[POSTPONED: April 2, 3026] Dogma / Frayle
I heard about Dogma a few weeks ago. I love a weird gimmick and it doesn’t get more gimmicky than nuns in corpse paint. I though they would be fun to see, but this show was scheduled for a night that I already had two commitments so I knew I wouldn’t be going.
And then I investigated the band a little more an I found all kinds of shenanigans going on:
After three ex-members of the nun-themed metal group called out “the person who now controls the project,” saying that he betrayed “the artists, his partners, and the fans,” in late October, the last two weeks have snowballed into meteor-size ball, barrelling down at full speed. Elaborating that the three witnessed during tours “unilateral decisions, broken promises, manipulation, mistreatment, and lies to the fans. The person who now controls the project is a threat to Dogma’s future and is not an artist or a musician. He turned a band into a brand, and people into disposable pieces. He betrayed the artists, his partners, and the fans.”
The band has put out an album and it’s surprisingly poppy metal. But the band is pretty talented and I enjoyed what I heard. But I gather that the people who made the album are mostly no longer in the band (they all go by pseudonyms and are, basically easily replaced, I guess). I don’t know anybody involved so I wouldn’t have missed anyone in particular. But that still sucks.
But it’s all moot because their visas were held up too long for them to make this tour. They are looking to reschedule. I hope I can go if they come back because even though the scandals and everything are awful, it would be fun to see nuns in corpse paint in the tiny Blast Furnace Room.
Frayle is a doom metal band from Cleveland. Their bio says they draw their inspiration from bands like Sleep, Portishead, Bjork, Kyuss, & Black Sabbath which is a wild mix. The guitar bass and drum players all wear masks and the singer has some fascinating jewelry on her face. I really like the way she under-sings the songs and would totally see them live if they come around.
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