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Dizmas

 
       

Genres: Rock / Acoustic

Location: Del Sur, CA

Stats: 2,433 fans / 295,772 plays / 0 plays today

   
 
 

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Members: Zach, Josh, Clayton, Nick, Jon



Dizmas fashions together intelligent rock music – and no, that's not an oxymoron. What this Lancaster, CA band refuses to do, however, is offer up easy answers. These five dedicated musicians, who've just released Tension, their second CD, smartly weave strong moral values into their edgy, guitar-tastic musical assault. Just don't expect to hear any simple, 12-step program-like advice. Dizmas cannot tell you everything's going to be all right, all the time. If they did, they'd be liars. And sometimes you just need to let the truth sting, like peroxide on an open wound.
The bottom line is that men and women are not defined by the good or bad fortune that comes their way, but by how they proactively apply lessons learned from every conceivable human experience, whether good, bad, happy or sad.
"We just kind of learned as a band, corporately and individually, that we live in a world where a lot of times people describe things as black and white or right and wrong or good vs. evil or whatever. We've learned that life is not always about what's right and what's wrong, rather what happens to you and how you grow in those in between times," says vocalist Zach Zegan. "That's where we got the name Tension."
Dime-a-dozen bands, who spill out their personal diaries over guitar riffs, are insufferable narcissists. But Dizmas' practical altruism starkly contrasts with such dismissible, self-centered noise. The band sincerely hopes listeners will learn from what they've gone through, and then apply this trial-by-error wisdom to their own lives.
"One song is titled "If You Love Someone," bassist Nick Aranda explains, "where the chorus says: "If you love someone, let them go/And if they come back to you, they're yours." We just want to have something people can identify with; something much stronger than even the last record."
"If You Love Someone" speaks bluntly about respecting another person's personal freedom. Elsewhere, the group shares a few wise words on how to best handle stress.
"The song "Play It Safe," talks about the reality of tensions; also our tendencies to just bottle it up inside -- to not address the topic; to avoid it if you can," Zach Zegan elaborates. "That's when things worsen."
Along with its increased lyrical depth, Tension also showcases Dizmas' obvious musical growth. The band's previous CD, On a Search in America, was the sound of young men speaking in the hard rock vernacular of their peer group. "This was the kind of music that you played when you were a young teenager – 17, 18, 19 years old," says Zach of the group's prior work. But Dizmas are quickly discovering their own unique, more mature voice.
"I'm finding that I can actually work on singing, rather than yelling all the time," Zach explains. "For us, it was a natural progression."
Ironically, despite this second release's anxiety-fueled content, the actual recording of it was relatively stress-free.
"I loved the pace that we did this record at," recalls Aranda. "We took a little less time than we did on the first record and we were all just in the headspace of 'Let's just attack it with full force, every single day that we're working.'"
Tension is the sound of one band attacking the music, as well as debilitating stress, with full and undeniable force. An unusual honesty and sincere empathy makes Dizmas' Tension one cleansing breath of fresh air.

 

  • Teriyakhi said:
    Love your sound guys :D Apr 06
  • Taylor said:
    Heard your song "Yours" last night on a local Christian station. Love your sound! Keep it up and God bless! Jul 04
  • shanna;) said:
    u guys r awesome and i am "yours" lol :) Nov 30
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  • Justin said:
    I saw you guys live with Skillet in Bakersfield, CA. I love you guys! It was an amazing show and i will definately see you again. Mar 26
  • Renee said:
    Hi, i loveeeeee youuuuu. Just letting you know :] Jan 17
  • You Are Luv'd said:
    great sound... great message.... luv these guys!! Dec 11
  • -=Josh=- said:
    I miss your old stuff... but this is still good lol... Let this One Stay was such an awesome song... Oct 31
  • ashleigh said:
    i'm gonna say it again five4five was amazing i love you!!! Aug 09
  • ScReAm_FoR_JeSuS said:
    I just got ur latest cd las week and I love it... I haven't been able to put it down! then again, all of ur music is awesome! Keep up the good work and God bless! p.s. it couldn't hurt yall to come to Monroe, LA, lol. Jul 25
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    i agree with rachel...duh Jul 20
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    AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! you guys are amazing!!!! :)) come to PA or NEW JERSEY! pleaseeeee Jul 14
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    hey thank you again so so much for supporting! May 12
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Dizmas

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Dizmas

Apr 29, 2008

Tension

May 22, 2007

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