Jon Dunn (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jonathan Dunn |
| Also known as | Arm |
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | Heavy metal, Christian metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Associated acts | Demon Hunter, Soul Embraced |
Jon Dunn is the second and current bassist of the Christian metal band, Demon Hunter. He also plays bass for Soul Embraced.
History
In 2003, brothers, Ryan Clark and Don Clark (Formerly of Training for Utopia) recruited Dunn, Jesse Sprinkle, and Kris McCaddon to join their project, Demon Hunter. Dunn's and McCaddon's Demon Hunter debut was Summer of Darkness. In 2005, Sprinkle and McCaddon left Demon Hunter and were replaced by Timothy "Yogi" Watts formerly of The Lonely Hearts, and Ethan Luck formerly of Project 86 and The O.C. Supertones. In 2006, Demon Hunter's third album,The Triptych, was released. It was a bigger hit than Summer of Darkness. In 2007, Storm the Gates of Hell was recorded and released.
They embarked on the headling tour called the "Stronger than Hell" tour along with bands such as The Famine (The band McCaddon started after leaving), and the Christian metal band, Living Sacrifice. In 2009, Don Clark and Ethan Luck left the band. Don quit his musical carrier, and Ethan went on to drum for Relient K.
They were replaced by Patrick Judge and Ryan Helm, formerly of The Ascendicate. In 2010, one of their heaviest albums, titled The World Is a Thorn, was released. Soon after this, Helm left the band, and was replaced by Jeremiah Scott of The Showdown. The albums, True Defiance (2012) and Extremist (2014) were released with this current line-up.
In 2012, Dunn replaced Jeff Bowie, who left to start Descended From Wolves, the original official bassist for the Christian metal band, Soul Embraced. In 2013, his Soul Embraced debut album, Mythos, was released, with guest vocals from Living Sacrifice vocalist, Bruce Fitzhugh.
Influences
Dunn has stated in interviews, that his influences are: Living Sacrifice, Believer, Zao, and Vengeance Rising.
Bands
- Demon Hunter (2003–present)
- Soul Embraced (2012–present)
Discography
- Demon Hunter
- Summer of Darkness (2003)
- The Triptych (2006)
- Storm the Gates of Hell (2007)
- The World Is a Thorn (2010)
- True Defiance (2012)
- Extremist (2014)
- Soul Embraced
- Mythos (2013)
- Production
- The Weak's End by Emery (A&R)
- Dawn Escapes by Falling Up (A&R)
- Messengers by August Burns Red (A&R)
- Tooth & Nail Records: The Ultimate Collection by Various (A&R, Bass)
- While Broken Hearts Prevail by Emery (A&R)
- Constellations by August Burns Red
- Hell Or High Water by As Cities Burn (A&R)
- Wars and Rumors of Wars by The Chariot (A&R)
- Attack of the Wolf King by Haste the Day (A&R)
- Young Giant by Queens Club (A&R)
- Teenage Fantasy by Secret and Whisper (A&R)
- To the Secrets and Knowledge by Number One Gun (A&R)
- Blood in the Gears by The Showdown (A&R)
- Leveler by August Burns Red (A&R)
- The Infinite Order by Living Sacrifice (A&R)