Dead and Divine

Dead and Divine
Dead and Divine live in 2008.
Background information
Origin	Burlington, Ontario
Genres	Post-Hardcore, Metalcore
Years active	2003-present
Labels	[ Distort Entertainment
Website	Dead & Divine official MySpace page
Members
Matt Tobin Chris LeMasters Kellan Lindsay Sebastien Lueth Kelly Bilan

Dead and Divine is a five-piece Post-Hardcore band out of Burlington, Ontario, Canada.^[1] Their initial success spawned from their 2005 EP What Really Happened At Lover's Lane on Verona Records (a label created by the band themselves, and Silverstein's Shane Told).^[2]

Career

What Really Happened At Lovers Lane (2005-2006)

What Really Happened At Lover's Lane beat all expectations when in its first week alone it sold nearly 1,000 copies nationwide, landing them a spot on the Canadian Billboard Top 200.^[3] This was a huge accomplishment for the group since their original formation in 2003. The band then set off on an independently booked coast to coast Canadian headlining tour that following summer, playing in as many cities as they could.

Writing/The Fanciful (2006-2007)

In the fall of 2006, the band took time off touring to begin work on their full-length album. Along with locking themselves in their jamspace for hours on end, they initiated the writing process, creating and fine tuning new tracks for their second album. Following their writing stint, Dead and Divine set out on several more self-booked headlining tours including a winter tour throughout Ontario during the month of January, a February–March east coast tour, and two more full Canadian tours spanning from April to August 2007. Finally taking some time off, the band spent five days at Drive Studios with producer Steve Rizun, completing pre-production for six songs on their upcoming full-length.

They spent most of December recording their Rise Records debut at Interlace Studios with producer Kris Krummet. The band then shot their music video for their single "Like Wolves" from their record The Fanciful with director Ben Knechtel - www.motionformusic.com (Hawk Nelson, Seconds To Go, Thousand Foot Krutch). The band toured Canada and the US supporting The Fanciful for close to two years with bands like Darkest Hour, Oh Sleeper, and Cancer Bats.

In July 2008, it was announced that Ryan Leger would leave the band in order to be with his girlfriend and newborn daughter.^[4] The band has recently found a replacement, Kyle Anderson of Sydney. It was announced on their facebook page. Leger later joined Every Time I Die and is currently playing drums for the band.

Distort Entertainment/The Machines We Are (2008–Present)

In September 2008, the band signed with Distort Entertainment (Alexisonfire, Bleeding Through, Cancer Bats, Architects, The Bronx, etc.) They went on to be a part of the Weight Of The World Cross Canada Tour with headlining band Misery Signals. Also on the tour were Haste The Day, Architects and Sights & Sounds.

The band then released The Machines We Are on August 4 and embarked on a Canadian tour with Straight Reads The Line.^[5] They again broke the Billboard Top 200 Chart, and hit #18 on the Canadian Neilsen Soundscan Hard Rock Charts, as well as landing #39 on the Canadian Neilsen Soundscan Alternative Charts. The band was nominated for Favorite Punk/Hardcore Group at the CMW Indie Awards (Other nominees include Alexisonfire, Propagandhi, and Comeback Kid). In August 2009, they shot their second video with Director Marc Ricciardelli (Alexisonfire, Bedouin Soundclash, Moneen, Cancer Bats) for their single "Neon Jesus". The video was released on September 18, 2009. In October/November 2009 the band toured the US with The Chariot and Oh, Sleeper, having Fear the Aftermath and Believe the Hype playing with them as well. They have recently announced that they will be headlining the "Hell Hath No Waste Like Us" Tour with support from The Bled, and will soon after be touring the UK and Europe with The Chariot.

The band had officially released the name for their next upcoming album titled Antimacy on January 25 on their Myspace. The album is due to be released on August 2. Antimacy has debuted at #53 on the Canadian Albums Chart.^[6]

Members

Current members

• Vocals - Matt Tobin
• Guitar - Chris LeMasters
• Bass - Kellan Lindsay
• Guitar - Sebastian Lueth
• Drums - Kelly Bilan

Discography

• Her Name Was Tragedy (EP) (2004)
• What Really Happened At Lover's Lane (EP) (November 29, 2005)
• The Fanciful (March 18, 2008)
• The Machines We Are (August 4, 2009)
• Antimacy (August 2, 2011)

Videos

• Like Wolves
• Neon Jesus

References

1. ^ Pure Grain Audio - review
2. ^ [http://bringbacktheboombox.com/main/?p=942 Bring Back the Boombox - CEMF Interview & Album Review[
3. ^ The Uniter - The Machines We Are review
4. ^ Chart Attack - Dead and Divine Hate Their Van
5. ^ Eye Weekly - Interview
6. ^ http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html

External links

• Dead and Divine on Myspace