"Awake, Oh Sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you." Born out of diversity, the band is a conglomeration of members from lighter pop bands that did not survive the competitive music industry. Band members include Fort Worth based guitarist James Erwin, bassist Lucas Starr and drummer Ryan Conley, formerly of the emo band Terminal. They do not shy away from the fact that they base their music on their Christian faith and are amazingly candid in their presentation of what they believe.Oh Sleeper's debut album The Armored March was released by 1x1 Records in 2006 and they have been playing strong ever since. Their most recent album, the 2007 release When I am God shows a definite development and there is no denying the fact that their sound has greatly improved since their earlier days as Terminal. They have been described as containing elements of the bands Deftones, As Cities Burn and some taste of the band Scarlet. Even though they have only recently started out they have had the honor of heading up Bloodfest for several years in a row, most recently in February 2008.
