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Daylight Dies 
Daylight Dies, 2008Background information Origin Asheville, North Carolina, United States Genres Death/doom
Melodic death metalYears active 1996–present Labels Candlelight, Relapse, Tribunal Website www.daylightdies.com Members Nathan Ellis
Barre Gambling
Charley Shackelford
Egan O'Rourke
Jesse HaffPast members Guthrie Iddings
Matthew GolombiskyDaylight Dies is a Melodic death/doom band which focuses on dark, melancholic, emotional introspection.
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History
Daylight Dies was formed in 1996 by Barre Gambling and Jesse Haff. In 1999, the two recorded the band's first demo, The Long Forgotten Demo. In 2000, Guthrie Iddings joined the band as the vocalist and the trio recorded the band's second demo, Idle, which was released through Tribunal Records. In 2001, Egan O'Rourke joined as the bassist and the band recorded a two song demo that was meant for record labels only. In late 2001, they signed with Relapse Records.
In 2002, Daylight Dies released their debut studio album, No Reply. Afterwards the band toured Europe with Katatonia and the United States and Canada with Lacuna Coil in support of the album. After the tour, vocalist Guthrie Iddings left the band to pursue a career and was replaced by Nathan Ellis. Charley Shackelford also joined as a second guitarist. In November 2005, Daylight Dies signed with Candlelight Records and released their second studio album, "Dismantling Devotion" in March 2006.
From July 13 to July 14, 2006, Daylight Dies performed as main support for Emperor in New York City. The band premiered their first music video for the song "Lies That Bind" on August 9, 2006. Between October 20 and November 19, 2006 they embarked on their first full North American tour in support of Dismantling Devotion together with Portugal's Moonspell and Sweden's Katatonia.
Daylight Dies entered the studio in December 2007 to begin recording their third album Lost to the Living. Like Dismantling Devotion, the album was mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios. After the album's release in 2008, the band supported it with two North American tours—one with Candlemass and another with Soilwork, Darkane and Swallow the Sun.
Pre-production for the fourth album has begun in North Carolina in July, 2010.
Band members
Current members
- Nathan Ellis – vocals
- Barre Gambling – guitar
- Charley Shackelford – guitar
- Egan O'Rourke – bass guitar, clean vocals
- Jesse Haff – drums
Former members
- Guthrie Iddings – vocals
- Matthew Golombisky – bass guitar
Session musicians
- Robert Daugherty – guitar
Discography
Studio albums
- No Reply (2002, Relapse)
- Dismantling Devotion (2006, Relapse)
- Lost to the Living (2008, Candlelight)
Singles
- A Portrait in White (2008, Candlelight)
Live albums
- Live at the Contamination Festival (2005, Relapse)
Demos
- The Long Forgotten Demo (1999)
- Idle (2000, Tribunal)
External links
Categories:- Heavy metal musical groups from North Carolina
- American death metal musical groups
- American doom metal musical groups
- American melodic death metal musical groups
- Relapse Records artists
- Musical groups established in 1996
- Musical quintets
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