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 ''

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'' 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 *

- vocals (2004–2011, 2016–present) *

- drums (1999–2004, 2019-present) * Ends of Sanity - drums (2021-present) Former *

- drums (2008–2015) * Public Rage - drums (1996-1999) * Torn - vocals (2014–2015) * Your Son Is Dead - drums (2012–2014)

Discography

*''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) *''

'' (2004 reissue; Solid State) * Beloved Live at Cat's Cradle (Live Album) – 2004 *''Kiss It Goodbye: The Final Show'' (2005 DVD; Solid State)

*''

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) ;

*''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;

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)

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

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)" 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 ''

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'' (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

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, 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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