Ephel Duath (band)
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Ephel Duath is an Italian progressive metal
band, formed in 1998 in Padova, Italy
. They have had a constantly changing line-up with guitarist and songwriter Davide Tiso, being the only original member. To date, they have released one demo, four studio albums, and two remix albums. Their fourth studio album, Through My Dog's Eyes
, was released on January 26, 2009.
. Their debut release was Phormula, on the Code666 record label. Following Phormula's release, they signed to Elitist Records (a sub-division of Earache), and repackaged the debut with demo tracks, releasing it in 2001 as Rephormula
. Forming a new lineup, founder Davide Tiso recruited a diverse set of musicians for the band, hailing from backgrounds in hardcore punk
, jazz
, blues
, funk
, and progressive rock
.
The first album with this lineup was 2003's The Painter's Palette
. The album showcases an unorthodox combination of hardcore punk
and jazz fusion
. Kerrang!
magazine bizarrely compared the band at this point in a May 2003 interview as supermodels playing Dillinger Escape Plan.
A new album, Pain Necessary to Know
, was released in late 2005. After the recording of this album, drummer Davide Piovesan quit the band, and was replaced in 2006 by Sergio Ponti and in 2007 by Andrea Rabuini. Ephel Duath later dismissed bassist Fabio Fecchio, the band explained "Ephel Duath have become a trio. In order to explore more experimental music dimensions".
On November 27, 2008, Ephel Duath announced that Luciano George Lorusso had quit the band, and professional poker player Guillermo Gonzales was the replacement. They also released a new song 'Guardian' on their MySpace
webpage. In January 2009, the band released a new album titled Through My Dog's Eyes
, featuring the drummer Marco Minnemann
and Dillinger Escape Plan's Ben Weinman
, who composes 'electronics' on the song "Bark Loud". On 4 June 2009, Davide Tiso announced that Ephel Duath have parted ways with Earache Records, and that he was "thrilled" to be off the label.
Davide Tiso currently has solitary operation of Ephel Duath, this is due to the cost of hiring musicians out of his own pocket. He claimed to have only received $400 from a record label.
Regarding former members he said - "They were often complaining, without even realizing how many problems I was hiding in front of their eyes. Now it's just me, and I'm pretty comfortable like this.".
In November 2011, Davide Tiso announced a new line-up, and Ephel Duath signed with Agonia Records (Poland) for the release of an EP and two full-length albums. The upcoming EP is to be recorded in January 2012 at Sharkbyte Studios in Oakland, California. Erik Rutan will do the mixing at his Mana Recording Studio, and Alan Douches will master the material at West West Side Music in New York.
Studio albums
Remix albums
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
band, formed in 1998 in Padova, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. They have had a constantly changing line-up with guitarist and songwriter Davide Tiso, being the only original member. To date, they have released one demo, four studio albums, and two remix albums. Their fourth studio album, Through My Dog's Eyes
Through My Dog's Eyes
Through My Dog's Eyes is the fourth studio album by the Italian avant-garde metal band Ephel Duath. The album is based around a concept thought up by guitarist and founding member Davide Tiso, in which the whole album is from the viewpoint of a dog. The album's artwork is done by Seldon Hunt, who...
, was released on January 26, 2009.
History
Ephel Duath was formed in 1998 as a two-man group and taking their name after the fictional location of the same name in J.R.R. Tolkien's book The Lord of the RingsThe Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is a high fantasy epic written by English philologist and University of Oxford professor J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier, less complex children's fantasy novel The Hobbit , but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in...
. Their debut release was Phormula, on the Code666 record label. Following Phormula's release, they signed to Elitist Records (a sub-division of Earache), and repackaged the debut with demo tracks, releasing it in 2001 as Rephormula
Rephormula
Phormula is the full-length debut studio album by the Italian band Ephel Duath. Originally released through Code666 label in early 2000, the album was reissued two years later by Earache's sub-label Elitist...
. Forming a new lineup, founder Davide Tiso recruited a diverse set of musicians for the band, hailing from backgrounds in hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
, funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
, and 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...
.
The first album with this lineup was 2003's The Painter's Palette
The Painter's Palette
The Painter's Palette is the second album by Italian avant-garde metal / Jazz band Ephel Duath.-Track listing:# "The Passage " - 4:11# "The Unpoetic Circle " - 4:54# "Labyrinthine " - 5:21...
. The album showcases an unorthodox combination of hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
and jazz fusion
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
. Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
magazine bizarrely compared the band at this point in a May 2003 interview as supermodels playing Dillinger Escape Plan.
A new album, Pain Necessary to Know
Pain Necessary to Know
Pain Necessary to Know is the third studio album by the Italian avant-garde metal band Ephel Duath.-Track listing:# "New Disorder" – 5:01# "Vector " – 4:15# "Pleonasm" – 2:31# "Few Stars, No Refrain And A Cigarette" – 3:43...
, was released in late 2005. After the recording of this album, drummer Davide Piovesan quit the band, and was replaced in 2006 by Sergio Ponti and in 2007 by Andrea Rabuini. Ephel Duath later dismissed bassist Fabio Fecchio, the band explained "Ephel Duath have become a trio. In order to explore more experimental music dimensions".
On November 27, 2008, Ephel Duath announced that Luciano George Lorusso had quit the band, and professional poker player Guillermo Gonzales was the replacement. They also released a new song 'Guardian' on their MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
webpage. In January 2009, the band released a new album titled Through My Dog's Eyes
Through My Dog's Eyes
Through My Dog's Eyes is the fourth studio album by the Italian avant-garde metal band Ephel Duath. The album is based around a concept thought up by guitarist and founding member Davide Tiso, in which the whole album is from the viewpoint of a dog. The album's artwork is done by Seldon Hunt, who...
, featuring the drummer Marco Minnemann
Marco Minnemann
Marco Minnemann is a German-born drummer, composer and multi-instrumentalist. He lives in Lake Elsinore, California.-Biography:...
and Dillinger Escape Plan's Ben Weinman
Ben Weinman
Ben Weinman is an American musician, who is most notable for being the lead guitarist for the band The Dillinger Escape Plan. He is the founder and only original member remaining in the band....
, who composes 'electronics' on the song "Bark Loud". On 4 June 2009, Davide Tiso announced that Ephel Duath have parted ways with Earache Records, and that he was "thrilled" to be off the label.
Davide Tiso currently has solitary operation of Ephel Duath, this is due to the cost of hiring musicians out of his own pocket. He claimed to have only received $400 from a record label.
Regarding former members he said - "They were often complaining, without even realizing how many problems I was hiding in front of their eyes. Now it's just me, and I'm pretty comfortable like this.".
In November 2011, Davide Tiso announced a new line-up, and Ephel Duath signed with Agonia Records (Poland) for the release of an EP and two full-length albums. The upcoming EP is to be recorded in January 2012 at Sharkbyte Studios in Oakland, California. Erik Rutan will do the mixing at his Mana Recording Studio, and Alan Douches will master the material at West West Side Music in New York.
Current members
- Davide Tiso – guitar, bass, keyboard, vocals (1998–present)
- Karyn Crisis - vocals (2011-present)
Former members
- Giuliano Mogicato – bass, guitar, vocals (1998–2001)
- Davide Tolomei – vocals (2003–2004)
- Davide Piovesan – drums (2003–2005)
- Fabio Fecchio – bass (2003–2006)
- Riccardo Pasini – keyboard (2003–2005)
- Sergio Ponti – drums (2006–2007)
- Luciano George Lorusso – vocals (2003–2008)
- Guillermo Gonzales - vocals (2008–2009)
- Marco MinnemannMarco MinnemannMarco Minnemann is a German-born drummer, composer and multi-instrumentalist. He lives in Lake Elsinore, California.-Biography:...
– drums (2008–2009) - Andrea Rabuini – live drums (2007–2009)
Discography
Demo albums- OperaRephormulaPhormula is the full-length debut studio album by the Italian band Ephel Duath. Originally released through Code666 label in early 2000, the album was reissued two years later by Earache's sub-label Elitist...
(1998)
Studio albums
- PhormulaRephormulaPhormula is the full-length debut studio album by the Italian band Ephel Duath. Originally released through Code666 label in early 2000, the album was reissued two years later by Earache's sub-label Elitist...
(2000) - RephormulaRephormulaPhormula is the full-length debut studio album by the Italian band Ephel Duath. Originally released through Code666 label in early 2000, the album was reissued two years later by Earache's sub-label Elitist...
(2002) - The Painter's PaletteThe Painter's PaletteThe Painter's Palette is the second album by Italian avant-garde metal / Jazz band Ephel Duath.-Track listing:# "The Passage " - 4:11# "The Unpoetic Circle " - 4:54# "Labyrinthine " - 5:21...
(2003) - Pain Necessary to KnowPain Necessary to KnowPain Necessary to Know is the third studio album by the Italian avant-garde metal band Ephel Duath.-Track listing:# "New Disorder" – 5:01# "Vector " – 4:15# "Pleonasm" – 2:31# "Few Stars, No Refrain And A Cigarette" – 3:43...
(2005) - Through My Dog's EyesThrough My Dog's EyesThrough My Dog's Eyes is the fourth studio album by the Italian avant-garde metal band Ephel Duath. The album is based around a concept thought up by guitarist and founding member Davide Tiso, in which the whole album is from the viewpoint of a dog. The album's artwork is done by Seldon Hunt, who...
(2009)
Remix albums
- Pain Remixes the Known (2007)