Jared Dines


Jared Dines is an American YouTuber and musician who is known for metalcore-themed and adjacent videos, covers, parodies, and his own original music. He is a member of Canadian metalcore band Oni, and a frequent collaborator with musicians such as Howard Jones and Matt Heafy.
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Career

Youtube

Dines worked as a recording engineer before pursuing YouTube full time. He started his YouTube channel to promote his band, They Charge Like Warriors, in 2011.
His first major success on the platform came in 2014 when he published "10 Styles of Metal". Previously only averaging a few hundred views per video, "10 Styles of Metal" was picked up by local news outlets and highlighted by online music journalists. It would later garner millions of views. As a response, Dines began to produce more skit-based content. He gained further popularity from his metal covers of pop songs. His following grew as he collaborated with other artists such as Rob Scallon.
Dines, in competition with Steve Terreberry, became known for playing guitars with an unusual amount of strings. In 2017, he was scammed when trying to purchase a 17-string instrument from a fraud luthier. However, Dines was later gifted a custom 18-string guitar which he demoed at the 2018 NAMM Show. Terreberry responded with a 20-string guitar in 2019. At the conclusion of their feud, Terreberry and Dines participated in a charity auction of the instruments. The 18-string was purchased by Philip Kaplan after Dines' auction initially failed.

Musicianship

In 2015, Dines co-founded the band Rest, Repose with Ryan "Fluff" Bruce. He left the project in 2019 to focus on his group Daddy Rock. Dines was also a member of metalcore band Dissimulator.
In 2018, Dines toured with heavy metal band Trivium. He partly replaced front man Matt Heafy, who had to leave the tour prematurely due to his wife being close to giving birth. Dines and Trivium further collaborated on a cover of "Better Now" by Post Malone. In October 2019, he performed on stage with Breaking Benjamin.
In April 2020, Dines appeared on the cover of Guitar World magazine, the first YouTuber to do so. In 2020, Music Man released his signature Stingray guitar. On December 4, 2020, he released a collaborative EP with Trivium vocalist and guitarist Matt Heafy under the name Dines X Heafy. The video for "Dear Anxiety", which is the first track, was released on the same day to coincide with the release of Dines X Heafy.
In March 2021, Dines joined with vocalist Howard Jones and producer Hiram Hernandez to release "The Blade" as part of a new project named Sion. Their self-titled debut album was released on November 26, 2021. Their first album was released that November. As of 2024, they were working on their sophomore album.
Dines was a touring member of metalcore band Oni. In 2024, he joined the band as a permanent member.

Discography

Solo work

List adapted from Spotify.
TitleAlbum details
The Djent Files
The Grey
  • Scheduled: November 18, 2022
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
    • TitleAlbum details
    The Dark
    The Light
  • Released: November 20, 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
    • Shred Feast
  • Released: July 14, 2020
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

    • Collaborations

    TitleAlbum detailsRef.
    Dines X Heafy

    • Released: December 4, 2020
    • Label: Roadrunner
    • Format: Digital download, streaming
    TitleAlbum detailsRef.
    Colors of Grimmx EP

    • Released: June 2017
    • Label: Self-released
    • Format: Digital download, streaming
    TitleAlbum detailsRef.
    Sleep City EP
    • Released: December 15, 2015
    • Label: Self-released
    • Format: Digital download, streaming
    Rest, Repose
  • Released: May 19, 2017
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
    • TitleAlbum detailsRef.
    SION

    Guest appearances