The Clay People
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The Clay People are an Industrial Rock band based in Albany, New York. Singer-programmer Daniel Neet has been the only constant member throughout the band's history, leading the group as its sound has evolved to incorporate gothic, industrial and metal influences. Neet is also a member of Chicago-based industrialists Iron Lung Corp.
Originally known as "Clay People," the group added "The" to their name with the release of a self-titled 1998 album, marking a change in direction toward a less-synthetic/sampled approach to live performance with a lineup featuring Neet, Brian McGarvey (guitar), Mike Guzzardi (guitar), D. Patrick Walsh (bass) and Dan Dinsmore (drums). The Clay People (1998 album) was produced by Neil Kernon for Slipdisc Records (a Mercury affiliate); Kernon also worked with Queensrÿche and David Bowie, among many others. It was the band's most commercially successful release, and songs from the record were included in the soundtracks to films Strangeland and Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms, as well as on the soundtracks to several video games.
After several personnel changes following the record's issue, the band went on hiatus in the early 2000s as members pursued solo and side projects or launched new bands, including Idols Never Die [1], featuring Guzzardi and Dinsmore. A new album from The Clay People, Waking the Dead, is set to be released on May 22, 2007 via Overit Records with a lineup featuring Neet, Dinsmore and McGarvey from the 1998 band.
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[edit] Members
- Daniel Neet: Vocals
- Dan Dinsmore: Drums
- John Delahanty: Guitar
- Brian McGarvey: Guitar
- Eric Schwanke: Bass
[edit] Former members
- Peter E. Porto: Bass (co-founder)
- Mike Guzzardi: Guitar
- Brendan Slater: Bass
- D. Patrick Walsh: Bass
- Walter Flakus (ex-Stabbing Westward): Keyboards, Backing Vocals
- J. Alexander Eller: Keyboards and Programming
- Karla Williams: Guitar
- Duane Beer: Guitar
- Will Nivens: Guitar
- Kevin Bakarian: Drums
[edit] Discography
- The Calling b/w Nothing 7" (1990)
- Toybox EP (1991)
- Firetribe (1993)
- Iron Icon (1995)
- Stone: 10 Stitches (1997)
- The Clay People (1998)
- Headhunter EP (2001)
- Waking the Dead (2007)
[edit] Compilation Appearances
- Shut Up Kitty (Various Artists) (1994) - "Paranoid"
- Eternal Masters: A Tribute to Black Sabbath (Various Artists) (1994) - "Paranoid, Zero the Hero"
- Thugs n' Kisses (Various Artists) (1995) - "Pale God (Raw Version)"
- Operation Beatbox (Various Artists) (1996) - "Jump Around"
- Strangeland (Various Artists, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1998) - "Awake"
- Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms (Various Artists, (Original Television Soundtrack) (1998) - "Awake"
