NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – February 20, 2025
Saudi Prog Metal DUSK Teams Up w/ Kuwait’s ABZY For New Single “Sleepwalker”
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L-R – Gilbert Hadad – Drums, Abzy – Vocalist, DUSK – Guitarist
Saudi Arabia’s one-man prog metal unit DUSK (from the mind of Meshari Sangora) has teamed up with Kuwaiti modern metal artist ABZY and drummer Gilbert Hadad to release their unified single “Sleepwalker”. Fresh, creative, and powerful, the track is about the struggle one has with their mental health.
“As I work on my follow-up music to 2023 Spectrums, I think fans will love this first taste of the new album I’m working on, and they will appreciate the beauty of my maturity when it comes to songwriting and what experiences can do to a creative session. I’m trying to touch base on more realistic subjects such as mental health, but I always like to show the other side of the conversation,” adds DUSK.
Once a college DJ in UAE, that time in his life led to his rediscovery of all forms of metal, and it was just the beginning of his creation of music as a self-taught musician and producer. DUSK released its first full length” “Spectrums” to follow two previously released EPs “To Where I Belong” (2021) and “Ascension” (2020) along with multiple stand-alone singles that were used to introduce the project’s music to the world in 2020.
“Spectrums” garnered praise as it was named Album of The Year in 2023 by Metal Pedia and Metal Has No Borders along with reaching listeners in over 90+ countries on Spotify.
This album further solidified his place in the international metal community, featuring 12 tracks sung in multiple languages, including (English, German, Finnish, and Arabic). Spectrums also included collaborations with both local Saudi artists and international metal musicians, such as Aron Harris from Solemn Vision and Jaani Peuhu, formerly of Swallow the Sun.
Beyond his music career, DUSK is an influential figure in the Saudi Arabian and broader GCC metal scenes. He has played a crucial role in supporting local artists by offering marketing consultations, providing studio recording services, and helping to manage and promote the “Riyadh Inferno” festival, an important event for the region’s growing metal community. As the festival’s key liaison, DUSK connects local venues with regional bands, further strengthening Saudi Arabia’s position as a destination for metal acts.
With a deep commitment to his craft and his role in the development of the metal music scene in Saudi Arabia and beyond, DUSK continues to shape the future of heavy music along with the CEO and Founder of Heavy Arabia “GIGI ARABIA”.
“Sleepwalker” is recommended for fans of Currents, Spiritbox, and Killswitch Engage, along with everything under the vein of progressive metal, metalcore, EDM, and djent.
Listen at the following links:
Lyric Video – https://youtu.be/5vEs75RmCao
Digital (Spotify) – https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/dusk14/sleepwalker
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For more info:
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“A gargantuan and epic undertaking from Dusk, even before you consider the array of guests that complement the overall progressive metal experience. Spectrums is incredibly ambitious and eccentrically pleasing, as the best progressive metal should be.” – Games, Brrraaains & A Headbanging-Life (2023 – Spectrums)
“The album is adventurous, but met head on. They also assembled a great cast of supporting guests that bring a variety to the album, such that you never know what sound might be coming next. The description of styles mentioned in the beginning reflect how diverse the album really is. Each song is performed meticulously, thoughtfully, and confidently.” – Metal-Temple (2023 – Spectrums)
“Be all this as it may, it’s clear that Sangora is a talented musician and producer who can write an effective hook. “Breath In, Breath Out Ft. Adnan Mryhi” is a fist-pumping metalcore anthem with a big chorus over a melodic riff and progressive guitar flourishes. “Agnes Of Rome Ft. Abzy” makes the best use of guest vocals, featuring an almost sultry delivery that includes an especially affecting stretch in Arabic. The real standout is “Someone To Trust Ft. Jon Thomas,” which places a chillwave chorus with vocorder-like vocal filters in a metalcore frame that effectively fulfills the promise of Dusk’s electronica metal approach… Meshari Sangora is a talented musician who is likely to find an audience for his slightly progressive, slick EDM metal. I’m a bit surprised to see metal from Saudi Arabia reaching this site but seeing the guest spots here by other Saudi and Kuwaiti musicians, it’s obvious there’s a community in the Middle East that deserves some exposure.” – Angry Metal Guy (2023 – Spectrums)
“If you are into the likes of Architects, Deftones and Born Of Osiris, you will find much to enjoy – other influences I can hear are Coheed And Cambria in some of the arrangements, SOAD in some of the delivery of lyrics and some of the clean lyrics on some of the songs are super-Emo-sounding (‘Burning In My Mind’ I’m looking at you…) and then there is a HARD left turn and it suddenly appears that Dusk are the Arabian version of Seething Akira on ‘Karma Will Find You’ with some extra throat ripping brutality from Moe Steiger.” – Ever-Metal (2023 – Spectrums)
“Spectrums is the debut full-length which features 10 guest vocalists by Saudi and Kuwaiti musicians… The talent and arduous work that was put into this album collectively is impressive. The international flavors and languages in which each song is performed I find irresistible. I am a person who enjoys all genres of metal and if the piece of music in question is well done even better. I don’t shy away from diving into metalcore or any other genre to experience and digest a piece of music. This album is uniquely designed with multiple genres, styles, and influences… The whole album is worth digesting.” – Metal Lair (2023 – Spectrums)
“This has a melodic metalcore thing going on, a bit heavier in parts, some great harsh vox and shouts along with a higher pitch clean vox.” – WORT 89.9FM – Madison, WI (2023 – Spectrums)
“There are plenty of good ideas and superb music here, and a number of excellent songs (opener “The World We Used to Know” and “Only You” are particular standouts)” – Heavy Music Headquarters (2023 – Spectrums)
“Meshari Sangora drives the one-man project Dusk with an abundance of ambition. Spectrums may appear to be a meditation onthe spectrum of djent, however there’s further merit under the skin. The record gathers a multitude of contributors… an impressive feat in not only banding together artists with vastly different styles, but also of different language (English, German, Finnish, Arabic). Additionally, we discover EDM, jazz, pop, industrial, and ambient fusion finessed within the overall extravagant gallery of modern progcore.” – Metal Has No Borders (2023 – Spectrums)
“This is very much and inclusive and sprawling production, and an album worth a check by those who tend to enjoy a contemporary and unpredictable variety of progressive metal that ventures forth into landscapes where not too many others have contemplated going before.” – Progressor (2023 – Spectrums)
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