Former ANTHRAX axeman Dan Spitz has put down his electric guitar and reinvented himself as an artist by learning the rare Weissenborn lap slide guitar played by few and mastered by only a handful. In quiet seclusion, and secrecy kept by many helping him achieve his goals behind the scenes, Spitz relentlessly unlearned old skills to acquire new ones. He now travels a musical pathway that is unique to DII.A powerful musical duo, DII's music is extremely emotional, powerful and brings forth heart felt human emotion, real life pain and struggles directly from within what Spitz walks each day of his existence the emotion of the blues, the slide guitar riffs reminiscent of some of his musical blues heroes, the familiarity of some of the greatest singers ever to grace the planet, and the power of thrash unleashed from one of the co-creators of that genre who is always breaking new boundaries.With longtime musical partner Don Chaffin's soulful and heartfelt singing, the listener will be taken on a lyrical journey that will touch the soul. The sound from the DII duo is of none present, past, or can be duplicated into the future. Simply a very moving and touching live event to witness, with lyrical content that will touch both a woman's heart so deeply she might weep tears of many emotions, and a man's soul can be changed forever.The music video for the DII song "Little Voices" will premiere tonight (Monday, June 16) at 9:00 p.m. EDT on BlankTV. Original music, including complete remakes of some of Spitz's past ANTHRAX works he has co-written including "I Am The Law" and "Indians" will be made available via iTunes this week, along with a video for "I Am The Law", to be released soon. The DII CD will be issued in August through RED / MRI Entertainment / Smashmouth Records. In addition to this record, three videos directed by Don Chaffin will be made available. Spitz explains the lyrical content of "Little Voices": "The unwritten words and bond of love between children on the autism spectrum and their parent is something unexplained. It is what the song 'Little Voices' conveys in its message. The word autism is not used at all in the lyrical content just for that reason. It need not be said. It just can't be. The words will bring you through an emotional ride so real, no matter who you are, good luck not being touched in some form or fashion." He adds: "We thank you for your support of DII and look forward to seeing you all live onstage very soon. Make a difference
" Spitz is a single father to identical twin sons who are both on the autism spectrum and his life-long goal is to help children and families through these avenues, and to enlighten the public to the word autism, with zero connection to any organization. A relentless task of work ethic placed upon him and his heart to do so. According to the CDC, as of 2014, one in 42 boys born, one in 68 children will be on the autism spectrum. The DII duo takes the blues base that heavy metal was derived from and transforms it into "a new music for a new era." The duo will play alongside myriad genres of music, from the hardest of thrash metal's best to the soulful valleys of slide guitar greats, and beyond. DII will be on a full-time live touring schedule, with private appearances available for both autism and luxury timepiece avenues to help spread the awareness of autism, now at epidemic levels.Molli Brown of the Fan Network News channel recently conducted an interview with Dan Spitz. You can now watch the chat below.For more information, visit diiband.com.
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