Klank
Klank — that horrible, grating noise that one hears when metal drops on another hard surface. This noisy one-man entity, which was first heard on the Demo-Lition II compilation album, then recorded and released its full-length debut album on Tooth & Nail. In our dissection efforts of this subject, we contacted song craftsman Daren Diolosa and conducted the following email interview.
What made you decide to pursue Klank full time?
"Well, I've been working on Klank for almost 4 years now. It hasn't been easy. Circle of Dust's untimely demise kind of gave me the kick I needed to finally get things off the ground and motivate myself. It was unfortunate it had to happen under these circumstances, but sometimes these things are out of our control."
Why did Circle of Dust break up?
"It was a bunch of various reasons. First off, we were railroaded into thousands of dollars of debt because our old label flaked out on a financial agreement we had made with them. To this day, almost one year later, we have not seen this money that is owed to us. We are literally in deep trouble financially. Also, due to legal reasons that have yet to be resolved, we could not continue to record as Circle of Dust. We just decided to part ways and see what other avenues we could eventually pursue. We still have Circle of Dust merchandise, and it would sure help us out if people bought some."
Tell me about this album.
"Well, the album is titled Still Suffering, and Fans of the Circle of Dust style of music should be into it. It's not a death metal album, as some have suspected, but it has its heavy moments and its not so heavy moments. I tried to be versatile and not get lumped into any one category. There are elements of Circle, maybe some Fear Factory, Machine Head, and what I consider to be my own style of electronically-influenced music: elements that have a heavy groove, almost hardcore type vocals, with heavy guitars."
What are your tour plans?
"We have done some touring already, but we plan on starting up again on Halloween in Detroit and going up till after new year's some time."
What type of promotional plans are under way (videos, singles, etc.)?
"Buka and the label have been discussing doing ‘Downside' cause it was the first single, but my friend Justin from Oklahoma is gonna film our Halloween and our November 1st show in Chicago and get some footage for either ‘Deceive' or ‘Fall.'"
What changes have gone on in your life in the last year and a half?
"Well, quite a lot actually. I had to give up my apartment due to not being able to afford it any longer. Touring has been erratic, so income is very limited. I had and uncle whom I was very close to pass away and our drummer's truck broke down on the way to Cornerstone. We ended up having to rent a van, and that financially killed us big time. Things haven't been too pretty in the Klank camp!!!!"
What do you think God has taught you in this time?
"Ummm. I'm not sure, really. I guess to try and be patient and be a better person. I've been trying to break down some of the barriers that have been set up around me this past year due to rumors and people getting the wrong impression of me and my music. I have a hard time with really judgmental people."
How has the dissolution of Circle of Dust affected you? How do you feel about it?
"I basically feel that the rug was pulled out from under our feet. It was definitely a rough time for all of us. The transitional period between Circle and Klank was pretty screwed up. That's when I helped sixfeetdeep. I owe a lot to them, because they put me back on stage in front of people who cared about music. And that's exactly what I needed at that time. At the same time it gave me the chance to pursue Klank full time, and that has brought me some of the greatest moments in my life, as well as some really bad memories too, but that comes with the territory I guess."
How do you deal with the bitterness that must rise up within?
"Good question. I don't know exactly how I deal with it. I guess I'm still dealing with it."
What do you think about Jesus?
"Well, I think He was a great Person Who gave His own life to help the world. He died to help a world that I think wasn't worth it. All the violence every day, innocent people getting blown away, and all the other stuff that goes on. No one seems to care, either. A great example: look at Christmas. This is the day that the Savior of the world was born, and it's so commercialized that it makes me sick. No one really thinks about what it was originally intended for. All people care about is what they want and what they want to buy for others, and if they have enough cash to get it. It's sad."
What do you think about His claims to be "the Way, the Truth, and the Life, no one comes to the Father but by Me," and the implications that Buddhism, Islam, Judaism — without Him — Hinduism, Spiritism, and other religions will lead one to Hell?
"I believe that the way to Heaven is to confess your sins to God, not to man, and to ask Him to forgive you. There should be no ‘human' middle man in there between God and man."
There is a fine line between not calling yourself a Christian and denying Christ (the very word Christian is an adjective/adverb that is a descriptive term made by others due to observation — not a noun, and therefore it is a prideful statement to call oneself a Christian). I can understand not wanting to wear a label that you think is dirty, but what about Jesus Himself? Do you claim Him as your own, or do you deny Him?
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