Elysia (band)

Having settled into a more consistent line-up, the band released Lion of Judas on June 10, 2008, through Ferret Records.

In May of 2024, the band remastered and reissued Masochist with bonus tracks and an insight into the album by vocalist Zak Vargas.

In the spring of 2007, the band planned to rerecord the album for a re-release on Tribunal Records, with Jamie King as the producer.

They found drummer Jacob Durrett (now playing drums in Fate) to fill in for a 10-Day tour with Impending Doom and Moria.

With Zak Vargas as the sole original member, the band almost broke up, but continued due to contractual responsibility to perform.

Elysia signed into a three-day mini-tour, and the day it started Mark Underwood, Alex's replacement, leaves the band.

In December 2007, the band sat down to write their second album, Lion of Judas released through Ferret Records.

They were on a tour with This Is Hell, where it concluded with a trip to Salem, Massachusetts where the new album was recorded with Kurt Ballou for a week.

Their second and final album, Lion of Judas, was of a style reminiscent of 90s hardcore in its sound; however, it continued the band's socially minded lyrical themes, albeit in a more seasoned manner.

Some of the band's influences include Entombed, Immolation, Dying Fetus, The Acacia Strain, Converge and Pantera.