xDeathstarx
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Years active | 2002–Current |
xDEATHSTARx is a straight edge, Christian metalcore band from Redlands, CA. The band features eight members, with three fulltime vocalists. xDEATHSTARx is currently signed to Facedown Records.
Members
- Eric Gregson - vocals
- Jason Keller - vocals
- J.R. Bermuda - vocals
- Ryan Gregson - guitar
- Ryan "the dawg" - guitar
- Manny Contreras - bass
- Isaac Bueno - drums
Former members
- Chris Rodney - Vocals
- Daniel Myerscough - Drums
- Ryan Mogger - Guitar
- Thom Green - Vocals
- Josh Highland - Vocals
- Beejay Hammel - Guitar
- Brandon Trahan (B-Town) - Drums
- Nick Smith - Drums
- Kevvy D - Vocals
- Travis Boyd - Drums
- Corey Sober - Guitar
Guest Members
- Deebo, Bleeding Through (feat. on the ep Beware of the xDEATHSTARx)
- CJ Alderson, Sinai Beach (feat. on album The Triumph)
- Brook (feat. on Aftermath on the 7" xDEATHSTARx vs. Suffocate Faster)
- Salt Blake (feat. on Aftermath on the 7" xDEATHSTARx vs. Suffocate Faster)
Fill-ins for Show
- K.C. - Bass (Good Clean Fun)
- Manny Doom - Bass (Impending Doom)
- Straight Edge Nick - Bass (Winds of Plague)
- Daniel Elsinor - Guitar (The Final Burden)
- B.D. Nick - Drums
Discography
Full-Length
- Split 7" w/ Suffocate Faster (2005, I Witness Media)
- Beware of the xDEATHSTARx (2003, demo EP)
Compilations
- Rise Up: Hardcore '03
Trivia
- Everyone in the band, past and present is a Christian.
- Almost everyone in the band is vegan.
- Many of their early songs titles are named after other bands: Suffocate Faster, Scars (Scars of Tomorrow), Aftermath (Aftermath of a Trainwreck)
- Thom Green left the band to start a church, Tithemi, in Redlands, California.
- The song "Bullet" was inspired by the 1996 movie of the same name featuring Mickey Rourke and Tupac Shakur.
- xDEATHSTARx performed on the TV show Monster Garage which aired on March 27th 2006.
- When the band started, they had a mosh competition at every show. The winner would come on stage and be presented with a boxing style championship belt. The Mosh belt came to an end when it was given away to the winner of the mosh competition when they played at Hell Fest 2004.
- Eric and Ryan are brothers, Eric is older.
- Members of xDEATHSTARx are also in the bands Sleeping Giant, Plague: The Red Letters, and Force Of Change.
- The first xDEATHSTARx tour van has is named "The Vanimal". It was Throwdown's original tour van.
- Tour Manager, Massive Matt and Singer Little Ryan both have "vanimal" tattoos on their legs. It is the Dodge Prospector logo from the xDEATHSTARx tour van.
- "The Vanimal" died in Pensacola, Florida in August 2006 during a summer tour.
- Played Hell Fest 2004.
- Played Metal Fest 2006.
- Former singer, Josh Highland runs notPopular.com
- Eric Gregson owns a record label, "I Witness Media" IWitnessMedia.com
- The band originally featured four vocalists, but after Kevvy D stop singing for the band, they decided to continue with only three singers.
Further reading
- Renfrow, Rand (2007). "xDEATHSTARx". HM Magazine (124): 30. ISSN 1066-6923.
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