Soul Embraced
| Soul Embraced | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States |
| Genres | Christian metal,[1] death metal, alternative metal, Southern metal |
| Years active | 1997-1998, 1999-present |
| Labels | Solid State, Blood & Ink, Clenched Fist, Rottweiler |
| Associated acts | Living Sacrifice, Evanescence, Kill System, Mourningside |
| Website | Soul Embraced on Facebook |
| Members |
Rocky Gray Chad Moore Jon Dunn Lance Garvin Cody Smith |
| Past members |
Jack Wiese Devin Castle David Sroczynski Ed Collins Charlie West Jeff Bowie |
Soul Embraced is a Christian death metal band from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. It was originally a side project for Rocky Gray and David Sroczynski.
History
Originally a side project of drummer David Sroczynski and William "Rocky" Gray from Shredded Corpse formed in 1997, the band dissolved after creating one song for a metal compilation in 1998. Gray reformed the band with fellow Living Sacrifice member Lance Garvin (drums) and his brother in-law Chad Moore (vocals). When Gray and Garvin weren't busy with Living Sacrifice, they would hammer away with Charlie T. West at making material for their death metal side project. The band released an EP (The Fleshless EP), and three albums (For the Incomplete, This Is My Blood, Immune) over a five-year span. For the Incomplete was re-released in 2003 by the independent label Blood and Ink Records.[2] Evanescence's song "Tourniquet" is a cover of the Soul Embraced song "My Tourniquet". From 2003 to 2007, Gray was busy with Evanescence as their drummer as well as his numerous other bands. Gray said in an interview after the release of Immune that the band planned on releasing two to three more albums and in 2006 announced two new band members: Jack Wiese on guitar and Jeff Bowie on bass. In June 2007 Jack Wiese left the band to spend more time on his other projects, and he was replaced by Devin Castle (who is also in Mourningside with Gray, Bowie, and Wiese)
Soul Embraced released Dead Alive on April 29, 2008.
Soul Embraced stated on their Myspace that they "will continue with a new guitarist next year when we get ready to record the new record". After 10 years and three records Soul Embraced parted ways with Solid State Records on amicable terms.[3] Mythos was released on Rottweiler Records.[4]
In 2014, it was announced that former drummer, Lance Garvin, would be rejoining with the new line-up being, Rocky Gray (lead guitar), Chad Moore (vocals), Lance Garvin (Drums), Jon Dunn (bass), and Cody Smith (rhythm guitar).[5]
Band members
| Name | Instrument | Years | Other groups |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Moore | lead vocals | 1999–present | Kill System, The Burning, Thy Pain |
| Cody Smith | rhythm guitar | 2012—present | Abandon the Artifice |
| Jon Dunn | bass guitar | 2012–present | Demon Hunter |
| Rocky Gray | lead guitar, backing vocals, drums | 1997-1998, 1999–present | Evanescence, Solus Deus, Kill System, Living Sacrifice, The Burning, Thy Pain |
| Lance Garvin | drums | 1999–2008, 2014–present | Living Sacrifice, Zao, Throwdown, Kill System |
| Name | Instrument | Years | Other groups |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Wiese | rhythm guitar | 2006–2007 | Mourningside, the.5th.element, Machina |
| Devin Castle | rhythm guitar, backing vocals | 2007–2009 | The Vail, Mourningside |
| David Sroczynski | drums | 1997–1998 | Shredded Corpse, Thy Pain |
| Charlie West | rhythm guitar | 1997-2001 | |
| Jeff Bowie | bass | 2006-2012 | Descended from Wolves, Mourningside, Becoming Saints, Creepy Carnival |
| Ed Collins | lead guitar | 2010–2014 |
| Name | Instrument | Years | Other groups |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Green | bass | 2001-2006 | Living Sacrifice, Eso-Charis, Elliot |
| John LeCompt | rhythm guitar | 2001-2006 | Evanescence, Kill System, Mindrage, Machina |
| Name | Instrument | Years | Other groups |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Scott | rhythm guitar | 2013 | The Showdown, Demon Hunter, Destroy Destroy Destroy |
- Timeline
Discography
- EPs
- The Fleshless (1999)
- Studio albums
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | For the Incomplete[6] | Clenched Fist Records |
| 2002 | This Is My Blood | Solid State |
| 2003 | Immune | |
| 2008 | Dead Alive | |
| 2013 | Mythos | Rottweiler Records |
- Other songs
- "Truth Solution" Originally performed by Living Sacrifice on their album, Reborn
References
- ↑ Morton, Kenneth (July 10, 2013). "Interview with Rocky Gray & Jon Dunn of Soul Embraced". Highwire Daze. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- ↑ Morrow, Matt (2004) Soul Embraced at the Wayback Machine (archive index). HM Magazine. Retrieved on July 5, 2016.
- ↑ JoshIVM (March 6, 2011) Soul Embraced Leaves Solid State at the Wayback Machine (archived September 6, 2012). Indie Vision Music. Retrieved on May 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Soul Embraced announcement". Soul Embraced/Facebook.
- ↑ "Lance Garvin returns to Soul Embraced". Indie Vision Music.
- ↑ The Phantom Tollbooth review