metal realm

The transformation of Joseph Rojas, frontman and songwriter for Seventh Day Slumber, from former felon and drug addict to redeemed saint cannot be overestimated.  His miraculous conversion, which is both a fairy tale-like story and the crux of the music, mission, and ministry of this band, has now taken on an even greater, more powerful role in the lives of those in its wake: Rojas, his tale, and Seventh Day Slumber itself, have now become catalysts.  

At a recent performance, the date and place of little consequence, the band found itself faced with a seemingly meaningless choice:  With their set time as a headliner at this particular show cut short due to unforeseen circumstances, they had to decide between the music and the message.  Simply put, there was not enough time, due to curfew, to both play their music and share a message.  Rojas, as figurehead and voice of SDS, chose the latter.  It was a decision that would echo into eternity.

“We cut our set, and I shared about healing hurt, about the availability of acceptance and salvation to those in attendance,” Rojas explains.  “I spoke on the things that have come to characterize my band and my life--the fact that God doesn’t see your sin, your addiction, or your hurt, when he looks at us as people.  No matter what we have done or what we are going through, He loves us and want to destroy all the things in our lives that keep us from living in health and peace with Him.  After giving an invitation to receive Christ to the audience, a young man came forward.  It wasn’t until afterward that we learned that he was planning suicide that very night, and that he had come to the show to have one last night with his friends.  God changed him right there, and he gave us the suicide letter he wrote before coming to the show.  He now lives with purpose, and hope, and we have the note as a reminder of what God has done...and what he will continue to do.”