Johnny DeAngelis of Oni is a xylosynth player, and probably the first dedicated one in all of metal. His playthrough of the band's track "Barnburner" initially confused the hell out of me because I was listening for xylophone noises, but nope! Dude's shredding away a nasally, oscillating synth sound with his sticks of immense speed.
Strange? Yes. Awesome to watch? Also yes, but you can hear DeAngelis do his thing on the band's upcoming Ironshore album due out November 25. Catch the band on tour:
Off Dates w/ Exmortus
11/17 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Thunder Alley
11/18 – Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
11/19 – St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
11/20 – Indianapolis, IN @ 5th Quarter
11/21 – Westland, MI @ The Token LoungeI Worship Chaos Tour w/ Children Of Bodom, Abbath & Exmortus
11/23 – Quebec City, QC @ Imperial de Quebec
11/24 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
11/25 – Toronto,ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
11/26 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
11/28 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
11/29 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave – Eagles Ballroom
11/30 – Minneapolis, MN @ Mill City Nights
12/2 – Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
12/3 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
12/5 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
12/6 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory North Park
12/7 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Pressroom
12/9 – Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live!
12/10 – San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theater
12/11 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
12/13 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Heaven)
12/14 – Charlotte, NC @ The Neighborhood Theatre
12/16 – Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
12/17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
12/18 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
12/19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
