| Soul Embraced | |
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| Origin | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States |
| Genres | Christian metal, Death Metal, Alternative Metal |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Solid State Records, Clenched Fist, Rottweiler Records |
| Associated acts | Living Sacrifice, Evanescence |
| Website | soul-embraced.com |
| Members | |
| Rocky Gray Chad Moore Jeff Bowie Ed Collins |
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| Past members | |
| Jack Wiese Devin Castle David Sroczynski Lance Garvin |
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Soul Embraced is a Christian Death Metal band from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.
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Originally a side project of drummer David Sroczynski and William "Rocky" Gray from Shredded Corpse formed in 1997, the band dissolved after creating one song for a metal compilation in 1998. Rocky would reform the band with fellow Living Sacrifice member and Christian metal legend Lance Garvin (drums) and his brother in-law Chad Moore (vocals). When Rocky and Lance weren't busy with Living Sacrifice, they would hammer away with Charlie T.West, a member during the Fleshless EP, at making material for their death metal side project. The band released an EP (The Fleshless EP), and three albums (For The Incomplete, This Is My Blood, Immune) over a five year span. For the Incomplete was re-released in 2003 by the independent label Blood and Ink Records. Evanescence's song "Tourniquet" from their debut album Fallen is a cover of the Soul Embraced song "My Tourniquet". From 2003 to 2007, Rocky was busy with Evanescence as their drummer as well as his numerous other bands. Gray said in an interview after the release of Immune that the band planned on releasing two to three more albums and in 2006 announced two new band members: Jack Wiese on guitar and Jeff Bowie on bass. In June 2007 Jack Wiese left the band to spend more time on his other projects, he was replaced by Devin Castle (who is also in Mourningside with Rocky, Jeff and Jack)
Soul Embraced released their newest studio album, entitled Dead Alive, on April 29, 2008. The band has posted one of thirteen new tracks off the album on their MySpace every week.[1]
Soul Embraced was going to play a rare national show at Cornerstone Festival 2009, but canceled because of Devin Castle leaving.
Soul Embraced stated on their myspace that they "will continue with a new guitarist next year when we get ready to record the new record", which would put the speculated album out sometime in 2010, or possibly early 2011. After 10 years and 3 records Soul Embraced parted ways with Solid State Records. They parted on amicable terms. They are currently looking for a label to release their new record Mythos. It will be released later this year.[1] The new album will be released in May 2012 on Rottweiler Records.
Current Band Members
EPs
Studio Albums
| Year | Title | Label |
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| 2000 | For The Incomplete | Clenched Fist Records |
| 2002 | This Is My Blood | Solid State |
| 2003 | Immune | |
| 2008 | Dead Alive | |
| 2011 | Mythos | Rottweiler Records |
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