Djizoes: - First hard rock/metal band promoted on FrostWire

By Kademlia
Filed under Audio, Hard Rock, Metal

Djizoes: (pronounced "Jesus" in English) is a progressive and powerful part hard rock part metal band from Switzerland. Since their creation in 2002 they've managed to amaze many critics and convert many more listeners into die-heart fans. Up to date, they've recorded two EPs, two full-length albums, toured around the world & played in front of tens of thousands of people at a time. Now Djizoes: has agreed to distribute some of their tracks free of charge through FrostWire straight to their P2P listeners.

UPDATE: Djizoes:'s song "Trail" was included on FrostWire FrostClick 2009 Compilation Album Volume 1 celebrating the first 1,000,000 downloads of 2009.

The FrostWire compilation includes two tracks from the band's first album "In the Papers" ("Sumertime wish" & "Ride the Flames") and three tracks from their latest release "Erkonoclast" ("Rome", "Trails" & "Bind us to war").

Take a look at Djizoes: performing "Ride the Flames" live in Taiwan:

A bit of the band's biography from their EPK:

The Concrete Fog”, Djizoes: first EP was produced by Post Tenebras Rock after noticing the band at their 3rd concert! Djizoes: then went on to record a 3-track ball teaser, which opened the doors to Japan and the US. Two 30+-gig tours later they were back in Switzerland recording “In The Papers”, their first full album. Djizoes: released this album in Tokyo in December 2006, setting off their 2nd Japanese tour. The band has just returned from their Asian tour, which took them to Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan where they played the HoHaiYan festival in front of a 50’000 strong crowd! Their new CD, "Erkonoclast", was released during the tour.

Djizoes: fan base has grown internationally rallying around their logo, Erkon, present since the beginning and forever to stay, which several fans have not hesitated, amongst other things, to have tattooed or made into jewelery.

You probably wonder why did the band chose to call themselves like that, ha? In an interview with TimeOut Magazine, the bassist Ales Campanelli said: "We were looking for an easy-to-remember band name. But we were thinking of Jesus not in a religious way. We use the spelling as a joke, to get away from all the religious connotations." He also added that people in Asia & Europe tend to get it, but Americans take it a bit personal... (so please don't )

Djizoes: are currently working on their third full length album and are going to hit the concert circuit again in October for their 6-week US/Asia tour. Stay posted for more info!

Download away and please, let us and the band know what you think by leaving a comment below. Only with your feedback will be able to get you more of the free downloads you want!

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Posted on May 13, 2009 at 2:21 PM

BloodLibel94

Judging on what everyone has said you all might like my band. We play Thrash Metal. Only problem is that we have no drummer and our bassist plays guitar for another band. So we haven't really recorded anything. And if did it'd be a rythym guitar track, lead guitar track, and a vocal track.
kademlia

You can follow Djizoes by clicking on the links in the 'Related Links' section.. Otherwise jamendo.com has been getting more and more of free, cc licensed metal music.
metal_shelving_units

This is so interested. Where can I find more like this?
winocErwan

I enjoy going to heavy metal concerts whenever there is one close to my home. The energy and the vibes are just great. I always like to bring back a souvenir from a concert, to remind me of that atmosphere. From the last one I was able to get some Paramore t-shirts, which is my favorite band at this time.
MasterX

Crap!!
Deviant Destruction

Honestly not my type of music, but i know a lot of people who might like this and ill certainly pass it around. People should be a little more forgiving these guys have a dream of making music as a career, not an easy choice to just pick up and do. Im always interested in hearing different things and these guys definitely have talent, you never know they might just be bigger than Dragonforce, cause god knows that band sucks balls, seriously every song they make sounds the fuc*ing same. Anyway more power to you guys hope you pull it off.
nur xoxo rawrxx abuxoxido

to be honest.. i really didnt like this.. its boring (just like gosuckadick said) i think more hardcore and heavy metal should be put on.. real hardcore.. not this crap.. :(
Thomas

Bring in more of the metal! Bring in varied material! Enough of the same old soft stuff that you guys keep shelving out. its the pop scene but its free. Bring in the more alternative rock to metal stuff. maybe even heavy metal if you will.
Andrew

"He also added that people in Asia & Europe tend to get it, but Americans take it a bit personal... (so please don't :P)"

People in Asia and Europe get it but American's don't? I wonder if this trend has anything to do with the fact many worship the well known "Jesus" as Lord, God, and Savior; and take their faiths seriously.

The band's tongue-in-cheek use of the name clearly tries to take advantage of people's reverence of the original name. Though the band may not revere 'Jesus', the certainly benefit from the infamy it brings.

Sure you could argue, Christian's have no sense of humour, or you could see it for what it is, the use of 'shock' value to promote.

In either case, it is insensitive, and cheap.
Gosuckadick

Weak Vocals, Same kinda rhythm repeated over and over again. Kinda boring :S Honestly, this is teribble.
Bloody18

Mmmm... la verdad muy buena la banda, nunca la habia escuchado nombrar.
Espero encontrar algunos temas buenos!

Saludos Desde Argentina....
Latosha Johnson

Not interested in this material.

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