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Biography

Doomshade is a metal band from Kansas City currently smashing their way through clubs in the Midwest to promote their forthcoming CD entitled "Doomshade". The band formed in January of 2006 and began writing music that would showcase the Pantera / CoC style vocals of lead singer Jay Stadler. In the year and a half since their formation, Doomshade has done around 60 live shows, secured a distribution contract with Open Grave Records, and delivered their first record to the public through popular national retailers. Currently they are playing at clubs throughout the Midwest until November when they will hit the studio to begin recording their second album to be released in early 2008.

Doomshade live performances are tight and the music is often compared to Pantera, Rob Zombie, and Godsmack. Most of the songs are between three and five minutes in length. The rhythms are catchy and easy to grasp for first time listeners, but intricate enough to hold your attention for the long run. The tone is heavy, heavy, heavy. Dead stops, grinding rhythms, powerful drum riffs, and clear gravel vocals highlight the musical interplay they bring to the stage. The polished guitar solos of Haupt and Christopher continue to wow audiences in a club scene over crowded with strictly rhythm guitar bands, and front-man Stadler’s stage presence is infectious. Doomshade gives 110% at their live performances and their showmanship commands any stage and they entertain the eyes as well as the ear.

The inspiration for Doomshade came about during a hiatus from performing with the band Graven Image which Oliver, Haupt, and Christopher formed in 1995. Jay Stadler, a long time friend, saw an opportunity to enlist the group to work on a side project to record music for his vocals. Once composition and recording had begun the project took on a life of its own, and they decided to officially form a new band. Preparation for live performances went fast due to the twin guitar team of Haupt and Christopher, paired with drummer Oliver, who had worked together on all three of the indie records released by Graven Image between 1995 and 2003. The core members experience, together with the addition of Paul Stadler on bass, is a well rounded musical team that produces the tight rhythms, articulate changes, and subtle nuances that give Doomshade's music life.

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