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The story of Don The Reader begins in 2006 in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, in the shadow of its immense shipping port. Spurred by a desire to create music that was both artistically engaging and completely different from surrounding trends, drummer Kenny Cullens, guitarist Sergio Hernandez, bassist Michael McCullough and synth player Mike Roberts began writing and playing songs with their friends that drew from the blaring grind of bands like the Dillinger Escape Plan and the Locust. Calling themselves Don The Reader after a suggestion from a previous singer, the group became enraptured by odd time signatures and technical playing and eventually began adding more ethereal, experimental passages into their already pummeling sound.

Right before tracking their first demo, Roberts stepped up to vocals and wrote his parts in a brief period of time before the sessions began. The band cite this as the turning point in their stylistic development, his confident and masochistic-sounding scream adding an entirely new element of desperation to the songs. Soon thereafter, guitarist Taylor Hoff was recruited from another respected band in the area. Although he was still in high school at the time, Hoffs playing style and youthful musical outlook added a fresh shot of adrenaline into the group, solidifying Don The Reader for good. They began writing in earnest, crafting what would become their debut EP in a collective environment. The band write all together in the same room, jamming, crafting, cutting and pasting parts while they discuss where the song should go.
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  • samburd1

    quality metalcore

    4 Jun 2012 Reply

  • Jayden_Patuckie

    Hey) Nice stuff here!) Check out my friends' math\exp band) The Hysteria If you like 'em, feel free to share it with friends!) Thx a lot for attention)

    20 May 2012 Reply

  • michaelsm1886

    Some of the guys from Don the Reader have a new band called "Shaper". Similar heavy sound. Check them out! www.facebook.com/Shaperisborn

    13 Feb 2012 Reply

  • KMFCM

    and it's gone. meanwhile, there's an Australian band called Caverns who are very similar to DTR too (but you'll never find them because they're called "Caverns", http://www.myspace.com/cavernsnc)

    5 Oct 2010 Reply

  • seandavid405

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    7 Aug 2010 Reply

  • SuicidalRuin

    Fucking epic band!!!

    25 Jul 2010 Reply

  • Prestor_Beck

    ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh math

    15 Jan 2010 Reply

  • seandavid405

    rip

    25 Feb 2009 Reply

  • mpawluk

    They broke up about a week ago.

    22 Feb 2009 Reply

  • Complicationist

    These guys need more listens, you guys can't fucking sleep on this band. They outshine other metalcorish acts nowadays.

    10 Feb 2009 Reply

  • ZweiKrahen

    You named your band after a genre?

    14 Jan 2009 Reply

  • thepainfulpain

    lmfao i saw mathcore and im like..wth...lol DON THE READER HELPEDD ME NAME MY BAND YAAAAAAY

    16 Dec 2008 Reply

  • evanINCREDIBLE

    top listener! ; ;)

    23 Nov 2008 Reply

  • Mr_Mysterious

    At first I thought these guys were just another crappy hardcore/screamo band, but after hearing out some of their tracks they have alot of proggy elements, the same as Mastodon and Gojira. It's good that they don't make the music tasteless. For someone who despises metalcore to no end such as me, these guys sound cool.

    15 Nov 2008 Reply

  • nervous_brkdown

    Found them from an ad on Youtube, and I'm glad I did. This shit is sick.

    9 Nov 2008 Reply

  • Lanilas

    Just got back from their show tonight, and if any of you get a chance to see them live, do so. Great live performance, even though it was for such a small crowd.

    6 Nov 2008 Reply

  • evanINCREDIBLE

    thank you adult swim. ;D

    30 Oct 2008 Reply

  • JetBlackGT

    Proud to be a top listener. One of my favorite bands.

    28 Oct 2008 Reply

  • comebackvic

    new album is great.

    4 Oct 2008 Reply

  • KMFCM

    they have ads on adult swim?!?!? oh shit. listening to humanesque right now. pretty happy.

    14 Sep 2008 Reply
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