Chatterbox (band)

Chatterbox
Genres	Industrial metal, Christian metal
Years active	1994–1999
Labels	Tooth & Nail
Past members	Jeff Bellew Mark Salomon Scott Albert Jack Bellew Chris Reid Garret Morgan Pidgeon John John Stewart

Chatterbox also styled as CHATTERbOX was a project of the Crucified's Jeff Bellew.^[1] The project hosted many session musicians, including Stavesacre and the Crucified's Mark Salomon, and Argyle Park and Circle of Dust's Scott Albert. Bellew has also played on Argyle Park's album Misguided, along with Salomon, Dirk Lemmenes (of Focused and Stavesacre), and multiple other musicians.^[2]

History

Chatterbox began following both the Crucified's disbanding and his touring stint with Mortal, in 1994 by Jeff Bellew.^[3] Bellew created the band, inspired by Ministry, Mortal, and Circle of Dust. Jyro Xhan of Mortal helped produce Chatterbox's first demo, though Bellew would have preferred he would have been more "hands-on".^[3]

Garret Morgan joined as a guitarist, and the two co-wrote the debut album.^[3] The album, Despite, was produced by Klayton Scott,^[4] and they received offers from labels such as Blonde Vinyl Collection and Tooth & Nail Records,^[3] eventually signing with the latter, with their debut album being the seventh release on the label.^[3][5] The album featured performances with Mark Salomon, and others. With the album completed, Bellew and Morgan took the band on tour with Focused and Unashamed, with Focused's bassist and Bellew's longtime friend Dirk Lemmenes joining on bass live and Chris Reid, who recorded on the album, on drums.^[3] While on tour, however, Bellew learned that his mother passed away from cancer. Once the tour was over, Chatterbox essentially embarked on hiatus.^[3]

In 1999, the band released a second album, which was a compilation of demos, with the first three being from the Mortal demo, the next five being recorded with the full band, the next two being between Reid and Bellew, and the final song being Reid only.^[6] The album, titled The Nothing Inside You, was released through Rotting Audio Sound Recordings.^[6]

Members

Last known lineup

• Jeff Bellew – vocals, bass, guitar, samples (1994–1999)
• Garret Morgan – guitars, backing vocals (1994–1999)
• Chris Reid – guitar, bass, drums (1994–1999)

Live

• Dirk Lemmenes – bass (1994–1995)

Session musicians

• Mark Salomon – additional vocals, percussion
• Scott Albert – additional guitar, backing vocals
• Jack Bellew – narration
• Pidgeon John – percussion
• John Stewart – backing vocals

Discography

Studio albums

• Despite (1994; Tooth & Nail)^[7][8]
• The Nothing Inside You (1999; Rotting Audio Sound Recordings)

References

1. "Chatterbox". Tooth & Nail Records. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
2. Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "Argyle Park". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. p. 48. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
3. Bellew, Jeff (September 10, 2017). "Jeff Bellew of Stavesacre". As The Story Grows Podcast. Interviewed by Travis Turner. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
4. "Chatterbox". New Release Today. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
5. "Chatterbox - Despite". A Podcast Amongst Friends Podcast. September 14, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
6. "Chatterbox". Blonde Vinyl. October 29, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
7. Hershey, Brent (September 1994). "Despite". HM Magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
8. Robertson, Mark (1994). "Despite". True Tunes News. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

• Crump, Andrew (July 1994). "The Industrial Revolution". HM Magazine.
• Jenison, David A. (August 1994). "Spotlight: Waking". Syndicate Magazine.
• "Chatterbox". Garlic Press. 1997. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)^{[full citation needed]}