Dagoba

Dagoba（舍利塔）2000年9月成軍于法國，由主唱Shawter、鼓手Franky、吉他手Izikar和貝司手Werther四個年輕人組建。03年的首張專輯就在法國圈子里引起了不小的轟動。今年簽約著名極端金屬廠牌Seasons of Mist推出了更加成熟的第二張專輯《What Hell Is About》。來自Fea* **ctory、Machine Head、Lamb of God、Pantera等樂隊(duì)的影響使Dagaba的音樂帶上了濃厚的美國氣息，Metalcore和另類金屬的沖擊力都柔和其間——這些“俗”的元素在美國已經(jīng)可以撐起一支二線樂隊(duì)了，然而Dagaba絕對不會滿足于此。極端金屬的底蘊(yùn)使樂隊(duì)的音樂魅力完全上了一個檔次，死亡金屬的殘暴，黑暗金屬的莊嚴(yán)，前衛(wèi)金屬的大氣乃至工業(yè)音樂的冰冷統(tǒng)統(tǒng)被Dagaba吸收到音樂當(dāng)中，可謂“雅俗共賞”，音樂的可聽性極強(qiáng)。其深厚扎實(shí)的功底絕不同于美國諸多樂隊(duì)身上的那股輕浮之風(fēng)，無論超前的意識還是過硬的技術(shù)都是美國的那一片樂隊(duì)所望塵莫及的。
by Jason Birchmeier
Dagoba are an English-language metal band from France that established a fan base throughout Europe during the mid-2000s with a series of popular albums on the underground metal label Season of Mist. Formed in 1997 in Marseille, the band cites nü-metal bands of the era such as Korn, Deftones, and Incubus among its influences, along with more extreme styles such as death metal. Comprised of Shawter (vocals), Izakar (guitar), Werther (bass), and Franky (drums), Dagoba made their commercial recording debut in 2001 with a six-song EP, Release the Fury, released on the independent label Enternote Records. The band subsequently made its full-length album debut with Dagoba (2003) on the same label and proceeded to tour for much of the next two years, opening for major metal bands such as Machine Head, Fear Factory, and Korn. The more or less n touring paid off when Dagoba were offered a recording contract with Season of Mist in 2005. The band's album debut on the label, What Hell Is About (2006), was produced by Tue Madsen and was a commercial breakthrough effort, reaching number 107 on the French albums chart. The band's second album on Season of Mist, Face the Colossus (2008), also produced by Madsen, was similarly popular. With a fan base now well established, Dagoba mounted their first-ever headlining tour, performing concerts throughout Europe during 2008-2009 in promotion of the album.