JJ "Shiv" Polachek is an American musician known primarily as the lead vocalist for the band Ovid's Withering, and also does vocals in 7 Horns 7 Eyes and Monotheist.
History
JJ "Shiv" Polachek started his musical career in 2008, when Vocalist Jake Rice of Monotheist quit. The band went on hiatus in 2009. At this time Ovid's Withering formed and released their debut Demo.
In 2010, Shiv replaced Kyle Wood of 7 Horns 7 Eyes, when he left to get married. The band recorded his debut album, Throes of Absolution in 2012. He also released Ovid's Withering's debut EP, The Cloud Gatherer. The band stayed quiet for the remainder of 2012, and all 2013.
During this time, Shiv was recording an new EP with Monotheist and a new album for Ovid's Withering titled, Scryers of Ibis. In 2014, Shiv gave info about recording and releasing three new releases, an album and two EPs. Ovid's Withering was due to release a new album in 2015, but the band disbanded.
The members of the band, minus guitarist Aaron Rodiguez, are forming a new project together.
MEyou Music Podcast EP.14 With JJ Polachek from 7horns7eyes, Nekroí Theoí & Skin Stripper
Joining MEyou this week was one of the funniest guests we have had to date, JJ Polachek. Trying to discuss his musical works, we did get off-topic and into some out their conversations.
We hope you enjoy listening to this one!
If you are interested in checking out Skin Strippers latest music, Click the link below!
https://open.spotify.com/artist/507fjjMfjAVk7TVCMWoDYN
Are you a resident weirdo??
if not, join our facebook group and share with our wonderful family of musicians and weirdos!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1380271008718782
published: 05 Feb 2023
codex obscura - death of a cynic ft. jj polachek
as the name suggests, this song is about finally letting go of my harsh and cynical nature that was driving people away and holding me back from being fulfilled as a person
religion taught me to hate, i learned anger could replace other emotions i didn't understand how to deal with, and i lost very precious time consumed by pessimism
transitioning has not only helped me become the person i feel i always should have been, it has also helped me distance myself from the horrible person i've spent 26 years hating
i love you, please never give up on yourself
free download: https://codexobscura.bandcamp.com/album/death-of-a-cynic-ft-jj-polachek
lyrics:
severed sense of hunger i am longing for a taste
spring of life is filled with hate and bitter vitriol
bringing out my worst and pushing fri...
EP: Self-Titled
Released: Nov 30, 2016
Genre: Death Metal
Location: Durban, South Africa
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harvestmisery
Bandcamp: https://harvestmisery.bandcamp.com
Big Cartel: http://harvestmisery.bigcartel.com
1. Finality on Earth (feat. JJ Polachek of 7 Horns 7 Eyes) [00:08]
Slam Worldwide:
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.slamworldwide.net
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Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamworldwideofficial
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/slam_worldwide
Big Cartel: http://slamworldwide.bigcartel.com
"All rights reserved go to the band & label, I do not own any rights on the audio & images in this video."
published: 28 May 2017
Mudfuck - Blue Life ft. JJ Polachek OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO
Mudfuck - Blue Life ft. JJ Polachek of Nekroi Theoi
Produced by Erik Thorstenn
Co-produced by Brandon Benson
Mixed and Mastered by Brandon Benson
Drums recorded by James Christopher Knoerl
Additional Drum engineering by Danny Russo
facebook.com/mudfukk
instagram.com/mudfucc
published: 22 Jul 2019
AT ZERO-SOLARIS EP (2024)
KEYBOARDS, SAMPLES, MIXING, MASTERING-SHIV THE IMPALER
DOWNLOAD AT:
https://atzeromusic.bandcamp.com/album/solaris
published: 17 Jul 2024
Andrew Zink - "11th Hour" [feat. JJ Polachek] (Lamb of God Cover)
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Huge thank you to my Patreon supporters:
Andrew Spirare
Colin Steele
Douglas Kindt
Erin Bodhi
James Fiser
Kritsada Saithongkam
Meagan Farmer
Guest vocals by JJ Polachek
Recorded, programmed, produced, mixed, & mastered by Andrew Zink
Video by Andrew Zink
My bands:
► BROJOB
► Sleep It Away
► Into Infernus
► Dreamchaser
► BLOODSTARVED
► Scumfuck
► Love at Last
► Akeldama
My record label:
► Hollowed Records
Gear List:
► Logic Pro X
► MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
- 2.4 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9
- 32 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
- AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8 GB
► Shure SM7b Micr...
published: 16 Mar 2021
Metal Shop Theme - by Aaron Smith (featuring JJ Polachek and Jeff Loomis)
Back in 2011, Aaron Smith from 7 Horns 7 Eyes composed a short Metal Shop theme with the help of vocalist JJ Polacheck and a short little shreddy bit by none other than Jeff f'n Loomis. Enjoy!
Thanks Aaron !
published: 28 Jul 2021
AT ZERO-THE CRUCIBLE (2023)
Taken from the album "ANNIHILATION"
https://atzeromusic.bandcamp.com/album/annihilation
published: 18 Jul 2024
Grotesque Mockery of Reality (feat. JJ Polachek, Anthony Wintrich, Richie Dolbow, Trint Taylor...
Provided to YouTube by DistroKid
Grotesque Mockery of Reality (feat. JJ Polachek, Anthony Wintrich, Richie Dolbow, Trint Taylor & Nick Burke) · Despondent · JJ Polachek · Anthony Wintrich · Richie Dolbow · Trint Taylor · Nick Burke
The Cosmic Horror
℗ Transcending Records
Released on: 2020-01-24
Auto-generated by YouTube.
published: 23 Jan 2020
INTO INFERNUS - Coward's Withering (Ft. JJ "Shiv" Polachek)
Frey Valor, from the original album "VII", returns in one of ten brand new stories from the upcoming album, "GRIMOIRE", out December 16th, 2016.
PRE ORDER HERE: www.hollowedrecords.com/ii-preorder
Joining MEyou this week was one of the funniest guests we have had to date, JJ Polachek. Trying to discuss his musical works, we did get off-topic and into some...
Joining MEyou this week was one of the funniest guests we have had to date, JJ Polachek. Trying to discuss his musical works, we did get off-topic and into some out their conversations.
We hope you enjoy listening to this one!
If you are interested in checking out Skin Strippers latest music, Click the link below!
https://open.spotify.com/artist/507fjjMfjAVk7TVCMWoDYN
Are you a resident weirdo??
if not, join our facebook group and share with our wonderful family of musicians and weirdos!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1380271008718782
Joining MEyou this week was one of the funniest guests we have had to date, JJ Polachek. Trying to discuss his musical works, we did get off-topic and into some out their conversations.
We hope you enjoy listening to this one!
If you are interested in checking out Skin Strippers latest music, Click the link below!
https://open.spotify.com/artist/507fjjMfjAVk7TVCMWoDYN
Are you a resident weirdo??
if not, join our facebook group and share with our wonderful family of musicians and weirdos!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1380271008718782
as the name suggests, this song is about finally letting go of my harsh and cynical nature that was driving people away and holding me back from being fulfilled...
as the name suggests, this song is about finally letting go of my harsh and cynical nature that was driving people away and holding me back from being fulfilled as a person
religion taught me to hate, i learned anger could replace other emotions i didn't understand how to deal with, and i lost very precious time consumed by pessimism
transitioning has not only helped me become the person i feel i always should have been, it has also helped me distance myself from the horrible person i've spent 26 years hating
i love you, please never give up on yourself
free download: https://codexobscura.bandcamp.com/album/death-of-a-cynic-ft-jj-polachek
lyrics:
severed sense of hunger i am longing for a taste
spring of life is filled with hate and bitter vitriol
bringing out my worst and pushing friends away
i sit alone in wait, crying in disdain
i will break the shackles in my tomb and make my escape
there is no time to waste, the day is growing late
i can see sunlight seeping through the cracks now
fears and superstitions falling by my side
your grip is losing hold on me
the last scraps of glue holding together their best intentions
turning to rot
[JJ]
remove the cancer around my heart
disgusting pessimism melting away
as i'm watching who i was turn to ash before me
now i take to the form that suits me
there's no one left to blame
look at me and who i am now
let the past melt away
now that the cynic has died i am free to live my life
feeding off of the light instead of suicide
as the name suggests, this song is about finally letting go of my harsh and cynical nature that was driving people away and holding me back from being fulfilled as a person
religion taught me to hate, i learned anger could replace other emotions i didn't understand how to deal with, and i lost very precious time consumed by pessimism
transitioning has not only helped me become the person i feel i always should have been, it has also helped me distance myself from the horrible person i've spent 26 years hating
i love you, please never give up on yourself
free download: https://codexobscura.bandcamp.com/album/death-of-a-cynic-ft-jj-polachek
lyrics:
severed sense of hunger i am longing for a taste
spring of life is filled with hate and bitter vitriol
bringing out my worst and pushing friends away
i sit alone in wait, crying in disdain
i will break the shackles in my tomb and make my escape
there is no time to waste, the day is growing late
i can see sunlight seeping through the cracks now
fears and superstitions falling by my side
your grip is losing hold on me
the last scraps of glue holding together their best intentions
turning to rot
[JJ]
remove the cancer around my heart
disgusting pessimism melting away
as i'm watching who i was turn to ash before me
now i take to the form that suits me
there's no one left to blame
look at me and who i am now
let the past melt away
now that the cynic has died i am free to live my life
feeding off of the light instead of suicide
EP: Self-Titled
Released: Nov 30, 2016
Genre: Death Metal
Location: Durban, South Africa
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harvestmisery
Bandcamp: https://harv...
EP: Self-Titled
Released: Nov 30, 2016
Genre: Death Metal
Location: Durban, South Africa
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harvestmisery
Bandcamp: https://harvestmisery.bandcamp.com
Big Cartel: http://harvestmisery.bigcartel.com
1. Finality on Earth (feat. JJ Polachek of 7 Horns 7 Eyes) [00:08]
Slam Worldwide:
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.slamworldwide.net
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/slamworldwideofficial
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamworldwideofficial
Instagram: http://instagram.com/slamworldwide
Twitter: https://twitter.com/slam_worldwide
Big Cartel: http://slamworldwide.bigcartel.com
"All rights reserved go to the band & label, I do not own any rights on the audio & images in this video."
EP: Self-Titled
Released: Nov 30, 2016
Genre: Death Metal
Location: Durban, South Africa
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harvestmisery
Bandcamp: https://harvestmisery.bandcamp.com
Big Cartel: http://harvestmisery.bigcartel.com
1. Finality on Earth (feat. JJ Polachek of 7 Horns 7 Eyes) [00:08]
Slam Worldwide:
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.slamworldwide.net
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/slamworldwideofficial
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamworldwideofficial
Instagram: http://instagram.com/slamworldwide
Twitter: https://twitter.com/slam_worldwide
Big Cartel: http://slamworldwide.bigcartel.com
"All rights reserved go to the band & label, I do not own any rights on the audio & images in this video."
Mudfuck - Blue Life ft. JJ Polachek of Nekroi Theoi
Produced by Erik Thorstenn
Co-produced by Brandon Benson
Mixed and Mastered by Brandon Benson
Drums recor...
Mudfuck - Blue Life ft. JJ Polachek of Nekroi Theoi
Produced by Erik Thorstenn
Co-produced by Brandon Benson
Mixed and Mastered by Brandon Benson
Drums recorded by James Christopher Knoerl
Additional Drum engineering by Danny Russo
facebook.com/mudfukk
instagram.com/mudfucc
Mudfuck - Blue Life ft. JJ Polachek of Nekroi Theoi
Produced by Erik Thorstenn
Co-produced by Brandon Benson
Mixed and Mastered by Brandon Benson
Drums recorded by James Christopher Knoerl
Additional Drum engineering by Danny Russo
facebook.com/mudfukk
instagram.com/mudfucc
Want to support me directly? Please consider joining my Patreon! :]
https://www.patreon.com/andrew_zink ↓↓↓More Info Below↓↓↓
Follow me on Spotify:
https:/...
Want to support me directly? Please consider joining my Patreon! :]
https://www.patreon.com/andrew_zink ↓↓↓More Info Below↓↓↓
Follow me on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2aoybyf3mgYIdVA5sX9TFV?si=PrWlgREoRgWF66Tp8wmKmA
Huge thank you to my Patreon supporters:
Andrew Spirare
Colin Steele
Douglas Kindt
Erin Bodhi
James Fiser
Kritsada Saithongkam
Meagan Farmer
Guest vocals by JJ Polachek
Recorded, programmed, produced, mixed, & mastered by Andrew Zink
Video by Andrew Zink
My bands:
► BROJOB
► Sleep It Away
► Into Infernus
► Dreamchaser
► BLOODSTARVED
► Scumfuck
► Love at Last
► Akeldama
My record label:
► Hollowed Records
Gear List:
► Logic Pro X
► MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
- 2.4 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9
- 32 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
- AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8 GB
► Shure SM7b Microphone
► Slate VMS ML-1c Microphone
► Fast Guitars Falcon 8-String Guitar
► Roland TD-20 E-Kit
► Scarlett 20i18 Interface
I proudly endorse:
►Fast Guitars
►Neural DSP
Want to support me directly? Please consider joining my Patreon! :]
https://www.patreon.com/andrew_zink ↓↓↓More Info Below↓↓↓
Follow me on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2aoybyf3mgYIdVA5sX9TFV?si=PrWlgREoRgWF66Tp8wmKmA
Huge thank you to my Patreon supporters:
Andrew Spirare
Colin Steele
Douglas Kindt
Erin Bodhi
James Fiser
Kritsada Saithongkam
Meagan Farmer
Guest vocals by JJ Polachek
Recorded, programmed, produced, mixed, & mastered by Andrew Zink
Video by Andrew Zink
My bands:
► BROJOB
► Sleep It Away
► Into Infernus
► Dreamchaser
► BLOODSTARVED
► Scumfuck
► Love at Last
► Akeldama
My record label:
► Hollowed Records
Gear List:
► Logic Pro X
► MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
- 2.4 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9
- 32 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
- AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8 GB
► Shure SM7b Microphone
► Slate VMS ML-1c Microphone
► Fast Guitars Falcon 8-String Guitar
► Roland TD-20 E-Kit
► Scarlett 20i18 Interface
I proudly endorse:
►Fast Guitars
►Neural DSP
Back in 2011, Aaron Smith from 7 Horns 7 Eyes composed a short Metal Shop theme with the help of vocalist JJ Polacheck and a short little shreddy bit by none ot...
Back in 2011, Aaron Smith from 7 Horns 7 Eyes composed a short Metal Shop theme with the help of vocalist JJ Polacheck and a short little shreddy bit by none other than Jeff f'n Loomis. Enjoy!
Thanks Aaron !
Back in 2011, Aaron Smith from 7 Horns 7 Eyes composed a short Metal Shop theme with the help of vocalist JJ Polacheck and a short little shreddy bit by none other than Jeff f'n Loomis. Enjoy!
Thanks Aaron !
Provided to YouTube by DistroKid
Grotesque Mockery of Reality (feat. JJ Polachek, Anthony Wintrich, Richie Dolbow, Trint Taylor & Nick Burke) · Despondent · JJ...
Provided to YouTube by DistroKid
Grotesque Mockery of Reality (feat. JJ Polachek, Anthony Wintrich, Richie Dolbow, Trint Taylor & Nick Burke) · Despondent · JJ Polachek · Anthony Wintrich · Richie Dolbow · Trint Taylor · Nick Burke
The Cosmic Horror
℗ Transcending Records
Released on: 2020-01-24
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by DistroKid
Grotesque Mockery of Reality (feat. JJ Polachek, Anthony Wintrich, Richie Dolbow, Trint Taylor & Nick Burke) · Despondent · JJ Polachek · Anthony Wintrich · Richie Dolbow · Trint Taylor · Nick Burke
The Cosmic Horror
℗ Transcending Records
Released on: 2020-01-24
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Frey Valor, from the original album "VII", returns in one of ten brand new stories from the upcoming album, "GRIMOIRE", out December 16th, 2016.
PRE ORDER HE...
Frey Valor, from the original album "VII", returns in one of ten brand new stories from the upcoming album, "GRIMOIRE", out December 16th, 2016.
PRE ORDER HERE: www.hollowedrecords.com/ii-preorder
Frey Valor, from the original album "VII", returns in one of ten brand new stories from the upcoming album, "GRIMOIRE", out December 16th, 2016.
PRE ORDER HERE: www.hollowedrecords.com/ii-preorder
Joining MEyou this week was one of the funniest guests we have had to date, JJ Polachek. Trying to discuss his musical works, we did get off-topic and into some out their conversations.
We hope you enjoy listening to this one!
If you are interested in checking out Skin Strippers latest music, Click the link below!
https://open.spotify.com/artist/507fjjMfjAVk7TVCMWoDYN
Are you a resident weirdo??
if not, join our facebook group and share with our wonderful family of musicians and weirdos!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1380271008718782
as the name suggests, this song is about finally letting go of my harsh and cynical nature that was driving people away and holding me back from being fulfilled as a person
religion taught me to hate, i learned anger could replace other emotions i didn't understand how to deal with, and i lost very precious time consumed by pessimism
transitioning has not only helped me become the person i feel i always should have been, it has also helped me distance myself from the horrible person i've spent 26 years hating
i love you, please never give up on yourself
free download: https://codexobscura.bandcamp.com/album/death-of-a-cynic-ft-jj-polachek
lyrics:
severed sense of hunger i am longing for a taste
spring of life is filled with hate and bitter vitriol
bringing out my worst and pushing friends away
i sit alone in wait, crying in disdain
i will break the shackles in my tomb and make my escape
there is no time to waste, the day is growing late
i can see sunlight seeping through the cracks now
fears and superstitions falling by my side
your grip is losing hold on me
the last scraps of glue holding together their best intentions
turning to rot
[JJ]
remove the cancer around my heart
disgusting pessimism melting away
as i'm watching who i was turn to ash before me
now i take to the form that suits me
there's no one left to blame
look at me and who i am now
let the past melt away
now that the cynic has died i am free to live my life
feeding off of the light instead of suicide
EP: Self-Titled
Released: Nov 30, 2016
Genre: Death Metal
Location: Durban, South Africa
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harvestmisery
Bandcamp: https://harvestmisery.bandcamp.com
Big Cartel: http://harvestmisery.bigcartel.com
1. Finality on Earth (feat. JJ Polachek of 7 Horns 7 Eyes) [00:08]
Slam Worldwide:
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.slamworldwide.net
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/slamworldwideofficial
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/slamworldwideofficial
Instagram: http://instagram.com/slamworldwide
Twitter: https://twitter.com/slam_worldwide
Big Cartel: http://slamworldwide.bigcartel.com
"All rights reserved go to the band & label, I do not own any rights on the audio & images in this video."
Mudfuck - Blue Life ft. JJ Polachek of Nekroi Theoi
Produced by Erik Thorstenn
Co-produced by Brandon Benson
Mixed and Mastered by Brandon Benson
Drums recorded by James Christopher Knoerl
Additional Drum engineering by Danny Russo
facebook.com/mudfukk
instagram.com/mudfucc
Want to support me directly? Please consider joining my Patreon! :]
https://www.patreon.com/andrew_zink ↓↓↓More Info Below↓↓↓
Follow me on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2aoybyf3mgYIdVA5sX9TFV?si=PrWlgREoRgWF66Tp8wmKmA
Huge thank you to my Patreon supporters:
Andrew Spirare
Colin Steele
Douglas Kindt
Erin Bodhi
James Fiser
Kritsada Saithongkam
Meagan Farmer
Guest vocals by JJ Polachek
Recorded, programmed, produced, mixed, & mastered by Andrew Zink
Video by Andrew Zink
My bands:
► BROJOB
► Sleep It Away
► Into Infernus
► Dreamchaser
► BLOODSTARVED
► Scumfuck
► Love at Last
► Akeldama
My record label:
► Hollowed Records
Gear List:
► Logic Pro X
► MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
- 2.4 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9
- 32 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
- AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8 GB
► Shure SM7b Microphone
► Slate VMS ML-1c Microphone
► Fast Guitars Falcon 8-String Guitar
► Roland TD-20 E-Kit
► Scarlett 20i18 Interface
I proudly endorse:
►Fast Guitars
►Neural DSP
Back in 2011, Aaron Smith from 7 Horns 7 Eyes composed a short Metal Shop theme with the help of vocalist JJ Polacheck and a short little shreddy bit by none other than Jeff f'n Loomis. Enjoy!
Thanks Aaron !
Provided to YouTube by DistroKid
Grotesque Mockery of Reality (feat. JJ Polachek, Anthony Wintrich, Richie Dolbow, Trint Taylor & Nick Burke) · Despondent · JJ Polachek · Anthony Wintrich · Richie Dolbow · Trint Taylor · Nick Burke
The Cosmic Horror
℗ Transcending Records
Released on: 2020-01-24
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Frey Valor, from the original album "VII", returns in one of ten brand new stories from the upcoming album, "GRIMOIRE", out December 16th, 2016.
PRE ORDER HERE: www.hollowedrecords.com/ii-preorder
JJ "Shiv" Polachek is an American musician known primarily as the lead vocalist for the band Ovid's Withering, and also does vocals in 7 Horns 7 Eyes and Monotheist.
History
JJ "Shiv" Polachek started his musical career in 2008, when Vocalist Jake Rice of Monotheist quit. The band went on hiatus in 2009. At this time Ovid's Withering formed and released their debut Demo.
In 2010, Shiv replaced Kyle Wood of 7 Horns 7 Eyes, when he left to get married. The band recorded his debut album, Throes of Absolution in 2012. He also released Ovid's Withering's debut EP, The Cloud Gatherer. The band stayed quiet for the remainder of 2012, and all 2013.
During this time, Shiv was recording an new EP with Monotheist and a new album for Ovid's Withering titled, Scryers of Ibis. In 2014, Shiv gave info about recording and releasing three new releases, an album and two EPs. Ovid's Withering was due to release a new album in 2015, but the band disbanded.
The members of the band, minus guitarist Aaron Rodiguez, are forming a new project together.