Echo Hollow

Echo Hollow was an American Christian metal band founded by former Tourniquet members Guy Ritter and Gary Lenaire in 1996. Echo Hollow released two studio albums, Diet of Worms in 1998 and Superficial Intelligence in 2004.

Echo Hollow
OriginBurbank, California
GenresChristian metal[1]
Thrash metal
Progressive metal
Years active1996–2004
LabelsGeneva Records
Associated actsTourniquet, Holy Danger
Past membersGuy Ritter
Gary Lenaire
Matt Rosenblum
Matthew Fallentine
Rafik Oganyan

Background

The band formed in October 1996, with Guy Ritter and Gary Lenaire.[2] Matthew Fallentine, who would eventually become Ritter's brother-in-law, on Bass and Matt Rosenblum on Drums. The band made the cover of HM Magazine in 1999 for their first release.[3] The album's title, Diet of Worms, celebrates the actual Diet of Worms, where Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church for his work translating the Bible into common German.[4] Another theme was the 1998 shooting at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon, from which both Ritter and Lenaire had graduated.[3] Musically, the album was similar to Tourniquet, but less heavy and aggressive.[5]

In 2001, the band added a new guitarist, named Rafik Oganyan on Rhythm Guitars.[6] With Oganyan's addition, the band recorded a new album. By this point, the band was independent; Geneva Records disappeared, with Diet of Worms being the only documented release.

Discography
Studio albums
  • Diet of Worms (1998)
  • Superficial Intelligence (2004)

Members
Last Known Lineup

See also

References
  1. Walker, Todd (April 10, 2007) Heaven's Metal Exclusive: Guy Ritter Interview at the Wayback Machine (archive index). HM Magazine. Retrieved on July 12, 2016.
  2. "About the Group". Archived from the original on March 2, 2001. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  3. Macintosh, Dan (January–February 1999). "Echo Hollow". HM Magazine (75): 16–17. ISSN 1066-6923. Archived from the original on 2001-07-13. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
  4. Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "Echo Hollow". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. p. 290. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
  5. Spencer, Josh (1999-02-10). "Diet of Worms". The Phantom Tollbooth.
  6. "Rafik Oganyan". Echo Hollow. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005. Retrieved November 24, 2016.

Further reading


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