Art of Dying (band)

Art of Dying is a Canadian rock band fronted by Jonny Hetherington. The band is currently signed to Better Noise Records.

History

The band was formed in 2004 by lead singer Jonny Hetherington and guitarist Greg Bradley.

On December 1, 2009, it was announced that the band signed a record deal with Reprise Records and Intoxication Records, founded by Disturbed members David Draiman and Dan Donegan. The album was produced by Howard Benson and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge. The album was released on March 22, 2011.

Art of Dying have toured almost continuously in support of the album. In addition to headlining and co-headlining club shows, the band has been featured on several of the biggest hard rock and heavy metal festivals in the country. They have been on both the 1st and 2nd annual Avalanche Tours in 2011 and 2012, headlined by Stone Sour and Shinedown, respectively. They also toured on Rockstar's 2011 Uproar Festival, headlined by Avenged Sevenfold. The band performed at Rock on The Range, Carolina Rebellion, and 48 Hours Fest in 2011.

Art of Dying

Art of Dying may refer to:

Art of Dying (song)

"Art of Dying" is a song by English musician George Harrison, released on his 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass. It was written in 1966–67 when Harrison first became immersed in Hindu spirituality, and its subject matter is reincarnation – the "art" in question being the need to avoid rebirth, by limiting actions and thoughts whose consequences lead to one's soul returning in another, earthbound life form. The song was co-produced by Phil Spector and features a hard-charging rock arrangement that has been described as "proto-disco". The backing musicians include Eric Clapton and the rest of the latter's short-lived band Derek and the Dominos, as well as Gary Wright, Billy Preston and a teenage Phil Collins.

Since Harrison's death in November 2001, the lyrics of "Art of Dying" have been much quoted as a comment on the nature of human existence.

Background and composition

Art of Dying (album)

Art of Dying is the self-titled debut album from Canadian rock group Art of Dying, it was released in the UK on October 9, 2006, on their own label, Thorny Bleeder Records, via a licensing deal with Revolver/Universal. The album was released to the rest of the world via a US online retailer known as CD Baby on February 3, 2007.

The band's single "Get Through This" was used in 2006 to promote a podcast called "Port City P.D.". Three years later this song became the official theme song to WWE's 23rd annual Survivor Series pay-per-view, which was held on November 22, 2009 in Washington, D.C. at the Verizon Center. It was also used frequently during the April 27th, 2010 edition of WWE NXT, and officially announced the following week as the program's second theme song next to "Wild and Young" by American Bang. This track also served as a soundtrack for Transformers: Dark of The Moon.

Track listing