Disembodied (band)

Disembodied (band)
Place of origin	United States of America

Disembodied
Origin	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres	Metalcore, groove metal, nu metal, hardcore punk
Years active	1995 (1995)–1999 (1999), 2008 (2008)–2011 (2011), 2018 (2018)–present
Labels	Ferret, Trustkill, Edison, Good Fight, Undecided, Prime Directive, FurFace, Moo Cow
Members	Aaron Weseman Tara Johnson Joel Andrew Johnson Charlie "Chazmo" Johnson
Past members	Justin James Kane Mario Diaz de León Mark Wilcox Tony 'Tubes' Byron Joel Andersen

Disembodied is an American metalcore band, formed in 1995 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Originally featuring Aaron Weseman (vocals), Justin James Kane (drums), Tara Johnson (bass), Joel Andrew Johnson (guitar) and Mario Diaz de León (guitar), the band split up in 1999 and reunited in 2008 and 2018, respectively.

History

In 1995, Disembodied released their debut EP, Existence in Suicide through Furface Records, which was accompanied by the debut single "The Confession" in the following year. The band signed to Ferret Music prior to releasing their full-length debut album, Diablerie in 1997. The band subsequently embarked a North American tour to promote their EP If God Only Knew the Rest Were Dead (1998).

Disembodied's final releases before the split-up were a split release with Brother's Keeper and Heretic album, both released in 1999. After the split fell through, the song appeared on the Undecided Records Various Artists compilation The Old, the New, the Unreleased in 2005, and was later included on the Psalms of Sheol compilation. The band also posthumously appeared on the Various Artists compilation It's All About the Money, co-released by Surprise Attack Records, Goodfellow Records and Redstar Records.

Following the split up, bassist Tara Johnson (née Anderson) and her husband Joel Andrew Johnson formed the metalcore band Martyr A.D.

Disembodied reunited in 2008, after Brian Peterson, the author of Burning Fight, brought the band members together for an interview for his book. The band was also joined by Martyr A.D. guitarist Charlie "Chazma" Johnson. Releasing the compilation and rarities album Psalms of Sheol in 2009, the band extensively toured in the following year. In 2010, bassist Johnson stated that the band have not started writing new material yet, although they had enough riffs to build songs from. but reunited in 2017 for that year's This is Hardcore Fest. On November 29, 2019, Good Fight Music released Transfiguration, a discography compilation which compiled the band's two full-lengths as well as the If God Only Knew the Rest Were Dead EP and the band's tracks from their Oxymoron split with Brother's Keeper.

Band members

• Mike Paradise – drums (2008–2011, 2018–present)
• Aaron Weseman – vocals (1995–1999, 2008–2011, 2018–present)
• Tara Johnson – bass (1995–1999, 2008–2011, 2018–present)
• Joel Johnson – guitar (1995–1997, 2008–2011, 2018–present)
• Charlie "Chazmo" Johnson – guitar (2008–2011, 2018–present)

Former members

• Justin Kane – drums (1995–1997)
• Mark Wilcox – guitar (1995–1996)
• Mario Diaz de León – guitar (1996)
• Tony 'Tubes' Byron – guitar (1997–1999)
• Joel Andersen – drums (1997–1999)

Discography

Studio albums

• Diablerie (1996, Ferret)
• Heretic (1999, Edison)

EPs

• Existence in Suicide (1995, FurFace)
• If God Only Knew the Rest Were Dead (1997, Ferret)

Splits

• Oxymoron with Brother's Keeper (1999, Trustkill)

Singles

• "The Confession" (1996, Moo Cow)

Compilations

• Psalms of Sheol (2009, Prime Directive)
• Transfiguration (2019, Good Fight Music)