Integrity (band)
{{Short description|American hardcore punk band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| alias = Integ2000 (1999–2000)
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| caption = Integrity in 2017
| origin = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
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| years_active = {{start date|1988}}–present
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| website = {{URL|holyterror.com}}
| current_members = * Dwid Hellion
- Alex "The Beast" Henderson
- Francis "Darkest Prince" Kano
- Justin "Sexminn" Ethem
- Asa Dunn
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Integrity is a hardcore punk band formed Cleveland, Ohio in 1988, but based in Belgium since 2003. A pioneer of the metalcore genre, the band's merger of influences from hardcore punk and heavy metal music, as well as gothic rock, industrial, noise, doomsday cults and western esotericism, was widely influential on the subsequent development of hardcore and metal. The band was a defining part of the 1990s hardcore scene, influencing similarly influential bands such as Converge, Hatebreed and Killswitch Engage.
During the 1980s, Dwid Hellion had enjoyed creating "fake bands", whom he would devise backstories and print merchandise for, spreading stories of these bands through word of mouth and calling in to radio shows. One of these fake bands was a supposedly twisted and violent straight edge band named Integrity. Following the disbandment of Hellion's legitimate straight edge youth crew band Die Hard, he morphed this vision into a real band, forming Integrity in 1988 with guitarist Aaron Melnick, who was also in Die Hard, as well as drummer Tony "Chubby Fresh" Pines and bassist Tom Front. The band's classic lineup consisted of Hellion and brothers Aaron and Leon Melnick, who were accompanied by various drummers during this time, releasing the band's first four studio albums. In 1999, Hellion recruited brothers Dave and Steve Felton of Mushroomhead, as well as bassist Craig Martini, renaming the group Integ2000. By 2001, the band had returned to simply Integrity, releasing an additional five studio albums.
History
While in his teens, Dwid Hellion would often create fake band logos and backstories, and then print and sell merchandise for them. One such band was "Integrity", whose logo he created from a scan of a cover of a book of the same name he had found in a second hand shop. The story he envisioned for this band was that they were the darkest and most violent straight edge band, who would assault concertgoers who were drinking.{{cite AV media |people=Derrick Green, Damian Abraham |date=2020-08-24 |title=Episode 282 - Derrick Green (Sepultura, Outface, Alpha Jerk) |type=podcast |language=English |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/ai/podcast/episode-282-derrick-green-sepultura-outface-alpha-jerk/id940288964?i=1000488977614 |access-date=2024-12-20 |quote=We were in high school, and Dwid had this idea... he had this book that he got from this second hand bookstore andIntegrity was the title, and the lettering is pretty much the shirt lettering... He was like, I'm gonna start making shirts of this band Integrity, and there's not even gonna be a band... so he made up an idea of this band Integrity that were a straight edge band and they were extremely violent, and they'd do shows and they're just beating up people with bears and he gave it this whole background story... He was like "I'm gonna sell them at shows and talk about this band Integrity that doesn't even exist and the people just started to really believe it.}}
In the following years, Hellion met Aaron Melnick while both working as road crew, and they shared over their similarly broad musical taste. Together they formed the band Die Hard.{{cite web |title=Interview: Integrity |url=https://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-integrity/ |website=Invisible Oranges |access-date=9 December 2024}} Following the disbandment of Die Hard, Hellion and Melnick formed Integrity along with drummer Tony "Chubby Fresh" Pines and bassist Tom Front, making use of the concepts and artwork Hellion had designed years prior. The band released their first demo tape Harder They Fall in 1989.{{cite web |last1=Gentile |first1=John |title=Integrity releases archive versions of older material |url=https://www.punknews.org/article/70973/integrity-releases-archive-versions-of-older-material |access-date=20 December 2024}} Following the departure of Front, Melnick's brother Leon, who was only in middle school at the time, took over the role as the band's bassist.{{cite AV media |people=Dwid Hellion |date=2024-09-09 |title=Episode 282 - Derrick Green (Sepultura, Outface, Alpha Jerk) |type=podcast |language=English |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/gh/podcast/dwid-hellion-of-integrity-psywarfare-pt-1/id1591297508?i=1000668909640 |access-date=2024-12-20 |quote=Lenny Melnick is (Aaron's) brother and he played bass in Integrity for a while, but he only really joined the band because he's like a crazy savant type person who can just do anything and he was a lot younger at the time than us... our bass player quit and we needed a bass player so Aaron was like "Hey, why don't you fucking do it", and he was in middle school.}} Soon, they hired second guitar Chris Smith, who was in the band False Hope.
The band released their debut album Those Who Fear Tomorrow in 1991. Its fusion of metal and hardcore led to Integrity becoming one of the earliest cornerstones of the metalcore genre.https://loudwire.com/who-invented-metalcore/ The album was universally panned by critics, many saying it would "ruin hardcore". Despite this, the album was largely influential in the hardcore scene, pushing many groups to incorporate darker elements and metal influences.{{cite web |title=The 10 most important hardcore albums, according to Terror’s Scott Vogel |url=https://www.altpress.com/the_top_10_most_important_hardcore_albums_according_to_terrors_scott_vogel/ |website=Alternative Press |access-date=20 December 2024}} Following the album's release, recruited drummer Mark Konopka who was previously a member of Outface. Their second album They hired guitar Chris Smith, who was in the band False Hope, and Mark Konopka who was previously a member of Outface.Systems Overload was released in 1995, by which time metalcore was beginning to become the most prominent style in the hardcore scene.{{cite web |last1=Bayer |first1=Jonah |title=Humanity Is The Devil And Integrity Are The Best Band Ever |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/humanity-is-the-devil-and-integrity-are-the-best-band-ever/ |website=Vice Media |access-date=20 December 2024}} Their third album Humanity is the Devil was released in 1996,{{cite web |last1=PENDERGAST |first1=NICHOLAS |title=ALBUM REVIEW: INTEGRITY – ‘HUMANITY IS THE DEVIL’ [20TH ANNIVERSARY REMIX + REMASTER] |url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/reviews/album-review-integrity-humanity-is-the-devil-20th-anniversary-remix-remaster/ |access-date=20 December 2024}} followed by Seasons In The Size Of Days in 1997.{{cite web |title=Integrity to re-release classic albums 'Seasons In The Size Of Days' and ' Closure' |url=https://lambgoat.com/news/39766/integrity-to-re-release-classic-albums-seasons-in-the-size-of-days-and-closure/ |access-date=20 December 2024}}
File:Integrity @ Roadburn Festival 2017 04.jpg
In 1999, the Melnick brothers departed from the group, leading to Hellion hiring Dave and Steve Felton of Mushroomhead, as well as bassist Craig Martini. This lineup changed its name to Integ2000. Following the departure of the Felton brothers, the band's name returned to simply "Integrity". This lineup released the band's fifth album Integrity 2000 in 1999.{{cite web |last1=Shannon |first1=Tommy |title=Nü Metal Rockers Mushroomhead Return to Erie |url=https://www.eriereader.com/article/n-metal-rockers-mushroomhead-return-to-erie |access-date=20 December 2024}} Their sixth album Closure was released in 2001.
Their seventh studio album To Die For (2003) was advertised as their "comeback" album,{{cite web| last1= Downey| first1 = Ryan J.| last2 = Robinson| first2 = Iann| last3 = Wiederhorn| first3 = Jon| title = Metal File: Hard And Heavy News On Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, Cradle Of Filth, Black Dahlia Murder & More| work = MTV| publisher = Viacom| date = October 23, 2003| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1479921/metal-file-hard-heavy-news-on-slayer-cannibal-corpse-cradle-filth-black-dahlia-murder-more.jhtml| archive-url = https://archive.today/20120910055201/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1479921/metal-file-hard-heavy-news-on-slayer-cannibal-corpse-cradle-filth-black-dahlia-murder-more.jhtml| url-status = dead| archive-date = September 10, 2012| accessdate = May 3, 2012}} seeing the return of the band's founding drummer Tony Pines.{{cite web |title=Review Integrity To Die For Deathwish Inc. (2003) |url=https://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/integrity/to-die-for/ |access-date=26 November 2024}} The same year, the band relocated to Belgium.{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2699254/integritys-dwid-hellion-on-suicide-black-snake-humanity-and-charles-manson/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805193530/http://www.mtv.com/news/2699254/integritys-dwid-hellion-on-suicide-black-snake-humanity-and-charles-manson/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 5, 2016|title=Integrity's Dwid Hellion on 'Suicide Black Snake,' Humanity and Charles Manson |newspaper=MTV|access-date=December 16, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/music/2012/10/hardcore_metal_band_integrity.html|title=Hardcore metal band Integrity returns to Cleveland for first gig since 2005|website=cleveland.com|date=October 31, 2012|access-date=December 16, 2020}}
Their eighth studio album The Blackest Curse was released in 2010.{{cite web |title=Integrity - The Blackest Curse |url=https://www.invisibleoranges.com/integrity-the-blackest-curse/ |website=Invisible Oranges |access-date=20 December 2024}} Their ninth studio album Suicide Black Snake was released in 2013.{{cite web| last = Adams| first = Gregory| title = Integrity Announce 'Suicide Black Snake'| work = Exclaim!| date = March 21, 2013| url = http://exclaim.ca/News/integrity_announce_suicide_black_snake| access-date = March 21, 2013}} That same year, the band began recording with its Systems Overload era lineup: Hellion, Aaron and Leon Melnick, Chris Smith and Mark Konopka. This culminated in the 7th Revelation: Beyond The Realm Of The VVitch EP, which was first sold on January 18, 2014, the A389 X Bash concert, where the lineup performed. The EP was then officially released on February 7, 2014 by A389 Recordings.{{cite web |title=INTEGRITY: 'Systems Overload' Lineup Records First New Track In Over Twenty Years |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/integrity-systems-overload-lineup-records-first-new-track-in-over-twenty-years |access-date=20 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=INTEGRITY: Reunited 1990s Lineup Reveals First New Hymn In Two Decades |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/integrity-reunited-1990s-lineup-reveals-first-new-hymn-in-two-decades |access-date=20 December 2024}} Their tenth studio album Howling, For the Nightmare Shall Consume was released in 2017.{{Cite web|last=Punknews.org|title=Interviews: Dwid Hellion on Integrity's New Record, G.I.S.M., and Annihilation|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/67525/interviews-dwid-hellion-on-integritys-new-record-gism-and-annihilation|access-date=December 30, 2020|website=punknews.org|date=July 25, 2018 |language=en}}
Musical style and legacy
Integrity's music combines elements of disparate genres, including hardcore punk, industrial, techno, noise,{{cite web |last1=Camp |first1=Zoe |title=Howling, for the Nightmare Shall Consume |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/integrity-howling-for-the-nightmare-shall-consume/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=20 December 2024}} gothic rock, blues, jazz, thrash metal, doom metal, classic rock, 1950s pop music and Americana. Decibel write Michael Wohlberg called them "apocalyptic hardcore"{{cite web |last1=Wohlberg |first1=Michael |title=Integrity |url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2017/07/31/integrity/ |website=Decibel |access-date=20 December 2024}} while Vice Media writer Andy Capper called them "thrillingly nihilistic, gothic hardcore".{{cite web |last1=Capper |first1=Andy |title=Integrity Shares the Fierce Video for “Burning Beneath the Devil’s Cross” |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/integrity-shares-the-fierce-video-for-burning-beneath-the-devils-cross/ |website=Vice Media |access-date=20 December 2024}} Invisible Oranges writer Neill Jameson called Closure (2001) "Southern Gothic".{{cite web |last1=Jameson |first1=Neill |title=Noise Pollution #24: I Know Where Everyone Lives |url=https://www.invisibleoranges.com/noise-pollution-24/ |website=Invisible Oranges |access-date=20 December 2024}}
Integrity have cited musical influences including G.I.S.M.,{{cite web |last1=Thorn |first1=Michael |title=Integrity Singer Dwid Hellion on Boyd Rice, Dadaism + Much More |url=https://www.noecho.net/interviews/integrity-singer-dwid-hellion-interview |access-date=3 January 2025}} Raw Power,{{cite web |last1=Z |first1=Marika |title=HARDCORECVLT NATION Interviews DWID HELLION Of INTEGRITY |url=https://cvltnation.com/interview-dwid-hellion/ |access-date=27 November 2024}} Max and Igor Cavalera of Sepultura and Cavalera Conspiracy,{{cite web |last1=PESSARO |first1=FRED |title=BEST OF 2017: INTEGRITY'S DWID HELLION PICKS FAVORITE MUSIC OF PAST YEAR |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/best-2017-integritys-dwid-hellion-picks-favorite-music-past-year/ |website=Revolver |access-date=27 November 2024}} Amebix,{{cite web |title=Integrity's All Death Is Mine: Total Domination: Guitarist Dom Romeo's Track-by-Track Breakdown of New Collection |url=https://www.noecho.net/features/all-death-is-mine-total-domination-track-by-track-breakdown |access-date=23 December 2024}} Slayer,{{cite web |last1=Niesel |first1=Jeff |title=Once a Hellion, Always a Hellion |url=https://www.clevescene.com/music/cleveland-native-richard-patrick-of-filter-discusses-how-kitalbum-is-changing-the-way-we-listen-and-purchase-music-45574499 |access-date=27 November 2024}} Judge, Cro-Mags, Straight Ahead, Gorilla Biscuits, Underdog, Suicidal Tendencies, Negative Approach, Project X, Side by Side,{{cite journal |title=New Bands: Integrity |journal=Maximum Rocknroll |date=June 1990 |issue=85 |page=91 |url=https://archive.org/details/mrr_85/ |access-date=20 December 2024}} Whitehouse,{{cite web |last1=Thorn |first1=Michael |title=Integrity Singer Dwid Hellion on Boyd Rice, Dadaism + Much More |url=https://www.noecho.net/interviews/integrity-singer-dwid-hellion-interview |access-date=20 December 2024}} Danzig,{{cite web |last1=CUNDLE |first1=TIM |title=Integrity |url=https://massmovement.co.uk/integrity/ |access-date=27 November 2024}} Randy Uchida Group, Sex Messiah, G.A.T.E.S., Zouo, LSD, Arkha Sva, Kriegshog, AVM, Zyanose, Rapes,{{cite web |title=Dwid Hellion of Integrity Rare Exclusive Interview! |url=https://blowthescene.com/news/dwid-hellion-of-integrity-rare-exclusive-interview.html |access-date=27 November 2024}} Alan Lomax, Howlin' Wolf,{{cite web |last1=Brachmann |first1=Adrian |title=DWID HELLION (INTEGRITY, HOLY TERROR RECORDS) – INTERVIEW |url=https://betweenthelineszine.de/interviews/dwid-hellion-integrity-holy-terror-records |access-date=3 January 2025}} Celtic Frost, Septic Death, Black Sabbath, Samhain, Metallica, Joy Division, Bauhaus and Throbbing Gristle.{{cite web |title=Integrity Interview |url=https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/integrity-interview/ |website=Thrasher |access-date=20 February 2022}} Additionally, they have cited non-musical influences including Arthur Rimbaud, Charles Manson, the Bible,{{cite web |title=INTEGRITY INTERVIEW WITH DWID ON THE EVE OF THEIR AUSTRALIAN TOUR. |url=http://www.devilshorns666.com/2020/02/integrity-interview-with-dwid-on-eve-of.html |access-date=27 November 2024}} Francis Bacon, Tristan Tzara and André Breton.
=Lyrical themes=
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Integrity's lyrics often discuss religions and the occult.{{cite web |last1=Jameson |first1=Neill |title=Integrity’s Dwid Hellion On New Album, ‘Howling…’ |url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2017/07/12/integrity-s-dwid-hellion-on-new-album-howling/ |website=Decibel |access-date=20 December 2024}} Criminal and cult leader Charles Manson is a common topic of the band's lyrics, whom Hellion described as "both a political prisoner and religious martyr. A messenger and a bard." Hellion maintained a personal relationship with Manson, releasing a number of recordings the cult leader had made in prison, Manson even endorsing Integrity's album Humanity is the Devil (1996). Additionally, the Process Church of the Final Judgment is also often discussed. It has even been suggested by Noisecreep that Hellion, under the pseudonym Jack Abernathy, founded the Process Church splinter group the Holy Terror Church of Final Judgment.{{cite web |last1=Debenedictis |first1=Matt |title=INTEGRITY CONTINUE, ENDORSED BY CHARLES MANSON |url=https://noisecreep.com/integrity-continue-endorsed-by-charles-manson/ |website=Noisecreep |access-date=20 December 2024}} The band often write concept albums, exploring a single story across an album's wrong run-time, with Humanity is the Devil being based on the beliefs of the Process Church.{{cite web |title=The Process Church Of The Final Judgement |url=https://cvltnation.com/process-church-final-judgement/ |access-date=20 December 2024}} Furthermore, Howling, For the Nightmare Shall Consume (2017) telling a story of Francis Bacon's involvement in a séance leading to him being lead through a number of esoteric events and gaining the ability to see the demons with humans.{{cite web |last1=Gentile |first1=John |title=Integrity’s Dwid Hellion Thinks Humanity is a Disease |url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/integrity-dwid-hellion-interview |website=Bandcamp Daily |access-date=20 December 2024}}
=Legacy=
Integrity was a pioneer of the metalcore genre. Those Who Fear Tomorrow (1991) merged hardcore with apocalyptic lyrics and metal's guitar solos and chugging riffs to create one of the primeval albums in the genre.{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Simon |title=The 21 best U.S. metalcore albums of all time |url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-21-best-us-metalcore-albums-of-all-time |website=Kerrang! |date=9 June 2020 |access-date=29 August 2023}}{{cite web | url=https://loudwire.com/who-invented-metalcore/ | title=Who Invented Metalcore? | website=Loudwire | date=28 November 2023 }} The term "holy terror" refers to the specific style of metalcore that Integrity helped to pioneer,{{cite web |last1=Yanick |first1=Joseph |title=A Documentary About Ohio Hardcore is Coming: We Interviewed the Director of ‘Destroy Cleveland’ |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/destroy-cleveland-doc/ |website=Vice Media |access-date=3 January 2025}} which is typified by soaring guitar leads,{{cite web |last1=Whelan |first1=Kez |title=Columnus Metallicus: Heavy Metal For September Reviewed By Kez Whelan |url=https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/metal/dying-fetus-incantation-atomck/ |website=The Quietus |access-date=3 January 2025}} gravelly vocals{{cite web |last1=Gluck |first1=Michael |title=Pulling Teeth Vicious Skin |url=https://lambgoat.com/albums/2363/pulling-teeth-vicious-skin/ |access-date=3 January 2025}} and lyrics discussing western esotericism.{{cite web |last1=ADAMS |first1=GREGORY |title=Five Unexpected Elements That Shaped Integrity's 'Howling, For the Nightmare Shall Consume' |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/five_unexpected_elements_that_shaped_integritys_occult-inspired_new_lp_howling_for_the_nightmare_shall_consume |website=Exclaim! |access-date=3 January 2025}} Revolver magazine writer Elis Enis stated that the album "influenced practically every breakdown that's been recorded since".{{cite web |last1=Enis |first1=Eli |title=10 MOST INFLUENTIAL METALCORE ALBUMS OF ALL TIME |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/10-most-influential-metalcore-albums-all-time#integrity-those-who-fear-tomorrow |website=Revolver |date=16 August 2021 |access-date=29 August 2023}} Philip Trapp of Loudwire stated that Integrity "charted the course for metalcore to come", citing Dwid Hellion as one of the genre's most iconic vocalists.https://loudwire.com/who-invented-metalcore/
In the 2013 Decibel "Hall of Fame", Integrity's Systems Overload (1995) was referred to as "the landmark work in a grand and heretical oeuvre".{{Cite news|url=http://decibelmagazine.com/hall-of-fame/2015/3/12/integrity-systems-overload|title=Integrity - "Systems Overload"|work=Decibel Magazine|access-date=June 21, 2017}}
They have been cited as an influence by bands including All Pigs Must Die,{{cite web |title=10 Albums That Inspired All Pigs Must Die's "Hostage Animal" |url=https://www.invisibleoranges.com/all-pigs-must-die-hostage-animal/ |access-date=12 June 2024}} Clear,{{cite book |last1=Wiederhorn |first1=Jon |last2=Turman |first2=Katherine |title=Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal |date=2013 |publisher=It Books}} Converge,{{cite web |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=5-10-15-20: Converge's Kurt Ballou |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/37497-5-10-15-20-converges-kurt-ballou/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=12 June 2024}} Full of Hell,{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Mike |title=Exploring Complexity With Full of Hell |url=https://clrvynt.com/exploring-complexity-with-full-of-hell/}} Hatebreed,{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Josh |title=Hatebreed Brings Brutality and Wrath to Columbus |url=https://www.thelantern.com/2005/11/hatebreed-brings-brutality-and-wrath-to-columbus/ |access-date=12 June 2024}} Killswitch Engage,{{cite web |title=KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Singer: 'Metal Has Changed, But I've Changed As Well' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/killswitch-engage-singer-metal-has-changed-but-i-ve-changed-as-well |access-date=20 December 2024}} Overcast, Pulling Teeth,{{cite web |last1=Yoe |first1=Adam |title=Former Pulling Teeth Singer Mike Riley on His Hardcore Archival Projects |url=https://www.noecho.net/interviews/pulling-teeth-mike-riley-interview |access-date=12 June 2024}} Ringworm,{{cite web |last1=Deblat |first1=Davin |title=Ringworm Singer Human Furnace on the Band’s History, Record Labels, Show Etiquette + More |url=https://www.noecho.net/interviews/ringworm-human-furnace-interview |access-date=22 December 2024}} Rise and Fall{{cite web |title=5 Albums That Influenced Rise and Fall, by Vocalist Bjorn Dossche |url=https://www.noecho.net/lists/5-albums-that-influenced-rise-and-fall |access-date=12 June 2024}} and Unbroken.{{cite web |last1=Bowden |first1=Scott |title=(((O))) : INTERVIEW: ROB MORAN FROM UNBROKEN |url=https://echoesanddust.com/2015/09/interview-rob-moran-from-unbroken/ |access-date=12 June 2024}}
Members
= Current members =
- Dwid Hellion – vocals, keyboards (1988–present){{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/integrity-mn0000094934/biography |title=Integrity biography|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=8 May 2021}}
- Alex "The Beast" Henderson – drums (2011–present)
- Francis "Darkest Prince" Kano – bass (2017–present)
- Justin "Sexminn" Ethem – guitar (2018–present)
- Asa Dunn – guitar (2024–present)
= Former members =
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- Aaron Melnick – guitar, vocals (1988–1998, 2013–2014)
- Tom Front – bass (1988–1989)
- Tony "Chubby Fresh" Pines (1988–1991, 2002–2005)
- Frank Cavanaugh – guitar (1991)
- Bill Mckinney – guitar (1991)
- Chris Smith II – guitar (1991–1996, 2013–2014)
- Mark Konopka – drums (1994–1996, 2013–2014)
- Frank "3 Gun" Novineck – guitar (1995–1998)
- Dave "Gravy" Felton – guitar (1998–2000)
- Vee Price – guitar, bass, vocals (2000–2002)
- John Comprix – guitar (2003)
- Blaze Tishko – guitar, vocals (2003)
- Mike Jochum – guitar (2003–2009)
- Matt Brewer – guitar (2005–2006)
- Rob Orr – guitar, bass, drums (2006–2013)
- Domenic Romeo – guitar, bass, organ (2014–2023)
- Leon Micha Melnick – bass (1989–1998, 2013–2014)
- Craig Martini – bass (1998–2000)
- Steve Rauckhorst – bass (2003–2009)
- David Nicholi Araca – drums (1991–1994)
- Chris Dora – drums (1996–1998)
- Steve Felton – drums (1998–2000)
- Nate Jochum – drums (2005–2009)
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bar:MK text:"Mark Konopka"
bar:CD text:"Chris Dora"
bar:SF text:"Steve Felton"
bar:NJ text:"Nate Jochum"
bar:AH text:"Alex Henderson"
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bar:SR from:01/01/2003 till:01/01/2009 color:Bass
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Discography
= Studio Albums =
- Those Who Fear Tomorrow (1991, Overkill)
- Systems Overload (1995, Victory)
- Humanity is the Devil (1996, Victory)
- Seasons in the Size of Days (1997, Victory)
- Integrity 2000 (1999, Victory)
- Closure (2001, Victory)
- To Die For (2003, Deathwish)
- The Blackest Curse (2010, Deathwish)
- Suicide Black Snake (2013, A389/Magic Bullet)
- Howling, For the Nightmare Shall Consume (2017, Relapse Records)
= EPs =
- Den of Iniquity (EP) (1993)
- Hooked, Lung, Stolen Breath Cunt (EP) (1994)
- Final Taste of Every Sin (EP) (1999)
- In Contrast of Tomorrow (EP) (2001, 2006)
- 7th Revelation: Beyond The Realm Of The VVitch (EP) (2013)
= Other =
- Harder They Fall (Demo) (1989)
- Palm Sunday (Live) (2006, Aurora Borealis)
- All Death Is Mine: Total Domination (Compilation) (2024, Relapse Records)
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://integrity.bandcamp.com/music Integrity] on Bandcamp
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Category:Metalcore musical groups from Ohio
Category:Musical groups from Cleveland
Category:Musical groups established in 1988
Category:Deathwish Inc. artists
Category:American musical duos