Arthur Chester Green is the fourth and current bassist for the American

extreme metal Extreme metal is a loosely defined umbrella term for a number of related heavy metal music subgenres that have developed since the early 1980s. It has been defined as a "cluster of metal subgenres characterized by sonic, verbal, and visual tran ...

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 John ...

. He, along with brothers

Cory Brandan Putman Cory Brandan Putman (born April 11, 1976) is an American singer who has been the lead vocalist for the metalcore band Norma Jean since 2004. Career Brandan is a former member of bands Eso-Charis, Living Sacrifice, The Handshake Murders, ...

and Matthew Putman, also 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 Eso-Charis, originally called Elliot, was a Christian metalcore/mathcore band that formed in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Founding members, brothers Cory Brandan Putman and Matthew Putman, and Arthur Green, eventually went on to join the band Liv ...

History

Green was born in the Philippines, with his father being an American citizen in the U.S. military. Growing up in the U.S., Green would play bass in a few punk bands in the

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

area. After meeting

and Matthew Putman, the three formed a band called Funnel. In 1995, Green formed Elliot, 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

. The band recorded ''

'', which was released through Seize the Day Records, founded by

Bruce Fitzhugh Bruce Patrick Fitzhugh is an American musician. He is the second lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and founding member of Arkansas's Christian metal band Living Sacrifice. The lead vocalist role was left to Bruce shortly after the departure of Da ...

. 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. The band changed its style for its debut album '' Embrace the Eternal' ...

. 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 was an American mathcore and metalcore band from Fort Smith, Arkansas. It included many members from Eso-Charis and Norma Jean. When Eso-Charis, disbanded, Holmes made The Handshake Murders full-time. The band has release ...

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

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 write ...

'' before LS disbanded. Though LS disbanded, Green continued working Lance Garvin and

Rocky Gray William Caldwell "Rocky" Gray (born July 2, 1974) is an American drummer and guitarist. He is a guitarist for the bands Living Sacrifice, Even Devils Die, and Creepy Carnival, and the drummer for Soul Embraced, Mourningside, Machina, and W ...

with their death metal side project

Soul Embraced Soul Embraced is an American Christian melodic death metal band from Little Rock, Arkansas. It was originally a side project for Rocky Gray and David Sroczynski. History Originally a side project of drummer David Sroczynski and William "Ro ...

, touring with them as their bassist, alongside John LeCompt on guitars and Chad Moore on vocals. Living Sacrifice reformed in 2008, with the line-up of Green,

, and Lance Garvin. They recorded '' Death Machine'' (2008), '' The Infinite Order'' (2010), and most recently, ''

Ghost Thief ''Ghost Thief'' is the eighth studio album by the Christian metal band Living Sacrifice. It is their second album produced by Jeremiah Scott. Writing and recording The band toured in support of their prior album, ''The Infinite Order'', for thre ...

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

Bands

;Current *

(1999–2003, 2008–present; Bass, Backing Vocals) ;Former * Funnel (Bass) * Elliot (1995–1997; Bass) *

(1997–2000; Bass) ;Live *

(1999–2006; Bass) ;Timeline

Discography

;With Elliot/Eso-Charis * ''The Plateau Green'' (1997) * ''

'' (1998) * ''Setting Roots for the Winter'' (2000) ;With Living Sacrifice * '' The Hammering Process'' (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 write ...

'' (2002) * '' In Memoriam'' (2005) * '' Death Machine'' (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 is 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 '' T ...

(Backing Vocals)

References

External links

Solidstaterecords.com
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