{"id":2519400,"date":"2026-07-27T18:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2519400"},"modified":"2026-07-27T18:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:31:20","slug":"former-bury-your-dead-guitarist-eric-ellis-returns-with-his-new-band-ellis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/former-bury-your-dead-guitarist-eric-ellis-returns-with-his-new-band-ellis\/","title":{"rendered":"Former BURY YOUR DEAD Guitarist ERIC ELLIS Returns With His New Band ELLIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>After more than a decade away from the spotlight, former <b>BURY YOUR DEAD<\/b> guitarist <b>Eric Ellis<\/b> has officially returned with his new band, <b>ELLIS<\/b>, releasing a brand-new music video that marks the beginning of an entirely new chapter.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the official music video for the song <b>&#8220;Manners&#8221;<\/b> below.<\/p>\n<p>Known for his work with <b>BURY YOUR DEAD<\/b>, <b>Eric<\/b> disappeared from the metal scene after serving over a decade in prison. Since his release, he has devoted himself to rebuilding his life through music, writing and recording a brand-new body of work under the name <b>ELLIS<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>ELLIS<\/b> delivers a modern blend of hardcore, metalcore, and groove-driven heavy music while carrying the experience, aggression, and authenticity that only comes from lived experience.<\/p>\n<p>The band&#8217;s first live performance is scheduled for August 1 at Hardlove in Jacksonville, Florida, where they will open the record release show for <b>SOUTHPAW FLHC<\/b>, whose new album, <b>&#8220;The Standard&#8221;<\/b>, will be released on July 31 through <b>Spinefarm<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t simply another new band \u2014 it&#8217;s the return of a respected musician who has fought his way back to the stage and is determined to write the next chapter of his career.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ellis<\/b> played guitar on <b>BURY YOUR DEAD<\/b>&#8216;s breakout album <b>&#8220;Cover Your Tracks&#8221;<\/b> in 2004, along with the band&#8217;s 2006 effort <b>&#8220;Beauty And The Breakdown&#8221;<\/b> and <b>BURY YOUR DEAD<\/b>&#8216;s 2008 self-titled record. <b>Ellis<\/b> left <b>BURY YOUR DEAD<\/b> in August 2008 for &#8220;medical reasons&#8221; and due to &#8220;personality differences.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2012, <b>Eric<\/b> was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy and violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act as a member of a violent Jacksonville, Florida gang.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ELLIS- MANNERS (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ltnPRac8kJw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v11.0&#038;appId=135550159971166&#038;autoLogAppEvents=1\" nonce=\"VbNNtGBA\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source blabbermouth.net \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After more than a decade away from the spotlight, former BURY YOUR DEAD guitarist Eric Ellis has officially returned with his new band, ELLIS, releasing a brand-new music video that marks the beginning of an entirely new chapter. 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