Vengeance Rising

Vengeance Rising
Vengeance Rising
Origin	Los Angeles, California, US
Genres	Thrash metal, Christian metal (early)
Years active	1987–1992, 2000–2004
Labels	Intense
Spinoffs	Die Happy; Once Dead
Members	Larry Farkas; Doug Thieme; Roger Dale Martin; Glen Mancaruso; Jim Settle;
Past members	Chris Hyde; Derek Sean; Jamie Mitchell; Victor Macias; Jimmy P. Brown II; Johnny Vasquez; George Ochoa; Daniel Cordova; Michael Wagel; Glenn Rogers; Roger Martinez;

Vengeance Rising was an American Christian thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California.^[1] Fronted by vocalist Roger Martinez, they originally formed as Vengeance in 1987, but changed their name in 1989 to avoid conflict with another band from the Netherlands.^[2] Band members Larry Farkas, Doug Thieme, Roger Dale Martin, and Glen Mancaruso left following Once Dead and formed the band Die Happy.^[3] Roger Martinez stayed on to record two more studio albums, but aside from him, Vengeance Rising's lineup changed for each subsequent album. While the group was a ground breaking Christian metal band, today Vengeance Rising is known for vocalist Martinez's turning from Christianity to Satanism to atheism.^[4] AllMusic describes Vengeance Rising's history as "one of the most entertaining and bizarre stories in the realm of heavy metal."^[5]

^ Hale, Mark (1993). "3119". Headbangers (First edition, second printing ed.). Ann Arbor, Michigan: Popular Culture, Ink. p. 376. ISBN 1-56075-029-4.
^ Powell (2002). "Vengeance Rising". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. pp. 993–994.
^ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "Die Happy". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp. 256–257. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
^ Majalahti, Michael (2004-03-02). "The Best Kept Secrets in Rock". Imperiumi. Open Publishing. Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
^ Torreano, Bradley. "Vengeance Rising Biography". Allmusic. AMG. Retrieved 2007-09-22.

[Hale_93-1] Hale, Mark (1993). "3119". Headbangers (First edition, second printing ed.). Ann Arbor, Michigan: Popular Culture, Ink. p. 376. ISBN 1-56075-029-4.

[Powell_Fe_VR-2] Powell (2002). "Vengeance Rising". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. pp. 993–994.

[Powell_Fe_DH-3] Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "Die Happy". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp. 256–257. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.

[Starbuck-4] Majalahti, Michael (2004-03-02). "The Best Kept Secrets in Rock". Imperiumi. Open Publishing. Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2007-09-19.

[5] Torreano, Bradley. "Vengeance Rising Biography". Allmusic. AMG. Retrieved 2007-09-22.

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