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| Background information | |
| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Progressive metal |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Ironshore, Metal Blade, Blacklight Media |
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| Website | theoniband |
Oni is a progressive metal band formed in Canada by singer Jake Oni. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Jake Oni is a resident of the Cayman Islands, and runs the Cayman-based music company Ironshore Group. [6]
ONI formed in 2014. [7] They released their debut album, Ironshore, in 2016, on Black Light Media Records and Metal Blade Records. [8] Longtime Lamb of God producer Josh Wilbur produced and mixed the album and the song "The Only Cure" featured Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe. [9]
Wilbur produced Oni's Alone EP, released by Blacklight Media/Metal Blade in 2019. [10] The same year, Jake Oni contributed guest vocals to Lamb of God guitarist Mark Morton's solo album, Anesthetic . He appeared on the song "The Never," alongside Chuck Billy, David Ellefson, and Roy Mayorga, [11] and is credited as cowriter on "Cross Off," featuring late Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington. [12]
Morton and Wilbur co-wrote and produced "The Lie," released by Oni in February 2022, with Jake credited as the only member of the band. [13] American trap metal duo City Morgue appeared on another song called "War Ender", with a music video being released on April 13.
On April 28, 2022, Oni announced their second album, Loathing Light, which was released on June 17. The band also released a music video for the new song "Secrets", which features Iggy Pop and Randy Blythe from Lamb of God. [14]
In June 2023, Oni released "Silence In A Room Of Lies", a collaboration with Jared Dines. [15] A music video for the song was released alongside it, which features footage from a documentary shot by Dines.
ONI has toured with Gojira, Max & Iggor Cavalera, The Devin Townsend Project, Death Angel, Megadeth and Children of Bodom. They also performed at Ozzfest Meets Knotfest with Randy Blythe. [16] [17]
On August 24, 2023, Oni released a new song, "Aura", featuring Howard Jones (Light the Torch, ex-Killswitch Engage) and Josh Gilbert (Spiritbox, ex-As I Lay Dying), and also announced their third album, The Silver Line, would be released on September 22. [18]
| Title | Year | Peak Chart Positions | Album |
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| US Main. Rock [19] | |||
| "Eternal Recurrence" | 2016 | — | Ironshore |
| "Alone" | 2019 | — | Alone EP |
| "The Lie" | 2022 | — | Loathing Light |
| "War Ender" (feat. City Morgue) | — | ||
| "Secrets" (feat. Randy Blythe and Iggy Pop) | — | ||
| "Silence In A Room Of Lies" (feat. Jared Dines) | 2023 | — | The Silver Line |
| "Underneath My Skin" (feat. Kellin Quinn) | — | ||
| "Aura" (feat. Howard Jones and Josh Gilbert) | — | ||
| "Silhouette" | 32 | ||
| "Spark" | — | ||
| Year | Song | Album | Director(s) |
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| 2016 | "Eternal Recurrence" | Ironshore | Abraham Roofeh |
| 2018 | "Spawn and Feed" | Unknown | |
| 2022 | "War Ender" | Loathing Light | Zev Deans |
| "Secrets" | Jeremy Danger and Travis Shinn | ||
| "Heart and Stone" | Unknown | ||
| "Against My Sins" | |||
| "Iron Heart" | Non-album single | ||
| 2023 | "Silence In a Room of Lies" | The Silver Line | |
| "Aura" | Jensen Noen | ||
| "Silhouette" | Unknown | ||
| "Spark" | Jensen Noen | ||
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