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FREE Dommin Acoustic performance Thursday April 8th at 6:30PM

Come down to The Alley to see an intimate stripped down performance from Dommin before they rock the House Of Blues with H.I.M. The address originally list was incorrect. The correct address of The Alley is:

Show starts at 6:30pm.
The Alley
3228 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60657
773.883.1800
TheAlley.com

So, here I am in my hotel room when I should be on stage tearing it up. Unfortunately, as I started singing last night, I noticed that my voice was not letting me do what I normally should be able to do. I powered through the set and felt pretty crappy at the end of the show.

I wake up this morning to find no sound coming out of my mouth when I tried to talk. MY VOICE IS GONE! It's up and left me! So now I feel pretty damn useless. It's really bumming me out. Normally Laryngitis takes about a week to pass. But I'm hoping I can knock it out with some poisonous anti-inflammatory drugs in the next 3 days. It's been pretty rough though. It was only a matter of time until it all caught up with me. We've been touring solid since January 31st. I think I got sick 3 or 4 times when in Europe and then once when I returned to the USA.
I thought I was over the sickness but Laryngitis is not a contagious disease. It's basically your vocal chords telling you the hard way to take it easy. And after all the coughing, singing, interviews and talking etc...I probably put my chords through some tough times.

So here I am, pretty bummed that I can't be at the show tonight. I feel like I let the fans down and really am blowing a huge opportunity to expose the band to all the new fans we would have made tonight. Fortunately, the rest of the boys are at the show just hanging out. I hope that in some way compensates for not being able to be there. I am keeping my fingers crossed that I will be back in full effect for Pittsburgh. All I know is that I feel fine, I'm not ill, I just can't speak or sing!

So since I'm here killing time, I might as well bring everyone up to speed on the latest. The tours in Europe were fantastic. We finished out the tours by doing our own headlining show in London. That was another show I didn't think I was going to be able to pull through as it was hurting to speak that day. But after warming up and praying all day, I managed. It was really so neat to hear a room full of people singing the songs back to me. And not just a few songs, but EVERY song. They knew them all! So it was a great night to have a lot of crowd participation. We pretty much played the entire album.

So as we started with the shows in the US, it was very similar to the reactions in Europe. A small number of people there to see us and the large majority of people being very pleasantly surprised. My opinion of one thing is slightly changing. I used to hold the belief that women civilized men. But after being at these shows, some of these girls are crazy! People are literally fighting and getting hurt because of territorial girls. Now don't get me wrong, those girls are alright, I've dated a few (hehe)...but you just don't want to be next to them at a concert...because after they sway their arms in your face, they might try to kick your ass for telling them they should be considerate of the other hundreds of people around them. I've never played through so many fights at a show. It's quite interesting playing a song like "Dark Holiday" as a security guard is knocking someone over the head and dragging them out the door. But all in all, the shows have been the best thing we've done. The plan as of now is to do some headlining shows on the way back from the HIM tour to get us back home to Los Angeles. I really want to make these shows special and I think they will be.

Well, I guess that's all for now. I'm going to head into the Premium Member forum and check out some posts and respond.

Due to illness, Dommin unfortunately have to cancel tonight's appearance in Pontiac, Michigan and tomorrow's in Cincinnati, Ohio. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. However, the rest of the band will still be attending these shows and are looking forward to meeting you at their merch booth.

Dommin will be back on the stage for Monday's Pittsburgh, PA show.

Dommin has been nominated for Best New Band at Metal Hammer's Golden Gods Awards. Visit here to cast your vote!
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A tour forged in the dark kingdom of lost romance, Finland's goth-rock heroes HIM and LA's goth-rock newcomers Dommin are teaming up for a lengthy North American run.


Already conquering crowds together in Europe right now, the two bands make their way onto US shores starting March 26th, for a 32-city trek that takes them through Canada and sees 3 consecutives nights at the Fillmore East here in NYC in May.


Though you can read all about Dommin's experience while out with HIM right here, the band checks in from Europe to share their excitement in returning to their home country in a week:

"[We have] been supporting HIM in Europe and the shows have been amazing. We are very excited about this tour making its way to the U.S. There is a special magic about this tour. It's one no one should miss."


Take their advice and get your tickets NOW as these shows are selling out fast!


Dommin's debut album Love is Gone is in stores now. Get your copy RIGHT HERE and watch the video for lead single "My Heart, Your Hands" below.

We were excited about coming back to the UK for our second appearance following the Lacuna Coil tour. We were hoping to see some familiar faces and we certainly did. We played Manchester, Norwich, Nottingham, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Birmingham. The shows were quite impressive. The reaction of HIM fans to Dommin music was somewhat overwhelming. It was great for us and great for fans. Many commented about how the line-up fit so well together. There are so many things and so many stories for this leg of the tour that could fill up their own novel. I met a woman last night who has been a fan for over 4 years. She showed up with the old T-shirt that Billy James designed and I mailed out. It's so nice to meet people who have really been following what we've been doing for so long.

I finally got to talk to the HIM guys for more than a passing second. I was determined to express my gratitude. So right after we took the stage at Rock City in Nottingham last night, I peeked into their dressing room where they were all getting ready to hit the stage just minutes later. All the guys were very kind and expressed how happy they were to have Dommin on the tour and that the fans were getting something really special with this package. It was very comfortable meeting them. I don't know how to explain it, but when you meet someone with a similar temperment and personality, it's very easy. We all wished each other safe travels to the USA.

It's going to be really good to be back home. I miss it quite much.
We have one more show to do tonight in London. It's a headlining show at The Borderline. It will be a very intimate environment. We'll be playing songs we've never played live before. It should be interesting. But I feel a bit intimidated. My vocal chords ache. I hope I can make it through one more night and I hope I can make it worth the long trip I know many are making to be there. I really want this to be special.

Off to London I go....

FREE Dommin Acoustic performance Thursday April 8th at 6:30PM

Come down to The Alley to see an intimate stripped down performance from Dommin before they rock the House Of Blues with H.I.M.

Show starts at 6:30pm.
The Alley
852 W. Belmont Ave
Chicago, IL 60657
773.883.1800
TheAlley.com