---
title: "Himsa"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/himsa"
genre: "Metalcore"
country: "United States"
formed: 1998
disbanded: 2008
---

# Himsa

**Himsa** is a metalcore band, from United States, active 1998 to 2008.

Himsa was an American metalcore band from Seattle, Washington. Formed in 1998, their band name is from the Sanskrit word himsa, which means "harm" or "violence".

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himsa

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Himsa |
| Genre | Metalcore |
| Parent genre | Metalcore |
| Origin | Seattle, United States |
| Formed | 1998 |
| Disbanded | 2008 |
| Releases in catalog | 6 |

## Genres

[Metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/metalcore-classic)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Matt Wicklund](https://themetalnet.com/musician/matt-wicklund) |  |  | Former |
| [Chad Davis](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chad-davis) | Drums (drum set) |  | Former |
| [Derek Harn](https://themetalnet.com/musician/derek-harn) | Electric bass guitar | 1998 to 2008 | Former |
| [John Pettibone](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-pettibone) | Lead vocals |  | Former |
| [Josh "Sammi Curr" Freer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/josh-sammi-curr-freer) | Electric guitar |  | Former |
| [Kirby Johnson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kirby-johnson) | Electric guitar |  | Former |
| [Tim Mullen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tim-mullen) | Drums (drum set) |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1999 | [Ground Breaking Ceremony](https://themetalnet.com/album/f5fe02a7-0215-35ab-bb67-2bd427a06ebc) | Album |
| 1999 | [Himsa](https://themetalnet.com/album/7d00365c-b163-4618-bfa6-091c619f7a5c) | EP |
| 2001 | [Death Is Infinite](https://themetalnet.com/album/c2204e3e-0bf2-3b8b-a71e-e9878919c20e) | EP |
| 2003 | [Courting Tragedy and Disaster](https://themetalnet.com/album/9bea836c-427b-39d2-acf7-de6c8862ddf2) | Album |
| 2006 | [Hail Horror](https://themetalnet.com/album/645311f9-98af-3f02-b6af-6a7c024ebda2) | Album |
| 2007 | [Summon in Thunder](https://themetalnet.com/album/2fd762cc-7fa2-369d-b56b-941d10a456db) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Unearth](https://themetalnet.com/band/unearth) (listened together)
- [As I Lay Dying](https://themetalnet.com/band/as-i-lay-dying) (listened together)
- [Killswitch Engage](https://themetalnet.com/band/killswitch-engage) (listened together)
- [In Flames](https://themetalnet.com/band/in-flames) (listened together)
- [Lamb of God](https://themetalnet.com/band/lamb-of-god) (listened together)
- [All That Remains](https://themetalnet.com/band/all-that-remains) (listened together)
- [Hatebreed](https://themetalnet.com/band/hatebreed) (listened together)
- [Arch Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/arch-enemy) (listened together)
- [Bleeding Through](https://themetalnet.com/band/bleeding-through) (listened together)
- [Trivium](https://themetalnet.com/band/trivium) (listened together)
- [Caliban](https://themetalnet.com/band/caliban) (listened together)
- [The Black Dahlia Murder](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-black-dahlia-murder) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/himsa_seattle/
- bandcamp: https://himsa.bandcamp.com/
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/8563
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/himsaofficial
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/15405206
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCT6uvct51uj6plfUwQWhlmw
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3eYUm924tyABe11T1wxrPp
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Himsa/110941

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/himsa](https://themetalnet.com/band/himsa). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt