Lovelorn dolls – The House of Wonders

Lovelorn Dolls are a band from Belgium – home of great beer, great chocolate – and some great bands.  The band was formed by Ladyhell and Corpus Christi, and was initially called Lovelorn before becoming Lovelorn Dolls.  Ladyhell was formerly singer of Skeptical Minds from 2002 to 2007 and then with Valkyre in 2008.  Corpus Christi was formerly in the band Free Launch, and created the “Road to Consciousness” project – a rock opera which is where he first teamed up with Ladyhell.
Lovelorn Dolls released their demo EP “An Intense Feeling of Affection” in 2011, and now are about to release their debut album – “House of wonders”
Musically there are a few bands that spring to mind as influences – The Birthday Massacre and Lacuna Coil being two obvious ones.

Brief comments on a few tracks..

The album kicks off with “House of wonders”, a short instrumental track that really does sound superb and builds the atmosphere nicely – it’s something you could certainly imagine hearing on a Nightwish album.

The first full-blown song is “Afterdark”.  It’s a superb start to the album with great vocals, guitars and keyboards all combining to give a rich heavy sound

“Purple” is a track that will really appeal to Lacuna Coil fans – there’s a real Lacuna Coil feel to the song – stronger here than elsewhere on the album.

“Euphoria” is another great song – a keyboard-heavy sound and a good strong chorus make this one of the best songs on the album.  Having said that, although its one of my favourites, the whole album is top quality – there isn’t a single weak track here, just a load of realyl good songs.

The album artwork is by Gogo Melone, singer of Luna Obscura, and looks great – dark and moody with an Addams family feel to it.  The limited edition version of the album looks to be well worth going for – it’s got a second disc packed with various remixes of tracks from the album.

“The house of wonders” is out on 1st March 2013 and is available to order from http://www.alfa-matrix.com/shop.php

An excellent album – 9.5/10

Track listing:

CD1

1. House of Wonders (intro)
2. After Dark
3. Purple
4. Save me from Myself
5. Mother of the Universe
6. Frozen Inside
7. Aux Dieux
8. No-Life
9. Feel Myself with You
10. Inside my Head
11. Euphoria
12. In your Room
13. Rats
14. Final Curtain (outro)

CD2 “The Distorted Alley” – bonus disc only available in the limited edition

1. Save Me From Myself (unplugged version)
2. After dark (Junksista deathproof Remix)
3. Purple (Helalyn Flowers Remix)
4. Mother Of The Universe (HellSector Mix)
5. After Dark (Essence Of Mind Remix)
6. No-Life (Diffuzion Remix)
7. Purple (Psy’Aviah Remix)
8. After Dark (Mari Chrome Remix)
9. No-Life (Acylum Remix)
10. Aux Dieux (Implant Remix)
11. No-Life (Diskonnekted Remix)

Lovelorn Dolls are:

Ladyhell – vocals
Corpus Christi – guitars
Hindi Rose – bass
Gabriel Arkangel – drums