Unfortunately, various delays kept pushing the release date back. Klayton worked in earnest with producer Grant Mohrman (formerly of Leaderdogs for the Blind) on the debut Celldweller album, which was slated for release in February 2001.
Klayton and Chriss Angel parted ways in May of 2000 after three albums' worth of material had been completed, allowing Klayton to devote all of his time to Celldweller. Klayton began creating songs for the Celldweller project in 1998/1999 and released a limited edition EP of three early Celldweller demos and two solo trance tracks, which quickly sold out.
This change in style was a major step toward the sound that would come to define Celldweller's output. Both albums demonstrated Klayton's shift away from industrial metal and towards more electronic-modern industrial rock influences, incorporating richer electronic instrumentation and greater emphasis on melody. After the dissolution of Circle of Dust, Klayton concurrently released both a posthumous collection of reworked Circle of Dust leftovers titled Disengage and an album for a new project, Angeldust, created in conjunction with illusionist Criss Angel. Klayton had gained a devoted cult following in the mid 90s because of his industrial metal band Circle of Dust. The name Celldweller was derived from a nickname his mother gave him when he was a teenager, dubbed "Cellar Dweller", as he made all of his music in his parents' basement. 1.5 Space and Time and Offworld (2016–2017)Ĭareer Precursors: Circle of Dust and Angeldust (1992–1999).1.4 Blackstar and End of an Empire (2013–2015).
1.1 Precursors: Circle of Dust and Angeldust (1992–1999).