Daniel Barohn

**Daniel Clochsey Barohn** (September 4, 1971-December 16, 2021; aged 50) was a American guitarist best known for his short-lived time in Sodawound and his time in Psycho Circus as Daniel Tomb. He also was known for his solo project and for producing the theme songs for Special Agent Oso and Jake and the Never Land Pirates on Playhouse Disney/Disney Junior.

## Daniel Barohn

### Born

Daniel Clochsey Barohn; September 4, 1971; Midland, Michigan, U.S.

### Died

December 16, 2021 (aged 50); Miami, Florida, U.S.

## Musical Career

### Genres

Horror punk, Heavy metal, Nu metal, Alternative metal, Alternative rock, Hard rock, Post-grunge

## Early life

Daniel was born to a abusive father and loving mother. His father was physically and sexually abusive to Daniel. The song *Fuck Me Till I Bleed* talks about his father's abuse. He has 2 siblings, one older and one younger. He met Matthew Corbin (known as Matthew Tomahawk) in elementary school and became friends with him. He took to learning guitar in 5th grade, thinking that music was a better life choice. He also started smoking marijuana to cope with his trauma

## Psycho Circus (1985-1997, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2019-2021)

They shared a love of the WWF (now WWE), metal music, horror films and making music. Matt took to vocals and the name Matthew Tomahawk (which he would keep) while Daniel Barohn took to guitar and the name Daniel Tomb. They soon recruited Ryan Lewis (who would go under Ryan Berzerk) on bass and Jake Evans (who would go under the name Jake Evil) on drums. They recorded a demo which sounded like a mix of horror punk and heavy metal. They later handed it over to Plan 9 Records' founder Glenn Danzig, who was impressed by their sounding and signed the band to the label. In 1986, the band released their debut album *Death Upon The Devil* which was praised in the horror punk scene. The band toured for the album throughout Michigan and even supported Samhain for their tour in 1987. Throughout this tour. He formed The Noble Fury with Doug Button, Amy Schulz and Ryan Myers. In 1988, Psycho Circus released their second album *Tactical Suicide* which featured a huge thrash influence and heavily toured for the album before taking a three month break to recharge in early 1989. In 1990, the band released their third and most popular studio album *Blood Mercy* which was proof that punk and metal were here to stay for awhile. They toured very heavy for the album going on to stop touring for a bit to record two more studio albums, 1991's *Monstar* and 1994's *Terror Mechanics*. They later were dropped by Plan 9 Records when they went out of business. They played only 77 shows in 1995, played 14 shows in 1996 and in 1997, only 5 shows before breaking up in mid-1997 with Matthew Tomahawk saying "I must try my own thing. So, goodbye for now". They would reunite four times with the original lineup. One in 2000 for Rokycany's Fluff Fest, one in 2005 at the Pontiac Silverdome appropriately titled "Rock Out One Last Time! with Psycho Circus", one in 2010 at Dayglow's annual Wicked Festival alongwith Morgan Archer, Kingdom's Fall and Gemini and one in 2015 to join The Misfits at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, Ohio. Their most recent reunion was in 2019, where they signed a recording deal with Hellcat Records and released their sixth and final album *Twisted Factory* in 2020 and went on tour in 2021 before Matthew Tomahawk fully retired the name in 2022.

## Sodawound (1997)

For a brief period, Daniel Barohn was apart of Sodawound as one of the original members. With Sodawound, they recorded a demo which caught the eye of Flip Records, who signed the band in late 1997. However Daniel Barohn left the band after the demo to focus on his solo project.

## Solo project (1991-2021)

During Psycho Circus's initial run, Daniel wrote his own songs. His songwriting managed to catch the eye of TVT Records who signed Daniel to their label. In 1992, he released his first 18 songs he wrote under his real name on his debut album called *Nothingface*. He opened for Metallica for their tour. In 1996, Daniel released his second album *Dark Cloak* which featured a huge nu metal influence and later went on Vans Warped Tour in 1997. In 1999, He released his third album *There's No Happily Ever After* which sold 8,000,000 copies world wide and was certified 8x platinum. He went on a equally as successful tour with System of a Down, Nothingface, Marilyn Manson and Vendetta called *Danger Zone Tour*. In 2003, Daniel released his fourth album *Apocalypticism* which he heavily toured for throughout 2004 to 2005. In 2007, Daniel released his fifth album *Tree-Shirt* which didn't sell well like the previous four albums. He would expose his songwriting and producing to younger kids when he composed the theme song for Special Agent Oso on Playhouse Disney, later known as Disney Junior. In 2010, he released his sixth studio album *Challenger Gasser* which rebuilt his fame. Before going on tour, he composed the theme song for Jake and the Never Land Pirates for Disney Junior in late 2010. In 2012, He released his seventh studio album *Celsius* which was praised for having a mixed bag of influences ranging from southern rock and blues rock to emo and screamo. He went on Vans Warped Tour on the Monster Energy Stage in 2013 and 2014. In 2015, Daniel released his self-titled eighth studio album and went on tour with Metallica as the opening act and later went on to headline that years Rock On The Range. In 2017, he released his ninth and final studio album *Harsh Deeds* which was a fitting way to go out. He went on his 2018 to 2021 farewell tour which the 2020 version happened with only Michigan dates.

## Solo project live members

Waylon Reavis-lead vocals (1996-2021)

Evan Seinfeld-bass (1996-2021)

Jen Ledger-drums (1996-2021)

## Gear

In 1999, ESP released the Daniel Barohn signature Viper guitar. He's also a Marshall endorsed amp user using the 100w amp head and 100w vertical cab. He uses the BOSS DS-1 in Psycho Circus and the BOSS OC-3 and Behringer Super Fuzz in his solo project.

## Discography

### With Psycho Circus

*Death Upon The Devil (1986)*

*Tactical Suicide (1988)*

*Blood Mercy (1990)*

*Monstar (1991)*

*Terror Mechanics (1994)*

*Twisted Factory (2020)*

### Solo

*Nothingface (1992)*

*Dark Cloak (1996)*

*There's No Happily Ever After (1999)*

*Apocalypticism (2003)*

*Tree-Shirt (2007)*

*Challenger Gasser (2010)*

*Celsius (2012)*

*Daniel Barohn (2015)*

*Harsh Deeds (2017)*

## Personal life

Daniel Barohn resided in Ocala, Florida from 2007 until his death in 2021. He married Pamela Taylor of Splash in 1991 and had two children together named Bam Taylor (born January 4, 1994; age 29) who is a former musician and current teacher, and Jessica Barohn (born May 16, 1997; age 26). The two separated in 2003 and divorced in 2004. He started dating Kesha Slade of Kitty Bobo in 2005, got engaged that year and got married in 2007. They had two children together which Kesha has custody of. one girl named Kesha Slade Jr. (born August 31, 2009; age 14) and one boy name Adam Barohn (born June 6, 2013; age 10). He owned two horses from 2007 until his death in 2021. A Clydesdale horse named Byer (born 1991, died 2021) and a black mustang named Ford (born 1991, died 2021)

## Death

On December 16, 2021, Daniel was reported to have been found unconscious in his room at 2:45am. He was rushed to the hospital. He was put on life support but was disconnected by doctors. His cause of death was revealed as Cystic Fibrosis. Tributes began pouring in for the fallen vocalist and guitarist from various rock and metal bands and artists alike.