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A Little Bit About Dendura
Dendura, an Egyptian inspired progressive metal band, combines the seductive vocals of Aziza Poggi (Aziza is Egyptian and Lebanese), the virtuosic guitar talents of Steve Wethy and Paul Stein, a balance of heavy metal and middle eastern percussion by drummer Justin Lee Dixon and orchestrated rhythm by bassist Jason Stevens. Together, the band transcends the boundaries of progressive metal to create a mysterious, unforgettable soundscape. In April 2006, Dendura released New Life, their debut album that attracted several film directors who licensed tracks for Perception, InZero, and the award-winning film Broken. Dendura also penned a metal version of In the Hall of the Mountain King for the Comedy Central series Monsters Ballz and appeared on the ABC affiliate WZZM (Grand Rapids, MI). In 2007, New Life gained distribution through Sonic Cathedral, one of the largest online stores for female vocal music. By August, it became one of Sonic Cathedral's top-ten best-selling albums and the band caught the attention of KillZone Records who signed them shortly thereafter.
In addition, Dendura has tracks on three upcoming CD compilations: The official ProgPower 2007 festival compilation, the Bootleg compilation for WGRD 97.9 FM in Grand Rapids, MI, and the Sirens sampler from Sonic Cathedral due out in the Fall of 2008. Dendura has performed with Edguy, Light This City, Unexpect, Blacklist Union, Egypt Central, and Lennex. Recently, they performed in St. Paul, MN, at the all female fronted metal festival, Flight of the Valkyries and filmed a music video with award winning director, Mike Madigan, for a song that will be featured on their upcoming album. Currently, Dendura is among the top 1% of up and coming bands on MTV 2's On The Rise. As Dendura continues to grow in popularity, fans eagerly await the release of their debut album for KillZone Records with Grammy winning producer Neil Kernon (Nile, Dokken, Nevermore, Queensryche, Judas Priest).
