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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, US |
| Genres | Thrash metal, Christian metal (early) |
| Years active | 1987–1992, 2000–2004 |
| Labels | Intense |
| Spinoffs | Die Happy Once Dead |
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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]
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- ^ 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.
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- ^ Torreano, Bradley. "Vengeance Rising Biography". Allmusic. AMG. Retrieved 2007-09-22.