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[Album Review] Scarlet Dorn 'Lack Of Light'


Scarlet Dorn Lack of Light Album Review

Scarlet Dorn is a Dark Pop / Rock band from Hamburg Germany. The bands current lineup is Scarlet Dorn (Vocals), Gared Dirge (Keyboards), Bengt Jaeschke (Guitar), Henrik Petschull (Drums) and Benjamin Mundigler (Bass).

The band's debut album, entitled Lack Of Light, was released on August 31st, 2018. The album was produced by Singer / Songwriter Chris Harms and Benjamin Lawrenz. Chris Harms is the creator of the band Lord of the Lost. If you would like to know more about him and his band Lord Of The Lost check out my album review of their latest release Thornstar. Harm's influence can be seen throughout Scarlet Dorn's album debut as he and Anthony J. Brown wrote the albums opening track entitled Heavy Beauty which was released on March 21st, 2017. Harms and Dorn also collaborated on the song "I Love The Way You Say My Name". The band is currently signed with Oblivion (SVP) Records.

You can find the bands official music videos on their record labels YouTube Channel. There are music videos for the songs "I Love The Way You Say My Name", "Heavy Beauty", "Hold On To Me", and "I Don’t Know, I Don’t Care".

Lack Of Light is a solid album that showcases the bands many talents. Scarlet is a classically trained singer with such great range which works harmoniously with the instruments. She is a brilliant songwriter who puts so much time, dedication, and heart into her work. Scarlet Dorn offers something special that you don’t see every day. When listening to the album I had to remind myself that this is their debut. It sounds and feels like this is a band that has been together for years. The songs are beautifully written and the entire album flows cohesively. My favorite songs from the album are "Heavy Beauty", "I Don’t Know, I Don’t Care", and "Snow Black".

Each member of the band is incredibly talented and some of the members even play in other bands. Gared Dirge plays Keyboards, Guitar, and Percussion for Lord Of The Lost. He also plays for David Hasselhoff. Bengt Jaeschke is the Singer/Songwriter for the Dark Rock band Down To Eden, and Henrik Petschull is the drummer for the Rock band The Right Season.

I would suggest Scarlet Dorn if you enjoy strong female vocals. Fans of Scarlet Dorn also enjoy Lord Of The Lost, Mono Inc., and Hell Boulevard.

Lack Of Light is available through Amazon, iTunes, Spotify, and their official website.

Scarlet Dorn will be performing at Wave Gotik Treffen Festival June 7th - 10th and M’era Luna Gothic Festival August 10th -11th, 2019. To keep up to date with events and for more information please visit the band's official website at www.scarletdorn.de.

Scarlet Dorn Lack of Light Album Review

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