Diet of Worms (band)

Diet of Worms (D.O.W.) is a rock band that began as a side project between Juan 'Punchy' Gonzalez (guitars, sequencing) and Damond Jiniya (vocals, lyrics). After a few demos had been circulated, there was enough demand for the duo to release an album independently. To Thine Own Self was released in 1997 to glowing reviews from Terrorizer, New Musical Express, Melody Maker, and Rock Hard magazines in Europe.

In the latter part of 1997 D.O.W. toured Mexico and Europe. This tour took D.O.W. to Mexico City, Guadalajara, Paris, Brussels, London, and “muggy” Whitby, UK for the Dracfest. This festival featured Alien Sex Fiend, Lena Lovich, Hawkwind, and The Damned. When English rock magazine NME came out to do an article on the festival they wrote about Diet of Worms. The other artists were all but ignored. Diet of Worms continued to sell CDs independently.

In mid-1998, D.O.W. added a third member. Steve "Divine" Wright, former drummer of legendary gothic rock band Christian Death, joined the ranks of D.O.W. as a permanent member. In 1999 Diet of Worms hit the road again, doing a complete North American tour. They began with a sold out show in Guadalajara, Mexico, then went to do “El Festival Obscurro” in Mexico City. After this, they embarked on a six-and-a-half-week run that took them all over the United States and Canada.

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