current_members years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
kurt bachman joey daub jeff king kevin leaman 1986 -- 1994 , 2005 -- present metal blade , r.e.x. , roadrunner believer -lrb- band -rrb-
 dave winters elton nestler baddorf howe kraft scott laird wyatt robertson jim group_or_band thrash christian metal metal , progressive metal , symphonic metal , colebrook , pa , u.s. believer
believer -lrb- band -rrb-

believer is an american technical thrash metal band from the late 1980s and early 1990s , that plays a hybrid of thrash and progressive metal .
believer is known for its innovative use of symphonic elements in thrash metal .
their lyrics deal with topics of philosophy , theology and social issues .
the two primary members of the band are vocalist/guitarist kurt bachman and drummer joey daub , who were joined by several others after their 1989 debut album , `` extraction from mortality '' .
the band was jointly signed to roadrunner records , and the christian label r.e.x. music .
according to allmusic , several mainstream magazines praised the second album `` sanity obscure '' .
they toured us and europe with bolt thrower the following year .
believer disbanded in 1994 ; however , in march 2005 , daub announced that he and bachman reformed the band .
on november 18 , 2008 , blabbermouth.net announced believer 's signing with metal blade records .
the fourth album titled `` gabriel '' was released on march 17 , 2009 .
an unmastered version of the song `` medwton '' premiered on bam margera 's radio bam show on november 17 , with the singles `` focused lethality '' and `` stoned '' released later .
the album features musicians rocky gray of living sacrifice and deron miller of cky performing guest guitar solos and howard jones -lrb- killswitch engage -rrb- doing guest vocals .
