# Dead Samaritan | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/dead-samaritan
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/dead-samaritan/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-19 11:59 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/dead-samaritan
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/dead-samaritan/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/dead-samaritan/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Dead Samaritan
- Visible lyric pages: 10

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `dead-samaritan`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-19 11:59 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-53fcf5474bcb1cb7
- Visible lyric pages: 10
- Pages with stored lyric text: 10
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 7651
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 11
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Battered Beyond Recognition, Bleeding Ground, Dark Matter, First Kill, Nemesis Thy Name Is Sacred, Point Blank Range, Skeleton On Your Shoulder, and The Gateway
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Dead Samaritan formed with Evan Cates on vocals, David Schalek on guitar, Josh Kiser on bass, and Ben Knight on drums. Their music pulls from thrash, doom, and sludge, with Cates delivering raw, guttural vocals over pulverizing riffs and thunderous rhythms. The band's name hints at themes of addiction and mental illness, which surface in their lyrics. In 2016, they released 'Battered Beyond Recognition,' a track that became something of...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Battered Beyond Recognition — https://lyroverse.com/dead-samaritan/battered-beyond-recognition
2. Bleeding Ground — https://lyroverse.com/dead-samaritan/bleeding-ground
3. Dark Matter — https://lyroverse.com/dead-samaritan/dark-matter
4. First Kill — https://lyroverse.com/dead-samaritan/first-kill
5. Nemesis Thy Name Is Sacred — https://lyroverse.com/dead-samaritan/nemesis-thy-name-is-sacred
6. Point Blank Range — https://lyroverse.com/dead-samaritan/point-blank-range
7. Skeleton On Your Shoulder — https://lyroverse.com/dead-samaritan/skeleton-on-your-shoulder
8. The Gateway — https://lyroverse.com/dead-samaritan/the-gateway
9. Through The Cleansing Fire — https://lyroverse.com/dead-samaritan/through-the-cleansing-fire
10. Under Fire — https://lyroverse.com/dead-samaritan/under-fire