About THIS FIRES EMBRACE (new CD on iTunes & CDBABY!)
Most bands begin with an idea, but THIS FIRES EMBRACE began with a gunshot. On December 8, 2004, Aaron Benner, lead singer of well known central Ohio band Liquid6Teen, was stage right at a Columbus concert venue called the AlRosaVilla when a crazed gunman rushed the stage and began firing. When it was all over, five people were dead including famous Pantera guitar player Dimebag Darrel Abbott.
The Lord used this tragic event as a catalyst to a life altering change in Aaron. After months of soul-searching, Aaron felt the Lord's calling on his life. Aaron was compelled to use his musical talents as a ministry. He left Liquid6Teen at the pinnacle of their popularity and began praying for the Lord to send him Christian musicians that shared his calling. Just a few months later those prayers were
answered in the form of Marc Leist, Josh Hall, Zack Koah, and Brandon Ogilby. This five member team then became THIS FIRES EMBRACE.
Since the forming of THIS FIRES EMBRACE in late 2005, the Lord has truly blessed their ministry. In their first 2 years of performing, they've headlined and filled nearly every venue in the central Ohio area. They've traveled the region sharing the stage with National Acts such as Pillar, Decypher Down, Shinedown, Trapt, Bobaflex, Spoken, Staple, Buckcherry, Saliva, Last Tuesday, Fireflight, Eleventyseven, Krystal Meyers, and John Rueben. THIS FIRES EMBRACE have entered several Battle of the Bands contests and walked away with first prize at each event. They entered the Band with a Mission organizations Battle for Shout-fest contest and went all the way to the final round in Nashville, Tennessee where they placed 9th in the country. Only four short months after starting to play shows, they released two singles, "On Broken Wings" and "Home Again" to national Christian radio. They released their first album, Redemption in May of 2006. In the year and a half since THIS FIRES EMBRACE added songs to their MySpace account, they've had an astonishing 400,000 plays. Atlantic, Koch, and TVT Records representatives raved over their show at a label showcase in Columbus in late summer of 2006. In 2007 and 2008, they were asked to perform at some of the biggest festivals in the country, including Ichthus, Cornerstone, Agape, Sonshine, and Pro-Life Festivals.
A recent map of the world on their MySpace denotes how widespread their fan base has become in such a short time. With fan requests covering all of North America, Europe, and many more hits spread out over the rest of the globe, it is apparent that they are poised to become a major musical and spiritual force in the industry. THIS FIRES EMBRACE continues to win critical acclaim for their live performance in many publications, internet magazines, and local newspapers. Lord-willing, this list and their demand will continue to grow.
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Anvil and the Hammer podcast has put out an excellent cd review from Redemption today. You can check it out on itunes. We really would love to set up an interview with you guys to cover the whole Warrior Poets cd. God bless all your work. You guys are the bomb.
hey guys its been a long time since ive heard from any of you...how have things been going? have you gotton alot of the mess worked out? comment back but someone email me too and catch me up on what has been going on..i miss working with/for you guys...hope your all doing well.
Yeah...I seen'em at the battle...same place I met you guys...there at the underground...I was a stage hand there.....you guyz sound great keep up the good work....and try not kill anybody with them guns...big guy :)
hey guys i'm not for sure if i can make it to the show or not now :s (my mom may drive me out but thats only if she's feeling ok) but yea, for some stupid reason our family is like oh, i've got a wonderful date for the family reunion (which always ends up reminding me of a nursing home :s) let's have it the 26! :s but....... i'm not gonna go cause mom said that she might bring down there :) family reunions are uneventful for me anyways :p lol
OH! and i finally got a little show tomorrow at a local church! the pastor called me and asked me to come in and do a few songs for a youth rally thing!! :)
Hey Guys! Thank you so much for finding us! Glad to be one of your friends! Really great sound here! I enjoy to listen to your music;) Cheers from Bern.Isabelle/Sweet November
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1: 1-5
Have a beautiful day and weekend Marc and all TFE's! Warm hugs and love in Christ, Anna
PS. Puppy is growing so fast--he is really well-behaved for 15 weeks--his only vice is mouthing and puppy nipping...we are praying for this to stop and also using a few tips from trainers to help with this trying time while he is teething! WE LOVE HIM LOTSSSSSSS!!!! Pics in my albums of this little guy!
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