Lance Garvin


Lance Garvin is a founding member, along with Bruce Fitzhugh, DJ Johnson, and Jason Truby, of the Christian metal band Living Sacrifice. Garvin is mostly known for using a Ride Cymbal in modern metal without making it sound thinner.
Garvin is also known as the drummer of Christian Metal band Soul Embraced and has played with the bands Throwdown and Zao as well. He formed the band Kill System, along with fellow Soul Embraced members, Chad Moore and Rocky Gray, and former Evanescence guitarist John LeCompt.

Influence and legacy

Garvin has stated that his inspiration was Ace Frehley of Kiss. Here is what he said:
With Living Sacrifice, Garvin influenced many metal bands, such as, As I Lay Dying, Throwdown, 7 Horns 7 Eyes, Saving Grace, Demon Hunter and Underoath.
Garvin, along with Brandan Trahan of Impending Doom and xDEATHSTARx, Matt Greiner of August Burns Red, and Ted Kirkpatrick of Tourniquet, are all considered influential drummers for Christian metal.
Garvin has been compared by his band-mate, Bruce Fitzhugh, and others to Slayer's former drummer, Dave Lombardo.

Bands

;Current
Ironside
;Former
;Touring
; With Living Sacrifice
; With Soul Embraced
; With Kill System
; As Additional Musician