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UNITED STATES, Ohio, Cleveland

Date Formed 1988

Categories: Hardcore, Noisecore

Biography

Cleveland, Ohio Noise merchants INTEGRITY, mentored by Dwid Hellion, debuted under the DIE HARD brand with a 1987 demo 'Off The Bat'. Switching titled to INTEGRITY the group followed up with a 1989 demo cassette entitled 'Harder They Fall'.Victory Records released a 1990 7" vinyl single 'In Contrast Of Sin'. That same year the band featured on a split 7" single, 'Only The Strong', and found inclusion on the compilations 'Voice Of Thousands', on Conversion Records, the cassette 'Grace Of The Unholy' and Thrasher magazine's 'Skate Rock" #9'.

Signing to Overkill Records, INTEGRITY issued the album 'Those Who Fear Tomorrow' in 1991. A further cassette, 'Kingdom Of Heaven', was also put out in 1992 and a split 7" single in union with MAYDAY through Endgame Records. Dark Empire published the album 'Den Of Iniquity' in 1993.

The 1997 album 'Seasons In The Size Of Days' rounds off with a twenty five minute instrumental piece that features the actual recording of Jim Jones last speech and sounds of people dying at the Guyana massacre. The band issued a split 7" single with HATEBREED during early 1998.

Ex-members guitarist Aaron and bassist Leon created IN COLD BLOOD releasing the 1998 album 'Hell On Earth'. The band reformed in 1999 re-titled INTEGRITY 2000 pulling in former IN COLD BLOOD man Jason Popson to share vocals. Derrick Green of SEPULTURA guests on the 'Integrity 2000' album. Dwid also operated an electronic side project titled PSY WARFARE.

The band signed to the newly established German label Dockyard1 for the 2005 album 'Sliver In The Hands Of Time'. A389 Records issued the 7" single 'Walpurgisnacht' during 2008.

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