Dirge Within Bio

DIRGE WITHIN formed in March of 2007. Once they got started in the rehearsal room in Chicago, the songs came pouring out. Almost immediately DIRGE WITHIN recorded the 3 song demo including the songs "Forever the Martyr" "Complacency Strain" and "Ties That Bind" at Mercenary Studios in Zion, IL. (Engineered by Scott Creekmore). The demo was mixed and mastered by James Murphy (Testament/Death) at Safehouse Productions.

In June of 2007 DIRGE WITHIN played their first show at The Rave in Milwaukee, WI. The rest is metal history!

In November of 2007 DIRGE WITHIN became a member of the Jagermeister Music family. Soon after, DIRGE WITHIN had also become endorsed by: ESP Guitars, Washburn Guitars, Spector Basses, Randall Amplification, Line 6, Peavey, EMG Electronics, Dunlop, Samson Wireless Systems, Draven Shoes, Warlord Clothing, SRH Clothing, and Ed Stone clothing. DIRGE WITHIN's "Forever the Martyr" was placed in permanent rotation on Sirius Satellite Radio's Channel 27 "Liquid Metal".

Early 2008 brought DIRGE WITHIN back into the studio to record another song with Engineer Chris Djuricic at Studio One (Racine, WI). "The Last Goodbye" was recorded, with the mixing and mastering by James Murphy (Safehouse Productions).
In April of 2008 DIRGE WITHIN teamed up with Justin Arcangel of 5B Artist Management (formerly Dark Angel Management). As well as obtaining International Booking by Paul Ryan of The Agency Group.

On July 28th, 2008 DIRGE WITHIN released a one minute snippet of a new track, called "Confession". Once again, the song was engineered by Chris Djuricic at his studio, Belle City Sound. However, this time they took a new step and enlisted the skill of Edsel Dope (Dope) to produce the track. "Confession is just a taste of what's to come in 2009!" "Confession" was mixed and mastered by James Murphy at Safehouse Productions.

DIRGE WITHIN has played shows alongside acts such as Trivium, God Forbid, All That Remains, Devildriver, Dope, Nile, Death Angel, Prong, Kittie, Whitechapel, Chimaira, Static-X, Bury Your Dead, Type O Negative, Seventh Void, and more. They were also asked to play the Chicago date of the ROCKSTAR Mayhem Festival on the Jagermiester Stage in July of 2009.

DIRGE WITHIN officially inked a contract with E1 Entertainment (formerly KOCH Records) in May 2009.
DIRGE WITHIN'S debut album "FORCE FED LIES" was released on September 1st, 2009. The debut album has been spreading like wildfire throughout the country and earning rave reviews from heavy metal magazines and internet sites all over the world, including REVOLVER Magazine, Rock Sound Magazine, and more. "Force Fed Lies" was recorded at Belle City Sound with Engineer/Producer Chris Djuricic, with vocals recorded at The Dope Factory with Producer Edsel Dope. The album was Produced by Edsel Dope & Dirge Within, with Co-Production by Chris Djuricic.

Keep checking back from more updates on DIRGE WITHIN. And remember, as always, KEEP IT FUCKIN METAL!