The Great Commission

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The Great Commission
General information
origin Redlands , California , United States
Genre (s) Post-Hardcore , Metalcore , Hardcore Punk , Deathcore , Christian Metal
founding 2007
Website www.myspace.com/
Current occupation
Justin Singh
Guitar , vocals
 Angela Razo
guitar
 Billy Sweet
Solomon Joy
Alonso Azofeifa
Vocals, guitar
 Victor Cota

The Great Commission is a metalcore band from Redlands , California .

history

The Great Commission was founded in 2007 and consists of the musicians Angela Razo ( vocals , guitar ), Justin Singh (vocals), Billy Sweet (guitar), Solomon Joy ( bass ), Alonso Azofeifa ( drums ) and Victor Cota (vocals, Guitar). Razo and Singh previously played together in the band Every Man for Himself .

The band name comes from chapter 18 of the Gospel of Matthew . On February 17, 2009, the debut album And Every Knee Shall Bow was released , which was produced and published on Facedown Records and Strike First Records . Guest musicians include Brook Reeves from Impending Doom ("The Road Less Traveled") and Matthie Montgomery from For Today ("In A Time Where Hope Was Lost"). The group promoted the album during their US tour together with Demon Hunter , For the Fallen Dreams , Throwdown and Oceano . The group also toured with For Today and Sleeping Giant , as well as a support band for Living Sacrifice and War of Ages .

The group signed a contract with Ain't No Grave Records , which work closely with the German label Century Media . On July 12, 2011, the group's second album was released worldwide under the title Heavy Worship . The album rose 30 July 2011 respectively in the Heatseekers - and the Christian Albums charts of Billboard at No. 19 a.

On December 18, 2011, the group played with We Came as Romans , Blessthefall , Winds of Plague , The Word Alive , Motionless in White and As Blood Runs Black in Anaheim .

On May 8, 2012, Fireworks released an EP with six titles. Five pieces are acoustic versions of songs that have already been released, the sixth song is a cover for Firework by Katy Perry . That same year, the band made a cameo appearance in the music video for had I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift . On June 18, 2013, the group's third studio album, Cast the First Stone, followed .

style

The label describes the group's musicians on their second album as a mix of A Day to Remember , Emmure , Underoath and As I Lay Dying . The Great Commission translates as "The Mission Order ".

Discography

Albums

EPs

  • 2012: Firework (Ain't No Grave Records)

Videos

  • Weight Of the World
  • Draw the line

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Spirit of Metal webzine : And Every Knee Shall Bow
  2. ↑ Strike First Records : Artists Rooster ( Memento of the original from July 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / strikefirstrecords.com
  3. ↑ a b Ain't No Grave Records : The Great Commission Biography
  4. ↑ indievisionmusic.com: New Label Signs Sleeping Giant and The Great Commission ( Memento of the original from October 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.indievisionmusic.com
  5. ^ Billboard : Heavy Worship on the Billboard Charts
  6. ↑ Doug van Pelt: HM : THE GREAT COMMISSION's New EP “Firework” is Out Now
  7. ↑ Aaron Ginn: Jesus Freak Hideout : The Great Commission - Firework EP review
  8. ↑ Tyler Sharp: Alternative Press : Remember when Taylor Swift asked a metalcore band to be in her music video?
  9. ↑ Taylor Rhea Smith: HM : Previously unreleased track from “The Great Commission” released on new album “Cast The First Stone”