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Seventh Day Slumber is an American Christian rock band from Dallas, Texas formed in 1996. They were an independent band for five years[1] until they signed with BEC Records in 2005. They are best known for their song "Oceans from the Rain" which was the 14th most played song on Christian CHR radio in 2006 according to the Weekend 22. Their songs have been featured frequently on X the album series.

Seventh Day Slumber
Background information
Origin	Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Christian rock hard rock post-grunge alternative metal
Years active	1996–present
Labels	BEC Word Mercy Street Afinia RockFest
Members	Joseph Rojas Blaise Rojas Jeremy Holderfiel Ken Reed
Past members	Talia Haughn Ray Fryoux Elliot Lopes Rusty Clutts Adam Witte Tim Parady Evan Weatherford Michael Johns Juan Alvarez Joshua Schwartz Anthony Garcia Isaac Rodriguez Ruben Trevino Jamie Davis
Website	www.seventhdayslumber.com

History

This section needs to be updated. (May 2017)

Joseph Rojas tried to commit suicide following a cocaine binge, and became a Christian while being taken to the hospital in an ambulance.[2] Joseph Rojas and Bernie Dufrene formed Seventh Day Slumber in the summer of 1996 at Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas, where they met, wrote, and raised money for their first four-song demo project. The band was later signed to BEC Recordings.[3][4] He teamed with guitarist Evan Weatherford, bassist Joshua Schwartz and drummer Adam Witte. After signing to the Afinia label the group issued Matthew Twenty-Five three years later. Their second album Freedom From Human Regulations was also released on an independent album before they made their major-label debut with Picking Up the Pieces in 2003.

Seventh Day Slumber released Once Upon a Shattered Life in 2005 which spanned their hit singles "Caroline" and "Oceans from the Rain". The album hit No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart and No. 26 on the Top Christian Albums chart. After re-releasing Picking Up the Pieces that same year, they released Finally Awake in 2007. It peaked at No. 16 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart. The Spanish-language album Rescátame contained re-recordings of previous songs and it won the 2009 Dove Award for Spanish Language Album of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards.[5] It was followed by Take Everything, an album of new arrangements of Christian music worship songs. The album peaked at No. 141 on the Billboard 200 and No. 11 on the Top Christian Albums charts. The Anthem of Angels was released in November 2011. The "Small Town America Tour" ran from August 2011 to February 2012 to promote the album.[3][6] Joseph Rojas began hosting a national-syndicated radio program.[7]

In April 2018, Joseph Rojas formed a new record group called Nashville Label Group.[8] Seventh Day Slumber signed with the group's RockFest Records.[8]

The band's name Seventh Day Slumber comes from Genesis 2:2 where on the seventh day, after creating the universe, God rested.

Members

• Joseph Rojas – vocals, guitar
• Jeremy Holderfield – guitar
• Blaise Rojas – drums
• Ken Reed – bass guitar
• Weston Evans - guitar

Former members

• Talia Haughn-Comer – bass guitar
• Joshua Schwartz – bass guitar
• Ray Fryoux – drums
• Elliot Lopes – drums
• Rusty Clutts – drums
• Adam Witte – drums
• Tim Parady – keyboards, vocals
• Evan Weatherford – guitar
• Michael Johns – guitar
• Juan Alvarez – drums
• Phillip King – keyboards, vocals
• Jamie Davis – drums
• Matt Norwood – drums
• Anthony Garcia – bass guitar
• Isaac Rodriguez – guitar, keyboards
• Ruben Trevino – drums
• Bernie Dufrene - drums

Discography

Studio albums

• Matthew Twenty Five (November 30, 1999)[9]
• Freedom From Human Regulations (2001)[9]
• Picking Up the Pieces (April 8, 2003)[9] (re-release September 13, 2005)
• Once Upon a Shattered Life (February 1, 2005)
• Finally Awake (March 20, 2007)
• Take Everything (March 10, 2009)
• The Anthem of Angels (November 15, 2011)
• Love and Worship (2013)
• We Are the Broken (2014)
• Found (2017)[10]
• Closer to Chaos (2019)[11]
• Unseen: The Lion and the Lamb (2021)[12]
• Death by Admiration (January 28, 2022)[13]

EPs

• Redline EP (2015)
• Unseen: The Lion (EP) (2020)
• Unseen: The Lamb (EP) (2020)

Compilations

• Rescátame (May 27, 2008)
• A Decade of Hope (March 29, 2011) (contains full albums Picking Up the Pieces, Once Upon a Shattered Life, and Finally Awake)[14]

Billboard charting albums (North America)

Year	Album	Chart	Position
2005	Once Upon a Shattered Life	Top Heatseekers	1
2005	Once Upon a Shattered Life	Top Christian Albums	26[15]
2007	Finally Awake	Top Heatseekers	62
2007	Finally Awake	Top Christian Albums	16[15]
2007	Finally Awake	Top Christian & Gospel Albums	1
2009	Take Everything	Top Christian Albums	11[15]
2009	Take Everything	Billboard 200	141[15]

References

External links

• Official website
• Seventh Day Slumber at AllMusic
• Cross Rhythms Magazine, Issue 78 - From Cocaine to Christ
• "Joseph Rojas' (Seventh Day Slumber) Testimony from CMSpin". Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
• "Seventh Day Slumber Bio". ChristianMusic.com. April 8, 2003. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

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[de] Seventh Day Slumber

Seventh Day Slumber ist eine christliche Rockband aus Dallas, Texas, welche 1996 gegründet wurde.

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[es] Seventh Day Slumber

Seventh Day Slumber es una banda de rock cristiano procedentes de Dallas, Texas empezaron como una banda independiente por cinco años actualmente han ganado varios premios entre GMA Dove Awards y Grammy

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