First Class Champ was a band from my hometown of Calgary, Alberta. Members of the classic Calgary all ages hardcore band All Rights Reserved started this band around 95' or 96'.
This band sounds like it could be on Vermin Scum back in the golden days; political, pissed off and chaotic as hell. I love the live video where Aram rips his guitar off and starts going crazy. This is another incredible Calgary band that I am so happy to showcase, they are incredibly solid all around and compete with the best I have heard out of the American and French scenes.
Edit: from a member of Consumer Identity
Oh hey - saw your First Class Champ post on your blog. Not sure if you were aware but First Class Champ's singer was Aram Arslanian, who later played in Champion and Betrayed and currently sings for CHANGE (and was in Consumer Identity with me and some of the Fake Cops guys for a bit after FCC ended)(also the founder of REACT! records). Also, FCC's drummer was Jeff Trawick who was later the original drummer for Three Inches Of Blood but left that band around the time they signed to a major label. Just a little more info if you were interested.
Thanks to the Calgary Cassette Archive for these tracks! The work they do is incredibly valuable!
First Class Champ seems to have a couple more demos that I am trying to track down!
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