US alternative/goth/post-punk band Fourth Dominion drops new single »Bloodstains«; sophomore album »Diana’s Day« out August 1st via Fiadh Productions!

Rochester, New York based alternative/goth/post-punk band Fourth Dominion drops new single and opening track »Bloodstains« taken from their upcoming sophomore album, »Diana’s Day«, set to release on August 1st, 2024 via Fiadh Productions.

Tracklist:
01. Bloodstains
02. Lilim
03. Burn The Prisons!
04. From Below
05. Goetia
06. Hill Of Swords
07. Death In Fall
08. Tormenta Purgatoria
09. Her Wings
10. Casca Dreaming

Courtesy of ClawHammer PR:

(Rochester, NY) – As the release of their new album, »Diana’s Day«,approaches, deathwave band Fourth Dominion offers one more taste of what’s to come.

Stream »Bloodstains« at linktr.ee/fourthdominion

Bassist/vocalist Meadow Wyand reflects on how the band’s newest single came to be, “»Bloodstains« is a song about transition. It discusses coming out, the blood that’s spilled in the process, and the scars it leaves behind. It speaks to the feeling of inhabiting a new skin while everyone around you sees your dead self.

It was the first song I wrote for Diana’s Day. I remember showing it to our friend Mike from Nuclear Tomb, who played guitar for the band at the time. He pointed out the resemblance to Siouxsie’s »Spellbound« and Hüsker Dü’s »Pink Turns to Blue«. I think you can also hear the influence of Sentenced, Maiden, and even a little Nirvana.”

Fourth Dominion live dates:
8/01 – Album Release Party @ Vertex, Rochester, NY
8/03 – Torvus, Fourth Dominion and Cemetery Sex @ Atlas Brew Works, Washington, DC
8/17 – Acoustic Performance @ Genesee Valley, Rochester, NY
9/08 – Live @ WAYO, 104.3, Rochester, NY
9/20 – Autumn of Artemis Weekender w/ Eternal Crypt @ CNY
9/21 – Autumn of Artemis Weekender w/ Eternal Crypt @ JB Lovedraft’s,
9/28 – Eternal Crypt, Haishen, Fourth Dominion and Mortus Eternum @ Bug Jar, Rochester, NY

Fiadh Productions will release »Diana’s Day« on CD, cassette, vinyl, and digital formats on August 1. The album confronts themes of queerness, feminine magick, and existentialism, and is already drawing critical acclaim months ahead of the album’s release.

Stream previously released Fourth Dominion music on Spotify and Apple Music.

Biography:

“In filth, evil stands.” A line from Fourth Dominion’s upcoming sophomore album that proclaims songwriter Meadow Wyand’s singular and novel point-of-view. An out trans frontwoman, her songs reflect queer trauma and defiance, as well as speaking to existential despair and spiritual divination. The group’s emotionally dense and literate songs draw just as much from the contemplative gothic metal of Anathema and Sentenced, as they do the unapologetic alternative punk of Hole and PJ Harvey. With compositions that are simultaneously somber, catchy and intricate, Fourth Dominion radiate a hunger and commercial appeal beyond the confines of heavy metal to which they are rooted.

Their debut album, 2017’s »Wings Of A Dying Crow«, marked an important stride in developing the type of post-In Solitude heavy metal deathrock that has taken off in the years since. Its follow-up shows a love for Angel Witch, as well as the guitar playing of The Smiths and Siouxsie and the Banshees. The album reflects themes not often confronted in heavy metal: disability, gender, the divine feminine, anti-futurist queer politics, and sexual assault. Its exploration of trauma seeks to be a response and companion piece to Hole’s »Live Through This«.

With their forthcoming mission statement, Fourth Dominion showcases their ability to rise to the top of the new wave of gothic metal, or “deathwave” as Wyand refers to it. Featuring new drummer Brady Mentz and the production talents of Casey Ahrens-Cavallo and Tom Gerwitz, the band have Frankensteined an album of profound emotional depth and commercial readiness. “When we fight, we bash back!” is a promise to both the queer empowerment the album represents, as well as the band’s uncompromising attitude for growth.

Fourth Dominion is:
Meadow Wyand – Bass/Vocals
Dave Milburn – Guitars
Brady Mentz – Drums

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well