With Passion

American death metal band

Technical death metal^[1]
melodic death metal^[2]
metalcore^[3]

Years active2002–2007LabelsEarache Records

Musical artist

With Passion was an American extreme metal band from Sacramento, California. They were formed in 2002 and broke up in 2007.

History

The band hails from Sacramento and was formed by Samuel Mcleod, Shaun Gier, Jeff Morgan, and Jacob Peete in mid-2002,^[4] but did not acquire a permanent bassist until 2003 with Michael Nordeen. Jeff Morgan later left the band and was replaced by Andrew Burt. Keyboardist Brandon Guadagnolo joined the band later on, and with this line-up the band released an EP, In the Midst of Bloodied Soil.^[4]

Jacob Pete, Andy Burt, Sam Mcleod and Brandon Guadagnolo left the band in the summer of 2005, and drummer Greg Donnelly and guitarist John Abernathy, both from Conducting from the Grave, joined in 2006. At this moment, the line-up consisted of no fewer than four former Conducting from the Grave members, the only exception being bassist Michael Nordeen. Later that year, vocalist Shaun Gier left the band and was replaced by Fidel Campos, just in time for the recording of their debut album.^[4]

The band released their debut album, In the Midst of Bloodied Soil, in 2005, with the same title as their EP, through Earache Records—the songs are the same as on the EP, with two additional tracks.^[2]^[3]

The band's second album, What We See When We Shut Our Eyes, was released in early 2007 on Earache,^[5] but the band broke up soon thereafter. Since then, Conducting from the Grave has reformed.

Members

Final lineup

Fidel Campos – vocals (2006–2007)
John Abernathy – guitar (2006–2007)
Jeff Morgan – guitar (2002–2003, 2006–2007)
Steven Lovas – bass (2006–2007)
Greg Donnelly – drums (2006–2007)

Former members

Shaun Gier – guitar (2002–2006), vocals (2006)
Jacob Peete – drums (2002–2004)
Brandon Guadagnolo – keyboards (2004–2006)
Sam Mcleod – vocals (2002–2006)
Andy Burt – guitar (2003–2006)
Justin Tvetan – drums (2004–2006)
Michael Nordeen – bass (2003–2006)
Joey Ellis – bass (2004)

Timeline

Discography

In the Midst of Bloodied Soil (CD, Earache, 2005)
What We See When We Shut Our Eyes (CD, Earache, 2007)

References

^ "Conducting From the Grave Welcomes New Vocalist". MetalUnderground.com. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Scott Alisoglu (April 2005). "CD Reviews – In the Midst of Bloodied Soil – Blabbermouth.net". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Greg Pratt. "With Passion – In the Midst of a Bloodied Soil • Metal Reviews • exclaim.ca". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mark Deming. "With Passion - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
^ Scott Alisoglu (April 16, 2007). "CD Reviews – What We See When We Shut Our Eyes With Passion – Blabbermouth.net". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved December 13, 2013.