DUST Records New EP with Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir drummer Nick Barker
Released on = November 17, 2005, 9:03 am
Press Release Author = Jez Ball
Industry = Entertainment
Press Release Summary = Dust has just recorded an EP featuring Nick Barker (Dimmu
Borgir, Cradle of Filth) on drums in the U.K. in September, produced by Greg Brimson
(Rammstein, Paradise Lost, Metallica) and engineered by Russ Russell (Napalm Death).
Press Release Body = FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DUST Records New EP with Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir drummer Nick Barker
Manhattan, NY, November 10, 2005
Dust has just recorded an EP featuring Nick Barker (Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth)
on drums in the U.K. in September, produced by Greg Brimson (Rammstein, Paradise
Lost, Metallica) and engineered by Russ Russell (Napalm Death). We expect it will be
mastered by John Cornfield, and the tentative release date for the U.S. is
Wednesday, January 25th 2006.
Brimson describes the initial album demo as “Pure genius”, with Barker adding, “It
made all the hairs on my body stand up.” Following the month-long recording, Barker
confirmed he has joined DUST.
The demo will be available for free download from the band’s site at
www.Dust-Band.com until the date of release.
BIOGRAPHY
DUST is artist Jez Ball. The new EP is comprised of 5 beautifully-crafted and
melodic songs, and is the result of collaboration with Nick Barker, former drummer
of platinum-selling Black Metal bands Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir. Produced by
Greg Brimson (Rammstein, Paradise Lost, Metallica), DUST breaks new ground in the
field of dark guitar music.
DUST was born in London in 1999. The first EP “Superman”, was quickly snapped up by
UK-based label Copro Records. Dust quickly rose to prominence in the UK metal
scene, and various tours followed. "Superman" was well received across Europe, with
the UK’s Metal Hammer and Italy's Psycho! magazines putting tracks on their
covermount CD's. Following extensive club and radio play (including London’s largest
alternative radio station, XFM), Jez moved to New York to take advantage of the
heady international atmosphere and vibrant underground club scene, to find
inspiration and further exposure.
With elements reminiscent of NIN, The Cure and Rammstein, DUST pushes the envelope,
incorporating elements of Black Metal, Industrial Rock, Nu-Metal and Goth, yet
remaining elusively uncategorizable. One of the things which makes this EP truly
special are the charismatic and hurt-filled vocals, which are by turns
extraordinarily powerful and intimate. There is an incredible depth of field in the
soundscaping too, literally making the music come alive. Jez says, "I wanted to
include the expressiveness of musical styles outside the normal range of rock/metal,
drawing from such diverse sources as Mongolian throat singing and the plainsong of
early European music.” The EP is a journey into loss and the feelings that accompany
it, from rage through despair, hurt, loneliness and ultimately - even if Jez does
not admit it - acceptance. “It’s about expressing that pain, feeling it, and working
through it - instead of burying your head in the sand and giving up, or taking it
out on someone else. It's not up to me to tell people how to rebuild their lives, or how to grow.
People decide that for themselves - it's what makes you who you are”.
Dust’s full length album‘Anomie’ is currently in production with Greg Brimson.
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