DieHumane is the Metal and Rock supergroup featuring former members of Exodus, Type O Negative, Life of Agony, Anova Skyway and more. The band will release its debut album The Grotesque on May 5, 2023, in partnership with Ulrich Wild’s label WURMgroup and The Oracle Management, the management company of Coal Chamber/DevilDriver frontman, Dez Fafara (and his wife Anahstasia who’s the CEO). The album was completed in 2022 and will feature 10 original compositions. The band has shared their first single and video – “Oblivion” here:

 

Buy “Oblivion” single here: https://bstlnk.to/oblivion

Pre-order The Grotesque album here: https://bit.ly/DieHumane-Pre-Order

The Grotesque was produced and mixed by legendary producer, Ulrich Wild, who shares,“I’m incredibly excited and honored to be part of DieHumane’s debut album. I’m always interested in artists who create their own genre-defying brand of music, and DieHumane did just that with TheGrotesque. Their music is incredibly dynamic, and goes from hauntingly beautiful to absolute destruction with everything in between. A true musical journey.”

 

 

Dez Fafara adds, “When I heard the record for the first time I immediately restarted it for the second time. This is one of the most unique musical offerings in metal at this point, completely its own sound ,lush and unforgiving in artistry. There will be big things on the horizon once the public gets attached to this band ! Oracle is proud to represent DieHumane.” 

 

Photo Credit: Anthem In Art Photography

 

DieHumane’s members also share their thoughts about “Oblivion”:

“Oblivion’ is our take on a song that’s been written a thousand times; self-loathing, the lack of will to push forward, and isolation. It was one of the first songs written for this project at the end of 2020 and was the track that got the party started. This is the quintessential DieHumane song; weird, moody, abstract, and heavy.” – Joshua Vargas (Bass, Rhythm Guitars, Piano, Programming)

 

“What started as a simple hobby file sharing project between friends culminates in the moment we have all been waiting for. Finally, we can answer the question on what we sound like. The track is such a broad scope of our abilities and it was the obvious first choice to put on display as a single.”

– Garret West (Vocals)

 

“After years of hard work and impatiently waiting, I am thrilled to finally release some music. I honestly can’t wait to see what the response to this is. What we have been listening to for roughly two years in its various stages, the world can finally hear.” – Greg Hilligiest (Keys, Programming, additional Guitars)

 

“After a lot of hurdles and preparation, we are finally ready to release. I have been blessed to be given an opportunity to play with a bunch of very talented guys and cannot wait for the world to experience a fresh twist on the metal genre.” – Rick Hunolt (Lead Guitars)

 

 

“The first moment I heard the rough track of ‘Oblivion’, I was hooked. I knew I was going to create some killer drums for this song. I’m very excited for it to be coming out. I’d like to thank Oracle Management, Wurmgroup, and all the fans around the world that are going to enjoy this track.”

– Sal Abruscato (Drums) 

 

Bio:

DieHumane was founded in Galveston, Texas at the end of 2020 by Joshua Vargas and Greg Hilligiest as a way to deal with the loss and isolation of that year. From there it snowballed into something massive, with Garret West (former vocalist of Anova Skyway) being recruited on vocals, Rick Hunolt (former Exodus guitarist) being recruited as the lead guitarist, and Sal Abruscato (former Type O Negative/Life Of Agony drummer, as well as chief musician in A Pale Horse Named Death) being recruited on drums. 

 

 

DieHumane is a band that swims about as far away from the other fish as it gets. Combining elements of doom metal, jazz, industrial, blues, and prog. Imagine if Celtic Frost got into a car crash with A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails, and Type O Negative while listening to Pink Floyd on the radio. DieHumane is heavily rooted in mood and atmosphere, from the brooding to the cathartic, from the hopeless to hopeful. Love them or hate them, it’s a musical ride that you can only get from them. 

 

 

DieHumane is: 

Garret West – Vocals

Rick Hunolt – Lead Guitars

Joshua Vargas – Bass, Rhythm Guitars, Piano, Programming

Greg Hilligiest – Keys, Programming, additional Guitars

Sal Abruscato – Drums