Lance Garvin is an American drummer and, along with Bruce Fitzhugh, DJ Johnson and Jason Truby, a founding member of the Christian metal band Living Sacrifice.
He formed the band Kill System, along with fellow Soul Embraced members, Chad Moore and Rocky Gray, and former Evanescence guitarist John LeCompt.
"[3]With Living Sacrifice, Garvin influenced many metal bands, such as As I Lay Dying,[4] Throwdown,[4] 7 Horns 7 Eyes,[5] Saving Grace,[6] Demon Hunter[4] and Underoath.
[4] Garvin, along with Brandan Trahan of Impending Doom and xDEATHSTARx, Matt Greiner of August Burns Red and Ted Kirkpatrick of Tourniquet, are all considered influential drummers for Christian metal.
[7] Garvin has been compared by his bandmate Bruce Fitzhugh and others to Slayer's former drummer, Dave Lombardo.