Darkness Dynamite

Biographie
Darkness Dynamite was formed in January 2007 and directly recorded their first EP ‘ Through the Ashes of the wolves ‘ in June 2007.
This release overhelms both fans and critics, and Darkness Dynamite soon signed a distribution deal with Musicat to reach a broader audience.

Combining a strong musical technique with a delicate sense of image, the band sells out the first pressing of the EP.
Touring starts, and Darkness Dynamite shares the stage with bands like Bring Me The Horizon, Maroon, Architects, Job For A Cowboy, Shaped By Fate and The Chariot. Selling out show after show, either headlining or being the first act. Their new born legacy makes them reach high figures of online plays, that only big international bands usually have.

In 2008, Darkness Dynamite decides to take things a step higher, and starts the composition of their first album.
Junior Rodriguez brings the extra creativity the band was starving for. Music starts flowing again, but stronger, clear lines are drawn, and the artistic direction won’t be stopped.

Darkness Dynamite integrates all of the modern metal flavours but takes inspiration from 80’s metal with references such as Metallica, Guns n' roses, Pantera, and Sepultura. Their new vocal signature opens them a brand new horizon : heavy metal, rock, power metal….METAL.
After 5 months of intensive work with composition and pre-production, the recording process can finally start in August 2008.
To make sure the sonic emphasis can reach the level the band expected, a few producers are chosen:
- Stéphane Buriez records the guitars ( Loudblast, Black Bomb A, L’Esprit du Clan)
- Olivier at Elektricbox Studio, Lille, records the drums (Borderline, Aceout, Monroe est Morte)
- The mixing and mastering duties are handled with great talent by Remyboy at Ahddenteam Studio, Lille, (Mats & Morgans, Demians, Syn, Rodrigue).
This record masters the Art of Metal. Delivering sonic assaults from death metal, breath taking guitar leads, catchy choruses to make stadiums scream. Darkness Dynamite succeeded in bringing the genre into a whole new ground. The perfect combination of pure agression with the most sophisticated melodic arrangements.

In January 2009, DaDy welomes Julien GRANGER. Well known for being previously inside Four Question Marks (Fr) and Today is the Day (USA). Thanks to his job the band finds a real and solid background on stage due to a serious amount of drumming precision.
In June 2009 "The astonishing fury of mankind" is released and leads the band to a international level.
Entering the first week at the 82th position on the Us Top Radio Charts, Darkness Dynamite quickly climbs the stage opening for bands such as KORN and SEVENDUST !
These shows are successful. As a conscequence the band becomes the only french band playing on the 2009 edition of the Bloodstock Open Air.
Quite a success for the first show of the Darkness Dynamite over the UK.
You think you’ve already heard it, you think that this is just another modern metal band.
But where all these other bands just seem to follow a recipe, Darkness Dynamite creates to be unique and ahead amongst the others.



Line up
Junior Rodriguez Vocals
Zack Larbi Guitar & Vocals
Nelson Martins Guitar & Vocals
Cris De Oliveira Bass
Julien "Power" Granger Drums



Discographie
Darkness Dynamite (EP - 2006)
Through the Ashes of Wolves (EP - 2007)
The Astonishing Fury of Mankind (CD - 2009)



Avis perso
15$ et Massacre... tout simplement. La différence entre les deux derniers albums sont sensibles. Through the Ashes of Wolves expérimentait toutes les voix possibles du grunt au pig squeal en passant par le growl. Mais leur dernière galette sonne plus Deathcore mais on reconnait leurs influences. Il n'y a qu'à écouter Vice où s'enchaînent riffs de black metal à riffs de power metal avec des soli de thrash. Bref, un bon groupe qui envoit du gros bouzin.



Liens
Myspace (15$ !!!!!)