Glass Casket
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Glass Casket is a deathcore
Deathcore
Deathcore is an extreme metal music genre that combines elements of death metal with elements of metalcore or hardcore punk, or both. It is defined by an "excessive" use of death metal riffs, blast beats and use of hardcore punk breakdowns...

 band from Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to...

, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

. They were originally called Gadrel when they released their first demo To Cherish A Falsity. The band formed after several members previous band Narayan broke up. Dustie Waring and Blake Richardson are also currently members of Between the Buried and Me
Between the Buried and Me
Between the Buried and Me is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina. They have released a total of five studio albums, as well as a cover album, an EP and a live DVD/CD...

. Adam Cody is also currently a member of the grindcore band Columns
Columns (band)
Columns is a death metal/grindcore band from the Winston Salem/Charlotte area of North Carolina, formed in 2004. Vocalist Adam Cody is also the vocalist for Glass Casket. Jason Skipper and Jake Wade are also currently members in the punk band, One Another...

. Jake Troth, who joined Glass Casket prior to the recording of "Desperate Man's Diary," also played in Columns
Columns (band)
Columns is a death metal/grindcore band from the Winston Salem/Charlotte area of North Carolina, formed in 2004. Vocalist Adam Cody is also the vocalist for Glass Casket. Jason Skipper and Jake Wade are also currently members in the punk band, One Another...

, but left the band in 2007. He was replaced in Columns
Columns (band)
Columns is a death metal/grindcore band from the Winston Salem/Charlotte area of North Carolina, formed in 2004. Vocalist Adam Cody is also the vocalist for Glass Casket. Jason Skipper and Jake Wade are also currently members in the punk band, One Another...

 by John Stone in October 2007. In December 2008 Adam joined North Carolina metalcore band Vanisher. He currently sings for them.

Guitarist Dustie Waring has stated on Between the Buried and Me's message board that Glass Casket is currently writing a new record, and are set to be releasing it sometime in 2010, stating it will be more "brutal" than Desperate Man's Diary
Desperate Man's Diary
-Track listing:#"Phenomenon" – 2:09#"Too Scared To Live" – 4:49#"Genesis" – 4:33#"Less Like Humans" – 3:40#"A Cork Stops The Whining" – 4:11#"Post Traumatic Death" – 3:59#"I Slept" – 4:04#"The Redeemer" – 3:53#"Name Above All Names" – 2:01...

.

Current line-up

  • Adam Cody - Vocals ( Wretched,Vanisher, Columns
    Columns (band)
    Columns is a death metal/grindcore band from the Winston Salem/Charlotte area of North Carolina, formed in 2004. Vocalist Adam Cody is also the vocalist for Glass Casket. Jason Skipper and Jake Wade are also currently members in the punk band, One Another...

    , Anything on Fire)
  • Kyle Odell - Guitars (Vanisher)
  • Sid Menon - Bass, Clean Vocals (Yearling, Upheld)
  • Dustie Waring - guitar (Between the Buried and Me)
  • Blake Richardson
    Blake Richardson
    Cartland Blake Richardson is the drummer for the American heavy metal band, Between the Buried and Me as well as the drummer for the deathcore band Glass Casket with fellow member of Between the Buried and Me, Dustie Waring...

     - drums (Between the Buried and Me)

Ex-members

  • Ian Blake Tuten - guitar (currently guitar - Firelight Saga)
  • Jake Troth - guitar (currently guitar - Jacob Rogers, and pursuing a solo career)

Discography

  • To Cherish A Falsity (2002)
  • We Are Gathered Here Today
    We Are Gathered Here Today
    We Are Gathered Here Today is the first album by Glass Casket. Joe Musten of Beloved appears on track seven.-Track listing:#"Pencil Lead Syringe" – 4:39#"And So It Was Said" – 4:26#"Fisted and Forgotten" – 3:58...

    (February 10, 2004)
  • We Are Gathered Here Today
    We Are Gathered Here Today
    We Are Gathered Here Today is the first album by Glass Casket. Joe Musten of Beloved appears on track seven.-Track listing:#"Pencil Lead Syringe" – 4:39#"And So It Was Said" – 4:26#"Fisted and Forgotten" – 3:58...

     Reissue
    (March 21, 2006)
  • A Desperate Man's Diary
    A Desperate Man's Diary
    A Desperate Man's Diary is the second album by Glass Casket.-Track listing:#"Phenomenon" – 2:09#"Too Scared To Live" – 4:49#"Genesis" – 4:33#"Less Like Humans" – 3:40#"A Cork Stops The Whining" – 4:11#"Post Traumatic Death" – 3:59...

    (June 27, 2006)
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