Convictions (band)

Not to be confused with the Christian metal band from Puerto Rica Clear Convictions.

Convictions
Origin	Fremont, Ohio, United States [1]
Genres	Christian metalcore, melodic metalcore, Christian hardcore, [2] metalcore, deathcore, post-hardcore [3]
Years active	2012–present
Labels	InVogue
Members	Michael Felker Zach Schwochow Patrick Shekut Quinton Dreier
Past members	Justin McGough Dan Gardner Ian Reiter Tommy Silva John Fleischmann Raymond Roper Danyal Suchta Joshua Canode Jacob Flores
Website	Official website

Convictions is an American Christian metalcore band from Fremont, Ohio. ^[4] The band was started in 2012. Convictions consists of vocalist Michael Felker, drummer Zachary Schwochow, bassist Jacob Flores, guitarist Patrick Shekut and guitarist, clean vocalist Quinton Dreier. ^[5] The band describes their genre as a style they created called "Aggressive Worship", which is an emotional mix of spirit filled hardcore and ambiance. ^[6]

Members

Current ^[5]

• Michael Felker – unclean vocals (2013–present)
• Zach Schwochow – drums (2012–present)
• Patrick Shekut – guitar (2022–present)
• Quinton Dreier – guitar, clean vocals (2022–present)

Former ^[5]

• Dan Gardner – unclean vocals (2012)
• Ian Reiter – bass (2012)
• Justin Michael McGough – guitar (2012–2014)
• Joshua Canode – guitar (2012–2022); clean vocals (2022)
• Thomas M. Silva – guitar (2014–2016)
• John Fleischmann – bass, clean vocals (2013–2018)
• Raymond Roper – bass, clean vocals (2018–2019)
• Danyal Suchta – bass, clean vocals (2019–2021)
• Jacob Flores – bass (2022–2025)

Timeline ^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

• I Am Nothing (2012)
• I Will Become (2016)
• Hope for the Broken (2018)
• The Fear of God (2024)

EPs

• Unworthy (2013) ^[1]
• Hallowed Spirit | Violent Divide (2015)
• I Won't Survive (2021)

Other Appearances

• "Memories in the Attic" appears on the compilation Happy Holidays, I Miss You.

References

1. Pool, Kevin (February 5, 2015). "Convictions - Unworthy". HM Magazine . Retrieved April 8, 2016.
2. Teitelman, Bram (March 21, 2016). "Gideon, Convictions robbed in separate incidents". Metal Injection. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
3. Stagg, David (September 21, 2015). "TOUR: Convictions and Eleutheria announce Co-Headlining Southern Tour". HM Magazine . Retrieved April 8, 2016.
4. Schwartz, Jen (April 17, 2014). "Convictions: If You Don't Know, It's Time You Do (Interview)". Substream Magazine. Sub Stream Magazine. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
5. "Convictions". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
6. Fike, Nicholas (July 20, 2015). "Aggressive Worship band Convictions to Release New EP". Flippen Music. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
7. "Convictions" . Retrieved February 20, 2022.