Years active 1996–present | ||
Website www.seventhdayslumber.com Past members Talia HaughnRay FryouxElliot LopesRusty CluttsAdam WitteTim ParadyEvan WeatherfordMichael JohnsJuan AlvarezJoshua SchwartzAnthony GarciaIsaac RodriguezRuben Trevino Members Joseph Rojas, Jeremy Holderfield, Talia Haughn, Jamie Davis Albums Profiles | ||
Seventh day slumber 01 bring it on
Seventh Day Slumber is a Christian rock band from Dallas, Texas formed in 1996. They were an independent band for five years until they signed with BEC Records in 2005. They are best known for their songs "Oceans from the Rain" and "Surrender". "Oceans from the Rain" was the 14th most played song on Christian CHR radio in 2006 according to the Weekend 22. Their songs have been featured frequently on X the album series.
Contents
- Seventh day slumber 01 bring it on
- 13 year old blaise rojas drummer of christian rock band seventh day slumber
- History
- Inspirations and Lyrical Content
- Tours
- Members
- Discography
- Songs
- References
13 year old blaise rojas drummer of christian rock band seventh day slumber
History
Joseph Rojas tried to commit suicide following a cocaine binge, and became a Christian while being taken to the hospital in an ambulance. The band formed in 1996 and were later signed to BEC Recordings. He teamed with guitarist Evan Weatherford, bassist Joshua Schwartz and drummer Adam Witte. After signing to the Afinia label the group issued Matthew Twenty-Five three years later. Their second album Freedom From Human Regulations was also released on an independent album before they made their major-label debut with Picking Up the Pieces in 2003.
Seventh Day Slumber released Once Upon a Shattered Life in 2005 which spanned their hit singles "Caroline" and "Oceans from the Rain". The album hit No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart and No. 26 on the Top Christian Albums chart. After re-releasing Picking Up the Pieces that same year, they released Finally Awake in 2007. It peaked at No. 16 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart. The Spanish-language album Rescátame contained re-recordings of previous songs and it won the 2009 Dove Award for Spanish Language Album of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards. It was followed by Take Everything, an album of new arrangements of Christian music worship songs. The album peaked at No. 141 on the Billboard 200 and No. 11 on the Top Christian Albums charts. The Anthem of Angels was released in November 2011.
Inspirations and Lyrical Content
The band's name Seventh Day Slumber comes from Genesis 2:2 where on the seventh day, after creating the universe, God rested.
Seventh Day Slumber's lyrics mostly focus on issues such as suicide, drugs and home abuse. For example the meaning for the album "Finally Awake" was quoted by the band as "The message of this album is clear. We want to empower kids to stop looking to the media, to what the world tells them they have to be, to find identity. You don't have to be what everyone else tells you to be or even what we think you should be."
Tours
Seventh Day Slumber has gone on numerous national tours.
Members
Discography
Album - Billboard (North America)
Songs
Oceans From the RainOnce Upon a Shattered Life · 2005
We Are the BrokenWe Are the Broken · 2014
AwakeFinally Awake · 2007