Hardcore heavyweights Jesus Piece have formally introduced their breakup, bringing an finish to some of the punishing and influential runs in fashionable hardcore.
In a assertion launched on August 26, members Luis Aponte, John Distefano, and David Updike confirmed that the band has been inactive for a while following the departure of a key member (not named), and that they won’t proceed underneath the Jesus Piece title.
Curiously, additionally they level out that “something you see related to this title or related, enjoying our music and utilizing our artwork, just isn’t associated to something we labored for over the past 10 years.” So perhaps another person is making an attempt to proceed the band with out everybody else concerned?
“Jesus Piece has been lifeless for a while,” wrote the band’s remaining members. “A member give up abruptly for private causes and we felt improper persevering with with out him. Something you see related to this title or related, enjoying our music and utilizing our artwork, just isn’t associated to something we labored for over the past 10 years.
“We’re pleased with every part we did and it modified our lives eternally. To attempt to proceed that with out us or regardless of us, is a mockery of what we have accomplished and tried to do. Thanks all for every part! – Lu, John, Dave.”
Shaped in Philadelphia in 2015, Jesus Piece rapidly gained a status as some of the devastating stay bands in hardcore, mixing steel, demise, and industrial textures with unrelenting breakdowns. Their rise by means of the underground noticed them sharing levels with Code Orange, Knocked Free, and Vein.fm, and delivering a sound that bridged the hole between hardcore and excessive steel.
Their 2018 debut album Solely Self cemented their standing as a brand new power in heavy music, whereas 2023’s …So Unknown was broadly praised for pushing their sonic boundaries with out sacrificing depth. Critics hailed it as their most absolutely realized work but, and the report propelled them onto bigger excursions and international competition slots.
Thanks for the tunes, Jesus Piece.
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