Dool
Bio
Dool list The Sisters of Mercy, Blue Öyster Cult and Sonic Youth as their main influences as they take their audience on an otherworldly journey through dark melancholic songs that allow only the faintest glimmer of hope to peek through.
Dool quickly gained a following with the release and the accompanying video of their debut single ‘Oweynagat’, culminating in an acclaimed appearance at Roadburn Festival 2016 and a record deal with German label Prophecy Productions. For their first full-length offering ‘Here Now, There Then’ (2017) the quintet came up with a collection of killer songs that are very ‘in the moment’ despite being inspired on occult rock with vintage influences. The album has a seductively dark vibe and the lyrics hit home. Two successful European tours and a string of festival shows helped Dool secure a loyal following and in September 2017 they received the Metal Hammer Award for ‘Best Debut Album’. Meanwhile they’re at album no. 5 with ‘The Shape of Fluidity’ (2024), which was very well received. Centring around universal themes of self-acceptance as described through frontperson Raven van Dorst’s own trials and tribulations, the album walks a fine line between goth rock/doom and prog rock.
