Art of Dying (band)
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Art of Dying is a Canadian rock
band fronted by Jonny Hetherington. The band has built an international following since 2006 touring with Seether
and Disturbed as well as performing at international festivals such as Download and Virginfest alongside artists like Tool
, Metallica
and Deftones
.
and a US online retailer known as CD Baby, on February 3, 2007.
On 01 Nov 2006 The song "Get Through This" was used in a trailer to promote a podcast called "Port City P.D."
In October 2007, Thorny Bleeder Records released their debut album in Canada with distribution through Universal Music Canada and Conveyor Canada.
Art of Dying has been nominated for a 2009 CRMA (Canadian Radio Music Award) in the category of Best New Group. One of their songs, "Get Through This," had been selected as the theme song for World Wrestling Entertainment
(WWE) Pay-Per-View
, Survivor Series (2009)
. The song was also used as the theme song for the second season of Canadian reality show, Making the Cut. It is also one of the official theme songs of WWE NXT
The band also says that they will discontinue production of hard copies of their first CD entitled "Art of Dying
"
and Dan Donegan
.
The band finished recording their major label debut album with producer Howard Benson
in LA and began mixing it with Chris Lord-Alge (Faktion, Stone Temple Pilots). The name of the album is "Vices and Virtues" and expected to be released in the fall. On September 27, the band revealed the first single from the "Vices and Virtues" album, "Die Trying", available on iTunes. The song has since entered the Active Rock
Radio charts.
Art of Dying were confirmed to open for Disturbed's second North American leg of the Asylum Tour
following the Uproar Festival
along with Hail the Villain
, but the leg had to be canceled due to David Draiman's throat condition.
"Die Trying" is currently #5 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks for the week of July 11, 2011.
It has been announced on the festival's website that Art of Dying will be playing the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival in late 2011.
The band has posted a new ticket giveaway contest for the Uproar tour on their Facebook
page.
March 18 The full album streamed 5 days early on Facebook.
The Band toured with Stone Sour
, Theory of a Deadman
, Skillet
and Halestorm
on the Rockstar Energy Avalanche Tour from March 25 to May 8. They have been announced to play on Rockstar's 2011 Uproar Festival
with Avenged Sevenfold
, Three Days Grace
and Seether
, among others, and recently opened for Evanescence
on August 17, 2011 in Nashville.
Art of Dying will be supporting Adelitas Way
from November to December of 2011.
Former Member:
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band fronted by Jonny Hetherington. The band has built an international following since 2006 touring with Seether
Seether
Seether is a post-grunge/alternative metal band from Pretoria, South Africa, formed in 1999. The band is currently signed to Wind-up Records...
and Disturbed as well as performing at international festivals such as Download and Virginfest alongside artists like Tool
Tool (band)
Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up has included drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. Since 1995, Justin Chancellor has been the band's bassist, replacing their original bassist Paul D'Amour...
, Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
and Deftones
Deftones
Deftones are an American alternative metal band from Sacramento, California, founded in 1988. The band consists of Chino Moreno , Stephen Carpenter , Chi Cheng , Frank Delgado , and Abe Cunningham . Currently Sergio Vega is standing in on bass while Cheng recovers from a car accident...
.
Independent Album (2007 -2009)
The self-titled album was released via iTunesITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
and a US online retailer known as CD Baby, on February 3, 2007.
On 01 Nov 2006 The song "Get Through This" was used in a trailer to promote a podcast called "Port City P.D."
In October 2007, Thorny Bleeder Records released their debut album in Canada with distribution through Universal Music Canada and Conveyor Canada.
Art of Dying has been nominated for a 2009 CRMA (Canadian Radio Music Award) in the category of Best New Group. One of their songs, "Get Through This," had been selected as the theme song for World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
(WWE) Pay-Per-View
Pay-per-view
Pay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
, Survivor Series (2009)
Survivor Series (2009)
Survivor Series was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment , which took place on November 22, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.. It was the 23rd annual Survivor Series event. It featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown and ECW brands...
. The song was also used as the theme song for the second season of Canadian reality show, Making the Cut. It is also one of the official theme songs of WWE NXT
WWE NXT
WWE NXT is a sports entertainment television program produced by WWE that debuted on February 23, 2010. Described as a hybrid between reality television and WWE's scripted live event shows, the premise of the show follows select talent contracted to WWE's developmental territory Florida...
The band also says that they will discontinue production of hard copies of their first CD entitled "Art of Dying
Art of Dying (album)
Art of Dying is the self titled debut album from Canadian rock group Art of Dying, it was released in the UK on October 9, 2006, on their own label, Thorny Bleeder Records, via a licensing deal with Revolver/Universal...
"
Record Deal and "Vices and Virtues" (Late 2009 - present)
On December 1, 2009, it was announced that the band signed a record deal with Reprise Records and Intoxication Records, made by Disturbed members David DraimanDavid Draiman
David Michael Draiman is an American songwriter and the lead singer for the metal band Disturbed. Draiman is known for his distorted voice and rhythmic singing style...
and Dan Donegan
Dan Donegan
Dan Donegan is an American musician and guitarist for heavy metal band Disturbed. Donegan began playing guitar as a teenager and eventually formed a band called Vandal, which was an '80s-style hair band...
.
The band finished recording their major label debut album with producer Howard Benson
Howard Benson
Howard Benson is a two-time Grammy-nominated music producer and aerospace engineer.-Biography:Howard Benson has a degree in materials engineering from Drexel University and studied composition at the Philadelphia College for Performing Arts. Later he worked for Garrett AiResearch, where he worked...
in LA and began mixing it with Chris Lord-Alge (Faktion, Stone Temple Pilots). The name of the album is "Vices and Virtues" and expected to be released in the fall. On September 27, the band revealed the first single from the "Vices and Virtues" album, "Die Trying", available on iTunes. The song has since entered the Active Rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
Radio charts.
Art of Dying were confirmed to open for Disturbed's second North American leg of the Asylum Tour
Asylum Tour (Disturbed)
Asylum Tour was a concert tour by American heavy metal band Disturbed in support of the group's fifth studio album, Asylum, which was released in August 2010....
following the Uproar Festival
Uproar Festival
The Uproar Festival, also called the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival, is an annual hard rock/heavy metal tour inaugurated in 2010 by John Reese and sponsored by Rockstar Energy Drink. The tour was also created by John Oakes, Darryl Eaton and Ryan Harlacher from the Creative Artists Agency,...
along with Hail the Villain
Hail the Villain
- Members :*Joseph Stamp - Guitar*Chad Taylor - Bass*Flavio Cirillo - Drums Former members*Bryan Crouch - Vocals*Drew Dockrill - Drums- History :...
, but the leg had to be canceled due to David Draiman's throat condition.
"Die Trying" is currently #5 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks for the week of July 11, 2011.
It has been announced on the festival's website that Art of Dying will be playing the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival in late 2011.
The band has posted a new ticket giveaway contest for the Uproar tour on their Facebook
Facebook
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page.
March 18 The full album streamed 5 days early on Facebook.
The Band toured with Stone Sour
Stone Sour
Stone Sour is an American rock band from Des Moines, Iowa. Since 2006, the group has been composed of Corey Taylor , Jim Root , Josh Rand, , Shawn Economaki and Roy Mayorga . Original drummer Joel Ekman left the group in 2006...
, Theory of a Deadman
Theory of a Deadman
Theory of a Deadman is a Canadian rock band from Delta, British Columbia, formed in 2001. The band is currently signed to Roadrunner Records as well as Island Records. The band also includes traits of other music styles, such as country and acoustic, as well as their post-grunge and alternative...
, Skillet
Skillet (band)
Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1996. The band currently consists of husband and wife John and Korey Cooper , along with Jen Ledger and lead guitarist Seth Morrison. The band has released eight albums, two receiving Grammy nominations: Collide and Comatose...
and Halestorm
Halestorm
Halestorm is an American rock band from Red Lion, Pennsylvania. The group's self-titled debut album was released on April 28, 2009 through Atlantic Records.-History:...
on the Rockstar Energy Avalanche Tour from March 25 to May 8. They have been announced to play on Rockstar's 2011 Uproar Festival
Uproar Festival
The Uproar Festival, also called the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival, is an annual hard rock/heavy metal tour inaugurated in 2010 by John Reese and sponsored by Rockstar Energy Drink. The tour was also created by John Oakes, Darryl Eaton and Ryan Harlacher from the Creative Artists Agency,...
with Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California. Formed in 1999, the group consists of vocalist M. Shadows, lead guitarist Synyster Gates, rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ....
, Three Days Grace
Three Days Grace
Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band, formed in Norwood, Ontario, Canada in 1992, originally under the name Groundswell. After a breakup in late 1997, the band regrouped in the same year under its current name and with a line-up consisting of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer...
and Seether
Seether
Seether is a post-grunge/alternative metal band from Pretoria, South Africa, formed in 1999. The band is currently signed to Wind-up Records...
, among others, and recently opened for Evanescence
Evanescence
Evanescence is an American rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1995 by singer/pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody. After recording private albums, the band released their first full-length album, Fallen, on Wind-up Records in 2003. Fallen sold more than 17 million copies worldwide...
on August 17, 2011 in Nashville.
Art of Dying will be supporting Adelitas Way
Adelitas Way
Adelitas Way is a hard rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada that broke into mainstream in 2009 for their song "Invincible", which is the official theme song for WWE Superstars on WGN America. They also perform the song "A New Day" as the theme song for the defunct WWE Tag Team The Legacy and later used...
from November to December of 2011.
Band members
Current Member:- Jonny Hetherington – Vocals (2005–Present)
- Greg Bradley – Guitar (2005–Present)
- Jeff Brown - Drums (2008–Present)
- Cale Gontier - Bass (2008–Present)
- Tavis Stanley - Guitar (2008–Present)
Former Member:
- Chris Witoski - Guitar (2005–2008)
- Matt Rhode - Bass (2005–2008)
- Flavio Cirillo - Drums (2005–2008)
Albums
- Art of DyingArt of Dying (album)Art of Dying is the self titled debut album from Canadian rock group Art of Dying, it was released in the UK on October 9, 2006, on their own label, Thorny Bleeder Records, via a licensing deal with Revolver/Universal...
(2007) - Vices and VirtuesVices and Virtues (Art of Dying album)Vices and Virtues is the second studio album by Canadian rock band Art of Dying. It is the band's major label debut after signing under David Draiman and Dan Donegan's Intoxication records...
(2011)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Alt. |
US Main. |
US Rock Rock Songs Rock Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the airplay of songs on alternative, mainstream rock and triple A radio stations. The first chart was published in the issue dated June 20, 2009. "Know Your Enemy" by Green Day was the first number-one song. The Rock Songs... |
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| 2007 | "Get Through This" | — | — | — | Art of Dying |
| 2011 | "Die Trying" | 40 | 6 | 21 | Vices and Virtues |
| "Get Thru This" | — | 19 | 45 | ||