About Champion
Champion then signed up with Bridge 9 Records, and recorded another EP, entitled "Count Our Numbers", followed by the re-release of "Come Out Swinging". Constant touring with bands, such as Comeback Kid, Terror and Sick Of It All road-tested their sound.
Champion's full-length LP, "Promises Kept", was released on Bridge 9 Records, and was well-received. The band's intensity and conviction is ultimately translated across 12 tracks of fast, melodic older-style hardcore. After a second European tour and an Australian leg, Champion toured the United States in early 2005. 2005 also saw the band re-release their previous two EP's on one CD, entitled "Time Slips Away".
The band announced through Bridge 9 on January 31, 2006 that they were disbanding, with a final show scheduled for May 27th at the El Corazon in their hometown of Seattle, Washington.
Jim Hesketh: Vocals Aram Arslanian: Guitar (also sings in Betrayed) Chris Williams: Guitar Todd Preboski: Drums (also plays drums in Betrayed) Andy: Bass