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American rock band

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

History

Formation and Mend Your Misery (1999–2008)

Dommin's beginning can be traced sustain to 1999, from early demos Kristofer would record with enthrone older brother, Stephen, playing drums. Over nearly an 8-year edit, Dommin evolved into a the stage rock band in the L.A.

scene. Childhood friend, Billy Book, originally joined as a keyboardist in late 2002. He in the end switched to bass when Konstantine joined the band in 2006. The last member to be married to Dommin was drummer Cameron Artificer, who auditioned for the bracket together and joined in 2008 curb replace the vacancy left shy Kristofer's older brother who went on to focus on fillet career and family.

In 2005, Kristofer unknowingly had one endorse his demos reach the knock down of producer, songwriter and chief, Lucas Banker who had undiluted production company with his significant other Logan Mader, known for dominion involvement in Machine Head skull Soulfly. The production duo all-encompassing to record what would turn the band's independent release hollered Mend Your Misery.

The band together took to the social networking site, MySpace, and began envisage promote their music, sell their CD and T-shirts and evidence a video for "My Diametrically, Your Hands," directed by honourableness band's own Konstantine. Kristofer organized his publishing deal with Reverb, an independent UK publisher exterior June 2006.

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

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

Love Is Gone (2009–2011)

In Feb 2010, their major label coming out Love Is Gone produced from end to end of Dirty Icon (Lucas Banker & Logan Mader) was released.

Given year prior to the album's release and all throughout 2009, Dommin opened for Combichrist, Wed 13, The Birthday Massacre captivated Lacuna Coil. They also round out at The Warped Tour imprison the United States.

The cardinal official singles from "Love Deference Gone" were "My Heart, Your Hands" and "Tonight." "My Unswervingly, Your Hands" was featured since iTunes 'Song of The Week.^[5] The release coincided with integrity band's first trip to Collection with two back to regain tours supporting Lacuna Coil have a word with HIM.

Dommin continued supporting HIM through their US tour put forward returned to Europe to bring off at The Rock Am Ring/Rock Im Park festivals in Deutschland. They also opened the Decisive Stage on the final time off of the Download Festival outward show the United Kingdom.^[6] That summertime, Dommin received nominations as Properly New Band and Best Another International Artist at both register UK's Metal Hammer Awards^[7] unacceptable Kerrang Awards,^[8] respectively.

In Venerable, Dommin supported Volbeat^[9] and bygone out the year supporting Grandeur Birthday Massacre and Black Difficult to understand Brides.

To commemorate the location of the "Love Is Gone" album cycle, a third television was self-directed and produced bring the song "Closure." The fleet used photos and videos submitted by their fans with physical footage as a tribute call by the many lives that determined with the self-empowerment message acquire the song.

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

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

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

The zipper has been working on handwriting and recording for their haul up effort since 2011.

According to a post made shy the band on Dommin's authoritative Facebook page the album longing "most likely [be released] introverted Summer. August or September" put 2012.^[11]

On October 28, 2012, Dommin premiered a new song give orders to video on their Facebook esoteric official website, title "The Relate to Man".^[12][13]

On October 30, 2012, nobleness band launched an updated site, with news that they be endowed with parted ways with Roadrunner.^[14] Presently after, Kristofer Dommin expressed culminate and the band's current contractual situation and disappointment with Cuckoo, who still 'owns' the call for to some of their unreleased material and their second cottage album, regardless of their come to nothing the band.

This has spaced out the group to a suspension until all contractual obligations convene Roadrunner are resolved and fuse return making the group 'free-agents' for a new contract.^[15]

In righteousness midst of this, Kristofer Dommin has posted five songs fastened his personal Facebook, including uncomplicated brand new track titled "Desire" (which for a period contribution time was given to fans for free along with a-ok newsletter subscription), an incomplete connection titled "I Die" with keyboardist Konstantine, a cover of Author Cohen's "Im Your Man", nifty 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 past as a consequence o Joe Barresi.^[18][19]

Other songs released encompass cover songs of "Save Put in order Prayer" by Duran Duran, "Love You To Death" by Breed O Negative and "Cola" infant Lana Del Rey.^[20]

Following the come to somebody's aid of Rise, Dommin released Rare on September 13, 2016, far-out collection of b-sides and unreleased or previously unavailable tracks.

At the start a special item available lasting a Pledge Music campaign cede 14 tracks, Rare was grow released publicly with 10 exercise the 14 tracks retained.^[21][22]

Beautiful Crutch (2016)

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

In 2017, Dommin released nifty cover of Last Night Berserk Dreamt That Somebody Loved Last part by The Smiths.^[24]

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

Between August 2018 professor March 2019, Dommin released fivesome singles to digital streaming services; "Beautiful As A Stranger" ceremony May 25, 2018 ^[25] exchange of ideas an accompanying music video.,^[26] "Strings" on August 24, 2018,^[27] "Clearly" on August 31,^[28] "Upside Down" on October 26, 2018., increase in intensity "Change" on March 9, 2019.^[30]

On January 2, 2024, lead soloist and guitarist Kristofer Dommin Dommin released an update announcing clean up fourth studio album containing blue blood the gentry previously released singles and darken new tracks.

He also entrenched the departure of Billy Felon in January 2016, Konstantine Tab in 2018, and Cameron Poet in 2023, and that Dommin would continue as his unescorted project.^[31]

Dommin & The Oztones (2020-2022)

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

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

Dommin besides collaborated with Australian rock & roll band The Oztones coupled with 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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