Editing Stretch Arm Strong (section)

== History ==
Stretch Arm Strong formed in 1992,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/bands/details.cfm?bandid=169|title=Stretch Arm Strong|website=Metal Underground|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref> formed by vocalist James Miller, bassist Matt McCarty, guitarists David Sease and Scott Dempsey, and drummer John Barry.<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/stretch-armstrong-mn0001906618/biography|title=Stretch Arm Strong - Biography|website=[[AllMusic.com]]|first=Jason|last=Ankeny|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref> Miller departed quickly thereafter, with McCarty taking over vocals as well as bass. The four would record some material, with Chris McLane taking over bass duties.<ref name="AM"/> McCarty would leave the band, with McLane taking over vocals and Donnie Raines joining the band on bass.<ref name="AM"/> The band would release their debut album, ''Compassion Fills the Void'', with Shawn Williams of Prevail on bass.<ref name="AM"/> After their first release on [[Uprising Records]], ''Compassion Fills the Void'', the band would sign with [[Solid State Records]], consisting of the lineup of McLane, Sease, Dempsey, Barry, and Jeremy Jeffers on bass.<ref name="AM"/>

In 1999, the band recorded their sophomore album, ''Rituals of Life'', which saw their debut on Solid State Records.<ref name="AM"/><ref name="Discogs">{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Stretch-Arm-Strong-Rituals-Of-Life/release/14586786|title=Stretch Arm Strong - Rituals of Life|website=Discogs|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref> With the album out, the band released a music video for their song "Second Chances". In 2001, the band began writing and recording their third album,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lambgoat.com/news/448/Stretch-Arm-Strongs-new-album|title=Stretch Arm Strong's new album|website=Lambgoat|date=January 8, 2001|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref> which would be titled ''A Revolution Transmission''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lambgoat.com/news/602/Stretch-Armstrong-finish-recording|title=Stretch Arm Strong finish recording|website=Lambgoat|date=March 10, 2001|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref> In 2003, the band released ''Engage'', which would be their third and final album with Solid State and their fourth studio album, which was well received.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/2280/stretch-arm-strong-engage|title=Stretch Arm Strong - Engage|website=Punknews.org|author=TheProblemWithFire|accessdate=November 5, 2020}}</ref> Stretch Arm Strong signed to [[We Put Out Records]], a label on [[Eastwest Records|East West]] (an imprint of the [[Warner Music Group]]), having fulfilled their deal with Solid State. Their most recent album, ''Free at Last'', was recorded in April and May 2005 with James Paul Wisner and released late that same year. A video for the song "The Sound of Names Dropping" was released that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=15683|title=Watch Stretch Arm Strong's New Video Online|website=Metal Underground|date=September 21, 2005|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref> In 2005, the band shared the stage with the famed [[funk]] musician [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=15595|title=Stretch Arm Strong perform with George Clinton|website=Metal Underground|date=September 17, 2005|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref>

They have mostly been inactive since 2005, reuniting in 2009 for a few benefit shows with [[Evergreen Terrace]] and [[Bane (band)|Bane]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lambgoat.com/news/13545/Stretch-Arm-Strong-announces-two-shows|title=Stretch Arm Strong announces two shows|website=Lambgoat|date=November 4, 2009|accessdate=November 4, 2020}}</ref> and for a one-off show at Within These Walls in 2011. The band is set to reunite for [[Furnace Fest]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2020/02/05/news/counterparts-stretch-arm-strong-defeater-etc-set-for-2020-furnace-fest/|title=Counterparts, Stretch Arm Strong, Defeater, Etc. Set For 2020 'Furnace Fest'|website=Theprp|author=wookubus|date=February 5, 2020|accessdate=October 4, 2020}}</ref>

In early 2022, Stretch Arm Strong announced that they had partnered with [[Iodine Recordings]] to re-issue "Rituals of Life" and other titles from their catalog. The band also alluded to writing new music.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.noecho.net/features/stretch-arm-strong-rituals-of-life-reissue|title= The Story of Stretch Arm Strong's Rituals of Life Album|website=www.noecho.net|date=29 August 2022|language=en-US|access-date=2022-09-04}}</ref>