Hyper Static Union is an American
Christian alternative rock
Christian alternative rock is a form of alternative rock music that is lyrically grounded in a Christian worldview. Some critics have suggested that unlike CCM and older Christian rock, Christian alternative rock generally emphasizes musical st ...
band formed in
Camas, Washington
Camas is a city in Clark County, Washington, with a population of 26,065 at the 2020 census. The east side of town borders the city of Washougal, Washington, and the west side of town borders Vancouver, Washington. Camas lies along the Washi ...
, United States. The band's first studio album was released May 9, 2006, and was produced by
Mac Powell
Mac Powell (born Johnny Mac Powell; December 25, 1972), originally from Clanton, Alabama, is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and musician who formed the Christian rock band Third Day with guitarist Mark Lee, with both of them being ...
of
Third Day
Third Day was a Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee (both of whom were the only constant members) and Billy Wilkins. Drummer David Carr was the ...
. Their song "Praying for Sunny Days" was the ninth-most played song of 2006 on CHR radio and the most played new artist for CHR in 2006.
The band draws its name from a theological point in
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesu ...
known as the
hypostatic union
''Hypostatic union'' (from the Greek: ''hypóstasis'', "sediment, foundation, substance, subsistence") is a technical term in Christian theology employed in mainstream Christology to describe the union of Christ's humanity and divinity in one hyp ...
.
As of March 8, 2015, the band's website domain registration expired.
According to frontman Shawn Lewis' LinkedIn profile, he was a part of the band for 12 years (from 1998 to 2010). His current musical project is called Beat Frequency.
Bryan Albrechtson died in his sleep on October 13, 2011. A concert was held in Camas in his honor.
Mike Jackson is now a psychiatric nurse in
Portland, Oregon
Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populou ...
.
Discography
Albums
* ''Hyper Static Union'' (self-released, 1998)
* ''Old School Tracks'' (self-released, 2003)
* ''Entropy Automatic'' (self-released, 2004)
* ''Lifegiver'' (
RKT/
Sony
, commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional ...
, 2006)
* ''Meet Him in the Air'' (Amplitude Media, 2008)
References
Performers of Christian rock music
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