Former members of Papa Roach, Chevelle and Rock Star Supernova have joined P.O.D. guitarist Marcos Curiel in a new band, Daylight Division, that’s posted two tracks online and is in the midst of writing and recording its first album.
“It’s definitely exciting,” Curiel says, adding with a laugh that “it’s like a new relationship — everything’s all good in the beginning. But it really is awesome. Nobody is green in this band, y’know? We’ve all seen real highs and real lows. We’re definitely bringing the things we’ve all learned in the past into this.”
Daylight Division started out in January when music industry executive Rene Mata suggested that Curiel, who’s in the midst of an open-ended P.O.D. hiatus, hook up with drummer Dave Buckner, who left Papa Roach last year. The two clicked and added ex-Chevelle bassist Joe Loeffler, and after a short search brought in Lukas Rossi — the Canadian singer who won the “Rock Star: Supernova” reality TV show in 2006 and recorded one album with Gilby Clarke, Jason Newsted and Tommy Lee — in the spring.
