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 statement 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 below the Jesus Piece identify.
Curiously, in addition they level out that “something you see related to this identify or comparable, taking part in our music and utilizing our artwork, shouldn’t be associated to something we labored for during the last 10 years.” So possibly another person is attempting to proceed the band with out everybody else concerned? It definitely looks as if vocalist Aaron Heard is hinting at that, considering he seems to be a part of a project called Je$us Piece.
“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 fallacious persevering with with out him. Something you see related to this identify or comparable, taking part in our music and utilizing our artwork, shouldn’t be associated to something we labored for during the last 10 years.
“We’re happy with every part we did and it modified our lives eternally. To attempt to proceed that with out us or despite us, is a mockery of what we have completed and tried to do. Thanks all for every part! – Lu, John, Dave.”
Shaped in Philadelphia in 2015, Jesus Piece shortly gained a popularity as some of the devastating dwell bands in hardcore, mixing metallic, demise, and industrial textures with unrelenting breakdowns. Their rise by way of the underground noticed them sharing levels with Code Orange, Knocked Unfastened, and Vein.fm, and delivering a sound that bridged the hole between hardcore and excessive metallic.
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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