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leeping Giant represents a call to arms. More
than a band, more than a group of close friends,
Sleeping Giant is a unit of disciples who scream
loud from deep in the underground to the highest
of the heavens.
"Since Sleeping Giant formed in 2006, they have
been rewriting the definition of what it means to
be Christians in a metal band," wrote Relevant
Magazine. "They pulverize all preconceived no-
tions of worship music."
They proclaim strength through submission to
Jesus Christ across their latest album, Kingdom
Days in an Evil Age. They've headlined Scream
The Prayer; appeared at major Christian music
festivals; toured with bands like Demon Hunter
and Bleeding Through. Wherever they are called,
their message remains the same: salvation.
Many bands call upon their audience to worship at
the alter of false idolatry. Sleeping Giant, in oppo-
sition to the norms of the music business, invokes
the Holy Spirit instead. They beg the Holy Spirit
to enter into the clubs, schools, homes, hearts and
minds of the lost, the forsaken, the left behind, the
downtrodden, the meek.
Across three studio albums, North and South Ameri-
can tours and with social networking worldwide, Sleep-
ing Giant calls for nothing short of breakthrough for the
broken, by any means necessary. Their stage shows often
erupt into full-on praise and worship. They've baptized
on the streets of Bogota, born witness in neighborhoods
where many fear to tread and offered up their own testi-
monies to the tattooed brawlers they grew up with.
The close friendship between singer Tommy
Green and guitarist Eric Gregson creates a fam-
ily type atmosphere forged by shared experience,
evocative communication, militant ministry
based in love and evangelism within the band as
a whole. It's a true brotherhood. Green's pastoral
duties at Revolution Reality put him in Salt Lake
City. Eric shepherds Tithemi Outreach and runs
a merchandise business in Redlands, California,
where he's alongside guitarist and co-songwriter
Geoff Brouilette and bassist JR Bermuda.
Kingdom Days in an Evil Age is Sleeping Giant's
crowning achievement. The atmosphere, energy
and almost meditatively succinct approach of their
driving and rhythmic music shares many strengths
with bands like Gojira, Neurosis, Blood Has Been
Shed and Isis. The heart and the spirit of Sleeping
Giant is found in the lyrics and furthermore in
the vocal delivery of Green (and often, Gregson)
throughout the performances. Each of the men
in Sleeping Giant, including new drummer Matt
Weir, approach each show with focus and purpose.
Sleeping Giant commands the sleepwalking with-
in the church to awaken and spread the love of
Jesus Christ across the world. Sleeping Giant, act-
ing in unison as more than the sum of their parts,
commands their brethren to break loose from the
shackles of short-sightedness, laziness and ar-
rogance and embrace all of God's children. Their
message is forthright, outspoken, militant and im-
mediate. Their presentation is passionate, reverent
and worshipful. Sleeping Giant is no mere band.
Sleeping Giant is the sound of reckoning.
SLEEPING GIANT