Arthur Green is the fourth and current bassist for the

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band,

Living Sacrifice Living Sacrifice is an American Christian metal band formed in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1989. The band has released eight studio albums, out of which the first three were recorded under R.E.X. Records with their original vocalist Darren Johnson ...

. He, along with brothers Cory Brandan Putman and Matthew Putman, founded the

mathcore Mathcore is a subgenre of hardcore punk and metalcore influenced by post-hardcore, extreme metal and math rock that developed during the 1990s. Bands in the genre emphasize complex and fluctuant rhythms through the use of irregular time signatur ...

band Eso-Charis.

History

Arthur Green was born in the

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, with his father being an American citizen in the

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. Growing up in the U.S., Green would play bass in a few punk bands in the

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area. After meeting Cory Brandan Putman and Matthew Putman, the three formed a band called Funnel. In 1995, Green formed

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, with Cory on vocals, Matt on drums, and Matt Depper on guitars. They recorded the EP ''The Plateau Green'' before Depper quit. Jayson Holmes took over guitars and the band changed their name to Eso-Charis. The band recorded '' Eso-Charis'', which was released through Seize the Day Records, founded by

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. After the album was released and pressed, the band went on tour with

and

Embodyment Embodyment was a Christian rock band from Arlington, Texas. The group formed in 1992 and were first known by the name Supplication where they originally played death metal, later turning to deathcore with the release of their debut album ''Embr ...

. The band would also record a 7" ''Setting Roots for Winter'' before Green and Matt Putman quit. After quitting, Green and the Putman brothers went on to join

, (at separate times) while Holmes went on to form

The Handshake Murders The Handshake Murders were a metalcore band from Fort Smith, Arkansas. The band includes many members from Eso-Charis and Norma Jean. When Eso-Charis, disbanded, Holmes made The Handshake Murders full-time. The band has released one full-leng ...

. Cory later went on to join Norma Jean. Green and Matt Putman recorded ''

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'' and ''

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'' before LS disbanded. Though LS disbanded, Green continued working

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and

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with their death metal side project

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, touring with them as their bassist, alongside

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on guitars and Chad Moore on vocals. Living Sacrifice reformed in 2008, with the line-up of Green,

, and

. They recorded ''

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'' (2008), '' The Infinite Order'' (2010), and most recently, ''

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'' (2013). The band is currently recording new music.

Bands

;Current *

(1999-2003, 2008–present; Bass, Backing Vocals) ;Former * Funnel (Bass) *

(1995-1997; Bass) * Eso-Charis (1997-2000; Bass) ;Live *

(1999-2006; Bass) ;Timeline

Discography

;With Elliot/Eso-Charis * ''The Plateau Green'' (1997) * '' Eso-Charis'' (1998) * ''Setting Roots for the Winter'' (2000) ;With Living Sacrifice * ''

'' (2000) * '' Subtle Alliance'' (2002) * ''

Conceived in Fire ''Conceived in Fire'' is the sixth album by the Christian metalcore band Living Sacrifice. It was the band's final album before 2008 when the band reunited, minus Percussionist Matthew Putman. Critical reception Jason Taylor of AllMusic writes ...

'' (2002) * '' In Memoriam'' (2005) * ''

'' (2008) * '' The Infinite Order'' (2010) * ''

'' (2013) ;Other Appearances * ''

This Is My Blood ''This Is My Blood'' is the second studio album by the death metal band Soul Embraced. Critical reception Awarding the album three stars at AllMusic, Tom Semioli writes, "In a genre that thrives on formula and repetition, Soul Embraced adds a ...

'' by

(Live Bass) * ''Blessed Be This Killing'' by Various (w/ Eso-Charis) * '' Burning Bridges'' by

Haste the Day Haste the Day was an American metalcore band formed in Carmel, Indiana in 2001 and signed to Solid State Records. Their name is derived from a lyric in the hymn " It Is Well with My Soul" by Horatio Spafford. The band released an EP titled '' ...

(Backing Vocals)

References

External links

Solidstaterecords.com
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