Oni (band)
Canadian metalcore band formed by Jake Oni.
Jake Oni stated the band's name comes from a demon in Japanese myth.[1] Jake Oni, the vocalist, founded the Canadian metalcore group Oni.[2]
Quick Facts
- Origin
- Ontario, Canada and George Town, Cayman Islands
- Genre
- Metalcore, progressive metal
- Years active
- 2014–present
- Label
- Ironshore
- Metal Blade
- Blacklight Media
- Current members
- Jake Oni
- Past members
- Martin Andres
- Chase Bryant
- Johnny D
- Joe Greulich
- Brandon White
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
Oni formed in 2014.[3] Oni released a new song "Aura" on August 24, 2023, featuring Howard Jones and Josh Gilbert.[4][5] Their third album, The Silver Line, was released on September 22, 2023.[4][5] Black Light Media Records and Metal Blade Records put out Oni's first album, Ironshore, in 2016.[3]
Josh Wilbur, who has frequently worked with Lamb of God, handled the production and mixing duties for Ironshore.[3] Randy Blythe, the frontman of Lamb of God, provided guest vocals on the track "The Only Cure".[3] The 2019 EP Alone was also produced by Wilbur.[6] Oni made public their sophomore album, Loathing Light, on April 28, 2022, with its release following on June 17.[7][8]
Iggy Pop and Randy Blythe are both featured on the album's track "Secrets".[7][8] A new EP titled Genesis was announced by Oni in December 2024, with a scheduled release date of January 24, 2025.[9]
What the cited sources add
Jake Oni told Go Venue Magazine that his clean vocal influences include Chester Bennington and Jared Leto.[1] The Heavy Blog Is Heavy review states that Ironshore is a progressive metal album featuring a xylosynth.[10][11] That review also notes the band demonstrates concise songwriting.[11]
References
- "An Interview with lead singer Jake from ONI". Go Venue Magazine, November 16, 2017, Robert Chadwick. facts only, no text reused. govenuemagazine.com
- Wikipedia, "Oni (band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kelly Frazier, "Canadian Progressive Metal Band Oni Set to Play The Ritz With Devil You Know, Lead Vocalist Jake Oni Talks of Band's Inception", Huffingtonpost.com, May 3, 2017; "ONI Vocalist Discusses Past Tourmates, Possible Upcoming Concept Album, & More", Metalinjection.net, May 12, 2017; "Q&A: Jake Oni- ONI Metal Band", The Cayman Reporter, September 23, 2016; ""Managed by team behind Lamb Of God and Slipknot, metal band Oni release new music video"", Alternative Press: altpress.com, June 23, 2016; Dave Ball, "Canadian Metal Band Oni to en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Oni (band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Recensione: Ironshore ". True Metal, January 12, 2017, by Daniele D'Adamo; Riley Rowe, "Album Review: ONI Ironshore", www.metalinjection.net, January 3, 2017; "Exclusive: Premiere of ONI's 'The Only Cure' Video Featuring Lamb of God's Randy Blythe", January 17, 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Oni (band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "ONI Launch New Single "Aura" Featuring Howard Jones (Light The Torch) & Josh Gilbert (Spiritbox)", ThePRP, August 24, 2023 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "ONI Launch New Single "Aura" Featuring Howard Jones (Light The Torch) & Josh Gilbert (Spiritbox)", ThePRP, August 24, 2023. facts only, no text reused. theprp.com
- Wikipedia, "Oni (band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "ONI announce new EP 'Alone'", Distorted Sound Magazine, February 10, 2022 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Oni (band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "IGGY POP And LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Guest On ONI's 'Secrets' Song", Blabbermouth.net, April 28, 2022 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "IGGY POP And LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Guest On ONI's 'Secrets' Song", Blabbermouth.net, April 28, 2022. facts only, no text reused. blabbermouth.net
- Wikipedia, "Oni (band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Weaver, "ONI announce new EP ‘Genesis’", Distorted Sound, December 8, 2024 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Oni (band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Tokgozoglu, "Oni – Ironshore", Heavy Blog Is Heavy (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Tokgozoglu, "Oni – Ironshore", Heavy Blog Is Heavy. facts only, no text reused. heavyblogisheavy.com
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Oni (band) (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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