Mindrage was an American
Christian metal
Christian metal, also known as white metal, Jesus metal or heavenly metal, is heavy metal music distinguished by its Christian themed song lyrics and the dedication of the band members to Christianity. Christian metal is typically performed by ...
band from
Little Rock
( The "Little Rock")
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,
Arkansas
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. The band was compared to
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 ...
and
Soulfly
Soulfly is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1997, and later based out of Phoenix, Arizona. Soulfly is led by former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera, who formed the band after he left the Brazilian group in 1 ...
in a review with another fellow Christian metal band
Nailed Promise
Nailed Promise is a Christian metal band from Fort Worth, Texas. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Nathan Garcia, drummer Matthew Miller, and brothers, guitarist Travis Brown and bassist Ryan Brown. The band signed to Rescue Records ...
, who Mindrage did a split with.
In 2002, the band broke up. Vocalist and guitarist
John LeCompt
John Charles LeCompt (born March 10, 1973) is an American guitarist who has been part of the Little Rock metal music since the mid-1990s. He played rhythm guitar for the rock band Evanescence from 2003 to 2007. One of LeCompt's main collabor ...
went on to join
Evanescence
Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer and musician Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording independent EPs as a duo in the late 90's, and a demo CD, Evanescence released their de ...
in 2003. Before forming Mindrage, original drummer Chad Wilburn formed
Society's Finest
Society's Finest is a metalcore band from Dallas, Texas. Their first full-length album, '' The Journey...So Far'', was released on Solid State Records in May 2000. Due to member changes and personal matters the band took a break from touring a ...
. Second drummer Justin Carder later joined
Machina, a band that LeCompt was also in.
Members
Last known lineup
*
John LeCompt
John Charles LeCompt (born March 10, 1973) is an American guitarist who has been part of the Little Rock metal music since the mid-1990s. He played rhythm guitar for the rock band Evanescence from 2003 to 2007. One of LeCompt's main collabor ...
– vocals, guitar (1997–2002)
* Nick Williams – bass (1997–2002)
* Justin Carder – drums (1999–2002)
Former members
* Chad Wilburn – drums (1997–1999)
Discography
Demo
* ''Mindrage Demo'' (1997)
Other songs
* "Haven of Blasphemy" by
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 ...
(cover version)
References
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External links
Mindrage in the ''Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music''
American Christian metal musical groups
American musical trios
Musical groups established in 1997
Musical groups disestablished in 2002