Dååth
Encyclopedia
Dååth is an American heavy metal
band from Atlanta, Georgia
. Their music incorporates styles such as thrash metal
, death metal
, industrial metal
, grunge and some traces of gypsy jazz
.
and Mike Kameron, who had been playing in bands since they were in middle school. The two friends attended Berklee College of Music
in Boston but eventually left school to concentrate full-time on making money. The band was originally known as Dirt Nap before the name change in 2004.
Dååth's first album, Futility
, was self-released in 2004. Their Roadrunner Records
debut, The Hinderers
, was released in March 2007. Dååth have so far released two music videos from The Hinderers
, the first being "Festival Mass Soulform," which was created prior to getting signed, and helped them gain Roadrunner's interest. The second video, "Subterfuge," was released in February 2007.
In March 2007, Dååth was confirmed to play the second stage (rotating slots) at Ozzfest
. On October 22, 2007, blabbermouth.net
reported that live singer Sean Farber had left the band. A few months later, on February 28, 2008, blabbermouth.net then reported that Sean Z. (who had filled in after Sean Farber had left) had been named the new singer. Apparently, Mike Kameron is also no longer in Dååth, as his name is not mentioned on the official Dååth myspace page anymore.
2007 also consisted of more notable tours for Dååth. In January they toured the US with Job For a Cowboy, The Acacia Strain, and Psyopus. In the spring there was a European run with Unearth and Job for a Cowboy. That summer featured not only Ozzfest, but Summer Slaughter dates, a Dying Fetus tour, and various Devildriver offdates. Later on that fall Dååth toured the US and Canada with Dark Funeral and Naglfar. To end the album cycle, Dååth performed three shows in Japan with Zyklon.
The band's third album The Concealers
was released on April 21, 2009 by Century Media Records via a partnership with Roadrunner Records. Dååth released one music video from "The Concealers
" which was for the song "Day Of Endless Light." There was a good bit of touring behind "The Concealers
" as well. Spring of 2009 featured a full US tour with Dragonforce and Cynic. Summer was the full US and Canada with Goatwhore and Abigail Williams. That fall Dååth returned to Europe with Chimaira, Unearth, and Throwdown.
During the break between the final tour for "The Concealers
" album cycle and the writing sessions for the upcoming Dååth album, guitarists Eyal Levi, and Emil Werstler released an instrumental CD entitled "Avalanche of Worms." It was released April 20, 2010, via Magna Carta Records under the artist name "Levi/Werstler." Sean Reinert from Cynic (ex Death) played the drums on it.
Dååth released their fourth studio album in October 2010 via Century Media Records.
In 2011 it was revealed that Emil Werstler, and Sean Zatorsky would be filling the vacant Bass and Keyboard/Vocal (respectively) duties for Chimaira
.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band from Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. Their music incorporates styles such as thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
, death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
, industrial metal
Industrial metal
Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws from industrial music and many different types of heavy metal, using repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Founding industrial metal acts include Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM.Industrial metal's...
, grunge and some traces of gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz
Gypsy jazz is an idiom often said to have been started by guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt in the 1930s. Because its origins are largely in France it is often called by the French name, "Jazz manouche," or alternatively, "manouche jazz," even in English language sources...
.
History
Dååth was started by Eyal LeviEyal Levi
Eyal Levi was born on May 22, 1979 in Cleveland, Ohio. Levi is the guitarist and co-writer for Roadrunner Records industrial/death metal band, Dååth...
and Mike Kameron, who had been playing in bands since they were in middle school. The two friends attended Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
in Boston but eventually left school to concentrate full-time on making money. The band was originally known as Dirt Nap before the name change in 2004.
Dååth's first album, Futility
Futility (album)
-Personnel:*Eyal Levi – guitar, synthesizer*Mike Kameron – vocals, synthesizer*Emil Werstler - guitar...
, was self-released in 2004. Their Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...
debut, The Hinderers
The Hinderers
The Hinderers is Dååth's second studio album produced by Dååth and James Murphy, and released by Roadrunner Records. It contains guest solos by James Murphy and James Malone...
, was released in March 2007. Dååth have so far released two music videos from The Hinderers
The Hinderers
The Hinderers is Dååth's second studio album produced by Dååth and James Murphy, and released by Roadrunner Records. It contains guest solos by James Murphy and James Malone...
, the first being "Festival Mass Soulform," which was created prior to getting signed, and helped them gain Roadrunner's interest. The second video, "Subterfuge," was released in February 2007.
In March 2007, Dååth was confirmed to play the second stage (rotating slots) at Ozzfest
Ozzfest
Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States featuring performances by many heavy metal and hard rock musical groups. It was founded by Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne, both of whom also organize each yearly tour with their son Jack Osbourne...
. On October 22, 2007, blabbermouth.net
Blabbermouth.net
Blabbermouth.net is a website dedicated to heavy metal and hard rock news, as well as album and music DVD reviews. Blabbermouth.net was founded and is run by Borivoj Krgin. The first version of the website was officially launched in March 2001...
reported that live singer Sean Farber had left the band. A few months later, on February 28, 2008, blabbermouth.net then reported that Sean Z. (who had filled in after Sean Farber had left) had been named the new singer. Apparently, Mike Kameron is also no longer in Dååth, as his name is not mentioned on the official Dååth myspace page anymore.
2007 also consisted of more notable tours for Dååth. In January they toured the US with Job For a Cowboy, The Acacia Strain, and Psyopus. In the spring there was a European run with Unearth and Job for a Cowboy. That summer featured not only Ozzfest, but Summer Slaughter dates, a Dying Fetus tour, and various Devildriver offdates. Later on that fall Dååth toured the US and Canada with Dark Funeral and Naglfar. To end the album cycle, Dååth performed three shows in Japan with Zyklon.
The band's third album The Concealers
The Concealers
- Personnel :Performers* Sean Zatorsky - vocals* Eyal Levi – guitar* Jeremy Creamer – bass guitar* Emil Werstler – guitar* Kevin Talley – drumsProduction* Mike Fuller – mastering* Jorden Haley – artwork, design* Michael Kameron – additional lyrics, research...
was released on April 21, 2009 by Century Media Records via a partnership with Roadrunner Records. Dååth released one music video from "The Concealers
The Concealers
- Personnel :Performers* Sean Zatorsky - vocals* Eyal Levi – guitar* Jeremy Creamer – bass guitar* Emil Werstler – guitar* Kevin Talley – drumsProduction* Mike Fuller – mastering* Jorden Haley – artwork, design* Michael Kameron – additional lyrics, research...
" which was for the song "Day Of Endless Light." There was a good bit of touring behind "The Concealers
The Concealers
- Personnel :Performers* Sean Zatorsky - vocals* Eyal Levi – guitar* Jeremy Creamer – bass guitar* Emil Werstler – guitar* Kevin Talley – drumsProduction* Mike Fuller – mastering* Jorden Haley – artwork, design* Michael Kameron – additional lyrics, research...
" as well. Spring of 2009 featured a full US tour with Dragonforce and Cynic. Summer was the full US and Canada with Goatwhore and Abigail Williams. That fall Dååth returned to Europe with Chimaira, Unearth, and Throwdown.
During the break between the final tour for "The Concealers
The Concealers
- Personnel :Performers* Sean Zatorsky - vocals* Eyal Levi – guitar* Jeremy Creamer – bass guitar* Emil Werstler – guitar* Kevin Talley – drumsProduction* Mike Fuller – mastering* Jorden Haley – artwork, design* Michael Kameron – additional lyrics, research...
" album cycle and the writing sessions for the upcoming Dååth album, guitarists Eyal Levi, and Emil Werstler released an instrumental CD entitled "Avalanche of Worms." It was released April 20, 2010, via Magna Carta Records under the artist name "Levi/Werstler." Sean Reinert from Cynic (ex Death) played the drums on it.
Dååth released their fourth studio album in October 2010 via Century Media Records.
In 2011 it was revealed that Emil Werstler, and Sean Zatorsky would be filling the vacant Bass and Keyboard/Vocal (respectively) duties for Chimaira
Chimaira
Chimaira is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1998, the group is a notable member of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal scene. The band's name is derived from the word Chimera, a monstrous creature in Greek mythology...
.
Current members
- Sean Zatorsky - vocals (2008–present)
- Eyal LeviEyal LeviEyal Levi was born on May 22, 1979 in Cleveland, Ohio. Levi is the guitarist and co-writer for Roadrunner Records industrial/death metal band, Dååth...
– guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker... - Jeremy Creamer – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Emil Werstler – guitar
- Kevin TalleyKevin TalleyKevin Talley is an American death metal drummer. He has performed with Dying Fetus, Misery Index and Chimaira, and he is currently the drummer for the bands Dååth, Six Feet Under and Nothnegal.- History :...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Former members
- Sean Farber - vocals 2007 - 2008
- Mike Kameron - keyboard, synth, additional vocals 2003 - 2008
- Matthew Ellis - drums
Studio albums
- FutilityFutility (album)-Personnel:*Eyal Levi – guitar, synthesizer*Mike Kameron – vocals, synthesizer*Emil Werstler - guitar...
(2004) - The HinderersThe HinderersThe Hinderers is Dååth's second studio album produced by Dååth and James Murphy, and released by Roadrunner Records. It contains guest solos by James Murphy and James Malone...
(2007) - The ConcealersThe Concealers- Personnel :Performers* Sean Zatorsky - vocals* Eyal Levi – guitar* Jeremy Creamer – bass guitar* Emil Werstler – guitar* Kevin Talley – drumsProduction* Mike Fuller – mastering* Jorden Haley – artwork, design* Michael Kameron – additional lyrics, research...
(2009) - DååthDååth (album)Dååth is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Dååth, released on October 26, 2010 through Century Media Records.-Track listing:-Personnel & Credits:*Sean Zatorsky - vocals*Eyal Levi – guitar , producer , engineer...
(2010)
Videography
- "Festival Mass Soulform" - released January 25, 2007
- "Subterfuge" - released February 28, 2007
- "Day Of Endless Light " - released July 3, 2009