Group

Believer

Christian thrash metal band

From: United States
Since: 1986–present
Rating: ★ 3.5 (2 votes)
Releases: 11

christian metal
metal
technical thrash metal
thrash metal

About

Believer is an American technical thrash metal band from Pennsylvania. Formed in 1986, the band plays a hybrid of thrash and progressive metal, and is also known for their innovative use of symphonic elements. Their lyrics deal with topics of philosophy, theology and social issues.

The two primary members of the band are vocalist/bassist/guitarist Kurt Bachman and drummer Joey Daub, who were joined by several others after their 1989 debut album, Extraction from Mortality. The band was jointly signed to Roadrunner Records and the Christian label R.E.X. Music. According to AllMusic, several mainstream magazines praised their second album Sanity Obscure. The title track of Sanity Obscure was covered by Robert Prince for the video game Doom as the track "On the Hunt". The band toured the US and Europe with Bolt Thrower the following year. Believer disbanded in 1994; however, in 2005, Daub announced that he and Bachman reformed the band. They signed with Metal Blade Records in 2008, and released a fourth album, Gabriel, in 2009. Their fifth studio album, Transhuman, was released in 2011.

From Believer (band) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Kurt Bachman 1986–1994, 2005–now, 2010–now · original member guitar, lead vocals
Dave Baddorf · former
Howe Kraft · former
Wyatt Robertson · former
Jim Winters 1992–1994 · original member · former electric bass guitar, guitar