Maranatha (band)

Maranatha
Origin	Columbus, Ohio
Genres	Stoner metal, [1] sludge metal
Years active	2011–present
Labels	New American
Members	Collin Simula Jack Huston Wes Jackson Darrell Chess
Website	Maranatha on Facebook

Maranatha is sludge metal band from Ohio. The band consists of vocalist, guitarist, and drummer, Collin Simula, vocalist and bassist, Jack Huston, guitarist Darrell Chess and drummer Wes Jackson.

History

Maranatha started in 2011 as a solo project of Collin Simula, former drummer and bassist for Symphony in Peril and drummer for Kingsblood. ^{[2] [3]} Simula independently released their debut EP, Incarnate, in 2012. ^{[3] [4]} In 2013, he independently released the second EP, Spiritless, that featured Nick Nowell of The Famine. ^[5]

Simula added his longtime friend Jack Huston to play bass and do co-vocals. As of 2014, the band has two vocalists. ^[3]

The band released their debut full-length album, Filth on July 24, 2015, via New American Records. ^[3]

Members

Current members ^[6]

• Collin Simula – vocals, guitars (2011–present), drums (2011-2017) (formerly of Symphony In Peril and Kingsblood)
• Jack Huston – vocals, bass (2013–2014 [as Live], 2014–present) (White Wolves)
• Darrell Chess – guitars (2017–present) (Northern Widows)
• Wes Jackson – drums (2017–present) (Northern Widows)

Live

• Chris Thompson – guitar (2013–2017) (Sleepers Awake, White Wolves)
• Chris "Ambrose" Burnsides – drums (2013–2017) (Sleepers Awake, White Wolves)
• Danny – drums (2013) ^[3]

Discography

EPs

• Incarnate (2012)
• Spiritless (2013) ^[1]

Splits

• Sanhedrin/Maranatha (2012)

Studio albums

• Filth (2015) ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. Huncherick, Sean (June 24, 2013). "Maranatha - Spiritless". HM Magazine . Retrieved October 3, 2015.
2. Shameless, Rob (May 3, 2012). "Maranatha". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
3. Simula, Collin (July 12, 2015). "Collin Simula of Maranatha". Interviewed by Trav Turner & Stephen Sarro. As the Story Grows. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
4. J., Brandon (February 28, 2012). "Maranatha (Ex-Symphony In Peril) "Incarnate" now available". Indie Vision Music. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
5. "Maranatha - Spiritless" (PDF). Maranatha. 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2016.^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
6. Stagg, David (June 1, 2015). "MARANATHA announces new album Filth drops new lyrics video for "Heroes"". HM Magazine . Retrieved October 3, 2015.
7. Mathis, Shayne (August 19, 2015). "Put This MARANATHA Album In Your Ears". FullMetalHipster. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
8. Andrew, Steven (July 24, 2015). "Review: Maranatha - Filth". Ohio Noise. Retrieved December 11, 2015.