Joe Musten is an American musician who started his musical career in 1999. He formed
Beloved
Beloved may refer to:
Books
* ''Beloved'' (novel), a 1987 novel by Toni Morrison
* ''The Beloved'' (Faulkner novel), a 2012 novel by Australian author Annah Faulkner
*''Beloved'', a 1993 historical romance about Zenobia, by Bertrice Small
Film
...
,
Advent
Advent is a Christian season of preparation for the Nativity of Christ at Christmas. It is the beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity.
The name was adopted from Latin "coming; arrival", translating Greek ''parousia''.
In ...
, Your Son Is Dead, and Torn. In 2008, he joined the band
The Almost
The Almost is an American rock band from Clearwater, Florida, fronted by Underoath drummer and vocalist Aaron Gillespie. Formed in 2005 as a solo project by Gillespie, the band currently includes guitarist Jay Vilardi, bassist Jon Thompson, and d ...
after former drummer Kenny Bozich quit the band. Joe was featured in the December 2009 issue of ''
DRUM Magazine
A drum magazine is a type of high-capacity magazine for firearms. Cylindrical in shape (similar to a drum), drum magazines store rounds in a spiral around the center of the magazine, facing the direction of the barrel. Drum magazines are contrast ...
'' alongside former bandmate
Aaron Gillespie
Aaron Roderick Gillespie (born July 18, 1983) is an American musician, best known for being the original and current drummer and clean vocalist for the metalcore band Underoath and the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the alternative rock ...
. He formed the band, Torn, and was featured on the self-titled debut album, but was un-credited.
Personal life
He is cousins with his bandmate,
Dusty Redmon
Dustin Wesley "Dusty" Redmon is an American guitarist primarily known for playing in alternative rock band The Almost and former guitarist and songwriter for Beloved and Dead Poetic. Redmon was born on May 23, 1982, in Winston-Salem, North Carol ...
. Musten is married and has twins.
Bands
Current
*
Advent
Advent is a Christian season of preparation for the Nativity of Christ at Christmas. It is the beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity.
The name was adopted from Latin "coming; arrival", translating Greek ''parousia''.
In ...
- vocals (2004–2011, 2016–present)
*
Beloved
Beloved may refer to:
Books
* ''Beloved'' (novel), a 1987 novel by Toni Morrison
* ''The Beloved'' (Faulkner novel), a 2012 novel by Australian author Annah Faulkner
*''Beloved'', a 1993 historical romance about Zenobia, by Bertrice Small
Film
...
- drums (1999–2004, 2019-present)
* Ends of Sanity - drums (2021-present)
Former
*
The Almost
The Almost is an American rock band from Clearwater, Florida, fronted by Underoath drummer and vocalist Aaron Gillespie. Formed in 2005 as a solo project by Gillespie, the band currently includes guitarist Jay Vilardi, bassist Jon Thompson, and d ...
- drums (2008–2015)
* Public Rage - drums (1996-1999)
* Torn - vocals (2014–2015)
* Your Son Is Dead - drums (2012–2014)
Discography
Beloved
Beloved may refer to:
Books
* ''Beloved'' (novel), a 1987 novel by Toni Morrison
* ''The Beloved'' (Faulkner novel), a 2012 novel by Australian author Annah Faulkner
*''Beloved'', a 1993 historical romance about Zenobia, by Bertrice Small
Film
...
*''Garage Demos'' (1999; Independent)
*''
...And So It Goes'' (2000; Independent)
*''The Running Pre-Release Sampler'' (2001; Independent)
*''
The Running
Beloved is an American post-hardcore band from Kernersville, North Carolina, United States.
History
Beloved formed in the fall of 1999. The original members all attended East Forsyth High School in Kernersville, NC from 1996-2000. They pl ...
'' (2001; Vindicated)
*''One Night Split'' (w/
Luti-Kriss
Norma Jean (formerly known as Luti-Kriss) is an American metalcore band from Douglasville, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Since their inception in 1997, numerous lineup changes have left the band with no original members. To date, Norma Jean ha ...
) (2002; Independent)
*''
Failure On
Beloved is an American post-hardcore band from Kernersville, North Carolina, United States.
History
Beloved formed in the fall of 1999. The original members all attended East Forsyth High School in Kernersville, NC from 1996-2000. They pl ...
'' (2003; Solid State)
*''
The Running
Beloved is an American post-hardcore band from Kernersville, North Carolina, United States.
History
Beloved formed in the fall of 1999. The original members all attended East Forsyth High School in Kernersville, NC from 1996-2000. They pl ...
'' (2004 reissue; Solid State)
* Beloved Live at Cat's Cradle (Live Album) – 2004
*''Kiss It Goodbye: The Final Show'' (2005 DVD; Solid State)
Advent
Advent is a Christian season of preparation for the Nativity of Christ at Christmas. It is the beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity.
The name was adopted from Latin "coming; arrival", translating Greek ''parousia''.
In ...
*''
Remove the Earth
''Remove the Earth'' is the debut full-length album by Christian metal band Advent (band), Advent. It was released February 12, 2008 through Solid State Records.
Track listing
Trivia
* Last three minutes contains the song "One Crushing ...
'' (2008; Solid State)
*''
Naked and Cold
''Naked and Cold'' is the second album by hardcore punk band Advent. It was released in September, 2009.
Track listing
# Intro (Instrumental) - 1:30
# Nothing - 2:02
# Overcome - 3:05
# Naked and Cold - 4:04
# Fatherless (Instrumental) - 3:14 ...
'' (2009; Solid State)
*''Pain and Suffering'' (2016;
Bridge 9)
;
The Almost
The Almost is an American rock band from Clearwater, Florida, fronted by Underoath drummer and vocalist Aaron Gillespie. Formed in 2005 as a solo project by Gillespie, the band currently includes guitarist Jay Vilardi, bassist Jon Thompson, and d ...
*''No Gift to Bring'' (2008; T&N)
*''Monster EP'' (2009; T&N)
*''
Monster Monster
''Monster Monster'' is the second album by American rock band The Almost, released on November 3, 2009.
Background
The Almost released their debut album, ''Southern Weather'' in 2007. On November 9, 2008, it was announced that the band had part ...
'' (2009; T&N)
*''
Fear Inside Our Bones'' (2013; T&N)
Your Son Is Dead
*''The Silver Cord EP'' (2012; Independent)
Torn
*''Torn'' (2014;
Harm Reduction
Harm reduction, or harm minimization, refers to a range of public health policies designed to lessen the negative social and/or physical consequences associated with various human behaviors, both legal and illegal. Harm reduction is used to de ...
)
Guest Appearances
* "Across the Aisle" by
Call To Preserve
Call to Preserve was an American Christian and straight edge crossover thrash band who played a fusion hardcore punk and metalcore. They come from Rockledge, Florida. The band started making music in 2003, and disbanded in 2011. Their membersh ...
, on their album ''
Life of Defiance'' (2010)
* "Nietzsche's Madness" by
Living Sacrifice
Living Sacrifice is an American Christian metal band formed in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1989. The band has released eight studio albums, out of which the first three were recorded under R.E.X. Records with their original vocalist Darren Johnso ...
, on their album ''
The Infinite Order
''The Infinite Order'' is the seventh studio album from Christian metal band Living Sacrifice released January 26, 2010. The album, produced by Jeremiah Scott and mixed and mastering done by Andy Sneap marks a return for the band since their pr ...
'' (2010)
* "Finished People
(Feat. Nate Rebolledo of Xibalba
(), roughly translated as "place of fright", is the name of the underworld (or quc, Mitnal) in Maya mythology, ruled by the Maya death gods and their helpers. In 16th-century Verapaz, the entrance to Xibalba was traditionally held to be a c ...
)" by
Sleeping Giant, on their album ''
Finished People
''Finished People'' is the fourth album of the Christian metalcore band, Sleeping Giant.
Critical reception
Wayne Reimer of Jesus Freak Hideout writes: "If you weren't a fan of Sleeping Giant before, Finished People might change your mind." B ...
'' (2014)
* "Casket Minds" by Dwell, on their
EP ''Dwell'' (2014)
* "Immanuel (The Challenger)" & "Immanuel (The Redeemer)" by
For Today
For Today was an American Christian metalcore band from Sioux City, Iowa, formed in 2005. They released two EPs, ''Your Moment, Your Life, Your Time'' and ''Prevailer'', and six full-length albums: '' Ekklesia'' in, 2008, ''Portraits'' in 2009, ...
, on their album ''
Portraits
A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expressions are predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this re ...
'' (2009)
* "Scarlet Paint and Gasoline" by
Glass Casket
Glass Casket is a deathcore band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They were originally called Gadrel when releasing their first demo ''To Cherish a Falsity''. The band formed after several members' previous band Narayan broke up. Dustie Warin ...
, on their album ''
We Are Gathered Here Today'' (2004)
* "Sacrifice" by
The Great Commission
In Christianity, the Great Commission is the instruction of the resurrected Jesus Christ to his disciples to spread the gospel to all the nations of the world. The Great Commission is outlined in Matthew 28:16– 20, where on a mountain i ...
, on their album ''Cast the First Stone''
(2013)
* "In Absentia" by Reign Supreme, on their album, ''Testing the Limit of Infinite'' (2009)
* "Remember Me" by
Poured Out, on the album, ''To the Point of Death'' (2016)
References
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Solid State Records artists
Christian metal musicians
Living people
American performers of Christian music
20th-century American musicians
21st-century American musicians
1983 births
The Almost members