Dominion III is an Austrian
industrial music
Industrial music is a genre of music that draws on harsh, mechanical, transgressive or provocative sounds and themes. AllMusic defines industrial music as the "most abrasive and aggressive fusion of rock and electronic music" that was "initiall ...
band created in 1998.
History
The band was started by Tharen (real name Alexander Opitz
) in 1998 shortly after his other band,
Dargaard
''Dargaard'' is an Austrian neoclassical dark wave band formed in 1997. Typically in dark and somber moods, the music of ''Dargaard'' presents medieval and folk-like melodies, often orchestrated through the use of various instrument patches from ...
, released their debut. Dominion III (also known as Dominion³ but this name is no longer used) was his expression into heavier industrial music to express his feelings. As with Dargaard, it also features the vocals of Elisabeth Toriser.
Tharen dubbed the music 'apocalyptic electronic music' with their debut release ''
The Hand and the Sword''. The music was expressive and heavy, and dealt with dark and angry themes. Tharen's music often displays traits of this, coming from a
black metal
Black metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include Tempo#Beats per minute, fast tempos, a Screaming (music)#Black metal, shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted Electric guitar, guitars played with t ...
background. The band was signed to
Napalm Records
Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock. Originally, Napalm focused on black metal bands, such as Abigor and Summoning, and folk metal bands, such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg. The label later ...
as were Tharen's other musical projects.
The second release came two years after ''The Hand and the Sword'', titled ''
Life Has Ended Here''. The music displayed a more industrial edge and was far more guitar-driven. This was because of the addition to the line-up of Jörg Lanz, who was in Tharen's black metal band Amestigon. The music continued to display an aggressive nature combined with sinister soundscapes.
Tharen has spoken of moving Dominion III to another record label, one more centered on industrial music. In 2006, Dominion III left Naplam Records but no news has been released of a new record label at the time of writing.
Current line-up
*Tharen - Composer, Vocals
*Elisabeth Toriser - Vocals
*Jörg Lanz - Guitar/Bass (on ''Life Has Ended Here'')
Discography
*''
The Hand and the Sword'' (2000)
*''
Life Has Ended Here'' (2002)
References
External links
Official Homepage
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Austrian alternative rock groups
Musical groups established in 1998