Convictions (band)
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Origin | Fremont, Ohio, United States[1] |
Genres | Christian metal,[2] metalcore, post-hardcore[3] |
Years active | 2012-present |
Labels | InVogue |
Members | Michael Felker Zach Schwochow Jacob Flores Patrick Shekut Quinton Dreier |
Past members | Justin McGough Dan Gardner Ian Reiter Tommy Silva John Fleischmann Raymond Roper Danyal Suchta Joshua Canode |
Website | Official website |
Convictions is an American Christian metalcore band from Ohio.[4] The band was started in 2012. Convictions consists of vocalist Michael Felker and drummer Zachary Schwochow.[5] The band describes their genre as a style they created called "Aggressive Worship", which is an emotional mix of spirit filled hardcore and ambiance.[6] Shortly after the band formed, they released their first effort I Am Nothing in 2012. With the departure of original vocalist Dan Gardner, the band quickly followed up with their Unworthy EP in late 2013. In 2015, the band released Hallowed Spirit | Violent Divide which charted on #6 in the Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums on iTunes.[7] This led to their signing to Invogue Records and their debut album I Will Become in 2016. The band then released their third LP Hope for the Broken in June 2018. They released their new album I Won't Survive on May 7, 2021.
Members
- Current[5]
- Michael Felker - unclean vocals (2013–present)
- Zach Schwochow - drums (2012–present)
- Jacob Flores - bass (2022-present)
- Patrick Shekut - guitar (2022-present)
- Quinton Dreier - guitar, clean vocals (2022-present)
- Former[5]
- Dan Gardner - Unclean vocals (2012)
- Ian Reiter - bass (2012)
- Justin Michael McGough - guitar (2012-2014)
- Joshua Canode - guitar (2012–2022); clean vocals (2022)
- Thomas M Silva - guitar (2014-2016)
- John Fleischmann - bass, clean vocals (2013–2018)
- Raymond Roper - bass, clean vocals (2018-2019)
- Danyal Suchta - bass, clean vocals (2019–2021)
Timeline[8]
Discography
- Studio albums
- I Am Nothing (2012)
- I Will Become (2016)
- Hope for the Broken (2018)
- EPs
- Unworthy (2013)[1]
- Hallowed Spirit | Violent Divide (2015)
- I Won’t Survive (2021)
- Other Appearances
- "Memories In The Attic" appears on the compilation Happy Holidays, I Miss You.
References
- ^ a b Pool, Kevin (February 5, 2015). "Convictions - Unworthy". HM Magazine. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ Teitelman, Bram (March 21, 2016). "Gideon, Convictions robbed in separate incidents". Metal Injection. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ Stagg, David (September 21, 2015). "TOUR: Convictions and Eleutheria announce Co-Headlining Southern Tour". HM Magazine. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ Schwartz, Jen (April 17, 2014). "Convictions: If You Don't Know, It's Time You Do (Interview)". Sub Stream Magazine. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Convictions". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ Fike, Nicholas (July 20, 2015). "Aggressive Worship band Convictions to Release New EP". Flippen Music. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ "On This Day In METAL History: July 29th from ALICE COOPER to CONVICTIONS". Metal Odyssey. July 29, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ "Convictions". Retrieved February 20, 2022.