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Joshua S. Porter, better known by his stage name Josh Dies (born June 12, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and novelist. Porter is widely known as the vocalist and songwriter for the band Showbread. His debut novel, ''The Spinal Cord Perception'', was released in December 2006 and features a dark, postmodern style similar to Chuck Palahniuk, Bret Easton Ellis, and many other Generation X novelists. Besides several other novels, he has also authored a children's book.〔http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/books/TheJokeThatWePlayOnTheWorld.asp〕 Porter and Showbread also started "Raw Rock Missions," an organization designed to provide food and shelter for orphans and children with special needs.〔(Raw Rock Missions )〕 ==Biography== In 1997, Porter began working with brother Patrick Porter creating and evolving the band Showbread, which became a full-time international touring act in 2002. In 2004, following several independent albums, Showbread released ''No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical'', featuring music and lyrics written by Porter, and arranged and completed by him and his band mates. ''No Sir...'' expectantly failed to achieve commercial success. However, it was rewarded by Revolver Magazine to be the best Screamo album of the year, and Showbread’s already respectable and rabid fan base was propelled by the thousands. In 2006, Showbread released ''Age of Reptiles'', a drastic and controversial departure from the spastic, frenetic style of their debut album.The song Oh! Emetophobia! is written about and named for Josh's fiancee (now wife), who is emetophobic. Later that year, Porter announced through (Showbread's website ) and his own (Official homepage ), that he would be releasing his first novel, ''The Spinal Cord Perception'', at the close of 2006. A limited edition version of the book is said to be self-published by Porter and sold via his web-store and on the road with Showbread. He said recently on his Myspace blog that the book will soon be available in-store. He also said that he is currently starting his second novel, which will be written mostly around April 2007. Porter has also teamed with acclaimed produced Sylvia Massy Shivy to design artwork for her Psycho Empire T-Shirt line. Porter’s designs reminiscent of John Kricfalusi, are sold on tour with Showbread and feature crazed cartoon creatures mutilating each other. Porter married Abigail Martinez on November 11, 2007. His three favorite bands are Nine Inch Nails, The Flaming Lips, and Genesis. He has also recently mentioned on Showbread's website that he (as well as other members of Showbread) will be starting a band with Five Iron Frenzy's Reese Roper. Porter has announced that the sequel to ''Nevada'', ''An Edict of Worms'' will Be released soon. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Josh Dies」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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