HEAVY SPOTLIGHT: Dub Trio! Their new album “The Shape of Dub To Come” will be released April 26th
Every time we wake up, we return to life. Shaking off slumber, the world seemingly begins anew in front of our eyes. Dub Trio underwent such an awakening. Over nearly two decades together, the Brooklyn triumvirate—Stu Brooks [bass], DP Holmes [guitar], and Joe Tomino [drums]—not only delivered a string of albums that forever redefined the term “dub”under cover of metal, punk, alternative, and shoegaze, but also infused its musical prowess into the studio recordings and the shows of genre-bending icons ranging from Mike Patton to Lady Gaga. The three-piece introduced itself on 2004’s “live-dub experiment”Exploring the DangersOf followed by successors New Heavy[2006], Another Sound Is Dying[2008], and IV[2011]. Conjuring up instrumental music hummable enough to sing, praise came from the likes of Pitchforkwho predicted “Dub Trio are on to something.” Along the way, the guys served as Peeping Tom’s live band and toured alongside everyone from Clutch to Gogol Bordello and Dillinger Escape Plan.However, the band took a hiatus as a collective in 2015 after touring heavily behind IV. Having an impact on various genres, they served as the backing band on the Lady Gaga demos that famously attracted the attention of Interscope in addition to backing Matisyahu for six years. Brooks received a GRAMMY® Award nomination for his work with Pretty Lights in addition to backing Rock and Roll Hall of Fame® Inductee Dr. John on the road. During 2018, he played bass in the Saturday Night Live Bandsharing the stage with the likes of Kanye West and Kid Cudi. Moreover, he is the musical director and bassist for the GRiZ Live Band alongside Tomino.Additionally, Tomino hit the kit for The Fugees as Holmes lent his six-
