Guitarist/singer/producer and Las Vegas resident Dario Lorina, best-known as a longtime member of Black Label Society (2014 to present), is launching his brand-new band, DARK CHAPEL. Led by Lorina and also featuring Mike Gunn (Bass), and Luis Silva (Drums), the band’s airtight guitar-craft and sludgy grooves with magnetic melodies, bluesy phrasing, and grunge mystique are spotlighted on their debut album, Spirit in The Glass, which is due out February 28 on MNRK Heavy.
The album’s first single, “Glass Heart,” was released November 8, 2024. A video for the song can be seen on the band’s official YouTube page (which currently has over 85k views). The second single, "Hollow Smile," was released January 17 and the video - directed by Justin H. Reich (Black Label Society, Ace Frehley, Rex Brown).
“’Glass Heart’ is a lyrical and almost cinematic musical story that started with a riff and lyrically stemmed from emotion,” he reveals. “That emotion created an imagery for me that I began writing about as if that feeling was a painting I was writing to describe.”
“Hollow Smile,” a thrash-y palm-muted chug seethes beneath his airy intonation on the verses. It climaxes on a chantable chorus accelerated by a driving rhythm. “I read a quote recently that portrays the meaning behind this song well: ‘A man’s own mind is the greatest battle he will face,’” as explains.
Striking an elusive balance between dark and heavy, ethereal and passionate, Spirit in The Glass is as Lorina describes, ““This is a culmination of all artistic influence, whether musical or otherwise.”
Check out a third single from Spirit in the Glass out TODAY - "Corpse Flower" here..
Dario Lorina began his professional career in 2006 when he was 16 as the touring guitarist with the late Jani Lane (ex-Warrant). At 19, he joined veteran metal act Lizzy Borden whom he toured with for four years. He released two instrumental records with Mike Varney on Shrapnel Records in 2013 and 2017 titled, DARIO LORINA and DEATH GRIP TRIBULATIONS. On January 1, 2014 he joined Black Label Society and has since been touring worldwide alongside Zakk Wylde, performing on guitar, piano and backing vocals ever since. Lorina dueled solos with Wylde on Black Label Society's 2022 album DOOM CREW INC., and he joined Zakk Wylde on the January 2022 cover of Guitar World magazine.