Taken from www.blackdali.com/ Black Dali charge for a seat on the throne with their debut EP, Mad King. Seven years and countless performances after the band’s inception, the four-piece hard rockers out of Indianapolis, IN – Adam Stoner (vocals, guitar), Dustin Webster (guitar, vocals), Casimir Gellizeau (bass), and Jeremy McCombs (drums) – run the gauntlet from soulful melodies and riffs to in-your- face, smash-mouth rock on the self-released, five-track effort. Recorded and produced by Tim Patenaude at The Fallout Shelter and mixed and mastered by Brian “Bone” Thorburn at Threshold Studios, Mad King, released Spring 2015, delivers a heavy dose of raucous, chunky guitars amidst catchy vocal melodies, thunderous drums, and driving bass lines. The EP’s title track hints at Metallica-esque, metal influences, while tracks like “Color Theory” and “A Parent” highlight Black Dali’s “softer” side with clean guitar intros and vocals transitioning to full-band rock pieces. “Knots” has a driving rhythm with tempo changes matching the mood of the lines Stoner is singing, and the fifth track, “The Blue Line,” is an aggressive, up-tempo metal jam. As the musical texture changes throughout Mad King, one constant is Stoner’s artful lyrics, which delve into dark corners of his personal experiences. Black Dali began in 2008 as a solo project for Stoner. On MySpace, BD rose to number 16 on the Top Unsigned charts. The music gained hundreds of plays a day and over a million in a year. Stoner made the decision to make BD a full band and went through a number of members before solidifying a lineup. In addition to a large catalog of Black Dali-branded hard rock gaining popularity around Indiana, the band has developed a reputation for its thrilling live performance. Joey Megan Harris of Indianapolis’s Nuvo Magazine had this to say about the band: "Black Dali was almost a whiplash change from (the band before them). They were very melodic; they brought to mind Smile Empty Soul or Rev Theory. Black Dali had great stage presence, and was one of the better two of the night. They had a really tight set and were really entertaining. The guitars were magnificent; the drumming was spot on, everything meshed fantastically. I loved them, I loved their sound, I loved their set, and everything about Black Dali was glorious." Black Dali are currently in the process of recording their next album. Keep your eyes and ears open for a performance near you! In the meantime, pick up your digital copy of Mad King through iTunes, Google Play or Amazon, stream through Spotify or iHeartRadio, and grab a hard-copy at the next show! ​ <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Black+Dali">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.