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URIZEN

New EP "Universe" Out Now!

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’Autocratopolis’ is an epic achievement.
-Fort Worth Weekly
Urizen puts forth a powerhouse album with excellent production and professional level musical performances.
-Maelstrom Zine
Abwechslungsreiche, intelligente und originelle Musik von Musikern, die ihr Handwerk verstehen, lieben und mit Herzblut erfüllt haben.
-Obliveon Zine
Urizen (pronounced YER-is-in) pulls a neat trick and manages to avoid sounding like anyone other than themselves.
-Fort Worth Weekly
Every musical interlude is tight with flawless transitions. An impressive effort. Urizen is poised to make a big noise.
-Harder Beat Magazine
I commend these guys for such a musical vision... The musicianship is top notch.
-Maximum Metal
Urizen’s black ballads each take you from a slow, eerie sensation that creeps up your spine, to a head banging ruckuss that just makes you want to tear it up in the mosh pit.
-DFWMusicOnline.com
If you are afraid to open up to a new style of metal, this might scare you.
-Crave Magazine
Bottom line, if you like it heavy, but you appreciate great musicianship and ALOT of diversity then you may want to check these guys out.
-XtremeDFW.com
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Music:

Member Since: 7/28/2004
Band Website: UrizenOnline.com
Band Members: Thomas Drinnen:
guitar, bass, vocals
Daniel Drinnen:
keyboard, additional vocals
Julio Escamilla:
drums
Matt Garrison:
guitar
James Wicks:
live bass

Influences: Kristoffer G. Rygg
Mike Patton
Arcturus
Ulver
Type O Negative
King Diamond
Rammstein
John Frusciante
The Misfits
Randy Newman
Emperor
Dimmu Borgir
Faith No More
Type of Label: None

My Blog

URIZEN + ENSIFERUM + TURISAS = PAGANFEST!

Well my friends, if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that if there’s a show coming through North Texas that involves bands from Finland, URIZEN will be there to share the s...
Posted by URIZEN on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:49:00 PST

New "Universe" Review on XtremeDFW.com!

Local DFW/East Texas music guru Keith Kinard has written a fantastic review for the new Urizen EP, "Universe"! If you haven’t snagged your copy of "Universe" yet, get it today at CDBaby.com/Uri...
Posted by URIZEN on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:12:00 PST

"Universe" review in Germanys Obliveon zine!

Hallo hallo!Straight from Deutschland comes a brand new review for our Universe EP! Check out the review in its original German here:Obliveon.deAnd for our English speaking friends, here is a transla...
Posted by URIZEN on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:34:00 PST

New "Universe" Review in Dallas Observer!

Just wanted to let everyone know that there is a new review for our "Universe" EP in this week's issue of the Dallas Observer! So pick one up today, or check out the review here!Urizen "Universe" CD ...
Posted by URIZEN on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:14:00 PST

URIZEN on "The Darkside" on BreakThru Radio!

Hello fine chaps and chap... elles?Just a quick notice to one and all that we will once again be featured on BreakThru Radio's excellent metal show, "The Darkside"! This is a really cool show, and I ...
Posted by URIZEN on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:58:00 PST

New "Universe" song posted: "Nothing Is Epic"

Happy Valentine's Day to one and all!We here at UriCorp Headquarters Intl. Ltd. Inc. would like to give you all a special gift on this day o' Cupid, so we offer you "Nothing Is Epic," a track fresh of...
Posted by URIZEN on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:08:00 PST

First "Universe" Review Now Online!

The excellent Ken Shimamoto has written a review of the new Urizen EP, "Universe" for the I Love Fort Worth website! Check it out HERE!_______________________________Urizen's UniverseBy Ken Shimamoto...
Posted by URIZEN on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:24:00 PST

New URIZEN EP: "Universe"

At long last, over two years since 2005's "Autocratopolis," URIZEN's follow-up EP "Universe" is finally at hand!The local release party for the new CD will be held at Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth on ...
Posted by URIZEN on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:56:00 PST

URIZEN + FINNTROLL: Finland Welcoming Crew Pt. II

YES!!On Tuesday, October 9th, we will again welcome a Finland favorite to Texas when we take the stage with FINNTROLL!This will be an amazing show, with two of our favorite local metal forces, Valsgar...
Posted by URIZEN on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:15:00 PST

URIZEN: XtremeDFW Band Of The Month - August 2007

Victory!For those of you unaware, I went on a campaign through bulletins earlier this month to ask people to vote for us as the Band Of The Month on XtremeDFW.comIt was a long fought battle, but in th...
Posted by URIZEN on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 08:30:00 PST