Chris Rest | |
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 Rest performing with Lagwagon in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Leon Rest |
| Genres | Punk rock,skate punk,hardcore punk |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Chris Rest is an American guitarist best known for his work with thepunk bandsNo Use for a Name,Rich Kids on LSD, andLagwagon. He is Rich Kids on LSD's only constant member, having participated in every album and tour.
Rest was a founding member ofhardcore punk band[1]Rich Kids on LSD (RKL) when they formed in 1982. He remained the only consistent throughout the band's entire career. Through their influential[2] career spanning three decades RKL released four full-length studio albums and one live album. RKL went on hiatus in 1995. In 1996 Rest formed a band calledThe Other with RKL's Bomer Manzullo and drummer Boz Rivera. This group produced oneself-titled album released in 1997 onHonest Don's Records, a subsidiary label set up byFat Wreck Chords to release material by bands that didn't fit within the roster at Fat. That same year Rest played guitar on Buck Wild's albumBeat Me Silly. In 1997 Rest replaced guitaristKen Stringfellow as a member ofLagwagon.[3] Rest has appeared on all subsequent Lagwagon releases. Rest also contributed his guitar onMad Caddies 2001 releaseRock the Plank, and Hotbox's 2001 releaseLickety Split.
In 2002 Rest reformed RKL with original membersJason Sears and Bomer Manzullo. The line-up fluctuated over the next few years and new material was being written and recorded, however the death of lead singer Sears in 2006[4] ended any plans of a release.
Chris Rest is also a member of the San Francisco-based group King City.[5][6]
Rest contributed guitar toThe Real McKenzies's 2008 releaseOff the Leash and played guitar for the group District of Columbias in 2009.[7] In 2008 he also recorded a guitar solo for the song "Stroudsburg" for the band I Know the Struggle.[8] Rest joinedNo Use for a Name in 2008[9] replacing Dave Nassie and remained a member until their final show following the death of lead singerTony Sly in 2012.[10]