George Ochoa

**Labels:** | * Frontline Records
 **Associated Acts:** | Recon, Deliverance, Worldview, Mortification, Vengeance Rising, S.A.L.T., Prophet

**George Ochoa** (born April 29, 1962) is an American musician that originated out of Hollywood, California in the United States. Ochoa began his musical career in the band Recon, while also playing in the band Prophet, alongside Roger Martinez.

Ochoa would also be playing for Vengeance Rising, Deliverance, Mortification, Worldview, and S.A.L.T., being best known for his performance in the second act.

## History

George Ochoa was born on April 29, 1962, in Hollywood, California. Ochoa began his career in the band Prophet, which would later change their name to DeRoque. Ochoa would depart from this band around 1987. At about age 25, Ochoa began the band Recon, which was started as power metal and heavy metal band that performed primarily around California. In 1989, the band recorded their self-titled demo. At this time, Roger Martinez, who had also performed in Prophet with Ochoa, recommended Jimmy P. Brown II to Ochoa, as Deliverance needed a new guitarist.

At this time, Ochoa began to perform "double-duty" with both Recon and Deliverance. In 1990, Ochoa would record on Deliverance's seminal album, *Weapons are our Warfare*, as well as Recon's debut and only album, *Behind Enemy Lines*. By the end of the year, however, Recon disbanded, which left Ochoa in Deliverance. During this time, the band was unhappy with their label contract, which led to Ochoa to influence his band members, which consisted of Ochoa, Brown, and new members Mike Grato on bass and Kevin Lee on drums. Ochoa's idea was that the band should record an album with comedic lyrics, however, that it was a serious album, which led to the recording of *What a Joke*.

However, Frontline Records discovered this after the fact, as this was a plot to get off the label, which led to Deliverance being locked in for five more years. Ochoa departed after this, leaving Brown to the band. In 1992, Ochoa would join Vengeance Rising as a live member and studio member to record their fourth album, *Released Upon the Earth*, with the band breaking up after the fact. A few years would pass, until 1994, when Ochoa joined as a studio member of the Australian death metal band Mortification, recording on the fifth album, *Primitive Rhythm Machine*, which also featured Mortification frontman and founder Steve Rowe, Canadian members Bill Rice and Jason Campbell, both of whom played in the death metal and hardcore punk band Erase, and Australian drummer Dave Kellogg. Recon would also briefly reform for a period during this time, though, nothing would come of it.

In 2001, Recon would again reunite, with a performance at the famed Cornerstone Festival in Bushnell, Illinois. With this performance, the band recorded it live and would later re-release it as *Live at Cornerstone 2001*. In 2002, they reconvened to play more shows. The same year, Ochoa formed the rock band S.A.L.T., alongside former Vengeance Rising and Die Happy members Glen Mancaruso on drums and Larry Farkas on bass. S.A.L.T. disbanded in 2004 and Recon would end in 2007. Ochoa remained silent musically until 2013, when he created Worldview, a supergroup of Johnny Gonzales of Recon and Shades of Crimson, Rey Perra of Deny the Fallen and Sacred Warrior, and Todd Libby. In 2014, Deliverance reunited with Brown at the helm, asking Ochoa to return alongside Victor Macias (ex-Tourniquet, 2050) on bass and Jim Chaffin (The Crucified, The Blamed, Fasedown, Once Dead) on drums. In 2015, Worldview released their debut album, *The Chosen Few*. Ochoa remained in Deliverance until 2017 when they began writing their next album, which became *The Subversive Kind*.

## Bands

**Current**

* Worldview - Guitars, Keyboards, Backing Vocals (2013-present)

**Former**

* Prophet - Guitars (1984-1987)
* DeRoque - Guitars (1987)
* Recon - Guitars (1987-1990, 1994, 2001, 2002-2007)
* Deliverance - Guitars (1989-1991, 2014-2017)
* Vengeance Rising - Guitars (1992)
* Mortification - Guitars (1994-1995)
* S.A.L.T. - Guitars (2002-2004)

## Discography

* *Weapons of our Warfare* (1990)
* *What a Joke* (1991)

**Mortification**

* *Primitive Rhythm Machine* (1995)

**Recon**

* *Recon (Demo)* (1989)
* *Behind Enemy Lines* (1990)
* *Recon '90* (1990)
* *Live at Cornerstone 2001* (2001)

**Vengeance Rising**

* *Released Upon the Earth* (1992)

**Worldview**

* *The Chosen Few* (2015)

**Production**

* *Weapons of our Warfare* - Deliverance (1990; Producer)
* *Demo* - Hozana (1990; Producer)
* *Behind Enemy Lines* - Recon (1990; Producer, Mixing)
* *What a Joke* - Deliverance (1992; Producer, Mixing)
* *Death to the Flesh* - Judgement (1992; Producer)
* *Released Upon the Earth* - Vengeance Rising (1992; Engineering, Mixing)
* *Primitive Rhythm Machine* - Mortification (1995; Engineering, Mixing)
* *The Chosen Few* - Worldview (2015; Engineering, Producer)

## References

1. ↑ "Recon: American glam metal band seeking to glorify the Lord". Cross Rhythms. November 1, 1990. Retrieved on January 5, 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Brown, Jimmy (December 20, 2015). "Jimmy Brown of Deliverance, Jupiter VI (Part One)". As The Story Grows Podcast. Interviewed by Travis Turner and Stephen Sarro. Retrieved on December 21, 2020.
3. ↑ "Recon - Behind Enemy Lines". Angelic Warlord. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Deliverance - What a Joke". Encyclopedia Metallum. Retrieved on December 21, 2020.
5. ↑ "Mortification - Primitive Rhythm Machine". Encyclopedia Metallum. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
6. ↑ "Recon Reform". Cross Rhythms. February 1, 1994. Retrieved on December 21, 2020.
7. ↑ "SALT". No Life Til Metal. Retrieved on December 22, 2020.