Klank

More than one artist is called Klank. 1. Splicing the Mosh Pit and the Dance Floor, the wrecking machine from New York known as KLANK released their debut album "Still Suffering" on the Seattle based Tooth & Nail Records (MxPx, Living Sacrifice….) in 1997. Breaking musical boundaries with a sound described as Dancy Aggressive Dark Electronically Influenced Groove, KLANK spent 18 weeks on the CMJ Top 40 charts and their monster single "Downside" was added to over 170 radio stations nationwide. KLANK gained an immense amount of attention and notoriety while forming a strong, loyal fan base with their constant touring and growing reputation for intense live shows. KLANK then made their mark once again with their sophmore release "Numb" which was recorded, engineered, produced, mixed & mastered by the band at their own recording facility & originally offered as a Fan Club / Live show release.Numb Productions with distribution through Progressive Arts Music. NUMB showcased KLANK keeping true to their trademark sound, while also showing much maturity from that of their debut, which includes the crushing single "Blind" which again made it into the top 40 on the CMJ charts. A video was also filmed for "Blind" which had become a regular fixture on the Much Music channel. Following Numb, KLANK appeared on several compilation and contributed their cover of "I'll Wait" to "Running with the Devil- a Tribute to Van Halen " which were both released by Progressive Arts Media. KLANK consists of Daren KLANK Diolosa (ex - Circle Of Dust) on vocals, guitars & keys, Pat Servedio on guitar, keys, & programming, Danny Owsley on guitars & backing vocals and John Zaletel on drums & percussion. When asked to summarize KLANK's music and lyrical direction, Diolosa has explained that, "Writing music is a form of therapy that helps to release bottled up frustrations and emotions that otherwise have no outlet..... We write music that we feel comes from deep down inside and a lot of people can relate because it's based on real life situations and emotions from everyday life... From mood swings, bitterness, the longing for inner peace to elements of hope, happiness & Despair. We all have to deal with these in our lives and this is our way to vent those issues.... We call it Sonic therapy". After the release of NUMB, Diolosa contributed vocals to the song "Silhouette of Rage" found on Argyle Park's "Suspension of Disbelief" release. In 2007 the band released the "In Memory Of..." e.p. which featured the trademark KLANK sound of layers of guitars, keyboards, samples, thumping bass, live and programmed drums fused with melodic, deep heartfelt introspective lyrics. In Memory Of... contained the song EXPN2Day, which the band had written specifically for ESPN's extreme sports / music show called EXPN. April 20,2010 is slated as the release date for the next KLANK offering titled "NUMB...Reborn" which will be available through Fixt online at http://www.fixtstore.com/klank The official website, www.facebook.com/klank 2. A Belgian techno/house DJ.