# Oni (band)

Oni is a metalcore band formed in Canada by singer Jake Oni. They have released three albums as of 2024.

## History
### 2014–2021: Ironshore and early collaborations

Oni formed in 2014. They released their debut album, Ironshore, in 2016, on Black Light Media Records and Metal Blade Records. Longtime Lamb of God producer Josh Wilbur produced and mixed the album and the song "The Only Cure" featured Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe.
Wilbur produced Oni's Alone EP, released by Blacklight Media/Metal Blade in 2019. The same year, Jake Oni contributed guest vocals to Lamb of God guitarist Mark Morton's solo album, Anesthetic. He appeared on the song "The Never," alongside Chuck Billy, David Ellefson, and Roy Mayorga, and is credited as co-writer on "Cross Off," featuring late Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington.

### 2022–present: Loathing Light and The Silver Line

Morton and Wilbur co-wrote and produced "The Lie," released by Oni in February 2022, with Jake credited as the only member of the band. American trap metal duo City Morgue appeared on another song called "War Ender", with a music video being released on April 13.
On April 28, 2022, Oni announced their second album, Loathing Light, which was released on June 17. The band also released a music video for the new song "Secrets", which features Iggy Pop and Randy Blythe from Lamb of God.
In June 2023, Oni released "Silence In A Room Of Lies", a collaboration with Jared Dines. A music video for the song was released alongside it, which features footage from a documentary shot by Dines.
On August 24, 2023, Oni released a new song, "Aura", featuring Howard Jones (Light the Torch, ex-Killswitch Engage) and Josh Gilbert (Spiritbox, ex-As I Lay Dying), and also announced their third album, The Silver Line. It would be released on September 22.
ONI has released 3 singles in 2024 all produced by Josh Gilbert (Spiritbox, ex-As I Lay Dying). "Control" - May 17, "Walk Away" - August 23 and "Deja Vu" - October 11. That year, Jared Dines was brought on as a permanent member of the band.

## Musical style and associated acts

Oni's sound has evolved over the 3 albums. Their debut album Ironshore is a progressive metal album, heavily featuring a very unusual electronic instrument called the xylosynth. Loathing Light shifted towards more metalcore-focused sound, with much less electronic elements and more straightforward songwriting. The Silver Line leaned more into a more modern progressive metalcore sound, with a heavier emphasis on clean vocals.
Oni has toured with Gojira, Max & Iggor Cavalera, The Devin Townsend Project, Death Angel, Megadeth and Children of Bodom, Starset, Crown The Empire. They also performed at Ozzfest Meets Knotfest with Randy Blythe.

## Members
### Current members

* Jake Oni – vocals (2014–present)
* Jared Dines – guitar (2024–present)

### Current touring musicians

* Nick Villarreal – bass (2022–present)
* Dylan Roy – drums (2024–present)
* Eric Palmer – guitar (2024–present)

### Former members

* Martin Andres – guitar (2014–2019)
* Brandon White – guitar, backing vocals (2014–2019)
* Chase Bryant – bass (2014–2019)
* Johnny D – xylosynth (2014–2019)
* Joe Greulich – drums (2014–2019)

### Former touring musicians

* Johnuel Hasney – guitar, backing vocals (2022–2024)
* Julian Gargiulo - guitar, backing vocals (2022-2024)
* James Knoerl – drums (2022-2023)

## Discography
### Studio albums

* Ironshore (2016)
* Loathing Light (2022)
* The Silver Line (2023)

### EPs

* Alone (2019)
* Genesis (2025)

### Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak Chart Positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Main. Rock | Album |
| "Eternal Recurrence" | 2016 | — | Ironshore |
| "Alone" | 2019 | — | Alone EP |
| "The Lie" | 2022 | — | Loathing Light |
| "War Ender" (feat. City Morgue) | 2022 | — | Loathing Light |
| "Secrets" (feat. Randy Blythe and Iggy Pop) | 2022 | — | Loathing Light |
| "Silence In A Room Of Lies" (feat. Jared Dines) | 2023 | — | The Silver Line |
| "Underneath My Skin" (feat. Kellin Quinn) | 2023 | — | The Silver Line |
| "Aura" (feat. Howard Jones and Josh Gilbert) | 2023 | — | The Silver Line |
| "Silhouette" | 2023 | 32 | The Silver Line |
| "Spark" | 2023 | — | The Silver Line |
| "Control" | 2024 | 31 | Genesis EP |
| "Walk Away" (feat. Lil Aaron) | 2024 | — | Genesis EP |
| "Deja Vu" | 2024 | — | Genesis EP |
| "Realign" | 2024 | — | Genesis EP |
| "Erase" | 2025 | — | Genesis EP |
| "Shouldn't Feel This Way" | 2025 | — |

### Music videos

Selected music videos :
| Year | Song | Album | Director(s) |
| 2016 | "Eternal Recurrence" | Ironshore | Abraham Roofeh |
| 2018 | "Spawn and Feed" | Ironshore | Un­known |
| 2022 | "War Ender" | Loathing Light | Zev Deans |
| 2022 | "Secrets" | Loathing Light | Jeremy Danger and Travis Shinn |
| 2022 | "Heart and Stone" | Loathing Light | Un­known |
| 2022 | "Against My Sins" | Loathing Light | Un­known |
| 2022 | "Iron Heart" | Non-album single | Un­known |
| 2023 | "Silence In a Room of Lies" | The Silver Line | Un­known |
| 2023 | "Aura" | The Silver Line | Jensen Noen |
| 2023 | "Silhouette" | The Silver Line | Un­known |
| 2023 | "Spark" | The Silver Line | Jensen Noen |
| 2024 | "Control" | Genesis EP | Ben Watanabe and Pedro Marcelino |
| 2024 | "Walk Away" | Genesis EP | Pedro Marcelino |
| 2024 | "Deja Vu" | Genesis EP | Patrick Tohill |
| 2024 | "Realign" | Genesis EP | Stubs Phillips |
| 2025 | "Erase" | Genesis EP | Stubs Phillips |