Every band is influenced by another, and today, Seattle's Draemora is
excited to share a cover version of a group that they have admired very much
over the years, Deftones and their infamous song "Minerva" from the
2003 self-titled album.
When asked why they chose this Deftones track to cover,
Draemora guitarist Terry Jenkins explained:
"Deftones has been the single most important band to me
as an artist from childhood to adulthood. It’s been there throughout my ups and
downs and shaped me as a human for better or worse. The quarantine has given me
a lot of time to reflect and think, this led to creating material. I revisited
this song recently and it gave me chills listening to it, just like the first
time I heard it. When Draemora released our EP 'Awakening', it was clear to me
that it was unclear to our listeners what exactly are the influences of this
band, so I thought it would be best to just cover some of our very favorite
songs that we felt were important to us, this is the first one. We hope you
enjoy it, it was a labor of love making it."
Listen to Draemora's cover version of Deftones'
"Minerva" HERE.
Draemora's debut EP "Awakening", released this
past June via Ultra Nast Records is nothing short of heavy, melodic metal
infused with honest and heartfelt lyrics. This combination works perfectly with
the band’s mission to evoke an intense emotional and spiritual experience that
brings out the raw emotions that are suppressed all day in normal day to day
lives.
Guitarist Terry Jenkins elaborates the story behind the
writing of "Awakening":
"It's intense and beautiful. It's angry, sad, and uplifting and I think it
is a reflection of a human living in modern-day society. The majority of the lyrics are a culmination
of direct excerpts from letters, poems, and life experiences from the period
between May 2018 and August 2019. It was
a very intense time in my life. A
relationship I had been in for 10 years was falling apart due to my addiction
problems and I had just got sober at the end of April 2018. Being sober after being intoxicated and high
for 16 years was like living in a different world all together. I had to finally face all of the things I had
put off for a very long time and it was like I was learning how to do
everything in my life all over again. I
used lyrics and music to channel a lot of those feelings and get it out. When I was in the beginning, I relied on
listening to a few specific metal albums to keep me from slipping into the
dark, and without those pieces of music, I may not be walking the earth right
now. I was going to keep this stuff to
myself but, the realization that I needed to feel like I wasn't alone by
listening to music that spoke candidly about the same things that I was going
through almost forced me to share my stories and others stories on this EP with
someone else who is going through the same stuff."
Recommended for fans of Strapping Young Lad, Whitechapel,
and Nevermore, Draemora's "Awakening" is available Spotify, Apple
Music, iTunes, Google Play HERE.
Album Stream on YouTube.
Music Video - Home - HERE.
With a slight pause in the band’s plans due to the 2020
COVID-19 pandemic, Draemora is already working away on a full-length album to
follow and getting ready for when they can pummel crowds live with their heavy
melodic brand of death metal.
Track Listing:
1. Home (3:27)
2. Dead Inside (3:09)
3. Guilt (3:20)
4. Reckoning (3:53)
5. Legion of Scum (3:34)
EP Length: 17:25
Band Line Up:
Terry Leroy Jenkins – Guitar / Clean Vocals
Taylor Wood – Vocals
Max Taylor – Guitar
Jared Connelie – Drums
EP Credits:
– All instrument parts and Vocal parts including lyrics were
written, arranged, and Produced by Terry Leroy Jenkins
– Drum performance – Jared Connelie
– Vocal Performances – Terry Leroy Jenkins and Taylor Wood
– Guitar and Bass Performances – Terry Leroy Jenkins
– Mixing – Terry Leroy Jenkins – Ultra Nast Productions
– Mastering – Erman Hemidovic / Systematic Productions
– Album Artwork – Sarah Estrella
For more info:
Draemora.comFacebook.com/Draemoramusic
Instagram.com/draemoramusic
EPK
"Draemora's new EP Awakening is a 17 minute melodic
death metal piece with more twists and turns than your average M. Night
Shyamalan movie. This is a band that doesn't stick to the tradition melo-death
sounds, instead looking to incorporate some clean singing, some progressive
sections and some experimental sounds... This is an EP that incorporates many
different sounds, but doesn't have any filler... A very unique debut release
from Draemora." - Metal Injection
"‘Guilt’ features the band’s penchant for mixing their
brutal modern metal with glorious rock melodies! Think of a sound that meshes
Gojira, Alien Weaponry, Faith No More, and the more recent era of Lamb of God,
and you might begin to understand the group!" - Ghost Cult Mag
"In this playthrough of their song “Guilt” we see Terry
from Draemora ripping away with his Fender Telecaster. His tele is loaded with
a single EMG 57 and he’s boosting that guy with an Ibanez TS9 going directly
into his Mesa.
The deadly tone of the 2-channel and a heavy rhythm hand are such a great
combo." - Gear Gods
"A haunting, eerie melody opens “Home” with the an
Allegaeon esq melodic moment before some DJent infused riffage takes hold and
Wood delivers the kind of unclean vocals that leave you with 3rd degree burns
on the inside of your throat. Jenkins interjects with a pair of clean sung
verses over some almost Grungy Metalcore and you have a track with perhaps a
trio of different styles in a single offering that works because of the
cognitive tissue of the narrative." - Metal Noise
KISW 99.9FM (Seattle)
- BJ & Migs L&L BAND OF THE WEEK: Draemora (June 10, 2020)
"LEGION OF SCUM, with its dynamic and pressing drums
and sharp riffing, surely one of our favorite tracks." - HardRockHeavyMetal
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