Dial is a progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 band based in the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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History

Dial was founded in late 2003 by Liselotte Hegt, Rommert van der Meer and Kristoffer Gildenlöw

Kristoffer Gildenlöw

Kristoffer Gildenlöw is a Swedish musician and songwriter. He is best known for his work as bass guitarist in the band Pain of Salvation, a band started by his older brother Daniel Gildenlöw...

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Early on, the band was pure a hobby but after Kristoffer's departure from Swedish prog metal band Pain of Salvation

Pain of Salvation

Pain of Salvation is a Swedish progressive rock band featuring Daniel Gildenlöw, who is the lyricist, chief composer, guitarist, and lead vocalist. Their sound is characterised by powerful, accentuated guitar work, broad vocal range, abrupt switching between heavy and calm passages, intense...

 in early 2006, the band headed towards a more serious destiny.

In Summer 2006, the band went to Austria to record their debut album Synchronized together with producer Devon Graves (Deadsoul Tribe

Deadsoul Tribe

Deadsoul Tribe are an Austrian progressive metal band founded by Devon Graves from Psychotic Waltz.-Biography:Deadsoul Tribe was formed by Devon Graves in 2000...

, Psychotic Waltz

Psychotic Waltz

-Biography:The first incarnation of the band was under the name Aslan, after a character in the novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. With money earned from local shows and T-shirt sales, they recorded a self-titled demo tape in 1986...

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This album was released in May 2007 through Prog Rock Records (US).

Line-up

• Kristoffer Gildenlöw
  Kristoffer Gildenlöw
  Kristoffer Gildenlöw is a Swedish musician and songwriter. He is best known for his work as bass guitarist in the band Pain of Salvation, a band started by his older brother Daniel Gildenlöw...
  
   - Vocals, Basses, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards, Cello, Double Bass.
• Liselotte Hegt - Vocals, Basses, Keyboards.
• Rommert van der Meer - Electric and Acoustic Guitars