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Former BURY YOUR DEAD Guitarist ERIC ELLIS Returns With His New Band ELLIS
Former BURY YOUR DEAD guitarist Eric Ellis has returned to music after more than a decade away, launching a new band called ELLIS and releasing a music video for the track "Manners". His disappearance from the metal scene followed a 2012 conviction and 20-year federal prison sentence for conspiracy and RICO Act violations linked to a violent Jacksonville, Florida gang; the new project marks his effort to rebuild his life and career through music.
ELLIS plays a modern mix of hardcore, metalcore and groove-driven heavy music, and will make its live debut on 1 August at Hardlove in Jacksonville, opening for SOUTHPAW FLHC's record release show for their album "The Standard", out 31 July via Spinefarm. Ellis previously played guitar on BURY YOUR DEAD's 2004 breakout album "Cover Your Tracks", 2006's "Beauty And The Breakdown" and their 2008 self-titled record, before leaving the band that year citing medical reasons and personality differences.
In short
- Eric Ellis returns with new band ELLIS after prison sentence
- New music video for "Manners" released
- Live debut set for 1 August in Jacksonville, Florida
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The case for
People who have served their sentences should be able to rebuild their lives and careers, as the purpose of imprisonment should be rehabilitation, not permanent social exile. Denying someone the opportunity to work and contribute once they have paid their legal debt contradicts principles of redemption and reintegration that modern justice systems should uphold.
The case against
Crimes involving violence and gang activity cause real, lasting harm to victims and their communities that extends far beyond the end of a prison sentence. Whilst people deserve the chance to exist in society after release, that is different from actively celebrating their public return; community and victim welfare must be weighed alongside blanket notions of second chances.
Explained simply
Eric Ellis is a guitarist who played in the metal band BURY YOUR DEAD, appearing on several of their albums in the 2000s including their 2004 breakthrough record "Cover Your Tracks" and their 2008 self-titled album. He left the band in 2008, citing medical reasons and personality differences.
After leaving BURY YOUR DEAD, Ellis largely vanished from the music scene for more than a decade. In 2012, he was convicted of conspiracy and serious gang-related crimes in Jacksonville, Florida, and received a 20-year federal prison sentence.
Ellis is now making a return to music with a new band of the same name, ELLIS, which plays heavy music blending hardcore, metalcore and groove-driven styles. This comeback represents his attempt to rebuild his life and career through music following his extended absence.