No Innocent Victim, or N.I.V., is a Christian hardcore punk band on Facedown Records. The band was formed in 1992 in San Diego, California.[2] They released two albums, and then toured with Agnostic Front. In 1998 they signed to Victory Records and recorded the album Flesh and Blood.[2][3] Many tours followed in the United States, Europe and Japan with bands like Agnostic Front, U.S. Bombs, Terror, Hatebreed, P.O.D., and Madball.[4]
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Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
Genres | Hardcore punk, metalcore |
Years active | 1992–2002,[1] 2004[1]–2017, 2024-Present |
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Members | Jason Moody Tim Mason Dave Quiggle Neil Hartman Jason Dunn |
Past members | Corey Edelmann Kurt Love Judd Morgan Kyle Fisher Chris Beckett John Harbert Truxton Meadows Chris Rapier Nate Jarrell |
They released Tipping the Scales in 2001, and disbanded the following year.[5][1] They reformed in 2004 and in 2005, added former xDisciplex A.D. members Dave Quiggle on guitar and Neil Hartman on bass respectively, signed to Facedown Records, and released fifth studio album To Burn Again.[6][7] After being disbanded for many years, the band reunited in 2017 to play Facedown Fest.[8]
Members
editCurrent members
edit- Jason Moody – vocals (1992–present)
- Tim Mason – guitar (2000–present)
- Dave Quiggle – guitar (2005–present)
- Neil Hartman – bass (2005–present)
- Jason Dunn – drums (1996–present)
Former members
edit- Kurt Love – drums (1992–1996)
- John Harbert – bass guitar (1992–1996)
- Judd Morgan – bass guitar (1996–1998)
- Corey Edelmann – guitar (1995–2000, 2004–2005)
- Kyle Fisher – bass guitar (1998–2002, 2004)
- Chris Beckett – guitar (1992–1995)
- Truxton Meadows – vocals, guitar (1992)
- Chris Rapier – guitar (1992–1995)
Discography
edit- Demo self-released (1993)
- Prepared for War split with Overcome and Clay (1995), Boot to Head Records
- Strength (1996), Rescue
- No Compromise (1997), Rescue
- No Innocent Victim / Phanatik split 7-inch EP (1998), Facedown Records
- Untitled Tolerance Records (1998) (compilation)
- The Crazy Engler Brothers EP (1999), Victory
- Flesh and Blood (1999), Victory
- Tipping the Scales (2001), Victory / Solid State
- To Burn Again (2005), Facedown
References
edit- ^ a b c Paul, Abin (2005). "No Innocent Victim reunite". Punknews.org. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ^ a b DaRonco, Mike "No Innocent Victim Biography", AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2015
- ^ Anderson, Jason "Flesh & Blood Review", AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2015
- ^ "Burning Again", Cross Rhythms, October 11, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2015
- ^ Morris, Kurt "Tipping the Scales Review", AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2015
- ^ Alisoglu, Scott (2005) "No Innocent Victim "To Burn Again"", Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved June 28, 2015
- ^ "Hardcore Legends: US hardcore band No Innocent Victim sign with Facedown Records", Cross Rhythms, January 11, 2005. Retrieved June 28, 2015
- ^ "Facedown Records (@facedownrecords)". Twitter. May 31, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
No Innocent Victim – Facedown Fest 2017 pic: @ishotchad
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