Scar the Martyr

The band was formed in 2013 as a side project for former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison. The group was announced in April 2013 by Jordison and was shown to feature former Strapping Young Lad guitarist Jed Simon and former Darkest Hour guitarist Kris Norris. In June 2013 the group announced its name and full lineup, which included former Nine Inch Nails drummer Chris Vrenna on keyboards, who only stayed in the band as a session member for the bands début album and relatively unknown vocalist Henry Derek Bonner. Their first album was released on October 1, 2013. On the 19th of September 2013 A free online only EP was released for download exclusively through Revolver Magazine's website requiring a password that can be found on Roadrunner Record's website. The EP contained 4 tracks 2 of which were the album tracks "Blood Host" and "Soul Disintegration". The other 2 were exclusive to the EP and not available anywhere else entitled "After The Fall" and "Trinity Of Lies". Scar the Martyr went from being a side project for Jordison to his primary focus when he and Slipknot parted ways in December 2013. During touring, bassist Kyle Kokiel (formerly of In This Moment) and keyboardist Joey Blush (from Blush Response) joined the band as permanent members. On April 10, 2014, it was announced that vocalist Henry Derek had departed from the band due to personal differences, artistic direction and business decisions. The same day, the rest of the band announced that Derek was fired from the band, and that they are searching for a new vocalist. The band has also stated that they have opened submissions to the public before they make their final decision. Since the 12th of January 2015, the band posts new pictures from their recording session weekly on their official facebook page. Though the recording of their second album has started, the identity of the new vocalist is still kept secret.