DAREDIABLO

Darediablo biography
DAREDIABLO is a New York band of self professed AC/DC fans that specializes in instrumentals. The group was formed in 1999 by Jake GARCIA [bass], Matthew HOLFORD [guitar/organ], and Peter KARP [drums]. This lineup released the heavy, jam band style album 'Tunnel of Fire' on indie label Orchard in 2000, and the next year saw the double EP 'Sky Cohete/Subaquatico' released on Ear Meat Records featuring an epic cover of Black Sabbath's War Pigs.

2002 saw the band settling down. Peter KARP was replaced by Chad ROYCE for live performances and eventually joined the band on a more permanent basis, forming the current lineup. DAREDIABLO also took Southern Music as their constant label. The subsequent albums 'Bedtime Stories' and 'Feeding Frenzy'(2002&2003) saw the band releasing shorter, slicker pieces and adding spacier instrumentation, sound effects and Tom Waits covers to their set list.

The band's style truly culminated on their 2005 release 'Twenty Paces'. Rough but tight instrumentals abound, recalling an early '70s DEEP PURPLE with avantgarde leanings and a smattering of Floydian sound effects for good measure. Since tours to support the album in 2006, the band has seemingly disappeared. However, rumors occasionally bubble up from the indie rock scene online that the band is just waiting to resurface.

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