▁novel ist . ▁Por ter ▁is ▁widely ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁vocal ist ▁and ▁song writer ▁for ▁the ▁band ▁Show b read . ▁ ▁Music ▁career ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Josh ua ▁Por ter ▁joined ▁his ▁brother ▁Patrick ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁Show b read , ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁full - time ▁international ▁tour ing ▁act ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁following ▁several ▁independent ▁albums , ▁Show b read ▁released ▁No ▁Sir , ▁N ih il ism ▁Is ▁Not ▁Pract ical ▁through ▁To oth ▁& ▁N ail ▁Records . ▁The ▁band ▁released ▁several ▁more ▁albums ▁and ▁went ▁through ▁several ▁line up ▁changes ; ▁Por ter ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁lead ▁singer ▁and ▁song writer ▁through ▁every ▁inc arn ation . ▁ ▁Show b read ▁released ▁one ▁final ▁album , ▁Show b read ▁is ▁Show de ad , ▁before ▁dis band ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Por ter ▁and ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁worship ▁group ▁Church ▁of ▁Ag ony ▁and ▁the ▁synth - p unk ▁tri o ▁The ▁Bell ▁Jar . ▁ ▁Por ter ▁has ▁also ▁released ▁two ▁albums ▁as ▁industrial ▁electronic ▁act ▁DI ES , ▁A est het ics ▁of ▁Vi ol ence ▁and ▁S cal ene . ▁ ▁Writing ▁Por ter ▁released ▁his ▁first ▁novel , ▁The ▁Sp inal ▁Cord ▁Per ception , ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Por ter ▁no ▁longer ▁prom otes ▁the ▁novel ▁as ▁he ▁is