“Wake up friend, it’s just one life, it’s not too late, your ride is far from over!” is just one of many inspiring lines by the Christian heavy rock band, Disciple. Based in the USA, Disciple works hard to bring meaningful music to hundreds of thousands of fans across the world.
The band was founded by guitarist Brad Noah in 1992, and released their first album three years later, entitled ‘What was I Thinking’. They were then signed by Warner Resound, and released a further two albums over the next four years. In these years, they moved on to record under the label Rugged Records.
Their popularity only boomed, however, with the release of their fourth album, By God, which went on to win the Inspirational Life Award in 2001. By God earned them two Christian Rock chart toppers, and two Dove Awards nominations. After this, they established their own record label called Slain Records, and acquired a new bassist, while working on a new project entitled Back Again. Back Again was released in 2003, and sported a further two number one Christian rock hits.
After two years of recording, touring, and performing, Disciple released a new, self-titled album. The album was their most successful at the time, and was nominated for two Dove Awards, with three songs making the number one spot on the Christian rock charts. If this seemed like a hard act to follow, Disciple were up to the challenge, producing an all-new album called Scars Remain, with its best performing song being After the World, which finished as the 8th most-played Christian rock song of 2007.
Early in 2008, the band saw a makeover with two members leaving, including the founding lead guitarist, and three new members were added to the bands’ setup.
Although the vocalist remained, the change brought a new, reformed instrumental sound to the band, which, if anything, seemed to enhance their sound. This certainly shows in their latest release entitled Southern Hospitality, which is spreading into fans’ CD players and iPods like wildfire.
On the bands website, www.disciplerocks.com, the lyricist describes the bands’ lyrics as following their own circumstances and stories in life. It is most certainly for this reason that so many people relate to the songs they sing, and be as passionate as they are about Disciple’s music. And why shouldn’t they? The lyrics are musically good, biblically accurate, inspirational, and relate to the situations most people find themselves in. Their music repertoire consists of songs ranging from soft to hardcore rock, showing off their versatility as artists, and meaning that there is something in their music for everyone.
Information: www.Disciplerocks.com
