Disciple (band)

Disciple
Disciple's lead singer, Kevin Young, in concert performing with Disciple, in 2009.
Background information
Origin	Knoxville, Tennessee
Genres	Alternative metal,[1] heavy metal,[2] hard rock,[1][3][4] Southern metal[1]
Years active	1992 - Present
Labels	Slain, INO
Website	disciplerocks.com
Members
Kevin Young Micah Sannan Israel Beachy Andrew Welch Trent Reiff
Past members
Brad Noah Joey Fife Nathan Ehman Tim Barrett

Disciple is a Christian metal / rock band from Knoxville, Tennessee, formed in 1992.

History

Disciple in concert

Disciple was formed in 1992 by high school friends Kevin Young, Brad Noah, and Tim Barrett. The band released their first CD, What Was I Thinking in 1995. Disciple was signed by Slain Records, who produced Disciple's following release.

In 1997, Disciple released the five-song EP, My Daddy Can Whip Your Daddy. In 1999, they were still signed with Slain Records with whom they released their second full-length album, This Might Sting a Little. This album garnered them two GMA Dove Award nominations and two #1 Christian rock hit songs.

In 2000, the band released their third studio album titled By God which went on to win the Inspirational Life Award in 2001. By God earned them two number one Christian rock hits, and two Dove Awards nominations.

They released Back Again in 2003, which earned two number one Christian rock hits. Kevin Young agreed with the album being called the band's "Back in Black" album in a 2008 radio interview with The Full Armor of God Broadcast.^[5] In October 2003 Disciple added bassist Joey Fife to the trio.

Disciple signed with INO Records and released their self-titled Disciple in 2005. This album featured three number one Christian rock hits, and two Dove Awards nominations.

They released Scars Remain, on November 7, 2006. The song "After the World" was the eighth most played song on Christian Hit Radio stations in 2007.^[6] Scars Remain, the album, has so far earned one number one Christian rock hit and two Dove Awards nominations.

On January 8, 2008, Kevin announced in a "Disciple: The Alliance" email that Brad and Joey were stepping down as band members. However, Kevin said that Brad "has decided to still be a part of the songwriting process and even play on the recordings." He also mentioned that "the songs that [Brad] has been writing for the new Disciple project are somewhere between hard rock and southern rock."^{[7][not in citation given]} Also in that announcement was the addition of two new band members, Andrew Welch on guitar, and Israel Beachy on bass. With a new line-up, Disciple set off on the Cross the Line Tour with Superchick in March 2008. In April 2008, the band also announced the addition of Micah Sannan on guitar as well.

They released Southern Hospitality on October 21, 2008. Also in 2008, the band appeared on WWE The Music, Vol. 8, providing the track "In the Middle of It Now" as the entrance theme for wrestlers Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder.

On April 28, 2010 Disciple announced a new album on RadioU. The new album is called Horseshoes and Hand Grenades and was released on September 14. However, fans could have purchased and downloaded the digital album prior to the release at their website http://disciplerocks.com/. They recently revealed that they are re-recording the album's lead single, "Dear X (You Don't Own Me)", with Howard Benson.^[8] They also revealed that they are accompanying Thousand Foot Krutch on their Welcome To The Masquerade tour, and afterwards tour with RED on their Nothing & Everything tour. They also had a tour with Ivoryline and Emery. They had their headline Rules of Engagement Tour with Project 86 and Write this Down in early 2011. Later, they joined Kutless and Newsboys on the Born Again Experience tour. More recently, they joined Skillet for their Awake and Alive Tour beginning Fall of 2011.

Members

Current

• Kevin Young – vocals (1992–present), Bass guitar (1992–2002)
• Israel Beachy – Bass guitar (2008–present, formerly of Staple)
• Andrew Welch – Guitar (2008–present, formerly of Capital Lights)
• Micah Sannan – Guitar (2008–present, formerly of Falling Up)
• Trent Reiff - Drums (2010–present)

Former

• Joey Fife – Bass guitar (2003–2008)
• Tim Barrett - Drums (1992–2010)
• Brad Noah – Guitar (1992–2008)

Touring

• Nathan Ehman – Guitar (2010) (formerly of Kids in the Way)

Discography

Studio albums

• What Was I Thinking (1995)
• My Daddy Can Whip Your Daddy (1997)
• This Might Sting a Little (1999)
• By God (2001)
• Back Again (2003)
• Disciple (2004)
• Scars Remain (2006)
• Southern Hospitality (2008)
• Horseshoes and Hand Grenades (2010)

Music videos

Year	Title	Album	Source
1999	I Just Know	This Might Sting A Little
2001	Not Rock Stars	By God	YouTube Go
2003	Back Again	Back Again	YouTube Go
2003	One More Time	Back Again	YouTube Go
2005	The Wait Is Over	Disciple	YouTube Go
2007	Scars Remain	Scars Remain	YouTube Go
2007	After The World	Scars Remain	YouTube Go
2009	Lay My Burdens	Southern Hospitality	YouTube Go

Videography

• Live, At Home, And On The Road, 2004
• 72 Hours With Disciple, 2001
• Dual Disc: "Day In The Life"

Compilation appearances

• WWE The Music, Vol. 8, 2008 "In The Middle Of It Now"^[9]
• X 2006, 2006 "The Wait is Over" (from Disciple)
• ConGRADulations! Class of 2006, 2006..."The Wait Is Over" (from Disciple) [interlinc]
• Isaiah 53:5: A Tribute to Stryper, 1999 "More than a Man" (from To Hell with the Devil by Stryper) 1340 Records

Television

The song "Game On" was used for numerous television showings and commercials. These include the official theme song for WWE Cyber Sunday 2006, ESPN's NFL Live on November 1–2 during the plays of the month, during Fox Sport's The Best Damn Sports Show Period, the NFL Network's Total Access show, Speed TV's Speed Report, and as background music for CBS' CSI: Miami and Criminal Minds commercials.

In 2008, World Wrestling Entertainment invited Disciple to record an entrance theme for the tag team of Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder. On February 1, 2008, Hawkins and Ryder made their entrance into the arena for SmackDown to the tune of "In the Middle of it Now." This song is featured exclusively on the WWE The Music, Vol. 8 compilation album released on March 25.

Hawkins and Ryder would later do a "Superstar 2 Superstar" article interview with Disciple on WWE.com, where all parties revealed they were thrilled with how the song turned out. They coutinued to have the song and to this day Curt Hawkins still has the theme.

Dove Award nominations

• 2001 Hard Music Recorded Song of the Year for "By God"^[10]
• 2001 Hard Music Album of the Year for By God

GMA Dove Awards

Year	Award	Result
2006	Rock Album of the Year (Disciple)[11]	Nominated
	Rock Recorded Song of the Year ("The Wait is Over")	Nominated
2008	Rock Album of the Year (Scars Remain)[12]	Won
	Rock/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year ("After the World")	Nominated
2009	Rock Album of the Year (Southern Hospitality)	Nominated
2011	Rock Album of the Year (Horseshoes & Handgrenades)	Won
	Rock Recorded Song of the Year ("Dear X (You Don't Own Me)")	Nominated

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p168802
2. ^ "Disciple, "Back Again" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/BackAgain.asp. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 
3. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r518887
4. ^ "Disciple, "Scars Remain" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. 2006-11-07. http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/ScarsRemain.asp. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 
5. ^ "The Full Armor of God Broadcast w/ Kevin Young 00:15:30". Podcast.fullarmorradio.com. http://podcast.fullarmorradio.com/2008/04/29/the-full-armor-of-god-broadcast-platinum-edition-w-disciple.aspx. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 
6. ^ 2007 Year End Charts/Top Christian CHR songs, R&R magazine, Retrieved January 6, 2008
7. ^ DISCIPLE on tour with SKILLET (2006-11-01). "Official band site". Disciplerocks.com. http://disciplerocks.com. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 
8. ^ "Announcement:...". Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/disciplerocks/posts/150674481641127. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 
9. ^ "WWE Shop". WWE Shop. http://www.wweshop.com/product_detail.asp?CAT=cat-newreleases&productId=35-00612. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 
10. ^ Shari Lloyd. "The Phantom Tollbooth". Tollbooth.org. http://www.tollbooth.org/news/2001n.html. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 
11. ^ "The Phantom Tollbooth". Tollboothnews.com. 2006-02-08. http://www.tollboothnews.com/archives/2006/02/08/complete-list-of-dove-award-nominees. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 
12. ^ DoveAwards.com^{[dead link]}

External links

• Official website
• Interview