New FOURTH DOMINION Song, "Bloodstains"
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NEWS - New FOURTH DOMINION Song, "Bloodstains"
“In filth, evil stands.” A line from FOURTH DOMINION’s upcoming sophomore album that proclaims songwriter Meadow Wyand’s singular and novel point-of-view. An out trans frontwoman, her songs reflect queer trauma and defiance, as well as speaking to existential despair and spiritual divination. The group’s emotionally dense and literate songs draw just as much from the contemplative gothic metal of Anathema and Sentenced, as they do the unapologetic alternative punk of Hole and PJ Harvey. With compositions that are simultaneously somber, catchy and intricate, FOURTH DOMINION radiate a hunger and commercial appeal beyond the confines of heavy metal to which they are rooted.
Their debut album, 2017’s Wings of a Dying Crow, marked an important stride in developing the type of post-In Solitude heavy metal deathrock that has taken off in the years since. Its follow-up shows a love for Angel Witch, as well as the guitar playing of The Smiths and Siouxsie and the Banshees. The album reflects themes not often confronted in heavy metal: disability, gender, the divine feminine, anti-futurist queer politics, and sexual assault. Its exploration of trauma seeks to be a response and companion piece to Hole’s "Live Through This."
FOURTH DOMINION is:
Meadow Wyand - Bass/vocals
Dave Milburn.- Guitars
Brady Mentz - Drums
FOURTH DOMINION live dates:
8/1 - Album Release Party @ Vertex, Rochester, NY
8/3 - Torvus, Fourth Dominion and Cemetery Sex @ Atlas Brew Works, Washington, DC
8/17 - Acoustic Performance @ Genesee Valley, Rochester, NY
9/8 - Live @ WAYO, 104.3, Rochester, NY
9/20 - Autumn of Artemis Weekender w/ Eternal Crypt @ CNY
9/21 - Autumn of Artemis Weekender w/ Eternal Crypt @ JB Lovedraft's,
9/28 - Eternal Crypt, Haishen, Fourth Dominion and Mortus Eternum @ Bug Jar, Rochester, NY
