Believer (band)
Believer | |
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| Also known as | Deceiver (1985–1986) |
| Origin | Colebrook Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Thrash metal, progressive metal, Christian metal |
| Years active | 1986–1994, 2005–2017 (on hiatus) |
| Labels | Metal Blade, R.E.X., Roadrunner |
| Members | Kurt Bachman Joey Daub Jeff King Kevin Leaman |
| Past members | Dave Baddorf Howe Kraft Scott Laird Wyatt Robertson Jim Winters Elton Nestler |
| Website | believerband |
Believer is an American technical thrash metal band from Pennsylvania. Formed in 1986, the band plays a hybrid of thrash and progressive metal, and is also known for their innovative use of symphonic elements. Their lyrics deal with topics of philosophy, theology and social issues.
The two primary members of the band are vocalist/bassist/guitarist Kurt Bachman and drummer Joey Daub, who were joined by several others after their 1989 debut album, Extraction from Mortality. The band was jointly signed to Roadrunner Records and the Christian label R.E.X. Music. According to AllMusic, several mainstream magazines praised their second album Sanity Obscure. The title track of Sanity Obscure was covered by Robert Prince for the video game Doom as the track "On the Hunt". The band toured the US and Europe with Bolt Thrower the following year. Believer disbanded in 1994; however, in 2005, Daub announced that he and Bachman reformed the band. They signed with Metal Blade Records in 2008, and released a fourth album, Gabriel, in 2009. Their fifth studio album, Transhuman, was released in 2011.