Damien Zev Moyal (born September 25, 1976) is an American vocalist, lyricist, musician, songwriter and designer
Originally from Amstelveen, North Holland, Netherlands, he moved to the United States as a child and grew up in Miami, Florida where he notably fronted such hardcore punk, metallic hardcore and melodic hardcore bands as Shai Hulud, Morning Again, As Friends Rust, Culture, Bird of Ill Omen and Bridgeburne R
Moyal has been based in Ann Arbor, Michigan since 2006 and is the founding member of the semi-eponymously named gothic rock/post-punk band Damien Done
Moyal's early musical projects include the hardcore punk act U.S
Decline (1992-1993), the hardcore group Insist (1993), the metallic hardcore band Reach (1993-1994), and the groove metal project HandOverFist (1994)
He next joined established vegan straight edge metallic hardcore band Culture, which he fronted from 1994 to 1995, then again from 1996 to 1998, recording music for such record labels as Uprising Records, Good Life Recordings, Toybox Records and Conquer the World Records
Moyal later took part of Culture's reunion from 2012 to 2016, which saw material released through Eulogy Recordings
Following his first exit from Culture in 1995, he co-founded the melodic metallic hardcore band Shai Hulud (1995-1996), participating in its demo recording and helping the band get signed to Revelation Records
Moyal's vocal and lyrical contributions to Shai Hulud were released by such record labels as Asian Man Records, Sub City Records, Trial & Error Records and Metal Blade Records
While still in Shai Hulud, Moyal teamed up with ex-Culture members to launch the metallic hardcore band Morning Again (1995-1996), which also recorded material for Conquer the World Records and Good Life Recordings, again leading the band to get signed by Revelation Records
Moyal has since performed with Morning Again at a handful of reunion shows, namely in 1999, 2002 and 2014
After quitting Shai Hulud and being fired from Morning Again, Moyal started the sludge-metallic hardcore band Bird of Ill Omen (1996-1997), but left before any studio material could be tracked
Moyal's lyrics were later used by Bird of Ill Omen's second vocalist for material released by Eulogy Recordings
While still in Bird of Ill Omen, Moyal joined the melodic hardcore side-project As Friends Rust (1996-1997), which broke up after recording a demo tape
In 1997, Moyal relocated to Gainesville, Florida, where Culture had moved the year prior, and there reformed As Friends Rust (1997-2002), which quickly became his principal project for the next five years, releasing music through such labels as Good Life Recordings, Doghouse Records, Initial Records, Defiance Records and Equal Vision Records
Moyal again reformed As Friends Rust in 2008, which has remained active into the 2020s
When Culture broke up in 1998, Moyal and several of its members teamed up with members of Assück to form the short-lived metal band Some Sort of Radio (1998-1999), and in 1999, he and members of As Friends Rust formed the old-school hardcore punk side-project Bridgeburne R (1999-2000)
Following his departure from As Friends Rust in 2002, Moyal founded the semi-eponymously named gothic rock/post-punk solo project Damien Done, which eventually expanded into a full band
After returning to Miami in 2004, he took part of the acoustic folk duo Goodnight at the End of the Tunnel (2005), and the short-lived metallic hardcore band Best Wishes (2006)
In 2006, he moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan and formed the DJ duo Old Man Underground (2008)
Moyal reunited with ex-Culture members in the metallic hardcore band On Bodies (2009-2017), which released music through Eulogy Recordings and Demons Run Amok Entertainment
Since 2022, Moyal has been part of the death metal band Ekstasis, with drummer Fred Estby.
Moyal's early musical projects include the hardcore punk act U. S. Decline (1992-1993), the hardcore group Insist (1993), the metallic hardcore band Reach (1993-1994), and the groove metal project HandOverFist (1994). He next joined established vegan straight edge metallic hardcore band Culture, which he fronted from 1994 to 1995, then again from 1996 to 1998, recording music for such record labels as Uprising Records, Good Life Recordings, Toybox Records and Conquer the World Records. Moyal later took part of Culture's reunion from 2012 to 2016, which saw material released through Eulogy Recordings. Following his first exit from Culture in 1995, he co-founded the melodic metallic hardcore band Shai Hulud (1995-1996), participating in its demo recording and helping the band get signed to Revelation Records. Moyal's vocal and lyrical contributions to Shai Hulud were released by such record labels as Asian Man Records, Sub City Records, Trial & Error Records and Metal Blade Records. While still in Shai Hulud, Moyal teamed up with ex-Culture members to launch the metallic hardcore band Morning Again (1995-1996), which also recorded material for Conquer the World Records and Good Life Recordings, again leading the band to get signed by Revelation Records. Moyal has since performed with Morning Again at a handful of reunion shows, namely in 1999, 2002 and 2014. After quitting Shai Hulud and being fired from Morning Again, Moyal started the sludge-metallic hardcore band Bird of Ill Omen (1996-1997), but left before any studio material could be tracked. Moyal's lyrics were later used by Bird of Ill Omen's second vocalist for material released by Eulogy Recordings. While still in Bird of Ill Omen, Moyal joined the melodic hardcore side-project As Friends Rust (1996-1997), which broke up after recording a demo tape. In 1997, Moyal relocated to Gainesville, Florida, where Culture had moved the year prior, and there reformed As Friends Rust (1997-2002), which quickly became his principal project for the next five years, releasing music through such labels as Good Life Recordings, Doghouse Records, Initial Records, Defiance Records and Equal Vision Records. Moyal again reformed As Friends Rust in 2008, which has remained active into the 2020s. When Culture broke up in 1998, Moyal and several of its members teamed up with members of Assück to form the short-lived metal band Some Sort of Radio (1998-1999), and in 1999, he and members of As Friends Rust formed the old-school hardcore punk side-project Bridgeburne R (1999-2000). Following his departure from As Friends Rust in 2002, Moyal founded the semi-eponymously named gothic rock/post-punk solo project Damien Done, which eventually expanded into a full band. After returning to Miami in 2004, he took part of the acoustic folk duo Goodnight at the End of the Tunnel (2005), and the short-lived metallic hardcore band Best Wishes (2006). In 2006, he moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan and formed the DJ duo Old Man Underground (2008). Moyal reunited with ex-Culture members in the metallic hardcore band On Bodies (2009-2017), which released music through Eulogy Recordings and Demons Run Amok Entertainment. Since 2022, Moyal has been part of the death metal band Ekstasis, with drummer Fred Estby.