Dragonlord is an American symphonic black metal band that was formed in 2001 as a side project by Eric Peterson and Steve Di Giorgio of Testament, and Steve Smyth of Nevermore. The band is a result of Eric Peterson's interest in darker music, and not being able to do that with Testament he formed Dragonlord. The band combines elements of black metal (screeching vocals, keyboards) with some thrash guitar influences. Lyrical themes vary, either about the rage of a dragon (hence the name), death, war, lost love, Satanic or otherwise anti-religious themes (common in black metal), or combinations.
DiGiorgio left the group shortly after its creation and was replaced by former Testament bassist Derrick Ramirez. Smyth left the project in 2005. Former Psypheria member Lyle Livingston plays keyboards for the band, and Jon Allen is their drummer.[1] Vocalist Leah McHenry joined in 2018.
In 2009, Eric Peterson released the following statement via Kerrang magazine:
After months of hard work in the studio, the new albums' finally shaping up. I've been working real hard alongside Sean Malone who has recorded a lot of the album with me and we both believe it has strong potential. Unfortunately, because of my hectic schedule, I've not been able to make my finishing touches to the album. And because of my commitments to Testament, I'm not gonna have time to finish it any time soon. Therefore, there's not gonna be any new material hitting the streets this year or early next [year]. But we're hoping to be able to resume work in mid-2010 in preparation for an early 2011 release. - Eric Peterson
In 2010, Eric Peterson issued another statement via Terrorizer magazine:
Our record label has recently expressed doubt over the [upcoming] album's potential. At first we were fucking but then we were all sadly brought to reality. Reception to Black metal is possibly the most limited of all in the entire music world; especially the U.S. where the genre's epically failed to find its feet as established movement. So given the circumstances we need to let fans know that making adjustments to the current recordings would put us back another good few thousand. That'd mean possibly creeping into the Testament budget. As I mentioned before, I am not prepared to make any financial risks with Dragon[Lord] until we become as followed as bands like Slipknot or Dimmu Borgir. So I would say there's around an 83% chance the album won't be developed and on the streets at all, 13% chance of me making adjustments and around a 10% of finishing the band. Anyone who knows me will respect my honesty and I can tell you DragonLord doesn't have a future, we would like to make another album; but the metal scene is difficult to flourish in. Dragon definitely withstands no chance. - Eric Peterson
On March 7, 2012, Dragonlord was signed to Spinefarm/Universal Records.
As of October 2013, according to Eric Peterson, Dragonlord is recording a new album, "Dominion", which is set to release in early 2017. In April 2015, it was announced "Dominion" is currently in the mixing stage.[3]
The album "Dominion" was released September 21, 2018, and featured the renowned bass guitarist from Slovenia, Tilen Hudrap (U.D.O, Pestilence, Paradox) as a guest on the J.R.R Tolkien inspired track "The Discord of Melkor".
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dragonlord band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dragonlord is an American symphonic black metal band that was formed in 2001 as a side project by Eric Peterson and Steve Di Giorgio of Testament and Steve Smyth of Nevermore The band is a result of Eric Peterson s interest in darker music and not being able to do that with Testament he formed Dragonlord The band combines elements of black metal screeching vocals keyboards with some thrash guitar influences Lyrical themes vary either about the rage of a dragon hence the name death war lost love Satanic or otherwise anti religious themes common in black metal or combinations DragonlordOriginOakland California U S GenresSymphonic black metal thrash metal early Years active2001 presentLabelsSpitfire Escapi Spinefarm UniversalMembersEric PetersonLyle Livingston Alex BentLeah McHenryPast membersSteve Di GiorgioSteve SmythJon AllenDerrick Ramirez Mark BlackClaudeous CreamerSteve SchmidtWebsiteenterthedragonlord wbr comDiGiorgio left the group shortly after its creation and was replaced by former Testament bassist Derrick Ramirez Smyth left the project in 2005 Former Psypheria member Lyle Livingston plays keyboards for the band and Jon Allen is their drummer 1 Vocalist Leah McHenry joined in 2018 They have released three albums Rapture in 2001 Black Wings of Destiny in 2005 and Dominion in 2018 Contents 1 Band history 2 Members 2 1 Current members 2 2 Former members 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksBand history EditIn 2009 Eric Peterson released the following statement via Kerrang magazine After months of hard work in the studio the new albums finally shaping up I ve been working real hard alongside Sean Malone who has recorded a lot of the album with me and we both believe it has strong potential Unfortunately because of my hectic schedule I ve not been able to make my finishing touches to the album And because of my commitments to Testament I m not gonna have time to finish it any time soon Therefore there s not gonna be any new material hitting the streets this year or early next year But we re hoping to be able to resume work in mid 2010 in preparation for an early 2011 release Eric Peterson 2 In 2010 Eric Peterson issued another statement via Terrorizer magazine Our record label has recently expressed doubt over the upcoming album s potential At first we were fucking but then we were all sadly brought to reality Reception to Black metal is possibly the most limited of all in the entire music world especially the U S where the genre s epically failed to find its feet as established movement So given the circumstances we need to let fans know that making adjustments to the current recordings would put us back another good few thousand That d mean possibly creeping into the Testament budget As I mentioned before I am not prepared to make any financial risks with Dragon Lord until we become as followed as bands like Slipknot or Dimmu Borgir So I would say there s around an 83 chance the album won t be developed and on the streets at all 13 chance of me making adjustments and around a 10 of finishing the band Anyone who knows me will respect my honesty and I can tell you DragonLord doesn t have a future we would like to make another album but the metal scene is difficult to flourish in Dragon definitely withstands no chance Eric Peterson On March 7 2012 Dragonlord was signed to Spinefarm Universal Records As of October 2013 according to Eric Peterson Dragonlord is recording a new album Dominion which is set to release in early 2017 In April 2015 it was announced Dominion is currently in the mixing stage 3 The album Dominion was released September 21 2018 and featured the renowned bass guitarist from Slovenia Tilen Hudrap U D O Pestilence Paradox as a guest on the J R R Tolkien inspired track The Discord of Melkor Members EditCurrent members Edit Eric Peterson vocals guitars bass Lyle Livingston keyboards Alex Bent drums Leah McHenry female vocals and choirsFormer members Edit Steve Di Giorgio bass 2000 2001 Steve Smyth guitars 2000 2005 Derrick Ramirez bass Mark Black guitars Jon Allen drums Claudeous Creamer guitars Steve Schmidt bass Gian Pyres touring guitarist 2005 2006 Discography EditRapture 2001 Black Wings of Destiny 2005 Dominion 2018 References Edit Dragonlord Biography AllMusic Retrieved May 27 2015 KERRANG Peterson says no Dragonlord album until 2011 Testament Guitarist s Dragonlord Mixing Third Album Blabbermouth net April 19 2015 Retrieved May 27 2015 External links EditOfficial Dragonlord website Dragonlord at Encyclopaedia Metallum This article on a United States metal band is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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