Solus Deus

Solus Deus
Also known asSD
OriginCalifornia and Arkansas, United States
GenresDeath metal, deathcore,[1][2][3] metalcore, thrash metal
Years active2012-2017
LabelsEMP
MembersJey Collins
Rocky Gray
Wayne Miller
Kevin Garcia
Austin D'Amond
Websitewww.SolusDeus.com

Solus Deus was a death metal supergroup project from Orange County, California, United States. All of its musicians have been in other bands, such as Bleed the Sky, Living Sacrifice, Chimaira, Time Spent Burning,[4] The Elite, and Once to Die.[5] The band's name means "Only God", which vocalist Jey Collins says is personal to him.[3] Other band members have their own personal beliefs.[6] However, Solus Deus does not claim to be a religious band.[3] In 2016, the band signed to EMP Underground, and Imprint of Dave Ellefson's (ex-Megadeth) label, EMP Label Group, who have a distributing deal through eOne.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Spirit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Solus Deus going Thug Metal". Ghost Cult Magazine. 26 December 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Interview with Solus Deus". GHGumman. May 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  4. ^ "Solus Deus releases new music video for "The Bloodtrail"". Mauce.nl. 6 February 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  5. ^ "Ex-Evanescence, Chimaira, and Bleed the Sky members join forces in Solus Deus". Blabbermouth. 5 February 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  6. ^ The Bearded Dragon (April 25, 2016). "Interview: Solus Deus". Doodlekit. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  7. ^ Admin (March 22, 2016). "EMP Label Group forms EMP Underground imprint. First Signings Include Helstar, Skumlove, Solus Deus (Members of Bleed the Sky, Living Sacrifice, Chimaira)". Welcome to the Dark Side. Retrieved March 25, 2016.