CHANNEL 3 | TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

A long-running West Coast punk band, Channel 3 went from playing parties in their hometown of Cerritos, California to international acclaim on their strength of their 1982 album, Fear of Life. Playing a robust variation on SoCal hardcore punk, Channel 3's first full-length became a classic in California punk circles and won them a following in the U.K. and Europe when a revised edition of the album was issued overseas as I've Got a Gun. In the mid-'80s, Channel 3 explored hard rock and metal influences on 1984's Airborne and 1985's Last Time I Drank..., releases that divided their fan base. After years away from the studio, the group returned to classic form on 2002's CH3, and toured regularly in the U.S. and Europe; they showed they were still in fighting shape with 2018's Put 'Em Up.