The deadlights
| The deadlights | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Huntington Beach , California , United States |
| Genre (s) | Nu metal , alternative metal |
| founding | 1998 |
| resolution | 2001 |
| Last occupation | |
| Wilfred "Duke" Collins († 2015) | |
| Jin Falcone | |
| Jerry Montano | |
Electric guitar |
Billy Roan |
The Deadlights were an American Nu and Alternative Metal band from Huntington Beach , California that was formed in 1998 and split up in 2001.
history
The band was formed in 1998. It got its name from the novel Es by Stephen King , in which the "Deadlights" is referred to as the light at the end of the tunnel in a near-death experience . The band was founded by singer and guitarist Wilfred "Duke" Collins and drummer Jim Falcone. The line-up was supplemented by bassist Jerry Montano and guitarist Billy Roan. In the late 1990s, the group played alongside other California bands such as System of a Down and Coal Chamber . Thereupon a record deal was signed with Elektra Records in 1999 , about which the self-titled debut album, produced by Sylvia Massey , was released in 2000 . After the release, the band took part in the Ozzfest that same year . There were also other performances with Coal Chamber, Type O Negative , Biohazard and Slipknot . In early 2001 the label separated from the band. Due to internal tensions, the band split up a short time later. Montano then joined Nothingface . In 2015, Collins died of a heroin overdose. In his honor, the remaining members held a concert in Santa Ana on March 19, 2016 , his post was taken by Sean De La Tour of Death Division.
style
Christian Graf wrote in his Nu Metal and Crossover Lexicon that the band was "part of the second guard of the West Coast metallers", behind groups like Coal Chamber, System of a Down and Fear Factory . The music is a mixture of power metal and melodic rock . He also gave a statement by Montano in which he gave groups such as Kiss , Metallica , Bad Religion and Dead Kennedys as influences of the members. Joel McIver also wrote in The Next Generation of Rock & Punk Nu-Metal that the band has often been compared to Coal Chamber, System of a Down and Fear Factory. Wolf Kohl from Metal Hammer described the band as a more melodic version of Bad Religion. Kevin Stewart-Panko from exclaim.ca wrote in his review of the album that the band can't decide whether they want to belong to Nu Metal or alternative radio rock. Ultimately, it sounds like it's trying to bring back the second grunge wave - like a less complicated version of Tool .
Discography
- 2000: The Deadlights (album, Elektra Records )
Web links
- The Deadlights at Allmusic (English)
- The Dead Lights at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Deadlights. shiftsonic.com, accessed June 26, 2016 .
- ^ Gary Hill: The Deadlights. musicstreetjournal.com, accessed June 26, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Surviving Members Of THE DEADLIGHTS To Reunite For One-Off Concert. blabbermouth.net , accessed June 26, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Josh Loehr: The Deadlights. Allmusic , accessed June 26, 2016 .
- ↑ Biography. (No longer available online.) Rockdetector.com, archived from the original on April 8, 2016 ; Retrieved June 26, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b Christian Graf: Nu Metal and Crossover Lexicon . Lexikon Imprint Verlag, 2002, ISBN 3-89602-515-5 , p. 66 .
- ^ Joel McIver: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk Nu-Metal . Omnibus Press, 2002, ISBN 0-7119-9209-6 , p. 45 .
- ↑ Wolf Kohl: Ozfest 2000 . Ozzfest 2000-The other stage. In: Metal Hammer . October 2000, p. 126 .
- ↑ Kevin Stewart-Panko: Deadlights. Deadlights. exclaim.ca, accessed June 26, 2016 .
