Diminished 7 - Hollow Haven - Album Review

Diminished 7       

Hollywood, CA

Label: --

Current Sound: Gothic Rock, Rock

By Ava Mimose    


On October 30th Los Angeles based Gothic rock band Diminished 7 released their second album Hollow Haven. The 10 track album encompasses everything that is ‘Ethereal’. Starting with the albums opener Absorbing Darkness. It sounds like you are being led to unchartered territory of emotions where there are not only shades of black and white but where there are areas that clearly have a spectrum of grays as well. The piano solo is the only instrument that can either lead you to happiness or forever be your tormentor.

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Two new songs on this album Hours Freeze and The Room are just breathtakingly beautiful in sound and atmosphere. The piano seems to be a constant on Hollow Haven and if not that then it’s the Acoustic guitar. Especially on a cover song from A Perfect Circles ‘Orestes’

 

You'll also be in for a treat to find that earlier this year they released the single ‘Queen in Nuclear Rain’. It is now on this album.

 

And if you’ve followed the band from the very beginning then you’ll have notice familiars on this album. Tracks like Taste a Vampire, Her Bloodlust at Sunset, She Lost Her Heart in Hollywood and Midnight Divine are all performed acoustically. It’s more of a stripped down version of these song from their 2009 release Dim World and they are done beautifully. Its clear that there was no rush to do this album and for that I am glad.

The album over all is wonderfully produced. Time, love and passion was infused into Hollow Haven. All I can say right now is - Can not wait for album #3 to be mention on the bands Website and Facebook page!!!

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Diminished 7 - Hollow Haven - OCTOBER 2012

Diminished 7      <----- Click the link to their Facebook page.

Hollywood, CA

Label: --

Current Sound: Gothic Rock, Rock



By Ave -Mimose     <----- Click the link to their Facebook page.

Well guys and gals if you didn't know it already then I guess I'm just the right person to give you all a heads up on Diminished 7 second album entitled HOLLOW HAVEN. This album is scheduled for released in October 2012.

Release Date:
October 2012

In 2007 Diminished 7 was created in Los Angeles by Alex Crescioni (lead vocals). Since then they have released their first album Dim World 11/10/2009 and two separate singles one called Dim Girl 05/11/2010 and the other Queen In Nuclear Rain 01/17/2012.

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01/17/2012
 

Single
05/11/2010

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11/10/2009

So far Diminished 7 is the only Los Angeles based band (that I know) to have successful hone in a very original American Gothic Rock style apart from the Euro/Scandinavian sound. They do have musical influences from such Scandinavian band such as The 69 Eyes, HIM, Negative & The Rasums but its very clear  that they have they have a very distinct lyrical style and sound about them.

Alex Crescioni - Vocals

Scott Manthei - Guitar

William Liermann - Drums

Chiyo Mossmann - Bass

Photo Credits -- Photography by Manu Pix at LA's Industrial Metal Gathering V.

To get more of the bands updates and tour info please checkout the following website below:


Diminished 7 -- Website

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Diminished 7 -- Official Store

Review: A Drowning Angel's Debut EP Fake And Plastic'

A Drowning Angel

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

Label: Unsigned

Current: Post Industrial, Experimental, Electronica

By: Ava-Mimose

Fake And Plastic – Album Review

On June 10th, the underground Industrial - Dark Wave band A Drowning Angel released their first EP Fake And Plastic.

Its starts off with the very first track being appropriately titled "Fake And Plastic" basically setting the tone for the 5-track EP. It gives you an idea of what your about to encounter with ADA (A Drowning Angel).

Track 2 Vampire - (in my opinion) sets its self up in an underground rave. Which I think is awesome. Its perfect! And you automatically feel like your either just entering or have been inside this dark, hot and loud space where everyone is just so cramped up close and not giving a fuck because all you wanna do is just dance to the hypnotizing sound coming from ADA.

Track 3 Undead Raver - Is like the ultimate brake down. Like this is when your really feeling yourself. Just feeling the environment your in, everything and everyone around you. Its like there isn't a care in the world.



 

Track 4 Alice in Oblivion - The tile alone will have you think what your already thinking. And that's if you and I are thinking alike. I so feel like Alice in Wonderland with this but on . . . yeah I think you know what I mean. And this track is by far one of my favorites on this EP.

Track 5 Lost In Silent Hill - The last track. The most amazing I think. The beginning of the song does have elements from the very popular video game Silent Hill. But what i really like about this song its a total "Energy Come Down" it is kinda what you want went at any underground rave. You need that ONE song to bring that high intense partying that's been going on through out the night to finally come to an end. And if not an end you want it to slow the fuck down so you rest - than lets start the party ONE. MORE. TIME.

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Before the release of Fake And Plastic a single from the highly anticipated EP "Undead Raver" was released on February 19th of this year. The single features Undead Raver along with a B side from Undead Raver and a raw demo for the track Alice in Oblivion.

You can listen to them on these site:
ADA - Bandcamp
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ADA - Soundcloud

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