Dendura
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Dendura is a progressive metal band from Grand Rapids/Detroit, Michigan with a female lead singer named Aziza Amy Poggi. Dendura's sound has elements of Egyptian/Middle Eastern (Aziza is Egyptian and Lebanese) along with having a haunting feel while drawing from the more progressive and technical side of metal. Originally formed in February of 2004, Dendura played in Detroit, Kalamazoo, and Grand Rapids before losing their original drummer, putting them on a 1 ½ hiatus. During their down time from playing live, the band released a 3 song demo titled "I Have A Gun" in July of 2005 and was approached by a few filmmakers to use the songs in their independent films. On April 22, 2006, the band released their debut album "New Life" and performed for a "Movie and Music Show" for the film "Cycle of Fear" (2 songs of Dendura's are featured in the film). Since the show, they had their music in 6 other independent films including "Broken", "Perception" and most recently the popular Detroit based TV Series "InZero". This event along with their movie work started a media buzz getting them a featured article in "Michigan Vue Magazine". More attention was drawn to them on the release of "New Life" with the use of Egyptian mythology causing a buzz in Egypt, Brazil, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy as well as in the United States increasing their CD sales on the Internet. Since playing live again and progressing their sound by adding on guitarist and drummer duo who were looking for a band like Dendura, Mosteller (drums) and Stein (guitar) were added on as permanent members in June of 06. The bands live show is now more powerful, energetic and hypnotic. Drawing into deals with a featured episode and live taping of the band on Detroit's Reality show "I Too Want To Be A Star" and hired to remake the famous "In the Hall of the Mountain King" for a web cartoon series on Comedy Central for the show "Monsters" getting the media to perk up their ears farther getting them into The WKLQ Heavyweights and then on WZZM CH 13 (an ABC TELEVISION NETWORK).
February 2007 • Played with national act Lennex . Singer Phil Ritchie was a finalist on Rockstar Supernova • Non Exclusive online distribution through the largest female vocal store online at Sonic Cathedral
January 2007• Performed Sacred Gateway and was interviewed on WZZM Channel 13 ABC News “Take Five”. • Performed at The WKLQ Heavyweight Championships in front of 500-600 people. • Scores another movie soundtrack deal with the film “Path Of The Dead” in Ohio along with music video featuring I Have A Gun.
December 2006: • “Work for Hire” to remake the song “IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING” into a hard rock/metal version for the mini cartoon series of “Monsters” for Comedy Centrals Broadband show "Monsters" aka "Monsters Ballz" Hired per: Paul Rodenberg the writer and producer. • Featured band for live taping for reality series “I Too Want To Be A Star” for Channel 20, Detroit. • Features Dendura song “I Have A Gun” in the popular Detroit series “InZero”. Episode 7.
October 2006: • Features Dendura song “Isis” in the upcoming independent film “A Dark Victory”
September 2006: • Features Dendura song “Mummified” and “I Have A Gun” in the upcoming film “Broken”. Also stars Aziza.
April 2006: • Movie and Music festival arrangers and performance for the Canadian horror film “Cycle Of Fear” featuring Dendura songs “Nemesis” and “I Have A Gun” and premiered in Grand Rapids, MI on April 2006. Featured in The Grand Rapids Press twice, Advance Papers, Michigan Vue, Recoil, Revue and On The Town Magazine.
February 2006: • Features Dendura song “Nemesis” in the drama “Perception”.
January 2006: • Features Dendura song “Rage” in the horror film “The Devils Eye”
Aziza is also is an experienced film actress.
