is that's worth siding with." He also quoted the book Pagan Christianity by George Barna and Frank Viola, claiming that both "Protestant and Catholic denominations have poisonous roots". While on house arrest in July 2013, after being charged with soliciting his wife's murder, Lambesis published a blog post in which he obliquely confirmed his previous loss of faith in Christianity. In 2014, Lambesis said that although they were marketed as a Christian band, the members privately considered themselves atheists. Following this statement, guitarist Nick Hipa responded by calling these claims slanderous and defamatory. However, since his arrest it has been reported that Lambesis, in an April 2014 statement by the band, "[...] has spent much of the last year reevaluating what originally convinced him to abandon belief in God. After much brokenness and repentance he sees things differently, considers himself a follower of Jesus, someone submitted to the will of God, or whatever you want to call it. That's for him to talk about when he's comfortable and only time will tell if he is sincere." Members Current Tim Lambesis – lead vocals (2000–2014, 2017–present) Phil Sgrosso – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2003–2014, 2018–present), lead guitar (2020–2022) Ken Susi – lead guitar (2022–present) Ryan Neff – bass guitar, clean vocals (2022–present) Nick Pierce – drums (2022–present) Former Jordan Mancino – drums (2000–2014, 2018–2022) Evan White – lead guitar (2001–2003), bass (2002–2003) Jeremy Rojas – rhythm guitar (2001) Noah Chase – bass (2001, 2002, 2003) Tommy Garcia – rhythm guitar, bass, backing vocals (2002–2003; session member 2003–2010) Brandon Hays – bass, guitar (2002–2003) Jasun Krebs – rhythm guitar (2002–2003) Aaron Kennedy – bass (2003) Nick Hipa – lead guitar, backing vocals (2003–2014, 2018–2020) Clint Norris – bass, clean vocals (2003–2006) Josh Gilbert – bass, clean vocals (2006–2014, 2018–2022) Touring musicians Chad Ackerman – guitar (2001–2002), backing vocals (session, 2007) Chris Lindstrom – guitar (2001, 2003) Ruben Gutierrez – guitar (2001) Caylen Denuccio – bass (2002–2003) Mark Macdonald – guitar (2003–2004) David Arthur – clean vocals (2005) Duane Reed – backing vocals (2007) Justin Foley – drums (2009) Joey Bradford – backing vocals (2012) Brandon Morales – guitar, backing vocals (2022) Alex Lopez – drums (2022) Timeline Discography Beneath the Encasing of Ashes (2001) Frail Words Collapse (2003) Shadows Are Security (2005) An Ocean Between Us (2007) The Powerless Rise (2010) Awakened (2012) Shaped by Fire (2019) Awards and nominations San Diego