Only Living Witness | |
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Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Genres | Heavy metal, hardcore punk, alternative metal (early) |
Years active | 1989–1995 |
Labels | Look Again, Slipped Disc, Reflections, Chainsaw Safety, Century Media |
Members | Jonah Jenkins Eric Stevenson Craig Silverman Roy Costa |
Past members | Kevin Stevenson Chris Crowley |
Only Living Witness was an American metal band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1989 by members of dissolved thrash metal band Formicide. Across two studio albums, they developed a modern hardcore punk-influenced heavy metal sound. [1] The band split up in 1995.
The band was formed in 1989 in Boston, Massachusetts, by Jonah Jenkins (vocals) and Eric Stevenson (drums, ex-Formicide). Stevenson's brother Kevin (guitar) and former Formicide bandmate Roy Costa (bass) completed the lineup. In 1991, Kevin Stevenson and Costa were replaced by Craig Silverman and Chris Crowley. [1] Kevin Stevenson and Costa went on to form The Shods.
Only Living Witness released a few demos before being signed by Century Media Records. Their debut album, Prone Mortal Form, was released in 1993. [1] The band performed concerts in 14 countries including Sweden, England, France, Canada, Italy, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. In 1996, their follow-up CD Innocents was released, but the band had already split up. [1]
Following the band's dissolution in 1995, Jonah Jenkins went on to perform the vocal duties in Miltown, Milligram and Raw Radar War. Guitarist Craig Silverman went on to play in bands Blood for Blood, Ramallah, Slapshot, and Agnostic Front.
Only Living Witness briefly reformed in 2008 for four reunion shows: June 14 and 21 at The Middle East in Cambridge, Massachusetts, August 22 in Clinton, Massachusetts, and the final show on August 30 in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Eric Stevenson, the band's main composer and drummer, died on August 9, 2011, at the age of 43. [2] [3]
Only Living Witness would prove to be influential to the wave of metalcore acts that also came out of Massachusetts some years later, like 36 Crazyfists, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall and Unearth.
In 2014, Shadows Fall's cover of the Only Living Witness song "December" was used in the soundtrack of the film Let's Be Cops .
Year | Album |
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1993 | Prone Mortal Form
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1996 | Innocents
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2006 | Prone Mortal Form/Innocents (re-released)
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No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Complex Man" | 3:55 |
2. | "Dying System" | 4:31 |
3. | "Corruption Of Power" | 2:57 |
4. | "Bad Blood" | 2:32 |
Total length: | 13:57 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Prone Mortal Form" | 5:12 |
2. | "Twitching Tongues" | 3:03 |
3. | "Window 4:45" | 4:45 |
4. | "Nineveh" | 5:29 |
5. | "Slug" | 4:30 |
Total length: | 22:59 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Complex Man" | 3:58 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dying System" | 4:35 |
2. | "Bad Blood" | 2:34 |
Total length: | 11:07 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Freaklaw" | 2:48 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Some Will Never Know" | 4:04 |
Total length: | 6:52 |
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