Eso-Charis

American Christian alternative rock band

Eso-Charis
Also known as	Elliot (1995–1997)
Origin	Fort Smith, Arkansas
Genres	Alternative rock^[1] Christian metal^[2]^[3]
Years active	1995–2002
Labels	Solid State, Day-Glo, Deadself

Past members	Cory Brandan Putman Matthew Putman Arthur Green Jayson Holmes Matt Depper Gabriel Edmonds Stephen McDonald

Eso-Charis, originally called Elliot, was a Christian alternative rock band with hardcore and metalcore influences that formed in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Founding members, brothers Cory Brandan Putman and Matthew Putman, and Arthur Green, eventually went on to join the band Living Sacrifice. In late 1997, the band recorded their first and only full-length album with Bruce Fitzhugh of Living Sacrifice. The album was first produced independently, but was after leased to Day-Glo Records of Stockholm, Sweden. Later on, production of the album moved to Solid State Records, the same label as Living Sacrifice. Cory has stated that they most likely will not do a reunion.^[4] He also stated that after his brother and Green quit the band they added two guitarists, bassists, and drummers, with Cory and Jayson being the vocalists.^[5]

Members

Final line-up^[6]


Name	Instrument	Years	Other groups	Additional notes
Cory Brandan Putman	rhythm guitar, vocals	1995–2002	Norma Jean, Fear Is the Driving Force, The Radio Sky, Living Sacrifice, The Handshake Murders
Matt Depper	lead and rhythm guitar	1995–1996, 2000-2002	Lovedrug, Snailhuntr, Unwed Sailor
Jayson Kent Holmes	lead guitar, vocals	1997–2002	The Handshake Murders	Deceased 2022^[7]^[8]^[9]
Gabriel Edmonds	bass	1999–2002
Matthew Lee Putman	drums	1995–2002	Living Sacrifice, Lovedrug, Snailhuntr, Unwed Sailor, Bear Colony, Fear Is the Driving Force, The Early Hours, Chase Pagan
Stephen McDonald	drums	2000–2002
Arthur Chester Green	bass, backing vocals	1995–2002	Living Sacrifice, Soul Embraced

- Brandan stated in an interview the final lineup consisted of eight people, with two guitarists, two bassists, two drummers and Brandan and Holmes on vocals.^[5]

Timeline

Various Eso-Charis members
Vocalist Cory Brandan Putman live in 2007 with Norma Jean
Drummer Matt Putman with Bear Colony in 2012

Discography

The Plateau Green (Independent, 1997)
Eso-Charis (Solid State Records, 1998)
Setting Roots for the Winter (7-inch record) (Deadself Records, 2000)

References

^ Torreano, Bradley. "Eso-Charis Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
^ MacIntosh, Dan (2003) Eso-Charis – Their beginnings at the Wayback Machine (archive index). HM Magazine. Retrieved on May 8, 2016.
^ Pratt, Greg (March 1, 2002). "Eso-Charis - Eso-Charis". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
^ DiNitto, Jay (May 27, 2010). "Norma Jean singer would rather wax his car that reunite old band". Noisecreep. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Brandan, Cory (August 23, 2015). "Cory Brandan of Norma Jean". Interviewed by Trav Turner. As The Story Grows. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
^ "Eso-Charis". Eso-Charis.tripod.com. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
^ Beard, Mason (March 24, 2022). "Jayson Holmes of Eso-Charis and The Handshake Murders passes away". The Metal Onslaught Magazine. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ "Jayson Holmes (Ex-The Handshake Murders, Eso-Charis) Has Passed Away". Theprp. March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ "The Handshake Murders, Eso-Charis vocalist Jayson Holmes dies". Lambgoat. March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

External links

Eso-Charis discography at MusicBrainz
Interview at Art for the Ears
Putman, Matt (January 1999). "Eso-Charis" (75). HM Magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
McCready, Tim (September 2000). "Concert Review: Embodyment, Eso-Charis, Society's Finest" (85). HM Magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)