Death Bed – Relient K

For Those who have ears to hear, Relient K is an American rock band formed in Canton, Ohio in 1998 by Matt Thiessen on vocals, guitar and piano, Brian Pittman on bass, and Matt Hoopes on guitar between the band’s junior year in high school and their time at Malone College in Canton, Ohio.  The band is named after guitarist Matt Hoopes‘ Plymouth Reliant K car, with the spelling intentionally altered to avoid trademark infringement over the Reliant name.

The group is associated with the Contemporary Christian Music culture, most notably the Christian rock and Christian punk scene.   Despite being a Christian band the group has performed alongside secular artists, and has had critical success with mainstream pop punk and alternative rock.   Since its formation, Relient K has released five studio albums, seven EPs, two Christmas albums, and one collection of rarities.   The band has received numerous awards including a Grammy Award nomination in 2003 for Best Rock Gospel Album and two Dove Awards.

Relient K is best known commercially for their two studio albums which peaked in the top 15 of the US Billboard 200 chart.   After signing with Capitol Records, they broke into the mainstream in 2004 with the release of Mmhmm, which debuted at #15 on the Billboard 200.   In 2007, their fifth album brought the most success for Relient K, Five Score and Seven Years Ago debuted at #6 on the US Billboard 200 and sold 60,000 records in its debut week.

From this album, Five Score and Seven Years Ago, comes my favorite song from them.  DeathBed is a song about life, loss, failure and and ultimately salvation.  It is worthy to be a part of this site.    Enjoy the message it brings…