{"id":11262,"date":"2025-03-06T13:13:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T18:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=11262"},"modified":"2025-03-06T13:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T18:15:12","slug":"out-now-new-single-from-grammy-nominated-veteran-rockers-disciple-deluxe-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=11262","title":{"rendered":"OUT NOW: New Single from Grammy-nominated veteran rockers DISCIPLE +Deluxe Album"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The veteran Christian rock band was originally formed by high school friends in Maryville, Tennessee in 1992. Just a teenager at the time, founder and frontman Kevin Young was inspired to follow in the footsteps of bands who shaped his own belief \u2014 acts like Petra, Stryper and Whitecross, Christian bands who were scandalizing listeners of the time even as secular acts like Pantera, Skid Row and Def Leppard easily ruled the mainstream airwaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Christian music scene was completely different back then,\u201d Young recalls. \u201cMost of what was played on the radio seemed tame in comparison to the influences of my childhood, particularly punk and hard rock. I wanted to write and sing music that sounded like my culture but that also carried a message and reflected my values.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result was Disciple, a name chosen initially as a simple placeholder to represent the band\u2019s core mission to be followers of Jesus Christ in all things. That commitment drove them through early independent records and across the South, playing concerts as a three-piece band. By 1997, their dedication had landed them their first record deal. By 2001, they were releasing their third album and navigating the harrowing challenges of road life as their following grew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking back on the band\u2019s history, Young reflects, \u201cIt\u2019s the call and the cost of being a disciple of Jesus: sometimes you\u2019re going to have a lot, and sometimes you\u2019re going to have a little. That doesn\u2019t matter; we\u2019re on a mission. I feel like that has been our life as a band.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, the band is a collective of musicians who have held the ferocious hard rock sound steady for over 10 years: Young on vocals, Josiah Prince on guitar, Andrew Stanton on guitar and Joey West on drums. The growth of their tightly knit musical cohesion is evident on their most recent album, Skeleton Psalms.<\/em> From scorching riffs to thunderous drum fills to alternately melodic and searing vocals, Disciple is a band intimately familiar with their own toolkit while unafraid to push their own limits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every one of the longstanding members shares a sense of urgent calling that allows them to weather the storms of a changeable music landscape. In Disciple\u2019s eyes, their mission of evangelism and hope eclipse any accolades that the band could earn. But their chronic drivenness prompted by adherence to the Gospel has consistently turned heads \u2014 and impacted lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, the band launched a second musical project as an outlet for their impulse to worship, a band titled Honor & Glory. That band would ultimately secure their first career Grammy nomination for \u201cFirm Foundation (He Won\u2019t).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But beyond those quantifiable milestones, Disciple\u2019s music has made its deepest mark through resonance with listeners struggling with anxiety, depression, addiction, suicidality and self-harm. Their songs\u2019 message of unconditional love meeting each of us at our most broken has inspired countless stories of lives saved and changed. Most recently, that has been evident through \u201cPromise to Live,\u201d which topped Christian rock radio charts for a staggering 16 weeks in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe all are in this world together, and are all in recovery together, from the trauma of this world and this life,\u201d Young offers earnestly. \u201cWe\u2019re not fighting alone. We\u2019re fighting together. We make this promise to God and to each other: to not give up fighting. To not lose hope. To live for the most precious gift we have, which is life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That promise continues to galvanize the band well past the three-decade mark. Even with such storied staying power to their name, Disciple\u2019s Kevin Young is quick to clarify the call that still lies before them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to celebrate anything about what I\u2019ve done in this life. I want to lay my life down in exchange for a better one that God has for me,\u201d he states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With over 200k Spotify listeners, 250k followers across platforms, and 44 million and counting lifetime YouTube views, Disciple continues to show their relevance and profound impact on the heavy metal world. Stay tuned as Disciple releases content throughout 2025 alongside upcoming tour dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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