Brian Gustave Kersellius, known professionally as Damazein (formally known as MAX LIUS), is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and producer, originally residing from Kingston, Jamaica, but is currently based in the DMV.

Damazein started to release and produce music as early as 2017, under the moniker at the time MAX LIUS. During 2017 and early 2019, Damazein exclusively released his music through SoundCloud. He soon made the transition to uploading his music through social media in 2019, thanks to the release of his debut mixtape, Spirit Possession Ceremony, which released on July 5 of that year.

After releasing a slew of singles and a couple of projects during the rest of 2019 and most of 2020, Damazein’s first taste in virality would come in late December 2020, with the song “Darkness.” The kimj and Glasear-produced song would go viral on social media platforms. Since his newfound fame, Damazein has since kept up to capture his success, releasing a slew of EP’s during the span of 2021, as well as continuing to release a slew of singles in 2022. During that year, Damazein expanded his horizons to work with other artists such as yung van, Sorry X, and Sherif XR.

Entering into 2023, with the release of his tenth EP, Dark Pocket with producer kimj, Damazein’s career would rise to fame, with the standout song “Full Moon” going viral across social media, primarily TikTok, thanks to a series of snippets posted on his account, which surged the song to popularity. “Afterlife,” a single released a day before Dark Pocket, also saw similar success to “Full Moon,” with both getting over 100K+ streams. A demo version of the project was released on July 26, 2023.

Thanks to the success of those songs, Damazein has gained the attention from other artists such as DIRTYBUTT, juno, and midwxst. After much anticipated waiting, on September 19, 2023, Damazein released his long-awaited debut studio album, Oath Breaker.

Following the release of Oath Breaker, Damazein would continue to work with artists and producers outside the underground industry, such as Yung Panda, TheHxliday, and Oscar Scheller. Damazein is gearing up to release an upcoming EP sometime in 2024.