Jesus Piece (band)

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Jesus Piece
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Jesus Piece live at the Novo
Background information
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Years active2015–present
Labels
Members
  • Aaron Heard
  • David Updike
  • John Distefano
  • Luis Aponte
Past members
  • Anthony Marinaro
Website southernlord.com/band/jesus-piece

Jesus Piece is an American metalcore band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 2015. [2] The band signed to Southern Lord Records in 2018 with the release of their debut Only Self . They have since toured with acts such as Code Orange, Knocked Loose, and Ghostemane. [3] [4] [5] Their second studio album, ...So Unknown , was released in 2023. [6]

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History

The band formed in 2015 with Aaron Heard on vocals, along with guitarists David Updike and John DiStefano, bassist Anthony Marinaro and drummer Luis Aponte. They self-released their first demo/EP in the same year, followed by a self-released EP in the summer of 2016. In 2017, they did a split EP with Malice at the Palace which was released through Bridge Nine Records. [7]

In 2018, the band signed to Southern Lord Records and released their full-length debut Only Self on August 24 of that year. [8] In March 2020, it was announced that they would be supporting Code Orange's headlining tour along with Show Me the Body, Year of the Knife, and Machine Girl. [9] This tour was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In October 2022, it was announced that Jesus Piece would join Show Me the Body for the 36-date North America leg of their World War Tour. [10]

On 5 December 2022, the band released the single "An Offering to the Night." On 20 January 2023, the band announced that their sophomore LP ...So Unknown would be released 14 April 2023 via Century Media Records. This was accompanied by the release of the single "Gates of Horn." A month later, the band released another track from the upcoming album called "Tunnel vision". [11] Following the release of the album, Marinaro exited the band to focus full-time on running several businesses in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.

Musical style and influences

In an interview with CVLT Nation, Aaron Heard described the band's influences for their debut album: "anything from brutal and old school death metal to straight-up punk and hardcore influences this band. We started this band to be straight-up death metal but it evolved into what the EP was." [12] In the same interview, when asked about the evolution of the sound compared to earlier releases, Heard explained, "We came together pretty quickly so after a few years we're finally becoming totally comfortable with what we want to do. I know we're really not trying to pull any direct influences so it's made the writing process harder but it's worth it. We just want to make unique metallic hardcore that we want to hear." [12] Pitchfork has described the band's sound as "the nexus of hardcore, death metal, industrial, and '90s metalcore." The website also noted that the band are "part of a new metalcore movement that proves that experimentation and succinct, clobbering riffs can not only coexist, but make for natural partners." [6] Metal Injection, meanwhile, described the band's sound as "a satisfying brutal style of hardcore that rides several lines – beatdown, slam, metalcore – while still maintaining a consistent, recognizable feel." [13]

Members

Current members
Current touring musicians
Former members

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

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References

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  2. ↑ Camp, Zoe (December 11, 2018). "Jesus Piece: From Philly Underdogs to Hardcore Breakouts". Revolver. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Code Orange Announce U.S. Tour With Jesus Piece, Show Me The Body, and More". Kerrang!. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  4. ↑ Revolver Staff (October 30, 2019). "Watch Ghostemane's Bloody, Action-Packed New "Carbomb" Video". Revolver. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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  6. 1 2 O'Connor, Andy. "Jesus Piece: Only Self". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Split, by Jesus Piece / Malice At The Palace". Bridge Nine Records. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  8. ↑ "JESUS PIECE: Philadelphia Metallic Hardcore Quartet To Release Only Self Debut LP Via Southern Lord In August; Revolver Magazine Debuts "Curse Of The Serpent" + Preorders Posted". Earsplit Compound. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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  11. ↑ Keenan, Hesher (February 13, 2023). "Jesus Piece Drop a New Single "Tunnel Vision"". MetalSucks. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  12. 1 2 Bruce. "Lost Control! CVLT Nation Interviews Jesus Piece". CVLT Nation. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
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