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Metal band Urizen takes national stage
T.S.Johnson
Senior Staff Writer
When the band Urizen takes the
stage, they don much more than their
respective instruments. The Texas
metal band brushes off norms of
regular clothing and instead chooses
to perform in costumes they describe
as "space-warrior like."
Complete with helmets, goggles,
variations of pads and a plastic doll
jumping from the chest of a member
towards the crowd, UNT alum Daniel
Drinnen, Thomas Drinnen, Rustin
Luther and Julio Escamilla are known
for their tendency to dress up similar
to costumed super heroes, only their
goal is not fighting crime - it's giving
crowds around the country great metal
music to listen to while watching an
amusing show,
"Their unique sound and stage
show always intrigued me," Urizen
friend and fan Gus Ruby said. "You
hardly see their unique flavor, espe^
cially among the Texas metal scene."
Early influences
While the band is currently based
out of Fort Worth, the Drinnenbrothers
are not from Texas. Thomas, lead
vocals and lead guitar, and Daniel,
keyboard, spent their formative years
in Conifer, Colorado, Here, the duo's
musical aspirations came from a tape
with a music video countdown.
"It had Guns'N Roses' 'Live and
Let Die,' Motley Crue's 'Home Sweet
Home' and Metallica's 'Unforgiven/
Thomas said. "Though Metallica is
the band that made me want to be a
musician, the 'Live and Let Die' video
made me think 'That would be a good
job to have.'"
Luther, bass guitar, grew up in
Dallas. Throughout his upbringing,
music played an important role as
he listened to genres ranging from
country to 1980s hair bands. During
the 90s, metal caught his attention and
inspired him to become more than
just a listener.
"What got me into wanting to play
music and guitar was Limp Bizkit
and (guitarist) Wes Borland," Luther
said. "Basically Slipknot, Limp Bizkit
and Korn really made me want to be
in a band."
Escamilla, drums, was born in
Mexico City and grew up in Fort
Worth. The bands Metallica, Pantera
and Sepultura are responsible for kick-
starting his interest in percussion.
Band formation
In 2001, the Drinnen brothers met
Escamilla at a Dimmu Borgir concert
in Arlington. This prompted them
to transition from their high school
band into Urizen, with the addition
of Escamilla. Three years later, the
group played its first show in 2004 at
Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth, where
the exposure led to a streak of shows.
"We played real regularly at first/1
Thomas said. "There was a time
when we were playing almost every
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