Umbra Vitae

Umbra Vitae is a death metal/hardcore supergroup featuring the combined strengths of Jacob Bannon (Converge), guitarists Mike McKenzie (the Red Chord) and Sean Martin (Twitching Tongues, Hatebreed), bassist Greg Weeks (the Red Chord), and drummer Jon Rice (Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats, Job for a Cowboy). The band's sound is rooted in trad-death metal with contemporary flourishes, as heard on their 2020 debut long-player Shadow of Life, a product of their collaboration with the renowned metal/hardcore producer Kurt Ballou. The band's partnership with Ballou continued on 2024's Li...