The Chariot
| The Chariot | |
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 Josh Scogin live in 2007 |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Mathcore |
| founding | 2003 |
| resolution | 2013 |
| Website | http://www.thechariot.com/ |
| Last occupation | |
singing |
Josh Scogin |
guitar |
Brandon Henderson (since 2011) |
guitar |
Stephen Harrison (since 2008) |
Drums |
David Kennedy (since 2008) |
| former members | |
bass |
Joshua Beiser (2003-2006) |
Guitar, vocals |
Keller Harbin (2003-2006) |
guitar |
Tony "Taco" Medina (2003-2005) |
Drums |
Jeff Carter (2004-2005) |
Drums |
Mark Nicks (2005) |
Bass, guitar |
Dan Eaton (2006-2008) |
Drums |
Jake Ryan (2006-2008) |
guitar |
Jon Terrey (2006-2008, 2010) |
guitar |
Bryan Russell Taylor (2008-2010) |
guitar |
Dan Vokey (2008-2009) |
bass |
Jon Kindler (2006-2012) |
The Chariot was a Christian mathcore band from Douglasville , Georgia .
Band history
The Chariot was founded in 2003 by former Norma Jean singer Josh Scogin . At the beginning the band also consisted of singer and guitarist Keller Harbin, guitarist Tony Medina, bassist Joshua Beiser and drummer Jeff Carter. In May 2004 the band signed with Solid State Records , a label that specializes in Christian metal , metalcore and hardcore punk . In 2004 the debut album Everything Is Alive, Everything Is Breathing, Nothing Is Dead, and Nothing Is Bleeding was released . After the live DVD Ladies and Gentleman , Medina and Carter left the band. The Extended Play Unsung was recorded with Mark Nicks as the new drummer . Nicks was replaced shortly afterwards by Jake Ryan. Even before the album The Fiancée could be completed, Harbin and Beiser left The Chariot. Harbin joined the southern metal band Every Time I Die .
Jon Terrey and Dan Eaton, two new guitarists, were recruited for a large-scale US tour. In April 2007 the second album The Fiancée was finally released with bassist Jon Kindler. Wars and Rumors of Wars followed in 2009 . Scogin was now the only founding member after Jon Terrey left. The Chariot now consisted of Scogin, David Kennedy (bass), Dan Vokey (guitar) and Jonathan (KC Wolf) Kindler (bass) and Bryan Russell Taylor (guitar). In the middle of the year the band went on tour with nine other Christian metal bands. In late November, The Chariot supported the 2009 Explosions Tour of Scogin's former band Norma Jean.
In 2010 The Chariot switched to Good Fight Music and released the album Long Live the Chariot there . In 2011, Brandon Henderson joined Bryan Russell Taylor. The album One Wing followed in August 2012 . After longtime bassist Jon (KC Wolf) Kindler left the band, the band is initially only on the road with four members. Both guitarists played the bass on One Wing . In 2013 the band announced a short farewell tour from October to November. Josh Scogin founded the Noise Punk Project '68 after The Chariot broke up .
Music genre
The Chariot play Mathcore with English, but partly also Spanish texts. The music is sometimes referred to as "Chaotic Hardcore" because it largely dispenses with conventional song structures and relies on heaviness and speed. Although the group is close to Christianity , they try not to preach in their texts. Instead, the lyrics depict an often painful view of the world and try to portray Christianity as a way out of this desolation.
On the second album The Fiancée , the group also used elements from Christian music. A sacred harp (Christian choral music from the southern United States) can be heard on two of the songs .
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With their debut album, The Chariot reached number 26 on the "Top Christian Albums" and number 23 of the "Top Heatseekers" on the US Billboard charts. The second album reached number 169 on the Billboard charts and was in the top 10 of the "Top Christian Albums". With Wars and Rumors of Wars , the group made another leap forward. It reached number 113 on the Billboard charts.
Discography
- Matt Goldman Demo (2004, self-published)
- Everything Is Alive, Everything Is Breathing, Nothing Is Dead, and Nothing Is Bleeding (2004, Solid State Records)
- Ladies and Gentlemen… The Chariot (2004, DVD, Solid State Records)
- Unsung (2005, EP, Solid State Records)
- The Fiancée (2007, Solid State Records)
- One More Song (2007, DVD, Solid State Records)
- Wars and Rumors of Wars (2009, Solid State Records)
- Long Live (2010, Good Fight)
- One Wing (2012, Good Fight)
Web links
- The Chariot at Discogs (English)
- The Chariot at Allmusic (English)
- The Chariot at laut.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography at Allmusic (English). Retrieved February 15, 2011.
- ^ Corey Erb: Scream The Prayer Tour 2009 Concert Review. (No longer available online.) The Hard Music Magazine on July 28, 2009, archived from the original on August 4, 2009 ; Retrieved February 15, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Norma Jean Unveil's "Explosions 2009" tour line-up. September 10, 2009, accessed February 15, 2011 .
- ↑ THE CHARIOT Signs With GOOD FIGHT MUSIC. (No longer available online.) Blabbermouth , October 4, 2010, archived from the original on September 12, 2012 ; Retrieved February 15, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/the-chariot-announces-farewell-tour/
- ↑ K. Panagiotis: Interview with The Chariot (Josh Scogin). Metalpaths, August 25, 2009, accessed February 15, 2011 .
- ↑ a b Review of Everything Is Alive, Everything Is Breathing Nothing Is Dead and Nothing Is Bleeding at Allmusic (English). Retrieved February 15, 2011.
- ↑ a b Review of Wars and Rumors of Wars at Allmusic (English). Retrieved February 15, 2011.
- ↑ a b Review of The Fiancée at Allmusic (English). Retrieved February 15, 2011.
- ^ Billboard.com
