"Frontman Aaron Heard has the most powerful voice in metal right now." ROLLING STONE
“one of hardcore’s most influential drummers… Jesus Piece percussionist Luis Aponte steps up to flex a formidable ear for bleeding-edge club constructions.” FACT Mag (Listen To Mix Here)
Jesus Piece on the Cover of Decibel Magazine April 2023
“one of the best heavy albums of the year” CONSEQUENCE
Jesus Piece Rise Again: “'…So Unknown', an album that delivers the most focused ass-kicking you’re likely to receive in 2023.” STEREOGUM (Read Feature)
Jesus Piece Release New Album …So Unknown
Today via Century Media – Listen / Share
Photo By Kayla Menze
PHL Hometown Record Release Show May 19 at Union Transfer
“...animalistic..the riffs are crazy, the performance is crazy, it's aggressive, it's wild, it's over the top, it's out there” THE NEEDLE DROP
Jesus Piece Jump Into the Unknown FLOOD (Read Feature)
How fatherhood, ferocity and focus shaped Philly hardcore bruiser's first album in five years REVOLVER (Read Feature)
“‘Gates of Horn’ is the type of chaotic cut we’ve come to expect from the Philadelphia metalcore quintet, full of wrathful growls from frontman Aaron Heard over a rhythm section led by Luis Aponte’s blistering drum fills.” THE FADER
“some of metallic hardcore’s most exciting and pummeling tracks yet” FORBES
“no rules, endlessly exploding with intense breakdowns and noisy growls” UPROXX
“hardcore bands need bands like Jesus Piece” METAL INJECTION
“…an exercise in unrelenting beatdown hardcore… Jesus Piece have their musical dynamics down to a science” ALTERNATIVE PRESS
Philly-grown band Jesus Piece helped revitalize metalcore.
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER (Read The Feature)
“an uncompromising, brutal affair” NORTHERN TRANSMISSIONS
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INVISIBLE ORANGES (Read The Feature)
“harrowing, downright throttling, and often carrying a deeply physical groove” TREBLE
Jesus Piece gallantly broke onto the scene, turning heads for their feral live shows and grandiose, melodic songwriting which has since cemented them as standard stirrers and boundary-breakers. On …So Unknown, their Century Media debut, listeners ascend to the apex of metal and hardcore– where a mix of complex instrumentation is led by a manic, shaman-like vocal delivery from frontman Aaron Heard. It’s a cluster bomb of ten anthems, bursting at the seams with memorable riffs and pulsing with fresh ideas. Drummer Luis Aponte (LU2K) promises, “This is as close to a Jesus Piece experience as you’re going to get without standing in front of us.”
Jesus Piece has created an effort that never fails to impress, gets to the point and never gets in its own way. And much like their frantic live show, their patented mid-tempo sound is only a jumping off point to chaos- ably utilizing half-speed breakdowns, left-turns into riffage at breakneck speed and moody ambient atmosphere effectively.
Heard uses a livewire vocal delivery, ala Busta Rhymes, to orchestrate the crowd’s kinetic energy— pushing further toward utter mayhem and culminating in a show that stands tall among their genre peers and live music writ large. Jesus Piece is a live phenomenon, only possibly held back by a heretofore limited recorded output. Their time has come with So Unknown, the new and second Jesus Piece LP. Co-produced and mixed by Randy LeBouef (Every Time I Die, Orthodox) and clocking in at a lean and mean 28 minutes, So Unknown documents the lives of the bands’ members as they step into life’s abyss and react to the changes.
Watch …So Unknown Official Music Videos:
“Gates of Horn” | “An Offering To The Night”
Jesus Piece is composed of vocalist Aaron Heard, guitarists David Updike and John Distefano and drummer Luis Aponte. Formed in Philadelphia in 2015, the band released a trio of EPs (the S/T EP, 3 Song Tape and the Malice at the Palace split) before delivering their massive 2018 debut LP for Southern Lord Records, Only Self. The release stood head and shoulders over much of the hardcore and metal crowd, with a diversity that can be credited to the unique approach and chemistry between the members. Hell, even their name bypasses typical hardcore naming conventions and instead originates from a piece of jewelry loved by the hip hop crowd.
…So Unknown is out today via Century Media. After wrapping a massive, SOLD OUT North American tour last month with peers Show Me The Body, Scowl, they’re celebrating their album with a hometown release show at Union Transfer in Philadelphia. Special guests and openers to be announced. Check below for a full list of dates and to purchase tickets, go here.
Single Artwork By LAZYGAWD
Jesus Piece Live Dates:
5/23-5/25: Manchester, UK - Outbreak Fest
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