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Genres
  
Metal / hardcore

Website
  
myspace.com/olw

Members
  
Jonah Jenkins

Years active
  
1989–1995

Genre
  
Metalcore

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Associated acts
  
Miltown, Milligram, Raw Radar War

Past members
  
Kevin StevensonChris Crowley

Origin
  
Boston, Massachusetts, United States (1989)

Albums
  
Innocents, Prone Mortal Form, Prone Mortal Form/Innocents

Record labels
  
Century Media Records, Reflections Records

Similar
  
Milligram, Miltown, Sam Black Church, Leeway, Twitching Tongues

Profiles

Myspace

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Only Living Witness was an American metal / hardcore band.

Contents

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Career

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The band was formed in 1989 in Boston, Massachusetts, by Jonah Jenkins (vocals) and Eric Stevenson (drums, ex-Formicide). Eric's brother Kevin Stevenson (guitar) and former Formicide bandmate Roy Costa (bass) completed the line-up. In 1991, Kevin Stevenson and Costa were replaced by Craig Silverman and Chris Crowley. Kevin Stevenson and Costa went on to form The Shods.

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Only Living Witness released a few demos before being signed by Century Media Records. Their debut album, Prone Mortal Form was released in 1993. The band performed concerts in fourteen countries including Sweden, England, France, Canada, Italy, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. In 1996 their follow-up CD Innocents was released, but the band had already split up.

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Only Living Witness briefly reformed in 2008 for four reunion shows: 14 June and 21 June at The Middle East in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 22 August in Clinton, Massachusetts, and the final show on 30 August in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Jenkins went on to perform the vocal duties in Miltown, Milligram and Raw Radar War.

Eric Stevenson, main composer and drummer, died on August 9, 2011, at the age of 43.

Band members

  • Jonah Jenkins - vocals
  • Eric Stevenson (1989-2011) - drums
  • Craig Silverman (1991-present) - guitar
  • Chris Crowley (1991-1995) - Bass guitar
    • Past members
  • Kevin Stevenson (1989-1991) - guitar
  • Roy Costa (1989-1991) - Bass guitar
    • US Reunion, Clinton, MA and Netherlands show 2008
  • Bob Maloney - Bass guitar
    • Clinton, MA and Netherlands show 2008
  • Benny Grotto - drums

    • Demos

    1990 
    Self-titled demo (audio cassette)
    1992 
    Prone Mortal Form demo (audio cassette)

    Singles

    1991
  • Complex Man 7" limited press of 1000 copies (Look Again Records)
    • 1995
  • Freaklaw 7" limited press of 3000 copies (Chainsaw Safety Records)

    • Compilation Appearances

    1991
  • Planned Obsolescence compilation (RRRecords)

    • Have contributed with the track Bad Blood

    1993
  • East Coast Assault compilation (Too Damn Hype Records)

    • Have contributed with the track Twitching Tongues

    1994
  • Case Closed?: An International Compilation of Husker Du Cover Songs (Snoop Records)

    • Have contributed with the track Too Far Down

    1995
  • Bloodlines: The Seeds of Rebellion compilation (Century Media Records)

    • Have contributed with the track Deed´s Pride

  • Boston Hardcore '89-'91 (Taang! Records)

    • Have contributed with the track Bad Blood

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    Songs

    Prone Mortal FormProne Mortal Form · 1993
    Deed's PrideInnocents · 1996
    Knew Her GoneInnocents · 1996

    References

    Only Living Witness Wikipedia
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