Our Story
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We were born in 1990 as a Rockland County, NY based thrash metal band called Out Of Darkness. We had a good 5+ year run and got to play with some amazing acts across the tri-state area such as Pantera, Danzig, Biohazard, Overkill etc... Like many of the bands we used to run around with, we didn't get the big record deal and were a bit beaten down by the local band bull shit. It wasn't easy, but man did we have fun...
Now, fast forward 30 years and our founding guitarist and record producing ninja, Jon Ciorciari had a "if I knew then what I know now" moment during COVID and set out to re-record the best of our tunes from back in the day. This was a lifelong passion project for Jon so we were all beyond psyched to jump on board.
Jon said it best: "When we were young, we would put our trust in others to bring our music to life and the results were always far from what we had hoped for. I got Into doing this for a living because of those experiences." With the new recordings which came out killer, we decided to change the name. Our return comes with a new name and reinvented METAL sound. We hope you dig it as much as we do,
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Ron Roshong - Vocals
Music in my blood since birth. Sang in choir at 6. First drum kit at 9. First guitar at 12. Never stopped playing or singing since. Formed Torment in ‘86. Joined Out of Darkness in ‘92. Been in and out of numerous bands since. And now it’s all come full circle. What is it that yer doin?
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Jon Ciorciari - Guitar
I had no idea that when I picked up a guitar at the age of 14 it would turn into a lifelong musical journey. I feel like I've be playing and recording music since the Dark Ages :). As a Record Producer/Engineer my passion is to help other musicians turn their vision into reality. This project is at the core of why I got into recording bands in the first place. Every time we went into the studio it never quite came out the way we envisioned it. I knew at some point, I would need to get it right.
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Sean weiss -Bass guitar
Sean Weiss aka Slam Caesar, is an American born multiinstumentalist, songwriter and author, an original member of Out of Darkness, Undivided, ScrewfaceNY and Return to Darkness- I currently live in California, where I recorded all my bass and backing vocals for the new Return to Darkness full length release at my SlamCaesar's Universe studios, as well as recording everything for my forthcoming powerviolence hardcore project VaalHaai, the first full length album soon to be released though Rodesian Records USA.
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Forrest Leighton - Drums
I believe I was supposed to be a rock star but something got in the way… what do they call that? Oh yea, life :). When I was 5, I would take all the pots and pans out and bang on them with spoons. This was clearly a sign that I should either drum or be a chef… if you taste my cooking, you’ll know I made the right choice. I have had the opportunity to play with a number of great bands over the years including Sadistik Ritual, Fuel, All Time Low, Tang, Poois and my most current project, Trenzer (featuring Jason Trenczer from Generation Kill)
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Greg paravati - Guitar
I learned how to play guitar from watching my friends play that were really, really good at it… and from a lot of guitar tablature. Prior to OOD I played guitar for Rockland County NY thrash legends Sadistik Ritual. A few of our less ‘popular’ OOD songs are the biggest surprises on this RTD release!