Diarmuid Dalton is an Irish musician and songwriter. He is best known as the bass guitarist of

post-metal Post-metal is a music genre rooted in heavy metal music, heavy metal but exploring approaches beyond metal conventions. It emerged in the 1990s with bands such as Neurosis (band), Neurosis and Godflesh, who transformed metal texture (music), te ...

bands, Jesu and

Iroha The is a Japanese poem. Originally the poem was attributed to Kūkai, the founder of Shingon Buddhism, but more modern research has found the date of composition to be later in the Heian period (794–1179). The first record of its existence ...

. Dalton frequently collaborates with

Justin Broadrick Justin Karl Michael Broadrick (born 15 August 1969) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and a founding member of the band Godflesh, one of the first bands to combine elements of extreme metal and i ...

, who is the founder of

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and Jesu.

Biography

Irish born, Diarmuid Dalton grew up in Ireland and Birmingham. He was friends with G. C. Green and Paul Neville prior to their involvement with Fall of Because and Godflesh and met with Broadrick in 1984. In between 1988 and 1997, Dalton was a member of the

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group Cable Regime, which featured Neville and Steve Hough. In 1996, he contributed to Broadrick's dark ambient project

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, performing on the albums, ''2'' (1996) and ''Solaris'' (1998). He played

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and electronics on the last track of Godflesh's 2001 studio album, ''

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''. In 2005, Dalton and

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drummer

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joined to Broadrick's post-Godflesh band Jesu, which took its name from the Godflesh track on which he performed. He was initially featured on the band's debut album, '' Jesu'' (2004). His further releases with Jesu included '' Silver EP'' (2005) and '' Conqueror'' (2007), In 2007, Dalton didn't perform at Jesu's North American tour due to being refused a work permit for the United States. For the tour, he was substituted by Dave Cochrane of

Head of David Head of David were a British heavy metal band that featured vocalist Stephen R. Burroughs and ex-Napalm Death member Justin Broadrick (later of Godflesh and Jesu). The band's sound paved way for various music genres, including industrial met ...

and

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. Dalton also didn't perform on '' Ascension'' (2011) and '' Everyday I Get Closer to the Light from Which I Came'' (2013), on which Broadrick played the all instruments. From the 2006 onwards, Dalton continued to contribute to Final, playing bass on releases such as ''Guitar & Bass Improvisations'' album series and ''Infinite Guitar 3'' (2009). In 2008, he joined to English post-metal band

. The band released two albums, ''Iroha'' (2011) and ''Shepherds & Angels'' (2012). In 2009, he became a member of Greymachine alongside Broadrick and

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guitarist

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. Dalton also releases music under the name Council Estate Electronics with Broadrick.

Discography

;With Cable Regime * ''Kill Lies All'' (1993) * ''Brave New World'' (1995) * ''Cable Regime'' (2000) ;With Final * ''2'' (1996) * ''Solaris'' (1998) * ''3'' (2006) * ''Guitar & Bass Improvisations Volume 1'' (2007) * ''Guitar & Bass Improvisations Volume 2'' (2007) * ''Infinite Guitar 3'' (2009) ;With Jesu * '' Jesu'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2005) * ''

Sun Down/Sun Rise ''Sun Down/Sun Rise'' is the fifth release by Jesu. The EP was released on 12" colored vinyl in two limited formats through Aurora Borealis Records on 23 April 2007. The EP had seen a prior release as a bonus CD appended to the Japanese version ...

'' (2007) * '' Lifeline'' * '' Conqueror'' (2007) ;With Iroha * ''Iroha'' (2011) * ''Shepherds & Angels'' (2012) ;With Greymachine * '' Disconnected'' (2009) ;With Council Estate Electronics * ''Kitsland'' (2009) * ''Longmeadow'' (2012) ;Other credits * Godflesh – ''

'' (2001) (synthesizer and electronics on "Jesu") *

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– '' After the Ceiling Cracked'' (2008) (live sound technician)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dalton, Diarmuid Living people Date of birth missing (living people) British heavy metal bass guitarists British rock bass guitarists British experimental musicians British industrial musicians British male songwriters Godflesh members British shoegaze musicians Musicians from Birmingham, West Midlands Musicians from Dublin (city) Year of birth missing (living people)