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Band Members

Sally (Vocalist), Dan (Guitarist), Kev (Bass), Aryan (Keyboard/Piano), and Alex (Drummer)

Origin

Band Synopsis:

THE DARK INTENSE ORCHESTRAL METAL OF HANGING DOLL COMBINES PURE PASSIONATE AND POWERFULL VOCALS WITH DENSE LEVELS OF NARCISSISM AND EMOTIONAL LONGING. THE FUSION OF BROODING DETUNED GUITAR RIFFS WITH HIGHLY MELODIC STRING PATTERNS AND A METAL CORE IS WITHOUT DOUBT A POTENT MIX, BOTH POWERFULL AND POIGNANT. WITHOUT CONCEEDING TO CONVENTION OR IMITATION HANGING DOLL ARE HAPPY TO DISPEL ALL CRITICS AND DISBELIEVERS WITH THIER MATURE EPIC AND MULTITEXTURED SOUND. THIS IS A BAND WHO ARE BLESSED WITH ASSURED SONG WRITING AND THE EVER PRESENT DICHOTOMY OF LIGHT AND SHADE. THIS IS A BAND WHO SHIFT EFFORTLESSLY FROM A STARK MELODY WITH A SHIMMERING VOCAL TO A POWERFULL RIFF FUELED IMPACT.

IN 2007 HANGING DOLL EXPANDED THIER REPUTATION AND FANBASE BY SECURING MAJOR GIGS AND FESTIVALS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. AT BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2007 HANGING DOLL WERE HONOURED TO PLAY TO A RAMMED TENT IN THE HEART OF DERBYS 2 DAY FESTIVAL, WHICH INCLUDED ACTS SUCH AS LACUNA COIL AND ARCH ENEMY. THE SAME DAY HANGING DOLL WERE ASKED TO PLAY A SHOW WITH EUROPEAN BANDS WOLF AND FIREWIND AT jB'S DUDLEY,WHO HAD PLAYED AT BLOODSTOCK THE DAY BEFORE AS PART OF THIER EUROPEAN TOUR.AS WELL AS THE BLOODSTOCK FESTIVAL HANGING DOLL ALSO FEATURED ON NUMEROUS FESTIVAL'S SUCH AS THE PATRIOT GAMES OUTDOOR FESTIVAL IN WALES SUPPORTING O/D's SAXON.

AT THE BEGINING OF 2008 HANGING DOLL ARE CONCERNTRATING ..ING THIER DEBUT ALBUM REASON AND MADNESS, THE BAND WILL ALSO APPEAR IN METAL HAMMER AS WELL AS HAVING GIGS ALREADY SECURED FOR THE SUMMER AND FALL.

-Hanging Doll Myspace

Releases:

2008 - Reasons and Madness

2007 - (EP) What Lies In Truth

2006 - Whispers and Screams

2004 - (EP) Perverted Innocence

2002 - (Demo) Self-Titled

Record Label: None