Damond Jiniya

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Background information
Birth nameDamond Micheal Jiniya
Born (1974-12-16) December 16, 1974 (age 49)
Palm Springs, California, United States
Origin Palm Springs, USA
GenresLiterature, Music
Occupation(s)
  • author
  • musician
  • songwriter
  • influencer
Instrument(s)vocals, guitar, piano
Years active1978–present
Website http://www.earthstonespirit.com

Damond Jiniya is an American vocalist, lyricist and author. [1] [2] He was born December 16, 1974, in Palm Springs, California. His most notable talent is a 7.5 octave vocal range. He also plays 5 musical instruments. He shortly fronted the prog metal band Savatage, . Damond achieved international notoriety in 1996 with his electro-metal band Diet of Worms. Critically, he was acclaimed as a pioneer in early the early emo sound. He recorded with Lover of Sin (Christian Death) in 2005. Damond has performed at festivals such as Wacken Open Air (DE), Graspop (BE), "Gods of Metal (IT) and the Dracfest UK. He has been featured worldwide in publications such as NME (U.K), Metal Edge (U.S.A), Rock Hard (DE), Metal Maniacs (U.S.A), Aardschok (NL) and most recently Roadie Crew (Brazil). Damond began his 20+ year career as the touring lighting director for, Morbid Angel, Mayhem, Monster Magnet and more.

Contents

In early 2022 Damond published 2 full literary books. "Wandering Poems for Dreamers" and "Amerikan Family Ultra". As of March 2024. Damond Jiniya will be touring the U.S with legendary Guns n Roses tribute, Nightrain.

Early life

Damond was born in Palm Springs, California Dec 16th, 1974. He comes from a family of performers. His grandmother, mother, sister and niece all sing professionally. His mother was a country singer. He joined his mother onstage at age 2 and became part of her show. Damond traveled the United States extensively with her throughout most of his childhood, living in New Hampshire, Tennessee, Washington, Arizona, Nevada and Florida. He put together his first band at age 12 in Nashville, TN. [3] [ non-primary source needed ]

Diet of Worms (1996-2004)

Damond founded Diet of Worms with guitarist, producer Juan "Punchy" Gonzalez in 1996. They recorded a demo entitled "Diet of Worms" The demo was well received by critics and fans alike. The duo quickly went on the road with acts such as Godhead (band), Mortiis, Switchblade Symphony and Christian Death touring the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Europe (1997–2003) DOW became a trio in 1998 adding Christian Death drummer Steven "Divine" Wright. The band played their last show in Haarlem, NL in 2003. Diet of Worms disbanded in 2004 citing personal differences. Damond began his touring career in 1995 as a lighting technician for Morbid Angel, Mayhem and Monster Magnet [4] [ non-primary source needed ] DOW recorded 3 studio albums and 1 EP. [5]

Savatage (2001-202?)

Damond joined Savatage in March 2001 after the departure of their former lead vocalist Zachary Stevens. Damond traveled extensively with Savatage to support their 2001 release Poets and Madmen . The band headlined in Europe, Brazil, and the U.S.A. They also played/headlined festivals with Suicidal Tendencies, Megadeth, W.A.S.P., Bruce Dickinson, Living Colour, Motörhead etc. In 2001 they opened for Judas Priest in Europe on their "Demolition" tour. There were immediate plans to record a follow up record, but Savatage went on indefinite hiatus in 2003 and the album was never recorded. [3] [ non-primary source needed ] Having never been officially fired. Damond remains the final contracted singer of Savatage.

Various Projects (2005-Present)

After his departure from Savatage in 2010, Damond briefly took up acting. He starred in a low budget independent film called Chasing the Tiger with Jennifer Karnes. He released his fifth studio album called The Neglected in 2005. In 2006 Damond released "Starclone". In 2008 he released "Nebulas on Doomsday". Damond released his 8th international independent recording "Herman Nebula" in 2013. Damond was featured on blabbermouth.com, Roadie Crew, Metalsucks and Brave Words online. In a 2018 interview, he mentioned that he was working on two books including a poetry/biography and a fictional piece. In 2018 he formed Blackbird Sanctuary Media. In 2019 he released two full length recordings "Dreaming of Snakes" and "Down the Tracks" In 2020, he and his wife developed Earth Stone Spirit.com. This is a successful online everything store. In 2020 he celebrated 20 years as a successful vocal coach (since 2000) in 2022 Damond has become an online influencer for TikTok, youtube and Cameo.com. In 2022, Damond wrote and released his first book "wandering poems" worldwide in Feb.

In 2024 Damond will be touring and fronting the legendary U.S. Guns n Roses tribute, Nightrain.


Books

Discography

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  3. 1 2 "Damond Jiniya biography". www.savatage.com. Archived from the original on 2001-05-29. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
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  5. ↑ "Diet of Worms Discography" . Retrieved 2007-08-27.[ dead link ]
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