Destroid

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Destroid
Origin Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Genres Live dubstep, dubstep, drum & bass, metalstep, drumstep
Years active2012–2017
LabelsDestroid Music, Firepower Records
Past members Excision
Downlink
KJ Sawka

Destroid were a dubstep supergroup and live dubstep band consisting of Excision (production and midi-guitars), Downlink (production and midi-guitars), and Pendulum drummer KJ Sawka, [1] with collaboration from Space Laces and Ajapai. [2] [3] The band released two singles and two albums on their independent label, Destroid Music. Destroid also performed live music shows.

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Destroid promoted their dubstep music with online videos, social media marketing, and online graphic novels and a web page called "The Elevated", using the tagline "elevate your existence".[ citation needed ]

Timeline

Destroid was formed after several years of Excision's North American tours, as well as collaborations with Downlink for nu-metal band Korn.[ citation needed ] Excision and Downlink began work on the initial music production for Destroid, and then enlisted Pendulum's KJ Sawka to round out the line up.

In October 2012, Excision released his Shambhala 2012 DJ mix which included six Destroid songs. [4] To promote the release, a video, The Destroid Existence Conspiracy, was created by videographer Mike Diva. [5] The group also published on their website an eight-page graphic novel; the plot parallels events depicted in the Destroid Existence Conspiracy video.[ citation needed ] The artwork for the graphic novel was created by Steven Juliano, it was written and directed by Devin Taylor, and the cover artwork is credited to both Juliano and Taylor.[ citation needed ]

Destroid's first single "Raise Your Fist" was released on November 15, 2012 as a free download on the band's website using a "pay with a tweet" promotion that gave fans a free MP3 in exchange for sharing the link on their Twitter or Facebook page.[ citation needed ]

On November 30, 2012 "Raise Your Fist" was released on Beatport.com and iTunes, reaching #2 on Beatport's Top Dubstep 100 Chart, and #90 on the Top 100 overall chart. [6] Songs available for purchase on Beatport and iTunes. [7]

In 2013, Destroid released an album, The Invasion. [8] [9] [10]

Destroid's live show premiered on May 31, 2013 in San Francisco at The Warfield. [11] [12] That year the band also performed in Baltimore at the Moonrise Festival, Detroit at the Orion Festival, New Jersey at Electric Adventure Festival within Six Flags Great Adventure and just outside Albany, NY at Camp Bisco 12 (2013). [13]

In 2014 Destroid released a follow-up album. The Invasion Remixes. Also that year the band performed at the Safe in Sound Festival. [14]

In 2016 the group performed at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Florida. [15] [16]

In September 2017, the group performed at Excision's first music festival, Lost Lands in Ohio. During the set, one of the two volcanos by the stage caught fire resulting in the stage to be temporarily shut down. This is not the first time Excision has caught a stage on fire. [17] This was also Destroid's final music performance.

On May 31, 2018, "Destroid 8 Annihilate" was included in the action rhythm game, Just Shapes & Beats. [18]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Songs appearing on the Excision Shambhala 2012 mix:

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