Circle of Dust

Circle of Dust was a mid-1990s heavy metal/industrial band created and mostly run by Klay Scott who is famous among select audiences for such bands as Brain Child and the much newer Celldweller

Circle of Dust was a mid-1990s heavy metal/industrial band created and mostly run by Klay Scott who is famous among select audiences for such bands as Brain Child and the much newer Celldweller. The band later spawned numerous offspring bands by both Klay and his lead guitarist, Darren "Klank" Diolosa, including Klank, Angeldust, Argyle Park, and Chatterbox.

Circle of Dust was popular in Christian circles during most of the 1990s, even though Klay Scott broke up the band in 1995. After their breakup, Klay released one "last" album, Disengage. The liner notes to Disengage contained bits and pieces of an interview he had done, in which he explained that he had chosen to disband Circle of Dust and start anew with a later project called Angeldust, as well as various photographs hinting at feeling rejected by churches. Circle of Dust was criticized by some Christians for not having religious enough lyrics, while other Christians criticized the music for being too chaotic. While there have been many other Christian bands involved in similar controversies, Circle of Dust was often considered to be one of the most controversial.