The Christian punk rock four-piece Born Blind was originally from San Diego, California, playing shows in the western part of the United States. All four members of the group- Judd Morgan, Chris Beckett, Kurt Love, and Nate Jarrell- were former members of No Innocent Victim

No Innocent Victim

No Innocent Victim, or N.I.V., is a christian hardcore punk band on Facedown Records. The band was created in 1992 in San Diego, California. They produced two successful albums on the market, and then toured with Agnostic Front. In 1998 they signed to Victory Records and recorded Flesh and Blood...

 before forming Born Blind. They released their debut album, Pressing On, on Facedown Records

Facedown Records

Facedown Records is a Christian record label based in Fallbrook, California, devoted mostly to hardcore punk and metalcore bands . Founded by No Innocent Victim drummer Jason Dunn, the label started off small with a number of 7" record releases by bands such as Overcome, Dodgin Bullets, and Born...

 in late 1998. Their riveting old-school hardcore sound continued on their last album One For All in mid-2000 on Solid State Records

Solid State Records

Solid State Records is a Christian record label, a division of Tooth & Nail Records. Unlike Tooth & Nail, Solid State signs hardcore and metal bands. Like Tooth & Nail, Solid State is primarily a Christian label. However, they have signed several bands that don't label themselves as Christian,...

. Born Blind, toured across the United States, headlining festivals such as Cornerstone Festival and Solid State Festival; before calling it quits in January 2001.

Band members

• Judd Morgan - vocals
• Chris Beckett - bass,vocals
• Nate Jarrell - guitar, vocals
• Kurt Love - drums,vocals

Actual Blindness

Contrary to popular belief none of the band members were actually blind. The band name was in reference to spiritual blindness in religious doctrine.

Discography

• Pressing On, Facedown Records (1998)
• One For All, Solid State Records (2000)