Damien Deadson is an American heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to...

, started in 2010 by Ryan Helm

Ryan Helm

Ryan Helm is an American heavy metal musician from Winston-Salem, North Carolina.-The Ascendicate:Ryan Helm began his career playing guitar and singing back up vocals in The Ascendicate from 2008 to 2009...

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Formation (2009)

Damien Deadson was initially conceived as a solo project by Ryan Helm, who had previously played guitar in the band The Ascendicate

The Ascendicate

The Ascendicate is a metalcore band from High Point, North Carolina,, USA.-To Die As Kings :Formerly known as The7Method, a break-up forced members Eric Marlowe and Chris Wheat to retool and look for new band mates, eventually acquiring three other men who were playing in various bands at the time...

, as an opportunity to take a break from guitar and focus on his interest in singing. Ryan began working on Damien Deadson in 2009 but had to put the project on hold after being asked to join the band Demon Hunter

Demon Hunter

Demon Hunter is an American heavy metal band from Seattle, Washington, started in 2000 by brothers Don Clark and Ryan Clark. All of Demon Hunter's members are Christians and express their love for Jesus in many of their songs. Although the brothers created the band, only one remains, Don Clark...

. In 2010 Ryan revived the project and began recording the tracks in his home studio.

A Warm and Dark Embrace (2011-2012)

In late 2011 Ryan Helm announced the release of Damien Deadson's First full length Album "A Warm and Dark Embrace." Despite being officially unreleased to the public, the Album was immediately met with positive reviews. Helm describes the sound of the album as being much darker, musically and spiritually, than his previous work.

Members

Current members

• Ryan Helm
  Ryan Helm
  Ryan Helm is an American heavy metal musician from Winston-Salem, North Carolina.-The Ascendicate:Ryan Helm began his career playing guitar and singing back up vocals in The Ascendicate from 2008 to 2009...
  
   – lead vocals
  Lead vocalist
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  (founding member)

Touring members

• Justis Blackburn – lead and rhythm guitar
• Clint Owens – Drums and Percussion
• Cody Macri – Bass Guitar

A Warm and Dark Embrace

Damien Deadson's debut album "A Warm and Dark Embrace" is scheduled for release in January 2012.