Denyal

Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00 Wednesday, 03 March 2010 22:02

Denyal

By: Courtenay Stewart

 

If you like music that breaks convention, tears

down walls, and incorporates new and innovative

elements, then Denyal is a band that you will love.

Years ago, this band was formed in a basement

when four musicians came together, with their

different musical influences, they decided to

violate borders and came up with a new concept

of metal music. Denyal is known as an original,

aggressive, emotional metal band from NW

Indiana and the Chicagoland areas. Denyal had

their first CD release party Saturday February 13

at Riff Raff’s bar in Valparaiso, IN. Playing to an

almost sold out crowd, their first show since being

in the studio was a great success.

 

The band consists of four members. Heath

Rogers on bass and vocals, Jeremy King on

drums, Ron Tomich on guitar and backup vocals,

and Justin Mayberry on guitar and backup vocals.

The band got their start when Heath and Jeremy

got together in 2000. They soon started jamming

with Ron, and Justin filled out the rest of the band.

They have been going strong for two years with

this lineup.

 

They all had different influences and liked all

different genres of music. They decided to start

writing their own music and the original sound

just seemed to flow. The name came almost by

accident. The band got their first show and didn’t

have a name, so they came up with “Denyal”, but

were planning on changing it after that first show.

Their first show did so well and the band gained so

much popularity that they stuck with it.

 

Their new release, called Scarred For Life is

a CD that is breaking the barriers of metal.

It has an avant-garde sound to it; almost

a new school meets classic heavy metal,

what would be described as hybrid metal.

Hybrid Metal is a sound that is collected

from diverse styles of music, anything from

hardcore metal to jazz, and has lyrics that

can be philosophical and emotional in

nature. This is a perfect fit, for this band. Their

sound features a lot of the great classic sounds,

such as Metallica and Pantera, but you can tell

that the band is also influenced from different

types of music, everything from Muddvain to Rush.

All the while keeping their original sound. The

lyrics, you can tell, are from real life situations

and have a very emotional feel to them. This CD

was a major accomplishment for the band. They

made it in Heath’s basement and did everything

themselves. They had to take all the little things

that you normally don’t hear live and change them,

since everything sticks out in the studio, which has

made them a better and much tighter band.

 

The band’s goal with this CD is to spread the word

about themselves and to possibly expand not only

in Northwest Indiana, but also to different regions,

markets, and whatever else may come. Therefore

they are sending their CD to many different labels

and management groups around the United

States. The band will continue to write and put

together a new album, but they are also in the

middle of putting together a tour of the Midwest.

As of now, there is no confirmation, so you will

have to check out their websites to find out where

Denyal will be playing next.

 

You can check out Denyal at www.myspace.

com/denyalmusic or www.reverbnation/denyal.

Both websites feature a history of the band and

allow you to check out songs from their new CD,

Scarred For Life.