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{{Short description|American industrial metal band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Klank
| alias             =
| image             = Bridge tracks-1.jpg
| caption           = Klank in 2023. L–R: Daren "Klank" Diolosa and Pat Servedio
| landscape         = yes
| origin            = [[Long Island]], New York, U.S.
| genre             = [[Industrial metal]],<ref name="Relevant">{{cite web|url=https://www.riffrelevant.com/2017/12/11/riff-relevant-interview-with-daren-klank-diolosa/|title=Riff Relevant: Interview with Daren "Klank" Diolosa|website=Riff Relevant Magazine|first=Pat|last=Riot|date=December 11, 2017|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}</ref> [[groove metal]],<ref name="Prog">{{cite web|url=http://www.progressiveartsmusic.com/bands.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010405204122/http://www.progressiveartsmusic.com/bands.htm|title=Bands|website=Progressive Arts Music|archivedate=April 5, 2001|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}</ref>
| years_active      = 1993–2001, 2007–present
| label             = [[Tooth & Nail Records|Tooth & Nail]], SmokeDogg Productions
| associated_acts   = {{flatlist|
*[[Circle of Dust]]
*[[Argyle Park]]
*[[Six Feet Deep]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asthestorygrows.com/episodes/ba6dafd9|title=Bryan Gray of The Blamed|website=As The Story Grows Podcast|first=Bryan|last=Gray|interviewer=Bryan Patton|date=June 12, 2019|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}</ref>
*[[Every Day Life]]
}}
| website           = {{URL|klanknation.com}}<br>
{{Facebook|KLANK}}
| instrument        =
| current_members   = Daren "Klank" Diolosa<br>Pat Servedio
| past_members      = Ray Scheuring<br>John Zaletel<br>Danny Owsley<br>Charlie Parker<br>[[Bryan Gray]]<br>Eric Wilkins
}}
'''Klank''', also stylized as '''kLaNk''' or '''KLANK''', is an American [[industrial metal]] band that originated out of [[Long Island, New York]] in December 1993.<ref name="Relevant"/> The project began after Daren Diolosa, the brainchild of Klank, departed from the fellow industrial band [[Circle of Dust]].<ref name="ATSG">{{cite web|url=https://asthestorygrows.com/episodes/b0c7315f|title=kLaNk|website=As The Story Grows Podcast|first=Daren|last=Diolosa|interviewer=Travis Turner|date=July 16, 2017|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newreleasetoday.com/artistdetail.php?artist_id=1076|title=Klank Artist Profile|website=New Release Tuesday|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}</ref> Diolosa carried the project as a solo project until around 1997, when he began performing live. Following the live performances, Pat Servedio  joined as a full-time member, with Diolosa and Servedio joining as a team. The band would go through many members, eventually settling on the lineup of Diolosa, Servedio, and former [[Every Day Life]] drummer Eric Wilkins.<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=https://klanknation.com/bio|title=Bio|website=Klank Nation|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}</ref>
==History==
Klank began in December 1993, following [[Circle of Dust]]'s [[Klayton]] disbanding the live lineup of the band, which included Daren Diolosa, nicknamed Klank.<ref name="Relevant"/><ref name="ATSG"/> Klank began writing his own solo material from there, eventually debuting with "Animosity".<ref name="ATSG"/> The song would be released via [[R.E.X. Records]] on two compilations. In 1995, Klank signed with [[Tooth & Nail Records]] and began to work on the project's debut album, ''Still Suffering''. To prove his dedication to working hard, Diolosa signed his contract in his own blood.<ref name="ATSG"/> With the production of the album, Diolosa reunited with his former Circle of Dust bandmate Klayton, as well as Buka of [[Argyle Park]]. Diolosa had been featured on Argyle Park's debut album, ''[[Misguided]]'', which also featured [[Mark Salomon]] (ex-[[The Crucified]], [[Stavesacre]]), Jeff Bellew (ex-The Crucified, Stavesacre, [[Chatterbox (band)|Chatterbox]]), [[Tommy Victor]] ([[Prong (band)|Prong]]), [[Jyro Xhan]] ([[Mortal (band)|Mortal]]), Dirk Lemmenes (ex-[[Focused (band)|Focused]], Stavesacre), and several others.<ref name="Powell_Fe">{{cite book | last=Powell | first=Mark Allan | title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music | year=2002 | publisher=Hendrickson Publishers | location=[[Peabody, Massachusetts|Peabody]], [[Massachusetts]] | isbn=1-56563-679-1 | edition=First printing | chapter=Argyle Park | page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/48 48] | chapter-url-access=registration
| chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofco00mark/page/48}}</ref> The album came out through the label and by 1997, the project began to tour with a lineup of Diolosa on vocals, guitars, and keyboards, with [[Every Day Life]] members Mike Niosea on guitars, Carl Weaver on guitars, and Eric Wilkins on drums.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hardradio.com/metalmama/klank.html|title=Klank|website=Hard Radio.com|first=Sheila|last=Ren|date=January 14, 1997|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}</ref>
In 1999, the band recorded their sophomore album, ''Numb'', which featured an entirely new lineup, including Danny "Ducci" Owsley on guitars, John Zaletel on drums, and Pat Servedio on guitars, bass, and programming.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Klank-Numb/release/7326131|title=Klank - Numb|website=Discogs|year=1999 |accessdate=January 20, 2021}}</ref> The album was the first release under Klank's new label, SmokeDogg Productions, and was also released on Progressive Arts Music.<ref name="Prog"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.angelfire.com/in2/nerd4life/klank.html|title=Klank|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}</ref> The album would later be re-released under the title of ''NUMB...Reborn''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://v13.net/2011/11/gear-review-klank-guitarist-klank-on-his-set-up/|title=Gear Review: Klank Guitarist Klank on his set up|website=V13|first=Bruce|last=Moore|date=November 21, 2011|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}</ref> According to Klank, "Ducci" joined the band by recommendation of [[Bryan Gray]], who had filled in with the band who Diolosa had worked with in [[The Blamed]] and [[Six Feet Deep]].<ref name="Discuss">{{cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/discography-discussion/id1205778260?i=1000475369404|title=211. Discuss Metal Episode 014: Klank Diolosa of Klank|website=Discography Discussion|first=Klank|last=Diolosa|interviewer=Daniel Terry|date=May 21, 2020|accessdate=January 26, 2021}}</ref> Diolosa met Ducci by Gray and would ask him to join. Ducci would just graduate from school before going on tour the next day.<ref name="Discuss"/> By the end of 2001, the band would embark on hiatus. Diolosa would go to work for [[Ringling Brothers Circus]] as a transportation manager.<ref name="ATSG"/>
In 2007, ''In Memory Of...'', was released via SmokeDogg Productions, once more. The EP featured six new songs and several older songs. With the release of the EP, the band was revitalized, consisting of Diolosa, Servedio, Owsley, Zaletel, and new bassist Charlie Parker.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fabryka.darknation.eu/php-files_en/articles.php?article_id=322|title=Klank - Interview (2010)|website=Fabryka Darknation|first1=Nina|last1=Górnisewicz|first2=Marco|last2=Gariboldi|date=June 1, 2010|accessdate=January 22, 2021}}</ref> However, by 2010, the band consisted of Diolosa, Servedio, and a returning Eric Wilkins.<ref name="Bio"/> The same year, ''Numb'' was re-released as ''Numb...Reborn'', which featured several new songs, featuring Mike Phillips (ex-[[Deliverance (metal band)|Deliverance]], ex-[[The Sacrificed]]) [[Larry Farkas]] ([[Vengeance Rising]], [[Die Happy (band)|Die Happy]], [[Once Dead (band)|Once Dead]]) and [[Jim Chaffin]] (ex-The Crucified, Deliverance, [[the Blamed]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Klank-NumbReborn/release/13019478|title=Klank - Numb...Reborn|website=Discogs|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://v13.net/2010/05/interview-with-klank-vocalist-and-guitarist-daren-klank-diolosa/|title=Interview with Klank Vocalist and Guitarist Daren "Klank" Diolosa|website=V13.net|first=Bruce|last=Moore|date=May 21, 2010|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hmmagazine.com/blog/news/new-klank-album/|title=new Klank album|publisher=[[HM Magazine]]|first=Doug Van|last=Pelt|date=April 20, 2010|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}</ref> In 2012, the band released ''Urban Warfare''. The album featured a guest spot for [[Doug Pinnick]] of [[King's X]], who Diolosa had been friends with for many years.<ref name="ATSG"/><ref name="Urban Warfare">{{cite web|url=https://v13.net/2012/06/klank-urban-warfare/|title=Klank - Urban Warfare|website=V13|first=Bruce|last=Moore|date=June 1, 2012|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}</ref> V13.net gave the album a review, stating that "At the end of the day I feel Urban Warfare is the best Klank effort to date; they have virtually perfected their brand of infectiously-catchy, insanely groovy metal."<ref name="Urban Warfare"/>
In 2017, Klank released their fifth studio album, ''Rise''. The album was very well received, with Ilker Yücel of Regen Magazine writing "For this, RISE may be KLANK's most arresting album to date, and one that this writer imagines will be very difficult for the band to top in the future." and Bruce Moore of V13.net writing "All things considered, I think this is my favorite Klank release since their debut, Still Suffering. All nine tracks flow well and I really enjoyed listening to the entire package. No fillers to be found here, just good, honest, groove-infused industrial metal."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://regenmag.com/reviews/klank-rise/|title=Klank - Rise|website=Regen Magazine|first=Ilker|last=Yücel|date=January 13, 2017|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://v13.net/2016/12/klank-rise-album-review/|title=Klank - Rise [Album Review]|website=V13.net|first=Bruce|last=Moore|date=December 2, 2016|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}</ref> During that same year, Klank would also record the score for a documentary created by Bruce Moore, who apparently was a longtime friend of his, titled ''Metal Missionaries'', which would feature bands in the [[Christian metal]] genre, including [[Vials of Wrath]], [[A Hill to Die Upon]], [[Frost Like Ashes]], BoughtXBlood, and [[Antidemon]].<ref name="Relevant"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofgodrecords.com/product/metal-missionaries-documentary-dvd/|title=Metal Missionaries - Documentary DVD|website=[[Vision of God Records]]|accessdate=January 20, 2021}}</ref>
==Members==
[[File:Klank 9.JPG|thumb|Daren Diolosa with Klank at [[Cornerstone Festival]] 2007]]
'''Current'''
* Daren "Klank" Diolosa – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, programming (1993–2001, 2007–present)
* Pat Servedio – guitars, bass, keyboards, programming (1997–2001, 2007–present)
'''Former'''
* Eric Wilkins – drums (1997 [live], 2010–2018)
* Danny "Ducci" Owsley – guitars (1997–2001, 2007–2010)
* Charlie Parker – bass (2007–2010)
* John Zaletel – drums (1997–2001, 2007–2010)
* Ray Scheuring – drums (1999 [live])
* [[Bryan Gray]] – guitars (1997)<ref name="ATSG" />
'''Live'''
* Mike Nicosia – guitars (1997)
* Carl Weaver – guitars (1997)
==Discography==
'''Studio albums'''
*''Still Suffering'' (1995)
*''Numb'' (1999)
*''In Memory Of...'' (2007)
*''Numb...Reborn'' (2010)
*''Urban Warfare'' (2012)
*''Rise'' (2017)
* ''Between Unholy and Divine, Vol. 1'' (2022)
* ''Between Unholy and Divine, Vol. 2'' (2023)
'''EPs'''
*''Downside'' (1997)
'''Musical scores'''
* ''Metal Missionaries (The Score)'' (2017)
* ''Metal Health: An Instrumental Musical Journey'' (2019)
'''Compilation appearances'''
*''Demo-lition II'' (1994, [[R.E.X. Records]]) – "Animosity (demo)"
*''Can You Dig It? III'' (1994, R.E.X. Records) – "Animosity (demo)"
*''Sweet Family Music: A Tribute to Stryper'' (1996, [[Flying Tart Records]]) – "The Way" (cover of [[Stryper]])
*''Tooth & Nail Records Sampler Vol. 3'' (1996, [[Tooth & Nail Records]]) - "Downside"
*''Songs from the Penalty Box'' (1997, Tooth & Nail Records) - "Downside"
*''4th Anniversary Box Set'' (1997, Tooth & Nail Records) - "Downside"
*''Audiomata 1.0'' (1999, Flaming Fish Music) - "Blind"
*''Runnin' with the Devil: A Tribute to Van Halen'' (2000, Progressive Arts Music) – "I'll Wait" (cover of [[Van Halen]])
*''The Classics Hard'' (2004, Tooth & Nail Records) - "Downside"
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{cite web|url=https://v13.net/2011/05/gear-review-klank-drummer-eric-wilkins-on-his-whole-drum-kit/|title=Gear Review: Klank Drummer Eric Wilkins on His Whole Drum Kit|website=V13.net|first=Bruce|last=Moore|date=May 5, 2011}}
*{{cite journal|title=Interview: Klank|journal=Garlic Press|date=Spring 1996}}
*{{cite journal|title=Tell Me About It: No More Nails|journal=Campus Life|first=Chris|last=Lutes|date=May 1997}}
*{{cite journal|title=What Is Industrial? What Is Goth?|journal=[[HM Magazine]]|first=Brian Vincent|last=McGovern|date=January 1998}}
*{{cite journal|title=A Chat With Klank|journal=HM Magazine|first=Doug|last=Van Pelt|date=January 1998}}
*{{cite journal|title=Klank Speaks Again|journal=HM Magazine|date=January 1999}}
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