Dagoba (band)

Dagoba
Dagoba performing at SummerBreeze 2007
Background information
Origin	Marseille, France
Genres	Industrial metal, groove metal, thrash metal, progressive metal, death metal
Years active	2000–present
Labels	EMI France XIII BIS RECORDS
Website	Official website
Members
Shawter Izakar Werther Franky
Past members
Stephan

Dagoba is a French industrial metal/groove metal band formed in 2000 by vocalist Shawter out of a previous band.

Biography

In 2001, Dagoba signed on Enternote Records and recorded its first EP, Release the Fury, in digipak format and accompanied by a video for "Rush". Distributed by Edel/Sony, Release the Fury received extremely positive reviews.

In March 2003, Dagoba released their first self-titled album (see Dagoba). The band's sound had changed since Release the Fury. After Stephan left the band, Dagoba continued to play as a quartet and gave distribution rights to EMI. They followed up the album release with a successful European tour. The tour included opening for acts such as Samael^[1] and a headlining stint throughout France.^[2]

In February 2006, after two years, Dagoba released What Hell Is About, produced by Tue Madsen. Very different from the last album, What Hell Is About was radically more somber, with a more gothic sound. Simen Hestnæs of Dimmu Borgir, Borknagar, and Arcturus performed guest vocals on two songs. After the release of the album, Dagoba went on tour in Europe, opening for the likes of Machine Head, Metallica and completed a continental tour with In Flames and Sepultura.^[3] They also attended Summerbreeze 2007^[4] and With Full Force 2007.^[5]

Dagoba's third album, Face The Colossus, also produced by Tue Madsen, was released on September 29 of 2008 via Season Of Mist. Dagoba's newest album, Poseidon, was released August 30, 2010.

Members

Current members

• Shawter – vocals
• Izakar – guitar
• Werther – bass
• Frank Costanza – drums

Former members

• Stephan – guitar

Guests

• Simen Hestnæs – vocals on "It's All About Time" and "The White Guy (Suicide)"

Discography

• Release the Fury EP (2001)
• Dagoba (2003)
• What Hell Is About (2006)
• Face The Colossus (2008)
• Poseidon (2010)

Videography

• "Rush"
• "Another Day"
• "The Things Within"
• "Black Smokers (752° Fahrenheit)" ^[6]

References

1. ^ DAGOBA To Support SAMAEL In Europe
2. ^ DAGOBA: Live Dates Announced, Web Site Re-Launched
3. ^ DAGOBA To Support IN FLAMES, SEPULTURA On European Tour
4. ^ SWALLOW THE SUN, DAGOBA, POWERWOLF Confirmed For Germany's SUMMER BREEZE Festival
5. ^ NAGLFAR, UNEARTH, LAMB OF GOD Confirmed For Germany's WITH FULL FORCE Festival
6. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOkxIa4Srfc

External links

• Official website
• Dagoba on Myspace
• DAGOBA´s Interview- HallOfMetal