Mourningside
Encyclopedia
Mourningside is a side project of John LeCompt
(ex-Evanescence
) and Jack Wiese featuring Rocky Gray
(ex-Evanescence), Devin Castle, and Jeff Bowie. Mourningside is a hard hitting metal act that gained popularity with both their records and live shows.
(also currently in Machina) and vocalist Jack Wiese became friends when Jack's band, the.5th.element from St.Louis, MO, were the opening act at an Evanescence show. They became friends and started the side-project called Mourningside. Jack Wiese has stated that the band does plan on releasing a full studio album.
John LeCompt
John Charles LeCompt is an American musician who has been part of the Little Rock heavy metal music scene since the mid-1990s. He has been associated with a great number of bands, ranging from the unknown and unsigned to multi-platinum sellers, most notably the alternative metal band Evanescence...
(ex-Evanescence
Evanescence
Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording private albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 17 million copies worldwide...
) and Jack Wiese featuring Rocky Gray
Rocky Gray
William "Rocky" Gray is a drummer and guitarist who has been part of the Arkansas metal scene since the early 1990s. He has an extensive career as a musician and is best known as the lead guitarist for Living Sacrifice and the drummer for We Are the Fallen...
(ex-Evanescence), Devin Castle, and Jeff Bowie. Mourningside is a hard hitting metal act that gained popularity with both their records and live shows.
History
Guitarist John LeComptJohn LeCompt
John Charles LeCompt is an American musician who has been part of the Little Rock heavy metal music scene since the mid-1990s. He has been associated with a great number of bands, ranging from the unknown and unsigned to multi-platinum sellers, most notably the alternative metal band Evanescence...
(also currently in Machina) and vocalist Jack Wiese became friends when Jack's band, the.5th.element from St.Louis, MO, were the opening act at an Evanescence show. They became friends and started the side-project called Mourningside. Jack Wiese has stated that the band does plan on releasing a full studio album.
Members
- Jack Wiese - Lead Vocals(also currently in Brookroyal)
- John LeComptJohn LeComptJohn Charles LeCompt is an American musician who has been part of the Little Rock heavy metal music scene since the mid-1990s. He has been associated with a great number of bands, ranging from the unknown and unsigned to multi-platinum sellers, most notably the alternative metal band Evanescence...
- lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, Vocals (also currently in MachinaMachinaThe term "Machina" may refer to:*Machina , an alternative metal band*Machina/The Machines of God, an album by The Smashing Pumpkins*Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, another album by The Smashing Pumpkins...
) - Devin Castle - rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
(formerly in Soul EmbracedSoul EmbracedSoul Embraced is a Christian Death Metal band from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.-History:Originally a side project of drummer David Sroczynski and William "Rocky" Gray from Shredded Corpse formed in 1997, the band dissolved after creating one song for a metal compilation in 1998...
) - Jeff Bowie - Bass GuitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(also currently in Soul EmbracedSoul EmbracedSoul Embraced is a Christian Death Metal band from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.-History:Originally a side project of drummer David Sroczynski and William "Rocky" Gray from Shredded Corpse formed in 1997, the band dissolved after creating one song for a metal compilation in 1998...
) - Rocky GrayRocky GrayWilliam "Rocky" Gray is a drummer and guitarist who has been part of the Arkansas metal scene since the early 1990s. He has an extensive career as a musician and is best known as the lead guitarist for Living Sacrifice and the drummer for We Are the Fallen...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(also currently in Soul EmbracedSoul EmbracedSoul Embraced is a Christian Death Metal band from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.-History:Originally a side project of drummer David Sroczynski and William "Rocky" Gray from Shredded Corpse formed in 1997, the band dissolved after creating one song for a metal compilation in 1998...
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