Explicit Faith  traces its roots to 1997 when keyboardist Dustin “Dusty” Landacre and drummer Scott McCartney found that they had more in common than the engineering classes they were enrolled in at a local college; they both had a passion for playing music. Through numerous jam sessions including a variety of musicians and musical styles, the group began to take shape when performing for several local church services with the addition of bass player Justin Hedrick. Justin had experience playing both church services and bluegrass. The foundation for Explicit Faith  had been formed. Early in 2007, Dusty was led by the Holy Spirit to establish a formal Christian rock band. Phone calls to Scott and Justin followed along with a call to guitarist Derek Shreve. Derek had been playing bluegrass locally, had recorded and produced as “Dutchhill” his own CD entitled “He Who Has Ears”. The group began learning and rehearsing cover songs as well as Derek’s originals. In September 2007, guitarist Benn Bane made the jump from lighting and effects to playing with the band. Guitarist Rodney Llewellyn had been performing with another local group and formally joined Explicit Faith  on December 6, 2008. With inspirational lyrics and a driving rock and bluegrass background, Explicit Faith  continues to fuse the gospel of Christ with an electric sound, and singing praises to the Lord. Watch for upcoming shows on the “Running out of Time” tour by Explicit Faith .

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