Klank
Klank is the nickname for San Jose-based, New York native musician Daren Diolosa and the name of Diolosa's band. Diolosa formed Klank in the mid 90s when he was a guitarist for industrial metal band Circle of Dust. Klank initially shared Circle of Dust's classification as industrial metal, routinely exhibiting Diolosa's characteristic guttural growl, but later releases developed a more melodic, heavy dance groove sound. Klank achieved a ranking on the Top 40 CMJ charts in 2000 with the song "Blind".
Biography
Early years as Circle of Dust guitarist
Klank got his start as guitarist for Circle of Dust, a notable ground-breaker in industrial metal formed by Scott Albert in 1990. In 1994 Klank began to expand beyond Circle of Dust by releasing a handful of early solo tracks on compilations, playing live with hardcore metal band Six Feet Deep, and working with The Blamed on their album 21. It was through that experience that Klank met Brandon Ebel, president of Klank's future record label, Tooth & Nail Records. Also in 1994, Klank contributed vocals to the album Misguided by Argyle Park. Legal and financial troubles at Circle of Dust's record label caused the touring lineup of Circle of Dust to break up in 1995, at which point Klank began to work on his first solo record.
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by Klank
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by: KlankBlind
Open your eyes
Open your eyes
My eyes they see
The way it is
And the way it has to be for me
To survive in this world
Full of misery
Do you see the answers never come
Quite so easily
Be free
Forget who you were
Find out what you'll be
Open your eyes
Open your eyes
I'd die to see
A world where we could
Exist in harmony
And peace
The choice is ours
And the answers up to
You and me
The time is now
So rid yourself
Of the slavery
Forget who you were
Find out what you'll be
Don't be so blind
(You've been lied to your whole life
It's time to stand up for what's right)
Will you ever learn in time
(I chose to take back my life
I chose to take back my life)
Out of darkness into light
(How can you expect to find
If you don't open your eyes)
Down inside
My soul it bleeds
And cries out for the one's just like you
With no relief I wish that I could just touch you and
make you complete
The only way to get back up on your own
Two feet
Forget who you were
Find out what you'll be
Open your eyes
Open your eyes
Don't be so blind
(You've been lied to your whole life
It's time to stand up for what's right)
Will you ever learn in time
(I chose to take back my life
I chose to take back my life)
Out of darkness into light
(How can you expect to find
If you don't open your eyes)
We're all plastic all the time
You wear your mask and I'll wear mine
How it's to be
We all get hurt at times
You bear your cross and I'll bear mine
it's not what you see
It's what you ought to be
Open your eyes
Open your eyes
Don't be so blind
(You've been lied to your whole life
It's time to stand up for what's right)
Will you ever learn in time
(I chose to take back my life
I chose to take back my life)
Out of darkness into light
(How can you expect to find
If you don't open your eyes)
Don't be so blind