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Infobox musical artist | name = King James| image =| caption =| image_size = 200x200| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin =| instrument =| genre = Heavy metal music|Heavy metal | occupation =| years_active = 1993–1997| label =| associated_acts = Stryper Sindizzy | website = http://www.kingjamesband.com/ KingJamesBand.com| current_members = Rex Carroll Jimi Bennett Tim Gaines Robert Sweet (musician)|Robert Sweet | past_members =| notable_instruments = King James is a Heavy metal music|metal / rock (music)|rock Supergroup (music)|supergroup formed in 1993 by guitarist Rex Carroll (formerly of Whitecross ). He joined former Sacred Fire frontman, Jimi Bennett to form the band. Some time later, they recruited Tim Gaines and Robert Sweet (musician)|Robert Sweet , of Stryper , and released their first album in 1994. The band supported the album with a tour without Gaines, who declined to join after the recording. Sweet toured with the band into 1996, but did not participate in their second release.cite journal |last=Christensen |first=Brett |year=1997 |month=March/April |title=STRYPER: Can't Stop The Rock? |journal= HM Magazine |issn=1066-6923 |issue=64 |pages= |url= http://web.archive.org/web/20000918053820/www.hmmagazine.com/archives/Stryper.htm |accessdate=2007-04-30 Carroll and Bennett remained together and released a second album, The Fall , in 1997.
There was talk of another King James release, but Whitecross regrouped, and Jimi joined former Petra (band)|Petra drummer Louie Weaver to form Viktor. Both groups have released new CDs as of 2006.
Members
Rex Carroll
Jimi Bennett
Tim Gaines
Robert Sweet (musician)|Robert Sweet
Discography
1993: 3-song demo
1994: King James (album)|King James ( Star Song / EMI )
1997: The Fall (King James album)|The Fall (Viva Europe)
References
reflist
cite book |last=Powell |first=Mark Allan |title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music |year=2002 |publisher=Hendrickson Publishers |location= Peabody, Massachusetts|Peabody , Massachusetts |isbn=1-56563-679-1 |edition=First printing |page=448
External links
http://www.viktorband.com/ Viktor
http://www.whitecrossmusic.com/ Whitecross
Category:American heavy metal musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 1993 Category:Musical quartets
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