Tortured Conscience

Tortured Conscience is a Christian extreme metal band from San Francisco, California.

Tortured Conscience
Origin	San Francisco, California
Genres	Christian metal,[1] death metal,[1][2] extreme metal brutal death metal,[3] grind metal[2] deathgrind[2]
Years active	2000-present
Labels	Sound of the Dead, Tarantula, Bombworks, Battlefrost
Members	Jeff Lenormand
Past members	Shannon Frye Paul Pontikoff Berto Salas John Gotelli
Website	Tortured Conscience on Facebook

History

Tortured Conscience formed in 2000 with the lineup of just two members, Jeff Lenormand on guitars and bass and Shannon Frye on drums and vocals. In 2001, the band released their first demo, titled Faces of God. The demo was re-released through The Collection Vol. 1: Tools of the Trade, a split release with Royal Anguish and Soul of the Savior in 2002.

In 2002, Sounds of the Dead (SOTD) Records, released A Brutal Christmas: The Season in Chaos, a compilation of Christmas songs covered by Christian metal bands.^[4][5] Tortured Conscience appeared on the compilation, alongside bands Kekal, Frost Like Ashes, Royal Anguish and Death Requisite, recording the song "The Little Drummer Boy".^[6][7] Tarantula Promotions released a sampler, titled Arachnid Terror Sampler for to promote some artists they had worked with, including Tortured Conscience, Soul Embraced, Frosthardr, and Sanctifica.^[8]

In 2006, the band released their debut album, Every Knee Shall Bow, via Bombworks Records.^[9] By this time, the lineup was Lenormand on guitars and bass, John Gotelli on drums and Berto Salas on vocals.^[3]

Current

• Jeff Lenormand - Guitars/Bass (2000–present)

Former

• Berto Salas - Vocals (2004-2010)
• Paul Pontikoff - Vocals (2002)
• Shannon Frye - Drums/Vocals (2000-2002)
• John Gotelli - Drums (2002-2015)

Discography

Studio albums

• Every Knee Shall Bow (2006; Bombworks)^{[2][10][11][12][13]}

Demos

• Faces of God (2001)^[14]

Splits

• The Collection Vol. 1: Tools of the Trade (2002; w/ Royal Anguish and Soul of the Savior)

Compilation appearances

• A Brutal Christmas: The Season in Chaos (2002; SOTD)
• Arachnid Terror Sampler (2002; Tarantula)
• Christian Brutal Death Metal: Vol. 1 (2015)

References

1. Sharpe-Young, Garry (2005). New Wave of American Metal. p. 52.
2. JoshIVM (March 25, 2007). "Tortured Conscience - Every Knee Shall Bow". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
3. Serpent Grinder (2006). "Tortured Conscience Interview". Retrieved September 6, 2017.
4. Various Artists - A Brutal Christmas - "The Season of Chaos" at the Wayback Machine (archive index). HM Magazine. Retrieved on September 6, 2017.
5. Raucous Rocker (December 19, 2011). "Music Review: Various Artists – A Brutal Christmas: The Season in Chaos". Blogcritics. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
6. Hlavaty, Craig (December 9, 2010). "Five More Heavy Metal Christmas Carols". Houston Press. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
7. "13 Totally Rocking Christmas Songs". Kerrang!. 2012-12-05. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
8. "Turn Or Burn: Tarantula Promotions release compilation CD of extreme metal". Cross Rhythms. March 1, 2003. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
9. "Death Metal Delight: Tortured Conscience bow in with 'Every Knee Shall Bow' CD for Bombworks". Cross Rhythms. November 18, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
10. Langley, Jonathan (April 12, 2007). "Review: Tortured Conscience – Every Knee Shall Bow". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
11. "Tortured Conscience – Every Knee Shall Bow". Powermetal.de (in German). January 1, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
12. "Reviews - 2006". Art For The Ears Zine. 2006. p. Tortured Conscience – Every Knee Shall Bow. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
13. Hellig, Ed (February 2007). "Tortured Conscience - Every Knee Shall Bow". Heaven's Metal Magazine. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
14. Bartholoemew, Biff. "Tortured Conscience - Demo 2001". The Whipping Post. Retrieved September 6, 2017.