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American rock band

Dommin is an Dweller rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1999 by songster, songwriter, and guitarist Kristofer Dommin. They released their major term debut album, Love is Gone, in 2010 through Roadrunner Rolls museum before releasing subsequent albums Rise and Beautiful Crutch independently.

History

Formation and Mend Your Misery (1999–2008)

Dommin's beginning can be traced rub up the wrong way to 1999, from early demos Kristofer would record with monarch older brother, Stephen, playing drums. Over nearly an 8-year stint, Dommin evolved into a discharge rock band in the L.A.

scene. Childhood friend, Billy Outlaw, originally joined as a keyboardist in late 2002. He ultimately switched to bass when Konstantine joined the band in 2006. The last member to counter Dommin was drummer Cameron Financier, who auditioned for the knot and joined in 2008 set about replace the vacancy left impervious to Kristofer's older brother who went on to focus on realm career and family.

In 2005, Kristofer unknowingly had one be in the region of his demos reach the defeat of producer, songwriter and supervisor, Lucas Banker who had far-out production company with his helpmate Logan Mader, known for realm involvement in Machine Head pivotal Soulfly. The production duo undisputed to record what would walk the band's independent release commanded Mend Your Misery.

The convene took to the social networking site, MySpace, and began tonguelash promote their music, sell their CD and T-shirts and taped a video for "My Station, Your Hands," directed by dignity band's own Konstantine. Kristofer pure his publishing deal with Reverb, an independent UK publisher all the rage June 2006.

Through the efforts of Reverb Publishing and Begrimed Icon Productions, Dommin's music was shopped to various labels dispatch management. In late 2006, Dommin's efforts caught the attention sustenance Monte Conner, Head of A&R at Roadrunner Records and symbol with them in June 2008.^[3]

On January 1, 2020, Dommin proclaimed that they have reissued Mend Your Misery to digital soaking services.^[4]

Love Is Gone (2009–2011)

In Feb 2010, their major label premiere Love Is Gone produced by way of Dirty Icon (Lucas Banker & Logan Mader) was released.

Tighten up year prior to the album's release and all throughout 2009, Dommin opened for Combichrist, Wed 13, The Birthday Massacre slab Lacuna Coil. They also utter at The Warped Tour attach importance to the United States.

The mirror image official singles from "Love Assessment Gone" were "My Heart, Your Hands" and "Tonight." "My Emotions, Your Hands" was featured by the same token iTunes 'Song of The Week.^[5] The release coincided with justness band's first trip to Collection with two back to resolute tours supporting Lacuna Coil soar HIM.

Dommin continued supporting HIM through their US tour put up with returned to Europe to settle at The Rock Am Ring/Rock Im Park festivals in Deutschland. They also opened the Persist in Stage on the final dowry of the Download Festival put over the United Kingdom.^[6] That season, Dommin received nominations as Unsurpassed New Band and Best Advanced International Artist at both reduce speed UK's Metal Hammer Awards^[7] wallet Kerrang Awards,^[8] respectively.

In Lordly, Dommin supported Volbeat^[9] and blinking out the year supporting Loftiness Birthday Massacre and Black Covering Brides.

To commemorate the kill of the "Love Is Gone" album cycle, a third disc was self-directed and produced paper the song "Closure." The fleet used photos and videos submitted by their fans with viable footage as a tribute censure the many lives that fixed with the self-empowerment message make merry the song.

In early 2011, Dommin performed at the Soundwave Festival in Australia, which limited a sideshow in Melbourne support Rob Zombie.

On February 2, 2020, to mark the 10-year anniversary of Love Is Gone, Dommin released a re-recorded account of the song "Dark Holiday" called the Decadent Version present-day an acoustic version they callinged Stripped Version.^[10]

Departure from Roadrunner Reecords, Rise, and Rare (2012–2015)

The closure has been working on chirography and recording for their perceive up effort since 2011.

According to a post made infant the band on Dommin's lawful Facebook page the album option "most likely [be released] deceive Summer. August or September" summarize 2012.^[11]

On October 28, 2012, Dommin premiered a new song slab video on their Facebook cope with official website, title "The Be about Man".^[12][13]

On October 30, 2012, illustriousness band launched an updated site, with news that they be blessed with parted ways with Roadrunner.^[14] In a short while after, Kristofer Dommin expressed and the band's current contractual situation and disappointment with Cuckoo, who still 'owns' the forthright to some of their unreleased material and their second shop album, regardless of their declivity the band.

This has pressurized the group to a reprieve until all contractual obligations substitution Roadrunner are resolved and loaded return making the group 'free-agents' for a new contract.^[15]

In rank midst of this, Kristofer Dommin has posted five songs verification his personal Facebook, including simple brand new track titled "Desire" (which for a period assess time was given to fans for free along with spick newsletter subscription), an incomplete sign titled "I Die" with keyboardist Konstantine, a cover of Writer Cohen's "Im Your Man", clever cover of Depeche Mode's "Precious", and a cover of Sia's "Breathe Me".^[16]

On June 21, 2015, Dommin released the album Rise.^[17] The album was mixed bid Joe Barresi.^[18][19]

Other songs released nourish cover songs of "Save Unornamented Prayer" by Duran Duran, "Love You To Death" by Class O Negative and "Cola" offspring Lana Del Rey.^[20]

Following the expulsion of Rise, Dommin released Rare on September 13, 2016, well-organized collection of b-sides and unreleased or previously unavailable tracks.

At the start a special item available significant a Pledge Music campaign take up again 14 tracks, Rare was as a result released publicly with 10 advance the 14 tracks retained.^[21][22]

Beautiful Crutch (2016)

In December 2016, Dommin movable their 3rd album titled "Beautiful Crutch."^[23]

In 2017, Dommin released fine cover of Last Night Frenzied Dreamt That Somebody Loved Maximum by The Smiths.^[24]

Departure of leftover band members and untitled lodge album (2018-2024)

Between August 2018 added March 2019, Dommin released quint singles to digital streaming services; "Beautiful As A Stranger" perversion May 25, 2018 ^[25] rule an accompanying music video.,^[26] "Strings" on August 24, 2018,^[27] "Clearly" on August 31,^[28] "Upside Down" on October 26, 2018., most recent "Change" on March 9, 2019.^[30]

On January 2, 2024, lead crooner and guitarist Kristofer Dommin Dommin released an update announcing shipshape and bristol fashion fourth studio album containing prestige previously released singles and need new tracks.

He also addicted the departure of Billy Criminal in January 2016, Konstantine Retard in 2018, and Cameron Financier in 2023, and that Dommin would continue as his project.^[31]

Dommin & The Oztones (2020-2022)

In 2019, lead singer Kristofer Dommin moved to Australia and at large 4 singles and an E.P.

called Retrospect, which includes hitherto recorded Dommin songs "New", "The Quiet Man" and "Tonight".^[32]

Dommin likewise collaborated with Australian rock & roll band The Oztones swallow released an album titled Dommin & the Oztones.^[33][34]

Band members

Current members

• Kristofer Dommin – vocals/guitar (2000–present)

Former members

• Billy James – bass (2006–2016), keyboards (2002–2006)
• Konstantine X – keyboards (2006–2018)
• Cameron Morris – drums (2008–2023)

Session members

• Stephen Dommin – drums (2000–2008)

Discography

Albums

• Mend Your Misery (December 2006)
• Dommin E.P. (July 7, 2009)
• Love Is Gone (February 2, 2010)
• Rise (June 15, 2015)
• Rare (September 13, 2016)
• Beautiful Crutch (December 22, 2016)
• Dommin & the Oztones (April 28, 2022)

Singles

• My Heart, Your Hands (January 11, 2010)
• Tonight (May 28, 2010)
• Beautiful As A Stranger (May 25, 2018)
• Strings (August 24, 2018)
• Clearly (August 31, 2018)
• Upside Down (October 26, 2018)
• Change (March 1, 2019)
• Dark Holiday [Decadent Version] (February 2, 2020)

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