Jim Chaffin

Jim Chaffin is an American musician. He is the original drummer for the Crucified and Fasedown and has played with many other acts, such as Deliverance, the Blamed and Left Out.

History Jim Chaffin was born in Madera, California and began playing drums at the age of 12 and shows at the age of 15. Chaffin started his musical career in the Christian hardcore band, the Crucified. Chaffin founded the band along Guitarist Greg Minier, Bassist Kirk Palmer, and Vocalist Wayne Stonecipher in Fresno, California. The band formed in 1984 as K.G.B. Before the band changed their name to the Crucified, Lead Vocalist Wayne Stonecipher left the band and was replaced by Mark Salomon.

The name, the Crucified, came from Chaffin thinking of random names that would fit a Christian band. The Crucified added "For I have been crucified with Christ, therefore I no longer live, but Christ lives in me." to their name whenever they wrote it. Soon after, in 1986, bassist Kirk Palmer quit the band and was replaced by his brother Trevor. Trevor Palmer quit the band in 1988 and was replaced by Mark Johnson. The band recorded their debut self-titled album in 1988 and was released in 1989, before Johnson was fired from the band. Jeff Bellew was then recruited. Chaffin joined the Christian Thrash Metal band Deliverance in 1990 when original drummer Chris Hyde left the band, filling in until former Recon drummer John Christianson joined the band. The Crucified recorded their second album, The Pillars of Humanity in 1991. The band disbanded in 1993, and played a reunion/final show on the Cornerstone Festival 1995 bill.

Before the Crucified's reunion show, Bryan Gray hired Chaffin to perform drums with the Blamed, a punk band out of California. The two had met during their respective tenure as touring musicians for Mortal and recording on their entry in the Intense Live Series. With Chaffin, they recorded 21, Frail, and two other albums before he departed in 1999. Chaffin took this time to focus on his other projects, including Fasedown and Left Out. Chaffin played drums on Left Out's Pride Kills album, another project of Gray's.

Fasedown re-formed in 1998 when Chaffin and lead guitarist Mike Phillips, got together with some ideas to bring a heavy style of music to the scene with a Christ-centered message. In 1999 frontman Devin Shaeffer was asked to officially join the band. After a short break, the band self-released their second album Blitz of Anguish. In 2006, after their release of the DVD, Return with a Vengeance, Chaffin joined the band Once Dead on drums.

In 2007, the band decided to call it quits while Jim and Devin going to Once Dead, writing the album Visions of Hell. In 2009, Fasedown reconvened to discuss the idea of a reunion. They have been inactive since 2011. Chaffin was only in Deliverance for a brief time, but later rejoined in 2014 as a part of a new lineup. The lineup included founder, vocalist and guitarist Jimmy P. Brown II, guitarist George Ochoa, and bassist Victor Máciás.

In 2016, the Blamed reunited after breaking up in 2002, with Chaffin returning, alongside Gray, Sid Doffour, Jeff Locke, and Wiley Willis.

Bands Current Deliverance – drums (1990-1991, 2014–present) The Blamed – drums (1994–1999, 2016–present) Sarge Loda – drums (2016–present)

Former Left Out – drums (1997–1998) Fasedown – drums (1998–2007, 2009–2011) Final Threat – drums (2011–2013) Once Dead – drums (2005–2019) Three Kings – drums (2011) The Satire – drums (2014–2018)

Hiatus The Crucified – drums (1984–1993, 2009–present)

Session or touring Mortal – drums (1993–1994) Living Sacrifice – drums (2011) Wretched Graverobber – drums (2013) Lifesavers Underground – drums (2008–2010) Michael Phillips – drums (2009)

Discography The Crucified KGB (1985, as KGB) Take up Your Cross (1986) Nailed (1987) The Crucified (1989) Live at the New Order (1989) The Pillars of Humanity (1991) Nailed/Take up Your Cross (1993) The Complete Collection (2009) Mortal Intense Live Series Vol. 5 (1993) Left Out Pride Kills (1996) The Blamed 21 (1994) Frail (1995) ...again (1998) Forever (1999) Split (EP w/ The Satire) (2018) The Church Is Hurting People (2019) Fasedown Demo (1999) Fasedown (2000) Blitz of Anguish (2005) Once Dead Visions of Hell (2008) Lifesavers Underground PTSD (2009) Wretched Graverobber Christmas Spirit (2013) Deliverance The Subversive Kind (2018)