DREAMING DEAD Frontwoman Disregards 'Locker-Room Talk' On Metal Web Sites

March 3, 2012

Elizabeth Schall, the vocalist/guitarist for the Los Angeles-based progressive/melodic death metal act DREAMING DEAD, tells LA Weekly that her gender hasn't limited her despite the fact that comment sections of web sites like BLABBERMOUTH.NET are full of locker-room talk (or worse) whenever an article about a female metal vocalist appears on the site. "I think it's mainly just because I disregard it," she says. "I like to think I live in a world where my gender has nothing to do with what I am capable of doing. You go onto YouTube and see 13-year old girls shredding out on metal songs."

"I like to think we're to the point where your music speaks for yourself," she continues. "Nothing beyond a fad is going to come because you put your vag in a picture. The sincere metal fans can pick that apart."

"The metal scene feels like home to me. It's like when you live with your parents and siblings, you don't think of things like 'I'm a girl and I'm a guy.'"

DREAMING DEAD will release its sophomore album, "Midnightmares", on April 20. The follow-up to 2009's "Within One" "showcases DREAMING DEAD's ability to meld elements of black, death, thrash and Chuck Schuldiner-inspired progressive metal into one thought-provoking and intense sonic assault," according to a press release.

"Midnightmares" was recorded in part at DREAMING DEAD's home studio, with vocals, drums and mixing completed at North Hollywood's Architeuthis Sound. The cover artwork for the CD was created by renowned artist Travis Smith (OPETH, KING DIAMOND, DEVIN TOWNSEND).

DREAMING DEAD is working with directors Thomas Mignone and Peter Leininger (MORBID ANGEL, SEPULTURA, MEGADETH) on a video for the track "Corpse Mtn". Details on the video shoot are forthcoming.

"Midnightmares" track listing:

01. Wake
02. Midnightmares
03. Overlord
04. Corpse Mtn
05. In Memoriam
06. Lapse
07. Into The Abyss
08. Exile
09. Departure

DREAMING DEAD is:

Elizabeth Schall - Vocals/Guitar
Juan Ramirez - Bass
Michael Caffell - Drums/Vocals/Samples

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