About Me

D. Klein began playing guitar at age 10 and started his first band Cyanide at age 13 for the sole purpose of playing in an 8th grade talent show. Within two years, the band finally acquired a frontman and was renamed Lyger. Shortly after, the band began playing legitmate shows throughout the metropolitan Detroit area.
By 1998, Lyger began to disintegrate, and Dennis chose to leave the band and join Arizing, another local band that Lyger shared close ties with. Dennis remained a core member in Arizing for over five years, during which time the band had two releases on an independent Detroit indie label selling over 5,000 units; Medea Records (Factory 81, Auto Pilot, Cobalt Party Revolution, etc.), as well as playing shows all across the Midwest, at times for crowds up to 3,000 as an opening act.
By January 2004, Dennis chose to leave Arizing due to creative differences in addition to internal conflict (the band shortly after became defunct). In February of 2004, he joined label mates Auto Pilot solely as a live musician and toured regionally with the group for a year.
In spring of 2005, Dennis joined forces with Ypsilanti, Michigan's Coke Dick Motorcycle Awesome and toured regionally until summer of 2005, when Dennis left the band to move to Phoenix, AZ.
In 2007, the band Clockwork was reborn from a previous unfinished endeavor in Detroit started by Dennis, Mike Havrelock, and Ryan Brukwinski in March 2005. Mike LaRue took the throne as the new drummer, who also relocated to Phoenix for the band. Clockwork is currently writing new material and actively seeking a bassist while Klein and LaRue cover lead vocal duties. The band is expected to be playing shows by the end of 2007.
D. Klein's links/other projects
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Clockwork
-current band-
Arizing
-previous band-
Guitars & vocals from 1998-2004, appears on "Womb" and "Advance" EP (Medea Records).
Coke Dick Motorcycle Awesome
-previous band-
Played guitar with the group in 2005, appears on several tracks on "Whore Island"
Auto Pilot
-previous band-
Live guitars & vocals throughout 2004
Noise Tank (lovesyou)
-studio contributor-
Guitars on "Wreakless For A Wasted Youth" and "Rabbits Dead, Easter Day" - "Glee, Ad Nauseum, and how It All Works Out" EP
Breathing Underwater
-studio contributor-
Recorded bass on "Rain Clouds" and "Silhouette" - Self-Titled EP
Vert and Horiz
-side project-
= DrClockSmasher

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/13/2004
Band Members: D. Klein - All instruments, vocals, and sequencing.
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"In the consciousness of the truth he has perceived, man now sees everywhere only the awfulness or the absurdity of existence and loathing seizes him." -Nietzsche
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PLEASE NOTE:

I don't approve friend requests from hair bands. If you're in one, do the world a favor and go hang yourself in your closet. STOP BREATHING MY AIR.
Influences:
Sounds Like: Helmet, Converge, Coalesce, Deftones, Unsane, Will Haven, Botch, Dillinger Escape Plan, Meshuggah.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Spontaneous Camping

The other day, Lindsay and I were talking on the front porch when I said to her, "I really need a vacation." That weekend, we bought a sweet new tent from Target (on sale for $50) that was much bigger...
Posted by D. Klein - DESTROYER OF ROGUE PIZZAS on Wed, 07 May 2008 12:11:00 PST

Lifes a Pit (Mark on Your Intake Manifold)

I tore apart the ASStro this weekend. She had been in dire need of some TLC for nearly a year. Scheduled for replacement were the following parts: Intake manifold gasket, water pump, thermostat, fan ...
Posted by D. Klein - DESTROYER OF ROGUE PIZZAS on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:42:00 PST

Take a Walk Through the Mind of a Musician

Tomorrow is the biggest day that I've had in years- three years, to be exact. It has been three long years since I've been in a recording studio, and for a musician, entering the studio is and always ...
Posted by D. Klein - DESTROYER OF ROGUE PIZZAS on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:05:00 PST

Pepperoni Pickers

I love pizza. Who doesn't? I love all sorts of pizzas with all sorts of toppings, but I still prefer a good old-fashioned pepperoni pizza (square is my preference). In fact, I love pizza so much that ...
Posted by D. Klein - DESTROYER OF ROGUE PIZZAS on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:02:00 PST

Some pics from last weekend

Top of the WorldThe most wind generators I have ever seen. There are over 5,000 of them in this area (known as Altamont Pass (and locally known as the Top of the World)), and is currently the largest ...
Posted by D. Klein - DESTROYER OF ROGUE PIZZAS on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:43:00 PST

I’m Never Eating Subway Again

A letter I wrote that's currently in the mail to Subway: Dear Subway, This is not the first time that I've written your organization with a substantial complaint. In June of 2005, I wrote you a dishe...
Posted by D. Klein - DESTROYER OF ROGUE PIZZAS on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:13:00 PST

Being the Glue

This evening I was at the grocery store buying only a bottle of booze. While I was waiting in the checkout line, I heard an old woman say: "Bill, wait for me! I can't walk that fast!" Without missing ...
Posted by D. Klein - DESTROYER OF ROGUE PIZZAS on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:33:00 PST

Deep Roots and Death Everywhere

Today has been rough. I found out that a former coworker of mine was killed on his bike earlier this week. Kevin was a caring and sweet man who wore his heart on his sleeve. He had many struggles in l...
Posted by D. Klein - DESTROYER OF ROGUE PIZZAS on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:32:00 PST

On Control and Reflection

A lack of control breeds feelings of uncertainty and doubt, which are some of the worst. Yet we often neglect to acknowlegde the stability that exists when control is presently had. I don't believe th...
Posted by D. Klein - DESTROYER OF ROGUE PIZZAS on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:20:00 PST

As my blood pumps

Show tonight. It's not a promoted event. We're going to show up and play. Come to think of it, that's not much different than times before when my band would drive to another state to play for $50 (if...
Posted by D. Klein - DESTROYER OF ROGUE PIZZAS on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:06:00 PST