree Records
split with Devilskins - 2001 - Oi!Strike
Battle for the Airwaves Vol 2 (split with Workin Stiffs, The Bodies, The Wretched Ones) - 200? -Radio Records
split with Crashed Out - 2005 - TKO/Templecombe
split with The New Chords - 2010 - Randale Records
split with The Cliche's - 2011 - Randale/Templecombe
Compilation Appearances
Anti-Disco League - Templecombe/TKO
Oi! It's a World Invasion! Vol. 1 - Step 1/Bronco Bullfrog
Oi! This is Dynamite! - Step 1/Bronco Bullfrog
Step on a Crack - Sound Views/Go-Kart
Oi! It's a World Invasion! Vol. 2 - Step 1/Bronco Bullfrog
Oi! The Gathering - Sta-Prest
Backstreets of American Oi! - Sta-Prest
Oi Against Racism - Havin' A Laugh
Super Yobs Showdown Vol. 1 - Vulture Rock
US of Oi Vol. 2 - GMM
Urban Soldiers: Tribute to the Oppressed - DSS/Longshot
Angry Punk For Urban Skunx - 45 Revolutions
Skins N Pinz - GMM
Skins N Pinz Vol. 2 - GMMMany exclusive tracks on 7"s or compilations have been later compiled on CD (such as Milites Templi) and certain releases have been reissued on different labels and/or formats (such as Clockwork Orange Horrorshow).
External links
The Templars on Myspace
Interview - in Under the Volcano fanzine
SPQR - Phil Rigaud's skinhead reggae DJ night
Hammersmith NYC - Carl Fritscher's clothing company
Waterloo Services - Phil Rigaud's T-shirt company
The band recognizes Perry Hardy as their full-time bassist and Chris White as full-time guitarist, even though they do not play on the albums (with the exception of Hardy on two albums). The band currently uses a lineup of four musicians for concerts, with a second guitar player, but still usually records as only a two-piece (with Carl Fritscher playing all bass and guitar parts, as well as vocals with Phil Rigaud on drums).
The band's name comes from an ancient order of Christian militants called the Knights Templar. Their focus on Middle Ages history is largely informed by Carl Fritscher (singer/guitarist) and Phil Rigaud's (drummer) studies and interests. A Templars album cover was displayed in a History Channel documentary about the Knights Templar. The narrator states that the legacy of the medieval organization has influenced varied aspects of modern society, including as film, literature and "hardcore punk music."
Partial discography
Albums
The Return of Jacques DeMolay - 1994 - Dim Records
Phase II - 1997 - Dim Records Germany/Vulture Rock
Omne Datum Optimum - 1999 - GMM Records
Horns of Hattin - 2001 - GMM Records
Outremer 2005 - GMM Records
Deus Vult - 2017 - Pirate Press RecordsThere is also a compilation LP of their earliest recorded material entitled "'Pure Brickwall
Recordings' 6/92-8/92 and demos early 1993. First 4 track tapes!" which is labeled as being released by Vulture Rock and When Typhoid Courtney Drops, a possible subsidiary of Vulture Rock.
Split 12"s
Super Yobs Showdown (split with Red Alert) - 1994 - Vulture Rock
split with The Glory Stompers - 1996 - Knockout Records
7"s
The Poor Knights of Acre - 1993 - Sonic Aggression
Clockwork Orange Horrorshow (double 7") - 1995 - Vulture Rock
La noche de las gaviotas(sic) (aka Night of the Seagulls) - 1997 - Headache Records
Milites Templi - 2000 - TKO/Templecombe
The French Connection - 2004 - Bords de Seine
Out of the Darkness - 2008 - TKO/Templecombe
EPs
Beauséant (mini CD)- 1994 - Dim Records
1118-1312 (CD/10") - 1997 - Do A Runner/Go-Kart
I.S.P. Connection (with Stomper 98 and Vortex) - DSS/Cargo
Split 7"s
Powerfist (split with Oxblood) - 1994 - Vulture Rock
split with 90 Proof - 1996 - 90 Proof Records
split with Bottom of the Barrel - 1997 - Oink! Records
split with Lower Class Brats - 1997 - TKO Records
split with Wodnes Thegnas - Haunted Town Records
split with Gundog - 1999 - New Blood
Ivano + The Templars - 1999 - Durango 95/Pinhead Generation
We Stick Together (split with Stomper 98) -1999 - DSS Records
split with P38 -2000 - Disagree Records
split with Devilskins - 2001 - Oi!Strike
Battle for the Airwaves Vol 2 (split with Workin Stiffs, The Bodies, The Wretched Ones) - 200? -Radio Records
split with Crashed Out - 2005 - TKO/Templecombe
split with The New Chords - 2010 - Randale Records
split with The Cliche's - 2011 - Randale/Templecombe
Compilation Appearances
Anti-Disco League - Templecombe/TKO
Oi! It's a World Invasion! Vol. 1 - Step 1/Bronco Bullfrog
Oi! This is Dynamite! - Step 1/Bronco Bullfrog
Step on a Crack - Sound Views/Go-Kart
Oi! It's a World Invasion! Vol. 2 - Step 1/Bronco Bullfrog
Oi! The Gathering - Sta-Prest
Backstreets of American Oi! - Sta-Prest
Oi Against Racism - Havin' A Laugh
Super Yobs Showdown Vol. 1 - Vulture Rock
US of Oi Vol. 2 - GMM
Urban Soldiers: Tribute to the Oppressed - DSS/Longshot
Angry Punk For Urban Skunx - 45 Revolutions
Skins N Pinz - GMM
Skins N Pinz Vol. 2 - GMMMany exclusive tracks on 7"s or compilations have been later compiled on CD (such as Milites Templi) and certain releases have been reissued on different labels and/or formats (such as Clockwork Orange Horrorshow).
External links
The Templars on Myspace
Interview - in Under the Volcano fanzine
SPQR - Phil Rigaud's skinhead reggae DJ night
Hammersmith NYC - Carl Fritscher's clothing company
Waterloo Services - Phil Rigaud's T-shirt company
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Membres du groupe : Chris White, Perry Hardy, Carl Fritscher, Phil Rigaud, Don Gurle
- Discographie -
33 albums

Forgotten Souls
2017 - États-UnisPunk, Oi
Flexi-disc 7" ⎯ 1 Pistes
Pirates Press Records

Living On The Outside / Todo Por El Oi!
2015 - États-UnisPunk, Oi
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Randale Records

The Clichés / The Templars
2011 - États-UnisPunk, Oi
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 4 Pistes
Randale Records

The Templars / The New Chords
2010 - États-UnisPunk, Oi
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 6 Pistes
Randale Records

Pure Brickwall Recordings
2006 - États-UnisOi
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
When Typhoid Courtney Drops

Middle Of Nowhere / I Don't Need You
1999 - États-UnisOi
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
New Blood Records

Two In One (Special Edition)
1998 - États-UnisOi
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 17 Pistes
Dim Records

Modern Day Ripper / We Can't Be Beaten
1997 - États-UnisPunk, Oi
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Tko Records

Dans Les Catacombs Du Studio De L'Acre 1993-1995
1997 - États-UnisOi
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 17 Pistes
Vulture Rock Records

The Glory Stompers / The Templars
1996 - États-UnisOi
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 6 Pistes
Knock Out Records

Clockwork Orange Horror Show
1995 - États-UnisPunk, Oi
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 6 Pistes
Vulture Rock Records

Poor Knights Of Acre
1993 - États-UnisPunk, Oi
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 4 Pistes
Sonic Aggression Records
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