History Music / CellDweller

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Red Hair]]: Both how Klayton appears in artwork and how he actually looks.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Klayton's music can cover the ''entire scale'', though his playing field is usually the 6-9 range as Celldweller, 7-10 as Circle of Dust, and 3-5 as Scandroid.

Celldweller is an award-winning American HeavyMetal[=/=]ElectronicMusic project, formed in 1999 in New York City, but now based in Detroit, Michigan. The project was formed by multi-instrumentalist, DJ and RecordProducer Scott "[[StageNames Klayton]]" Albert, who was once involved in several electronic music and IndustrialMetal projects, most notably Angeldust, a collaboration with renowned illusionist Criss Angel. To date, the project has spawned six studio albums, nine [=EPs=] and several successful singles.

* TheLostLenore: "The Great Divide" has shades of this.

* HeroicBuild: [[http://altwall.net/img/groups/celldweller_11_02_2013_06_18_15.jpg Yes]].

* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Brett of Music/BlueStahli.

* SoloDuet: Whenever he does a crossover between his projects.

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Red Hair]]: Both how Klayton appears in artwork and how he actually looks.

* BoastfulRap: The entirety of "Shapeshifter."

* DeadpanSnarker: He certainly has his moments.

* ProudToBeAGeek: The man has ''no'' guilty pleasures.

* DownerEnding: [[OncePerEpisode On every album]]. "Against the Tide" is the [[{{Tearjerker}} worst]] example.
* DrivenToSuicide: "One Good Reason", "Tainted", "The Great Divide".
* FantasticRacism / JustAMachine: This is the cause of the downfall of Atiria in ''End of an Empire''. To clarify, an android gave other androids sapience, resulting in mankind splitting into two groups - the "Pro-bots" and the "Robophobes" - and warring with each other. This is mentioned in "Faction 13" & was expanded upon in the Scandroid song "Pro-bots & Robophobes".

* SingerNameDrop: "Switchback"

** "Lost In Time"... naturally.
* TronLines: Utilized heavily in the ''Unshakeable'' music video.

* RunningGag: Each album’s copyright notice says “Reproduction of this recording is strictly prohibited by Federal Law but that probably won’t stop you anyway.”

** Taken UpToEleven when the full version of End of an Empire includes a remix of one of it's songs, Jericho, by... [[spoiler: [[WhamEpisode Circle of Dust. His other project whose last album was in 1998]]. Excusable since [[https://youtu.be/W8EieWg94Eg?t=2m31s he bought back the rights to all of it's albums.]] Yes. [[HesBack Circle of Dust is back.]]]]

* CarefulWithThatAxe: Many of his songs have screams that seemingly pop out of nowhere, which can be very jarring for first-time listeners.

* DarkerAndEdgier: ''End of an Empire'' not only swings back more to his original style after ''Wish Upon a Blackstar'', but also incorporates elements of {{Djent}} and {{Metalcore}}.

* IAmTheBand: Celldweller is Klayton's solo project, but guest musicians are brought in for live performances.

* LighterAndSofter: ''Wish Upon a Blackstar'' was nowhere near as aggressive as ''Celldweller'', consisting more of just straight {{Dubstep}} and ElectronicMusic than Klayton's typical IndustrialMetal style. ''End of an Empire'' could be best described as a mixture of both albums, instead.

* AGodAmI: The narrator for "Own Little World," though it's more of the god of "[[TitleDrop his own little world]]" than all of existence.
--> ''Welcome to a world where the air I breathe is mine''
-->''There's nothing to overwhelm me and nothing to cloud my mind''
-->''Be anyone, do anything I'd ever want to try!''
-->''Time doesn't exist here, I will never die!''

* [[ConceptAlbum Attempted Concept Album]]: Klayton's Wish Upon a Blackstar epic is an attempt at a story with the lyrics and album covers, but it's ultimately too vague to tell a clear story. Thankfully, his blackstar epic has been turned into a [[Literature/{{Blackstar}} book]].
** ''End of an Empire'' is a little more well-developed.

* ClusterFBomb[=/=]PrecisionFStrike: A bit of both. Klayton doesn't curse often, but when he does, he ''really'' goes for it.
** "Heart On" is the best example.

* CoverVersion: He made an electro-metal version of [[Music/{{The Bee Gees}} "Tragedy"]].

* DespairEventHorizon: "So Long Sentiment" describes someone trapped in his own depression, recalling old memories and begging for release.

* LyricalDissonance: "Against the Tide" sounds very epic and uplifting, despite the lyrics being about losing against "the tide" and how the predicted end "has finally begun."

* TheResenter: "Uncrowned" is written from the perspective of one.

* TimeAbyss: "Eon" is about someone trapped in one and trying to escape.

* ReclusiveArtist[[invoked]]: Klayton describes himself as one. He doesn't keep up with the news or own a television set, although he still maintains good relations with his fans, so he really [[SubvertedTrope isn't]].
** He hates the traditional method of touring, which combined with his reclusive nature is part of the reason why he didn't tour for a very long period of time and has rarely performed shows since 2011.

Celldweller's music is incredibly diverse and multifaceted, and is commonly described as a fusion of HeavyMetal, trance, drum and bass, {{dubstep}}, and {{industrial}}, with [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly elements taken from many other heavy music genres]]. The project has also been classified as NuMetal and gains its pride as one of the {{Ensemble Darkhorse}}s of the genre. Celldweller's music has frequently appeared in television shows, movies, and video games, more prominently appearing in ''VideoGame/DeadRising2'', ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'', and the 3rd season of ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct''.

Covered on this page are also Klayton's two other current music personas: ''Circle Of Dust'' (His predecessor to Celldweller which tends to focus more on pure IndustrialMetal. Was abandoned when he had a falling out with his label and revived in 2016 after he got the rights back) and Scandroid (a UsefulNotes/{{Synthwave}} project).

* ''Dreams of Neo-Tokyo'' (remix album, 2017)

* ''The Darkness'' (2018)

Covered on this page are also Klayton's two other current music personas: ''Circle Of Dust'' (his predecessor to Celldweller which tends to focus more on pure IndustrialMetal, which was abandoned when he had a falling out with his label and was revived in 2016 after he got the rights back) and Scandroid (a UsefulNotes/{{Synthwave}} project).

* ''The Darkness and The Light'' (2019, songs released throughout 2018)

** "Lost In Time"... [[CaptainObvious naturally]].

* SpiritualSuccessor: To Music/LinkinPark, had they stayed in NuMetal territory and took their musicality up a notch.

** ''End of an Empire'' also contains a remix of ''Breakout'', by [[spoiler: ''Scandroid'', another one of Klayton's projects.]]
** And finally there's also ''Pro-bots & Robophobes'', by ''Scandroid'' [[spoiler: feat. ''Circle of Dust''.]]

** And, more recently, ''Embracing Entropy'' by Circle of Dust... [[spoiler: feat. ''Celldweller'']].

** Among the three projects, Circle of Dust is easily the darkest, since it's based around IndustrialMetal in the vein of bands like Ministry and Fear Factory. The project's comeback album, ''Machines of Our Disgrace'', is by far Klayton's darkest work to date, both sonically and lyrically.
** For Scandroid, the upcoming ''The Darkness and The Light'' album seems to be this is so far as well, with many songs embracing full on {{DarkWave}} rather than the projects standard UsefulNotes/{{Synthwave}}.
* {{Elect|ronicMusic}}[[IndustrialMetal ronic]] [[AlternativeMetal Metal]]

* GenreRoulette: Switches regularly between vocal electronic/metal (''Celldweller'', ''Wish Upon A Blackstar'', ''End of an Empire'') and instrumental, epic-sounding tracks (''Soundtrack for the Voices In My Head'', ''Transmissions'').
** Now you can throw in electro-acoustic rock as well (''Offworld'').

** Scandroid definitely counts as this, being a {{Synthwave}} project instead of Circle of Dust's aggressive industrial metal or Celldweller's unpredictable musical maelstrom.
** So far, ''Offworld'' is shaping up to be even lighter than that, [[SerialEscalation and possibly even lighter than the Scandroid material.]]
* LongRunnerLineUp: It's been the same.... [[IAmTheBand one guy]] since 1999.
* LoudnessWar: His music lacks dynamic range (save for some works from the Soundtrack for the Voices in My Head series), and his later works are significantly louder than his earlier ones and certain tracks have horrendous clipping.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: Frequently described as a metal artist who draws inspiration from the most abrasive electronic music genres (drum and bass, dubstep, industrial, EBM, hard trance, noise, IDM and similar genres), though from song to song, Celldweller can vary between any combination of these genres. Fans usually classify him under AlternativeMetal and NuMetal, though his music sounds very little like the established stereotypes.
* NuMetal: Arguably one of the more [[EnsembleDarkhorse well-respected bands]] of [[TheScrappy the genre]].

* RealSongThemeTune: More than one. [[ItsPopularNowitSucks Some fans have begun complaining]] [[SongAssociation about the increasing ubiquity of his songs]].
* SignatureStyle: Chattering ElectronicMusic sounds influenced by trance, dubstep and noise fused with harsh, crunchy computer-manipulated guitar riffs and fast, aggressive drum and bass-inspired rhythms.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To Music/LinkinPark, at least this was how LP was supposed to sound, had they stayed in NuMetal territory and took their musicality up a notch.

* {{Goth}}: In his Circle of Dust days. His hairstyle is very probably an {{Artifact}} from his goth days.

** And finally there's also ''Pro-bots & Robophobes'', by [[spoiler: ''Scandroid'' feat. ''Circle of Dust''.]]
** And, most recently, ''Embracing Entropy'' by Circle of Dust... [[spoiler: feat. ''Celldweller'']].

Covered on this page are also Klaytons two other current music personas: Circle Of Dust (His predecessor to Celldweller which tend to focus more on pure IndustrialMetal. Abandoned when he had a fall out with his label and was revived in 2016 after he got the rights back.) and Scandroid. (A UsefulNotes/{{Synthwave}} project)

Covered on this page are also Klaytons two other current music personas: Circle Of Dust (His predecessor to Celldweller which tend to focus more on pure IndustrialMetal. Abandoned after he had a fall out with his label, but was revived in 2016 after he got the rights back.) and Scandroid. (A UsefulNotes/{{Synthwave}} project)

* VagueAge: Even his HeterosexualLifePartner [[Music/BlueStahli Bret]] [[http://youtu.be/sk-Qj0kuTfk?t=2m19s doesn't]] know how old he is. Some people think he's as old as ''fifty-two''.
** Some deducting of his actual age can be done through the fact he's been active as a musician since ''at least'' the late 1980s. If it's assumed that he first started playing in bands professionally in his late teens or early twenties, his age now is very likely around the late thirties to mid fourties.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Very likely, considering how long he's been active as a musician.