Josh Gilbert (born March 17, 1981) is an American bassist, vocalist, songwriter and producer, who performs primarily

metalcore Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of ...

. He has played with several acts, including

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and

Wovenwar Wovenwar is an American metal band from Southern California, formed in 2013. They released their self-titled debut album in 2014. The band's musical style on the album has been described as hard rock, alternative metal, melodic metalcore and ...

. He is also a contributor to ''

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''. He currently plays bass as a touring member of

Spiritbox Spiritbox is a Canadian heavy metal band from Victoria, British Columbia. Husband and wife duo guitarist Mike Stringer and vocalist Courtney LaPlante established Spiritbox in 2017. The band's full lineup comprises LaPlante, Stringer and drummer ...

Career

Gilbert's musical career began with his first band Mothra in Birmingham, Alabama. Shortly after, they changed their name to This Endearing, and sent a demo to

Tim Lambesis Timothy Peter Lambesis (born November 21, 1980) is an American musician and producer, best known as the founding member and lead vocalist of American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. He also had a solo/side thrash metal project in tribute to act ...

, frontman of

. This Endearing disbanded in 2006 and Gilbert went on to join

. Gilbert was As I Lay Dying's bassist from 2006 until 2014, when Lambesis was arrested. Before Lambesis' arrest, Gilbert performed in two of Lambesis' side-projects, Austrian Death Machine and

Pyrithion Timothy Peter Lambesis (born November 21, 1980) is an American musician and producer, best known as the founding member and lead vocalist of American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. He also had a solo/side thrash metal project in tribute to ac ...

. For the ''Pyrithion'' EP, Gilbert contributed bass as a session musician as well as JP Andrade on drums, with the official members being, Lambesis, Ryan Glissen (formerly of

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), and Andrew Godwin (formerly of

Embodyment Embodyment was a Christian rock band from Arlington, Texas. The group formed in 1992 and were first known by the name Supplication where they originally played death metal, later turning to deathcore with the release of their debut album ''Embr ...

and

The Famine The Famine was an American death metal band formed in Arlington, Texas in 2007. They were signed to Solid State Records. History Formation and three-song EP The band initially formed with three of the original members of Embodyment ...

). With Austrian Death Machine, Gilbert performed vocals on the two albums, '' Total Brutal'' and ''

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'', and performed bass for the live band. After Lambesis' arrest, the remaining members of AILD, guitarists

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and

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, and drummer

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formed

. It was assumed that Gilbert was originally the vocalist, though it was later discovered that though he was, the primary vocalist was

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. After AILD went on hiatus, the band was approached by

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owner. The band has released two albums, ''

'' (2014) and ''

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'' (2016). Gilbert also performed in a project called Year One, together with Lee Turner, former bandmate and former drummer of

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, All In and This Endearing members Clayton Graves, Joseph McQueen, as well as Marko Gorupic of Legion and My Reply. In addition to touring full time with As I Lay Dying, he also co-owns and operates recording studio Sparrow Sound with his business partner Joseph McQueen out of Los Angeles. Josh has also written/co-written for the likes of Bullet for My Valentine – "Venom" and "Skin" (2015),

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– ''Revival'' (2018) and

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. It was announced that Josh would be filling in, in Bill Crook's place, for

for their 2022 shows.

Bands

Current *

(2013–present) Former * Mothra (Gate City) (2003–2005) * This Endearing (2005–2007) * Year One (2010–2013) *

(2006–2014, 2018–2022) Live * Austrian Death Machine (2009–2014) *

(2022–present) Session *

(2013) * The End of an Age (2015) *

(2018) * Ghost Atlas (2018)

Discography

As I Lay Dying * ''

An Ocean Between Us ''An Ocean Between Us'' is the fourth album by the American metalcore band As I Lay Dying (band), As I Lay Dying, released on August 21, 2007, by Metal Blade Records. It debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, with sales close to ...

'' (2007) * ''

The Powerless Rise ''The Powerless Rise'' is the fifth studio album by American metalcore band As I Lay Dying. The album was released on May 7, 2010 in Europe, and on May 11, 2010 in the United States. ''The Powerless Rise'' debuted at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' ...

'' (2010) * ''

Decas ''Decas'' is a compilation album by the American metal band As I Lay Dying. It features three newly recorded songs, four cover songs, four remixes and one re-recording. The album was released through Metal Blade Records on November 4, 2011, in Ge ...

'' (compilation, 2011) * '' Awakened'' (2012) * '' Shaped by Fire'' (2019) Wovenwar * ''

'' (2014) * ''

'' (2016) Session * ''Pyrithion'' (2013) – Pyrithion * ''Times Are Lost'' (2015) – The End of an Age * ''Sleep Therapy: An Acoustic Performance'' (2018) – Ghost Atlas * ''Revival'' (2018) –

Guest performances * '' Total Brutal'' (2008) and ''

'' (2009) – Austrian Death Machine *''

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'' (2010) –

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* ''Mechanical Weather'' (2012) – A Tragedy in Progress * "Afloat on Hope" (2013) – Heroes for Tonight As producer * Bad Wolves – Dear Monsters (2021)

References

External links

Sparrow Sound

Stateside Management profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilbert, Josh Christian metal musicians Living people American performers of Christian music As I Lay Dying (band) members Wovenwar members 1987 births 21st-century American bass guitarists