Klank
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| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Industrial metal, death metal, electronic |
| Years active | 1994–2001, 2007–present |
| Labels |
Tooth & Nail Records SmokeDogg Productions |
| Associated acts | Circle of Dust, Argyle Park, LVL, Celldweller, Left Out, Every Day Life |
| Website | official website |
| Members | Daren "Klank" Diolosa Pat Servedio Eric Wilkins |
| Past members | Ray Scheuring Mike Nicosia Carl Weaver John Zaletel Danny "Ducci" Owsley Charlie Parker |
Klank is the nickname for San Jose-based, New York native musician Daren Diolosa and the name of Diolosa's band. Diolosa formed Klank in the mid 90s when he was a guitarist for industrial metal band Circle of Dust. Klank initially shared Circle of Dust's classification as industrial metal, routinely exhibiting Diolosa's characteristic guttural growl, but later releases developed a more melodic, heavy dance groove sound. Klank achieved a ranking on the Top 40 CMJ charts in 2000 with the song "Blind".
Klank got his start as guitarist for Circle of Dust, a notable ground-breaker in industrial metal formed by Scott Albert in 1990. In 1994 Klank began to expand beyond Circle of Dust by releasing a handful of early solo tracks on compilations, playing live with hardcore metal band Six Feet Deep, and working with The Blamed on their album 21. It was through that experience that Klank met Brandon Ebel, president of Klank's future record label, Tooth & Nail Records. Also in 1994, Klank contributed vocals to the album Misguided by Argyle Park. Legal and financial troubles at Circle of Dust's record label caused the touring lineup of Circle of Dust to break up in 1995, at which point Klank began to work on his first solo record.
In 1995, Klank signed with Tooth & Nail for the release of his first album, Still Suffering. He gained some notoriety at the time by signing the contract in his own blood, which he explained as a signifier that he took his contract and his band very seriously. Still Suffering featured production and programming by Scott Albert, and Buka of Argyle Park contributed guest lyrics and vocals. The music was very similar to the industrial metal and industrial rock stylings of Circle of Dust, with the first four songs on the album originally having been written for Circle of Dust. Klank cited death metal and groove metal bands Fear Factory and Machine Head as influences. The album's lyrics bluntly discussed real life issues such as child abuse, betrayal, and religious doubt.
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