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The Prayer Chain was a 1990s Christian alternative rock band. The band has been called “the epitome of the Christian underground”.

Their first album was recorded with Steve Hindalong at Neverland Studios and was entitled The Neverland Sessions. This was their first release, independent. After signing to Reunion Records they put out The Whirlpool EP and started touring, while focusing on their first LP Shawl released in 1993. After extensive national and international shows they started working on Mercury, which was released in 1995. This album, which engineer Chris Colbert has described by saying, “you can hear the band break up on the record, you can see them extend a warm and heartfelt middle finger to the industry” was their last CD, not to mention some rarities following. The band did a reunion show in Chicago in 1998, then the Gene Eugene tribute show in 2000, but other than some local California shows and their 2003 reunion shows at Cornerstone Festival and the Flevo Festival in The Netherlands, they are finished.
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  • havenmyst

    One of the best bands in the history of music. Any genre. Period. Mercury is on my list of the top 5 abums of all time.

    4 Jan 2012 Reply

  • jjmini

    so lonely =(

    25 Dec 2011 Reply

  • unhappybrthday

    Humb. Just wow. http://theprayerchain.bandcamp.com/album/humb

    6 Oct 2011 Reply

  • Dreyvas

    Mercurious. Just wow.

    27 Nov 2010 Reply

  • chrisxanthus

    Their first release was actually a cassette before with a black cover they were selling at their gigs before Neverland Sessions. I saw them something like 5 times around the time leading up to Neverland Sessions. One of the best bands out there!!

    1 Nov 2010 Reply

  • eustace-scrubb

    They now have an official bandcamp site with Mercurious and The Neverland Sessions to purchase for download. I'm serious. http://theprayerchain.bandcamp.com

    24 Sep 2010 Reply

  • xroywadex

    Mercury is the most underrated album ever.

    21 Jul 2010 Reply

  • eustace-scrubb

    The most influential band in my life while I was a confused evangelical youth group kid.

    28 Jun 2010 Reply

  • friskysman

    wow this band should have so many more listens. it's sad how many people missed out on this. as another user said, Mercury is one of the greatest albums ever. Pitchfork would give it a 9.7 if Pitchfork were cool enough to have heard of it.

    21 Apr 2010 Reply

  • blabberjesusrad

    Check out this artist on BlabberJesus Radio! http://www.blabberjesusradio.com

    13 Feb 2009 Reply

  • dolph_ludger

    Mercury is one of the greatest albums ever recorded.

    26 Apr 2008 Reply

  • kevindayton

    The Prayer Chain was the first band i ever saw live. They represented something different about Christian music. Their ability to wrap struggle, sorrow, and hope into a tightly woven musical sound (especially on Mercury) was amazing. I still miss this band.

    21 Nov 2007 Reply

  • judtree

    i listened to this band the most in my teenage years, seen them 3 times in europe.. always been special... wauw this brings back memmories from 15 years ago ;)

    10 Oct 2007 Reply

  • xjamesstephenx

    Somebody told me you guys are going on tour with Fold Zandura and the Insyderz! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE come to Detroit!!

    27 Feb 2007 Reply

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