Vindicta, the new band featuring former Dogma members Grace Jane Pasturini (aka Lilith, vocals), Amber Maldonado (aka Lamia, guitar) and Patri Grief (aka Rusalka, guitar), has set June and July 2026 tour dates in Australia, Japan and Europe. "A new chapter takes shape and it will be just the beginning," the band said. The members... Continue Reading →
Frayle shares ‘Souvenirs of Your Betrayal’ video, set to support Dogma on U.S. tour
Cleveland, Ohio-based gothic doom unit Frayle has shared a music video for "Souvenirs of Your Betrayal" from its 2025 album "Heretics & Lullabies" (Napalm Recrods; get it here). The band also is about to kick off a U.S. tour supporting Dogma. "We wrote 'Souvenirs of Your Betrayal' from a very real place of hurt and clarity,"... Continue Reading →
Writer/producer, former Dogma members launch new band Vindicta
Amid turmoil swirling around the band Dogma, its co-founder—writer/producer Alvaro Rabaquino (previously credited as "The Dark Messiah" in association with the band)—and former members Grace Jane Pasturini (aka Lilith, vocals), Amber Maldonado (aka Lamia, guitar) and Patri Grief (aka Rusalka, guitar) have launched the new project Vindicta. Along with a statement from Rabaquino, the new... Continue Reading →
Former Dogma members comment on lineup changes, band responds
Drama is brewing among former members of Dogma and those involved with the current iteration of the band. Dogma, which released its self-titled debut album in 2023 via MNRK Heavy, features five women portraying corpse-painted nuns, and its music carries a message of personal freedom. Rumors about changes to the band's lineup began circulating after... Continue Reading →
Frayle shares single and video ‘Boo’ from upcoming album ‘Heretics & Lullabies’
Modern American doom metal band Frayle has shared the single and video "Boo," from its new album, "Heretics & Lullabies," due for release this Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, via Napalm Records. (Get it here.) “'Boo' was inspired by an incident in Germany, when Gwyn, walking alone on a dark street, startled a woman traveling with her... Continue Reading →
Dogma adds more U.S. headline dates
Mysterious, rebellious hard rock act Dogma has set additional U.S. headline dates prior to a previously announced co-headline run with A Killer's Confession (featuring former Mushroomhead vocalist Waylon Reavis). The Time to Be Free tour now will kick off Oct. 23, 2025, in Anaheim, California, and run through Nov. 23 in Westland, Michigan. Dogma frontwoman... Continue Reading →
Dogma, A Killer’s Confession to co-headline U.S. tour
Dogma, the mysterious metal band made up of corpse-painted nuns, and A Killer's Confession, featuring former Mushroomhead vocalist Waylon Reavis, will co-headline a November 2025 U.S. tour. The Dogmatic Confessions Tour, also featuring opener Deadcode, will run from Nov. 11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Nov. 23 in Westland, Michigan. "For a while already, your voices... Continue Reading →
Dogma shares new single and video ‘Banned,’ set for first European tour
Mysterious metal band Dogma has shared its latest single and video, "Banned," and announced its first European tour. A press release from the band's label, MNRK Heavy, describes the new song as "a profane melody woven in flesh and defiance, a hymn to liberation wrapped in forbidden rhythms, a fusion of metal and tango that... Continue Reading →
Dogma shares cover of Madonna’s ‘Like a Prayer,’ sets first U.S. tour dates
Mysterious metal band Dogma has shared its cover of Madonna’s "Like a Prayer,” available on all major streaming platforms and with a music video that can be seen below. In addition, the band will embark on its first-ever U.S. tour, kicking off Nov. 11, 2024, in San Diego, California, and wrapping up Nov. 26 in... Continue Reading →
‘Blood strikes a chord in the symphony of war’ … Live Metal’s best of 2023
By Greg Maki Didn’t we just do this? Another year is winding down, and we’re back to share the music we have enjoyed the most throughout 2023. With so many albums out in the immediate aftermath of the pandemic and bands more focused on touring now, this year might not have been quite as strong... Continue Reading →
