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{{Short description|American alternative rock band}}
{{other uses|Model engine (disambiguation)}}
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| origin = [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]], [[California]]
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| genre = [[Alternative rock]]
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| years_active = 1994–2000
| label = [[5 Minute Walk]]
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'''Model Engine''' was an [[alternative rock]] band based in [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]], [[California]]. Prior to 1997 the trio, consisting of Jeremy Post, Brad McCarter and Brent Nims were known as '''Black Eyed Sceva.''' Confusion over the meaning of the name and its constant mispronunciation led the band to change its moniker when drummer Erik Herzog replaced Nims prior to the release of the group's third album. They disbanded in 2000.

Influenced by artists as diverse as [[The Police]], [[Rush (band)|Rush]] and [[Uncle Tupelo]], Model Engine/Black Eyed Sceva's music was a blend of [[alternative rock]], [[grunge]], and [[progressive rock]]. All of the group's albums were recorded and released under the [[5 Minute Walk]] label and produced by Bruce Winter, an associate of [[Toad the Wet Sprocket]].

== Black Eyed Sceva ==
The group's original name was a reference to the seven sons of [[Sceva]] (pronounced with a silent "c"), briefly mentioned in the [[Bible]] in {{bibleverse||Acts|19:14-16}}.
As Black Eyed Sceva the band released two commercially unsuccessful but critically acclaimed albums, ''Way Before the Flood'' (1994) and the EP ''5 Years, 50,000 Miles Davis'' (1995). As a lyricist Post addressed provocative and intellectually challenging issues from a [[Christianity|Christian]] viewpoint. Among the topics covered were [[premarital sex]] ("Mudhouse"), [[divorce]] and child abandonment ("Adrien James"), secular [[philosophy]] ("[[Auguste Comte|Comte]]'s Perspective"), [[homosexuality]] and [[AIDS]] ("Handshake"), church divisions ("Ecumenical") and post-modern Christian media hype ("Soapbox"). The song "Twain" was an unapologetic assault on [[Mark Twain]]'s book ''[[Letters from the Earth]]''.

== Model Engine ==
As Model Engine, ''The Lean Years Tradition'' (1997) continued the band's exploration of dark themes, including Christian martyrdom ("Hang You Upside Down"), [[prostitution]] ("Reeperbahn," based on the band's experiences in [[Hamburg, Germany|Hamburg]]{{Citation needed|date=August 2012}}) and pornography ("Anonymous F").

== Discography ==
=== Black Eyed Sceva ===
* ''Way Before the Flood'' – (1995, 5 Minute Walk)
* ''5 Years, 50,000 Miles Davis'' [EP] – (1996, 5 Minute Walk)

=== Model Engine ===
* ''The Lean Years Tradition'' – (1997, 5 Minute Walk)

== Members ==
* Jeremy Post – [[guitar]], [[Singing|vocals]]
* Brad McCarter – [[bass guitar|bass]], vocals
* Brent Nims – [[Drum kit|drums]]
* Erik Herzog – drums

== External links ==
* [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/0664c33b-6f01-4604-ac97-d639589e2217.html Black Eyed Sceva] on [[MusicBrainz]]
* [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/ebd32700-d192-49fa-8f2b-87cb91fc4cca.html Model Engine] on [[MusicBrainz]]

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[[Category:Christian rock groups from California]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1994]]

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