Lazarus A.D. is an American

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band from

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, originally formed as "Lazarus" in 2005. The "A.D." was added to avoid potential legal issues. They released two studio albums in their career, '' The Onslaught'' (2007) and '' Black Rivers Flow'' (2011), and despite having never announced an official hiatus or disbandment, the band has been mostly inactive since drummer Ryan Shutler's death in 2015.

History

In 2007, they released their debut '' The Onslaught''. The band sent the self-released album out to many known

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record labels. The labels turned the band down for a record deal. Later one of the songs off ''The Onslaught'' was added to a

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. Not long after, the album received positive reviews in metal underground and drew the attention of

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. The band landed a contract with Metal Blade and ''The Onslaught'' was re-released in 2009. Lazarus A.D. toured for a year and a half to promote the reissue of ''The Onslaught'', supporting Testament on their '' Formation of Damnation'' tour and

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on their '' Hordes of Chaos'' tour, both in the US. Following this, Lazarus A.D. headlined their own US tour, with support by

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. Also during this period, the band shared the stage with three of thrash metal's "big four" (

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and

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. Their second studio album, '' Black Rivers Flow'', was released on February 1, 2011, and Lazarus A.D. toured for less than a year to promote the album, first supporting

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on their '' Relentless Retribution'' tour in the US, followed by a European co-headlining tour with

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, and then returning to the US by opening for

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. The band's drummer Ryan Shutler died suddenly on May 17, 2015 in Sacramento, California. Although no official hiatus or breakup has been announced, Lazarus A.D. has been mostly inactive since Shutler's death.

Musical style

Lazarus A.D.'s sound has been described as a mix between

and

with elements of traditional heavy metal.

Members

Current members

* Jeff Paulick – lead vocals, bass (2005–2015) * Dan Gapen – lead guitar, vocals (2005–2015) * Alex Lackner – rhythm guitar (2005–2015)

Former members

* Ryan Shutler – drums (2005–2015; died 2015)

Discography

* ''Lazarus'' (demo) (2006) *'' The Onslaught'' (2007) *'' Black Rivers Flow'' (2011)

References

External links

Lazarus A.D.
on metalblade.com * {{Authority control Musical groups established in 2005 American thrash metal musical groups Heavy metal musical groups from Wisconsin Metal Blade Records artists