The story starts back a few years when Mark Anderson (guitarist), Jaycen Angone (drummer) and Eamon Skube (then on bass) were part of the Chicago Hard Rock band Ditchwater. The band released a few albums, worked with national producers, shared the stage with numerous national acts and received significant radio airplay and TV exposure with only the long sought after label deal eluding them. The journey ended in late 2007 with the arrest (and subsequent conviction on armed robbery charges) of the bands singer. Considering the previous singer had left the band right before a potential live appearance on National TV in 2006, the remaining members decided to put the working part of the band to rest. “Throughout the majority of the decade we went through tons of changes both in line up and in musical styles that I just didn’t have the will and patience to carry on with that particular project any longer” said Anderson.
In 2008 Mark, Jaycen and Skube joined forces with guitarist Mark Cichra to form a new band. Initially named Ashes From Within, the group auditioned singer after singer while never finding the right fit. The music had been written but a suitable front man was proving to be extremely difficult to obtain. Skube had started doing pre-production vocals for potential try outs and it became clear rather quickly that he had what it took to take over the job permanently. A final decision was made in February of 2009 and the band had their official beginning with the new name Denial Machine. "Moving to front man was a smooth transistion, it stirred up a renewed dedication and I became more involved in the details of the entire operation at that point" said Skube. "It was a leap of faith in some respect due to the unknown aspect of the change. But knowing the work ethic and talent were already present made it easier and the results were beyond expectations" said Angone.
In May of 2009 the band entered Belle City Sound in Racine, WI with Producer Chris Wisco (who has worked with such bands as November’s Doom, Dirge Within and Nonpoint). From May to September the group recorded and mixed 12 songs that would comprise the debut album. (Bass tracks on the album were handled by the legendary Chicago session player “Sweetiebuns”). In July of that year 2 songs emerged early from the recording as a preview and the response was immediate and overwhelmingly positive. In August they made their debut live appearance opening for Victory Recording Artists Otep.
In early October the line up was completed when Brad Heilman was recruited to takeover the bass position on a permanent basis. "The professionalism and musicianship the band possesses made it a good choice for me" commented Heilman. Later that month the album was sent to James Murphy (Obituary, Death, Testament) at SafeHouse Production for Mastering. December 15th saw the digital release of the album. January of 2010 will see the release of the physical version of the album followed by tour dates as the band sets out to promote the album for the rest of the year.
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