(Power / Thrash Metal) Written in Blood - We Are Divinity [EP] - 2011, MP3, VBR 284-296 kbps

Metal from the heart.

Written in Blood initially started out as a metalcore band and their debut EP A Dream to a Nightmare highlights such. However, the band claimed they grew bored of the metalcore scene and wanted to play more progressive and epic music. As a result and with the addition of former bassist Adrian Smith and former lead guitarist Decha, the band began to shift towards a more power/thrash metal sound with progressive tendencies. Their second demo highlighted this change in musical direction.

Former bassist Adrian Smith is obviously not to be confused with the Iron Maiden guitarist.

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Originally formed in 2005 by guitarist Justin Stamper, Written In Blood was created with the sole purpose of breathing new life into today’s Metal scene. The band’s music has a nearly unexpected lyrical depth and vocalist. J.D.Blood is positioning himself to be the humanist voice of a depressed, dejected generation. His military background is an influence that proudly shows up in his provocative, personal lyrics and he is more than happy to be a source of lyrical comfort and express “I’ve been there” sentiments to the generation that will undoubtedly flock to his band.
The singer actually revealed that he kept a diary while at sea and would right three to four inspirational quotes per day in his spare time. He said, “The song ‘In This Fire’ originally came about when I was in the military. I had been sitting on a ship back in 2001 when I heard news of a close friend in the Army who had died in action in Iraq and it kinda hit me hard so I just started writing the lyrics to what would soon become the chorus many years later to ‘In This Fire.’ The quotes I had written, which now became ‘In This Fire,’ were, ‘I will die right here beside you / You are my brother / In this fire / We will reunite forever.” It meant everything to me and came straight from the soul. Death is only the beginning of the afterlife where unity will surely exist. It’s almost like reliving the past events. I hear death, life, love, hate and pain every time I listen to our lyrics. Life lessons and and inspirational growth surely flows from these songs.”
Another song that will speak to the kids on an emotionally poignant level, without ever sacrificing one iota of ferocity is “This Purpose Driven Life,” which serves as a platform where J.D. Blood speaks to himself about following something that often seems unattainable: a dream. He said, “I tell myself no matter what happens in life, you can always believe that things will get better if you work hard to achieve your goals.” This comes from the difficult things he went through while growing up. He continues, “This song pretty much is about growing up in a broken home or growing up having nothing, trying your best to believe in the most unimaginable thing: a dream. It is pretty much about me and every other kid out there who had a struggle growing up and the road to success or road to conquering depression. It is just my message to me and every kid that with a little pain, heartbreak, blood, sweat and tears, dreams can be achieved. If I can conquer the past of a depressing childhood, anyone can.” The vocalist claims that if it weren’t for metal, he may never have conquered these vicious demons, but he did and he wants to give back. “I just want to give kids some music that will make them believe in themselves and show them with hard work you can conquer anything,” the singer says.
“I have a heart for the world, things bother me sometimes,” he said, about why he chooses to delve so deeply and personally in his lyrics for all the world to see. “ I hate to see people suffer, because I know what it’s like. Life itself is my inspiration. I view the world as a big fire burning away. It’s like a time bomb waiting to explode to me. I have a lot of anger, as well as frustration, inside so I channel it into my lyrics. I just want to give a message to the youth of today, that life is hard and we all go through pain, We all have loss and depression kills but inspiration drives those who believe in themselves to achieve. If you have a dream, chase it. Don't let anyone ever tell you you’re nothing because there full of shit.”
The service also fuels the singer’s inspiration because” it takes balls to serve your country, It takes heart to go away from your family, but without freedom this country would be nothing, People do not realize how awesome we have it here because of those who were not afraid to serve. I see dudes from Vietnam and past wars who are so fucked up in the head with post-traumatic stress disorder or even traumatic brain injury, among other problems that no one cares about. I see neglected military veterans and the song ‘Alone We Walk’ is about people who suffer from post- traumatic stress disorder. I am a big supporter of veterans, and think they are great people. I love my country and am proud of those who died.”
"Its kind of hard to put a specific label to the kind of music that we play." says newly recruited rhythm/lead guitar player Cj Cussell, who also played alongside the newest addition of Trivium, Nick Augusto in their former band Ends Of The Earth. "If I had to come up with a genre to best describe us, it would be called Soul Metal. The kind of metal that we play comes right from the heart. Its about the everyday struggles and experiences that all of us have to face in life. Metal has helped me through the hardest and darkest times of my life, and my sole purpose with this band is to reach out to everyone who has felt what Jd and I have felt, and tell them to rise above it all."
Written in Blood will release their five-song EP We Are Divinity through Revenge Recordings in early 2011. They play no-nonsense, trend-free and traditional heavy metal that owes much to the tradition of bands like Metallica, Pantera, Dio, and Iron Maiden. The EP was recorded, produced and mixed at Audio Hammer Studios with Mark Lewis (Trivium, Deicide, All That Remains) With additional recording, producing and mixing done at The Basement Recordings NC Studio with Jamie King(Between The Buried and Me, He is Legend, The Human Abstract). .-AS


Jon D. Eubanks [As JD Blood] - Vocals (2005-2011). Также играет в группе: For Granted.


Christopher Jon Cussell [As CJ Cussell] - Guitars (2010-2011). Бывший член групп: White Wizzard и Nightrage (live).