Seventh Day Slumber

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Seventh Day Slumber
Pro-Life Music Festival 2006, Winona Lake, IN
Background information
Origin	Dallas, Texas, United States
Genre(s)	Christian rock Hard rock Post grunge
Years active	1996–present
Label(s)	BEC Recordings, Word Entertainment, Mercy Street Records, Afinia
Website	http://www.seventhdayslumber.com/ Official Website
Members
Joseph Rojas, Joshua Schwartz, Jeremy Holderfield, Ray Fryoux

Seventh Day Slumber is a Christian Rock band who got their start in 1996. They started their journey as an independent artist for five years, sharing the message of the gospel to all who would listen.^[1] Their song "Oceans from the Rain" was the 14th most played song on Christian CHR radio in 2006 according to the Weekend 22. ^[2]

1 History
2 Inspirations and Lyrical Content
3 Tours
4 Members
5 Discography
- 5.1 Charts
6 References
7 External links

[edit] History

After Joseph Rojas's, the lead singer for Seventh Day Slumber, father left him and his mother at the age of 3, Rojas went into a deep state of depression and started to become addicted to crack, cocaine, and other drugs. He was soon selling drugs himself on the streets and taking part in other various felonies and crimes. He was soon admitted to various rehab centers and hospitals, but when all of them failed he soon gave up quiting all together. One day Rojas experienced a drug overdose and was rescued by paramedics, he was later quoted as saying that the flashing lights from the ambulance made him truly see God, and inspired him to change his ways. He soon was slowing cutting back on his drugs and drinking, and eventually was able to quit them all together through the help of family, rehabs, and prayer. Once he was clean, he decided to go to college, which is where he found his passion for music and where he met his current band members. The reason as to why he wanted to write music was because, as he quoted, "I wanted to give something back to God after all he's done for me".

[edit] Inspirations and Lyrical Content

Seventh Day Slumber's lyrics mostly focus on issues that teenagers face, such as suicide, drugs, home abuse, drinking, sex, etc. For example the meaning for the album "Finally Awake" was quoted by the band as "The message of this album is clear. We want to empower kids to stop looking to the media, to what the world tells them they have to be, to find identity. You don’t have to be what everyone else tells you to be what you were created to be."^[3]

[edit] Tours

Fall 2007 - SHOUTfest
Dec 2007 to Jan 2008 - With After Edmund and Jackson Waters Summer 2008 Creation Fest

[edit] Members

Joseph Rojas--Vocals/Guitar
Joshua Schwartz--Bass
Jeremy Holderfield--Guitar
Ray Fryoux--Drums

[edit] Discography

Matthew Twenty Five (November 30, 1999, Afinia, Reviews: HM Magazine^[4], The Phantom Tollbooth)
Freedom From Human Regulations (2001, Mercy Street Records
Picking Up the Pieces (April 8, 2003, Word Entertainment)
Once Upon a Shattered Life (February 1, 2005, BEC Recordings, Reviews: Jesus Freak Hideout, The Phantom Tollbooth))
Picking Up the Pieces (re-release) (September 13, 2005, Review: The Phantom Tollbooth))
Finally Awake (March 20, 2007, Review: Jesus Freak Hideout)

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Album	Chart	Position
2005	Once Upon a Shattered Life	Top Heatseekers	33
2005	Once Upon a Shattered Life	Top Christian Albums	26
2007	Finally Awake	Top Heatseekers	10
2007	Finally Awake	Top Christian Albums	16
2007	Finally Awake	Top Christian & Gospel Albums	17