Rocky Gray
| Rocky Gray | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | William Gray |
| Also known as | Rocky |
| Born |
July 2, 1974 Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States |
| Genres | Alternative metal, Christian metal, death metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Labels | CrimeWave |
| Associated acts | Living Sacrifice, Soul Embraced, Mourningside, We Are the Fallen, Evanescence, Machina, Shredded Corpse, Kill System, Solus Deus, Bleeding Through, The Killer and the Star, Fatal Thirteen, Project 86, PainGod, Thy Pain, Believer, Austrian Death Machine, Every Knee Shall Bow, Creepy Carnival, Even Devils Die, Seminal Death, The Burning, Chalice, Sickshine, 3 For Sorrow, Inner War, At Wars End, Final Surrender, Abated Mass of Flesh, Cryptic Memoirs |
| Website | www.rocky-gray.com |
William Rocky Gray (born July 2, 1974) is a drummer and guitarist who has been part of the Arkansas metal scene since the early 1990s. He has an extensive career as a musician and is best known as the lead guitarist for Living Sacrifice and Solus Deus, and the drummer for We Are the Fallen. He also plays drums for Soul Embraced, Mourningside, and Machina, and is the former drummer for Evanescence. Gray is also currently creating a solo album titled Accursed.
In 1991, Gray joined the grindcore band Shredded Corpse with David S. The band released two albums and eventually disbanded in 1998. In 1997 he formed Soul Embraced with David S. and broke up in 1998. From 1991 to 1998, Gray played for many bands with Shredded Corpse being his main gig.
In 1998, Gray joined the legendary Christian death metal band Living Sacrifice with Arthur Green and Matthew Putman.
In 1999, Gray reunited Soul Embraced with his brother-in-law Chad Moore and fellow Living Sacrifice member, Lance Garvin and released their debut EP, The Fleshless. In 2000, LS released their fifth and Gray, Green and Putman's debut LS release, The Hammering Process. Later that year, Soul Embraced released their debut studio album, For the Incomplete.
In 2002, LS released their sixth, and Gray's sophomore LS release, Conceived in Fire, as well as SE's sophomore album, This Is My Blood. Gray formed the band Kill System in 2002, with Garvin, Moore, John LeCompt (Mindrage, Evanescence) and Allen Robson (Becoming Saints, Descended from Wolves), and recorded their debut, self-titled album. They disbanded in 2003. In early 2003, Gray left the band to play drums live for the Goth rock band, Evanescence; he was replaced by Cory Brandan Putman.
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