Embodyment

For the Christian metal band from Australia, see Embodiment 12:14.
Embodyment
Also known asSupplication
OriginArlington, Texas, U.S.
GenresAlternative rock, nu metal,[1][2] deathcore (1998),[3] death metal (demos)
Years active1992-2004
LabelsSolid State, XS, One Day Savior
Past membersKris McCaddon
Sean Corbray
Andrew Godwin
Joshua Johnson
Mark Garza
Jason Lindquist
Derrick Wadsworth
Kevin Donnini
James Lanigan
Taylor Smith

Embodyment was a Christian rock band from Arlington, Texas. The group formed in 1992 and were first known by the name Supplication where they originally played death metal, later turning to deathcore with the release of their debut album Embrace the Eternal, which in turn is credited as one of the earliest deathcore releases of all time.[4] Following their debut full-length the band would completely abandon all their extreme metal elements thereafter, pursuing instead an alternative rock/nu metal style with their album The Narrow Scope of Things and subsequently became lighter with each proceeding album.[5]

The band frequently performed shows with touring acts such as Living Sacrifice, Zao, Training for Utopia, P.O.D. and No Innocent Victim.[6]

  1. ^ Pelt, Doug Van (2004) Embodyment - Embrace the Eternal at the Wayback Machine (archive index). HM Magazine. Retrieved on May 11, 2016.
  2. ^ Deneau, Max (February 15, 2011). "The Famine - The Architects of Guilt". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "Religious Infamy: In 1998 Embodyment Pioneered The Deathcore Genre With Embrace The Eternal". The New Fury. 8 February 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  4. ^ Pelt, Doug Van (2004) Embodyment - Embrace the Eternal at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
  5. ^ "Embodyment - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  6. ^ DaRonco, Mike. "Embodyment biography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2015.