Joe Musten

Joe Musten
Birth name	Joseph Musten
Origin	Kernersville, North Carolina
Genres	Christian metal, metalcore, Christian hardcore, hardcore punk, post-grunge, indie rock, Christian rock, Post-hardcore
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	drums, vocals
Years active	1996–present
Associated acts	Beloved, Advent, The Almost, Your Son Is Dead, Living Sacrifice, Sleeping Giant, For Today, Glass Casket, Call To Preserve, Reign Supreme, Torn, Dwell, Public Rage, The Great Commission

Joe Musten is an American musician who started his musical career in 1999. He formed Beloved, Advent, Your Son Is Dead, and Torn. In 2008, he joined the band The Almost after former drummer Kenny Bozich quit the band. Joe was featured in the December 2009 issue of DRUM Magazine alongside former band mate Aaron Gillespie. He formed the band, Torn, and was featured on the self-titled debut album, but was un-credited.^[1] He is cousins with his fellow bandmate, Dusty Redmon.^[2]

Bands

Current

• Your Son Is Dead - Drums (2012–present)
• Torn - Vocals (2014–present)
• Advent - Vocals (2004–2011, 2016-present)

Former

• Beloved - Drums (1999–2004)
• Public Rage - Drums (1996-1999)

On Hiatus

• The Almost - Drums (2008–2015)

Discography

Beloved

• Garage Demos (1999; Independent)
• ...And So It Goes (2000; Independent)
• The Running Pre-Release Sampler (2001; Independent)
• The Running (2001; Vindicated)
• One Night Split (w/Luti-Kriss) (2002; Independent)
• Failure On (2003; Solid State)
• The Running (2004 reissue; Solid State)
• Beloved Live at Cat's Cradle (Live Album) – 2004
• Kiss It Goodbye: The Final Show (2005 DVD; Solid State)

Advent

• Remove the Earth (2008; Solid State)
• Naked and Cold (2009; Solid State)
• Pain and Suffering (2016; Bridge 9)

The Almost

• No Gift to Bring (2008; T&N)
• Monster EP (2009; T&N)
• Monster Monster (2009; T&N)
• Fear Inside Our Bones (2013; T&N)

Your Son Is Dead

• The Silver Cord EP (2012; Independent)

Torn

• Torn (2014; Harm Reduction)^[1]

Guest Appearances

• "Across The Aisle" by Call To Preserve, on their album Life of Defiance^[3] (2010)
• "Nietzche's Madness" by Living Sacrifice, on their album The Infinite Order^[4] (2010)
• "Finished People (Feat. Nate Rebolledo of Xibalba)" by Sleeping Giant, on their album Finished People^[5] (2014)
• "Casket Minds" by Dwell, on their EP Dwell^[6] (2014)
• "Immanuel (The Challenger)" & "Immanuel (The Redeemer)" by For Today, on their album Portraits (2009)
• "Scarlet Paint and Gasoline" by Glass Casket, on their album We Are Gathered Here Today (2004)
• "Sacrifice" by The Great Commission, on their album Cast the First Stone^[7] (2013)
• "In Absentia" by Reign Supreme, on their album, Testing the Limit of Infinite (2009)^[8]
• "Remember Me" by Poured Out, on the album, To the Point of Death (2016)^[9]

References

1. "Torn – Torn credits". Discogs. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
2. Musten, Joe (February 19, 2016). "@JosephMusten". Twitter. Retrieved February 19, 2016. Wanna give a shoutout to my Cuz, Dusty Redmon on Hockey Day in America
3. "Call To Preserve – Life of Defiance credits". Discogs. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
4. "Living Sacrifice – The Infinite Order credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
5. "Sleeping Giant release track featuring Joe Musten and Nate Rebolledo". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
6. "Dwell to release self-titled EP with guest vocals from Joe Musten". Ghost Cult Magazine. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
7. Sharp, Tyler (June 22, 2013). "The Great Commission releases new song "Sacrifice", Feat. Joe Musten of Advent, announces new album, Cast the First Stone". Mind Equals Blown. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
8. Donnelly, Justin. "Reign Supreme - Testing the Limit of Infinite". Blistering.com. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
9. "POURED OUT - TO THE POINT OF DEATH". Facedown Records. August 31, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.