Damond Jiniya

Damond Jiniya is an American vocalist and lyricist.[1][2] He was born December 16, 1974, in Palm Springs, California. His most notable work was fronting the prog metal band "Savatage" (2000–2003). Damond also achieved international notoriety with his electro-metal band "Diet of Worms" (1997–2004). He recorded with "Lover of Sin" (Christian Death) in 2003. 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 and Crew (Brazil).

Damond Jiniya
July 28, 2011
Background information
Birth nameDamond Micheal Jiniya
Born (1974-12-16) December 16, 1974
Palm Springs, California, United States
OriginPalm Springs, USA
GenresRock, Hard Rock
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrumentsvocals, guitar, piano
Years active1978–present
Associated actsSavatage, Diet of Worms, Starclone, Herman/Nebula, Retribution, Blackbird Sanctuary

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 U.S.A. extensively with her throughout most of his childhood living in New Hampshire, Tennessee, Washington, Arizona, Nevada and Florida. He put his first band together at age 12 in Nashville TN.[3]

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.[4] DOW recorded 3 studio albums and 1 ep.

  • "Diet of Worms"(1996)
  • "To Thine Own Self"(1997)
  • "the Aquarius"(1999)
  • "Tantrumland"(2004)...

.[5]

Savatage (2000-2003)

Damond joined Savatage in late 2000 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]

Various Projects (2005-Present)

After his departure from Savatage, 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 and Roadie and Crew magazine (Brazil) 2011. In an interview, he mentioned that he was working on two books including a biography and a fictional piece. In 2018 he formed Blackbird Sanctuary. B.S is band of Florida all stars. In 2019, he devoloped FREE PLAY LIVE. Freeplaylive.com is an online alternative for Damond's music, writing and videos. Damond Jiniya deleted all of his social media in 2019 citing "dirty code", "identity theft" and "data mining". In 2020 he celebrated 20 years as a successful vocal coach (since 2000) According to his page, 2020 will also see his first national music release since 2013.[6][7][8]

Discography
  • Diet of Worms (1996)
  • To Thine Own Self (1997)
  • Aquarius (1999)
  • Tantrumland (2004)
  • the Neglected (2005)
  • Starclone (2006)
  • Nebulas on Doomsday (2008)
  • Herman/Nebula (2014)[9]

Compilations

References
  1. Larkin, Colin (2006-11-20). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. ISBN 9780195313734.
  2. Berelian, Essi (2005). The Rough Guide to Heavy Metal. ISBN 9781843534150.
  3. "Damond Jiniya biography". www.savatage.com. Retrieved 2007-03-17.
  5. "Diet of Worms Discography". Retrieved 2007-08-27.
  6. "Damond Jiniya Interview". Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  7. "Neglected and Diet of Worms News". Blabbermouth.net.
  8. "Chasing the Tiger".
  9. "Diet of Worms discography". Diet of Worms. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  10. "Black Sunshine: The Tampa Underground & Beyond". Discogs. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
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