Joe Musten Explained

Joe Musten
Origin:	Kernersville, North Carolina
Birth Name:	Joseph Stephen Musten
Genre:	Christian metal, metalcore, Christian hardcore, hardcore punk, post-grunge, indie rock, Christian rock, post-hardcore
Instrument:	drums, vocals
Occupation:	Musician
Years Active:	1996–present
Associated Acts:	Beloved, Advent, The Almost, Your Son Is Dead, Living Sacrifice, Sleeping Giant, For Today, Glass Casket, Call To Preserve, Reign Supreme, Torn, Dwell, Public Rage, The Great Commission

Joseph Stephen Musten^[1] is an American musician who started his musical career in 1999. He formed Beloved, Advent, Your Son Is Dead, and Torn. In 2008, he joined the band The Almost after former drummer Kenny Bozich quit the band. Joe was featured in the December 2009 issue of DRUM Magazine alongside former bandmate Aaron Gillespie. He formed the band, Torn, and was featured on the self-titled debut album, but was un-credited.

Personal life

He is cousins with his bandmate, Dusty Redmon.^[2] Musten is married and has twins.^[3]

Bands

Current

• Advent - vocals (2004–2011, 2016–present)
• Beloved - drums (1999–2004, 2019-present)
• Ends of Sanity - drums (2021-present)

Former

• The Almost - drums (2008–2015)
• Public Rage - drums (1996-1999)
• Torn - vocals (2014–2015)
• Your Son Is Dead - drums (2012–2014)

Discography

Beloved

• Garage Demos (1999; Independent)
• ...And So It Goes (2000; Independent)
• The Running Pre-Release Sampler (2001; Independent)
• The Running (2001; Vindicated)
• One Night Split (w/Luti-Kriss) (2002; Independent)
• Failure On (2003; Solid State)
• The Running (2004 reissue; Solid State)
• Beloved Live at Cat's Cradle (Live Album) – 2004
• Kiss It Goodbye: The Final Show (2005 DVD; Solid State)

Advent

• Remove the Earth (2008; Solid State)
• Naked and Cold (2009; Solid State)
• Pain and Suffering (2016; Bridge 9)

The Almost

• No Gift to Bring (2008; T&N)
• Monster EP (2009; T&N)
• Monster Monster (2009; T&N)
• Fear Inside Our Bones (2013; T&N)

Your Son Is Dead

• The Silver Cord EP (2012; Independent)

Torn

• Torn (2014; Harm Reduction)^[4]

Guest appearances

• "Across the Aisle" by Call To Preserve, on their album Life of Defiance^[5] (2010)
• "Nietzsche's Madness" by Living Sacrifice, on their album The Infinite Order^[6] (2010)
• "Finished People (Feat. Nate Rebolledo of Xibalba)" by Sleeping Giant, on their album Finished People^[7] (2014)
• "Casket Minds" by Dwell, on their EP Dwell^[8] (2014)
• "Immanuel (The Challenger)" & "Immanuel (The Redeemer)" by For Today, on their album Portraits (2009)
• "Scarlet Paint and Gasoline" by Glass Casket, on their album We Are Gathered Here Today (2004)
• "Sacrifice" by The Great Commission, on their album Cast the First Stone^[9] (2013)
• "In Absentia" by Reign Supreme, on their album, Testing the Limit of Infinite (2009)^[10]
• "Remember Me" by Poured Out, on the album, To the Point of Death (2016)^[11]
• "Celestial" by HolyName, on their album, HolyName (2023) ^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: AIMLESS ENDEAVOR . ASCAP . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . November 16, 2023.
2. Web site: @JosephMusten. Twitter. Joe. Musten. February 19, 2016. February 19, 2016. Wanna give a shoutout to my Cuz, Dusty Redmon on Hockey Day in America.
3. Web site: The Problem of Pain. HM Magazine. Phillip. Trapp. September 11, 2017.
4. Web site: Torn – Torn credits. Discogs. 2015-08-19.
5. Web site: Call To Preserve – Life of Defiance credits. Discogs. 2015-08-19.
6. Web site: Living Sacrifice – The Infinite Order credits. AllMusic. 2015-08-19.
7. Web site: Sleeping Giant release track featuring Joe Musten and Nate Rebolledo. Indie Vision Music. 2015-08-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20140919092807/http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2014/08/08/sleeping-giant-release-title-track-featuring-joe-musten/. September 19, 2014. dead.
8. Web site: Dwell to release self-titled EP with guest vocals from Joe Musten. March 2015 . Ghost Cult Magazine. 2015-08-19.
9. Web site: The Great Commission releases new song "Sacrifice", Feat. Joe Musten of Advent, announces new album, Cast the First Stone. Mind Equals Blown. Tyler. Sharp. June 22, 2013. November 4, 2015.
10. Web site: Reign Supreme - Testing the Limit of Infinite. Blistering.com. Justin. Donnelly. March 5, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306171732/http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/16779/tempidx/4/menuid/2. March 6, 2016. dead.
11. Web site: POURED OUT - TO THE POINT OF DEATH. Facedown Records. August 31, 2016. September 1, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160916054748/http://facedownrecords.com/2016/08/31/poured-out-to-the-point-of-death/. September 16, 2016. dead.
12. url=https://www.invubu.com/music/show/song/HolyName%7CJoe-Musten/Celestial.html