Broken Flesh
Christian death metal band from Oklahoma City.
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Broken Flesh was a Christian death metal band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, that formed in 2004. Over their career, they put out three studio albums—Forever In Flames (2009), Warbound (2013), and Broken Flesh (2015)—plus one EP, Stripped, Stabbed, and Crucified (2012). The band went through many lineup changes, with Kevin Tubby (lead guitar) being the only constant member from the start. Original vocalist Jacob Mathes left in 2016, and his brother, bassist Joshua Mathes, also departed that year.
After the Mathes brothers’ exit, the band cycled through several bassists, including Kyle Fitzgerald (2016–2017) and Bryan Nikkel (2017–2023). In 2021, Jake Martin of Taking the Head of Goliath took over vocals, and the band played its final live show that August at a local festival in Oklahoma City, after which they announced they would become a studio-only project. A live album, Beheaded in Vain, came out in 2022. On November 22, 2024, Tubby announced that he had dissolved the band on December 30, 2023, citing that former members had “dishonored his daughters,” and that the band had resumed activity with a new lineup.
Background
Broken Flesh formed in 2004 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with original members Jacob Mathes (lead vocals), Kevin Tubby (lead guitar, background vocals), Dakota Whiteside (rhythm guitar), Joshua Mathes (bass, background vocals), and Brandon Lopez (drums). Their debut studio album, Forever In Flames, was released in 2009 on Sullen Records. The independent EP Stripped, Stabbed, and Crucified followed in 2012. The band released two more studio albums, Warbound (2013) and Broken Flesh (2015), both on Luxor Records.
In 2016, vocalist Jacob Mathes announced his departure, and both Mathes brothers played their last show at the Serpent Stomp Festival on April 23, 2016. After their departure, the band cycled through several bassists and vocalists, including Kyle Fitzgerald, Bryan Nikkel, and Jake Martin. In 2021, the band played a farewell show at the 89th Street Collective in Oklahoma City as part of the local festival 'rayfest,' after which they stated they would continue as a studio-oriented band. On December 2, 2022, they released the live album Beheaded in Vain, recorded from that 2021 show.
On November 22, 2024, Kevin Tubby posted on Facebook that he had dissolved Broken Flesh on December 30, 2023, citing that former members 'dishonored his daughters,' and that the band had resumed activity with a new lineup.
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