Joe Musten

Joe Musten
Birth name	Joseph Stephen Musten
Born	1983 (age 41–42)[1]
Origin	Kernersville, North Carolina
Genres	Christian metal, metalcore, Christian hardcore, hardcore punk, post-grunge, indie rock, Christian rock, post-hardcore
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	drums, vocals
Years active	1996–present

Joseph Stephen Musten[2] is an American musician who started his musical career in 1999. He formed Beloved, Advent, Your Son Is Dead, and Torn. In 2008, he joined the band The Almost after former drummer Kenny Bozich quit the band. Joe was featured in the December 2009 issue of DRUM Magazine alongside former bandmate Aaron Gillespie. He formed the band, Torn, and was featured on the self-titled debut album, but was un-credited.[3]

Personal life

He is cousins with his bandmate, Dusty Redmon.[4] Musten is married and has twins.[1]

Bands

Current

• Advent - vocals (2004–2011, 2016–present)
• Beloved - drums (1999–2004, 2019-present)
• Ends of Sanity - drums (2021-present)

Former

• The Almost - drums (2008–2015)
• Public Rage - drums (1996-1999)
• Torn - vocals (2014–2015)
• Your Son Is Dead - drums (2012–2014)

Discography

Beloved

• Garage Demos (1999; Independent)
• ...And So It Goes (2000; Independent)
• The Running Pre-Release Sampler (2001; Independent)
• The Running (2001; Vindicated)
• One Night Split (w/Luti-Kriss) (2002; Independent)
• Failure On (2003; Solid State)
• The Running (2004 reissue; Solid State)
• Beloved Live at Cat's Cradle (Live Album) – 2004
• Kiss It Goodbye: The Final Show (2005 DVD; Solid State)

Advent

• Remove the Earth (2008; Solid State)
• Naked and Cold (2009; Solid State)
• Pain and Suffering (2016; Bridge 9)

The Almost

• No Gift to Bring (2008; T&N)
• Monster EP (2009; T&N)
• Monster Monster (2009; T&N)
• Fear Inside Our Bones (2013; T&N)

Your Son Is Dead

• The Silver Cord EP (2012; Independent)

Torn

• Torn (2014; Harm Reduction)[3]

Guest appearances

• "Across the Aisle" by Call To Preserve, on their album Life of Defiance[5] (2010)
• "Nietzsche's Madness" by Living Sacrifice, on their album The Infinite Order[6] (2010)
• "Finished People (Feat. Nate Rebolledo of Xibalba)" by Sleeping Giant, on their album Finished People[7] (2014)
• "Casket Minds" by Dwell, on their EP Dwell[8] (2014)
• "Immanuel (The Challenger)" & "Immanuel (The Redeemer)" by For Today, on their album Portraits (2009)
• "Scarlet Paint and Gasoline" by Glass Casket, on their album We Are Gathered Here Today (2004)
• "Sacrifice" by The Great Commission, on their album Cast the First Stone[9] (2013)
• "In Absentia" by Reign Supreme, on their album, Testing the Limit of Infinite (2009)[10]
• "Remember Me" by Poured Out, on the album, To the Point of Death (2016)[11]
• "Celestial" by HolyName, on their album, HolyName (2023) [12]

References

1. Trapp, Phillip. "The Problem of Pain". HM Magazine. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
2. "AIMLESS ENDEAVOR". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
3. "Torn – Torn credits". Discogs. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
4. Musten, Joe (February 19, 2016). "@JosephMusten". Twitter. Retrieved February 19, 2016. Wanna give a shoutout to my Cuz, Dusty Redmon on Hockey Day in America
5. "Call To Preserve – Life of Defiance credits". Discogs. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
6. "Living Sacrifice – The Infinite Order credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
7. "Sleeping Giant release track featuring Joe Musten and Nate Rebolledo". Indie Vision Music. Archived from the original on September 19, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
8. "Dwell to release self-titled EP with guest vocals from Joe Musten". Ghost Cult Magazine. March 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
9. Sharp, Tyler (June 22, 2013). "The Great Commission releases new song "Sacrifice", Feat. Joe Musten of Advent, announces new album, Cast the First Stone". Mind Equals Blown. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
10. Donnelly, Justin. "Reign Supreme - Testing the Limit of Infinite". Blistering.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
11. "POURED OUT - TO THE POINT OF DEATH". Facedown Records. August 31, 2016. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
12. url=https://www.invubu.com/music/show/song/HolyName%7CJoe-Musten/Celestial.html