Deliverance - circa 1988
Background information
Origin	USA
Genre(s)	Thrash metal Speed metal Progressive metal Christian Metal
Years active	1985-2002 2006-present
Label(s)	Retroactive Records
Website	Deliverance Official Myspace
Members
Jimmy P. Brown II Mike Phillips Corin Jae Scott Tim Kronyak
Former members
Manny Morales David Gilbreath Larry Farkas Jesse Rivera (deceased) Glenn Rodgers George Ochoa Marcus Colon Brian Khairullah Mike Grato Chris Hyde Kevin Lee Jon Knox Jeff Mason Jim Chaffin Jonathan Maddux

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History

Deliverance formed in the 1985 as a speed metal outfit, where the Christian metal community first encountered them on the compilation album "California Metal". They published their self-titled debut album in 1989 with Jimmy P Brown (guitars and lead vocals), Glenn Rogers (lead guitar), Brian Khairullah (bass), and Chris Hyde (drums), but did not make major waves in the Christian metal community until their 1990 release "Weapons of Our Warfare". During this time, the band replaced guitarist Glenn Rogers with George Ochoa, and released a video on MTV for the title track of "Weapons". 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

During the production of their third album, Brian Khairullah and Chris Hyde were replaced with Mike Grato and Kevin Lee respectively. The third album did not perform as well, and tensions within the band resulted in George Ochoa leaving.

Their fourth album was a major change in direction for the band musically. "Stay of Execution" went in a more progressive metal direction, complete with new guitarist Mike Phillips. While this move did anger fans at the time, others feel that "Stay" represent's Deliverance's best work. Their fifth album "Learn" continued in a progressive direction with new bassist Manny Morales. From this time on, the other positions in the band changed with increasing frequency, but the core of the band remained Jimmy Brown and Manny Morales.

Deliverance released "River Disturbance" in 1994 and "Camelot in Smithereens" in 1995. Originally intended to be a single album, conflicts with their record companies resulted in these albums being released separately, with "Camelot" being the poorest seller in the Deliverance catalog at the time.

Deliverance disappeared until 2001, when they released their final studio album, "Assimilation", which was not well received by fans due to its major changes from the classic Deliverance style.

After Deliverance, Jimmy Brown started to work on his new line-up, electronica-industrial-gothic group Fearful Symmetry. The name is probably derivated from Daniel Amos Fearful Symmetry album. The only member besides Brown in the group is Corin Jae Scott. The group has published two albums, "This Sad Veil of Tears" in 2002 and "A Loss of Balance" in 2005. Daniel Amos (aka D. A., Dä) is an American rock band formed in 1974 by Terry Scott Taylor on guitars and vocals, Marty Dieckmeyer on bass guitar, Steve Baxter on guitars and Jerry Chamberlain on lead guitars. ... Fearful Symmetry is the title of a 1986 album by rock band Daniel Amos, released on Frontline Records. ...

Deliverance recentley reformed with a lineup of Jimmy P. Brown II, Mike Phillips, Corin Jae Scott, and Tim Kronyak. The band is currently looking for a drummer to complete the lineup for the upcoming CD and tour dates to commence in 2007.

Discography

• Deliverance (1989, Intense Records)
• Weapons of Our Warfare (1990, Intense Records)
• What a Joke (1991, Intense Records)
• Intense Records Presents: Recorded Live, Vol. 1 (1992, Intense Records)
• Stay of Execution (1992, Intense Records)
• Learn (1993, Intense Records)
• River Disturbance (1995, Brainstorm Artists, Intl)
• Camelot in Smithereens (1995, Intense Records)
• Assimilation (2001, Indie Dream Records)
• Live at Cornerstone 2001 (2001, Magdalene Records)

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• I Predict A Clone (1994, tribute to Steve Taylor)

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Current Members

• Jimmy P. Brown II - Vocals/ Guitars
• Mike Phillips - Guitars
• Corin Jae Scott
• Tim Kronyak

Former Members

• Manny Morales - - Bass
• David Gilbreath - Keyboards
• Larry Farkas - Guitars
• Jesse Rivera (deceased 2006) - Drums
• Glenn Rodgers - Guitars
• George Ochoa - Guitars
• Marcus Colon - Guitars
• Brian Khairullah - Bass
• Mike Grato -- Bass
• Chris Hyde - Drums
• Kevin Lee - Drums
• Jon Knox - Drums
• Jeff Mason - Drums
• Jim Chaffin - Drums
• Jonathan Maddux - Keyboards

External links

• Official Myspace
• Deliverance at All Music Guide
• No Life Til Metal's Deliverance Page
• Deliverance at Firestream.net
• Music Video for Weapons of Our Warfare at Youtube