Employing an ominous blend of gothic pop, psychedelic rock, post-rock, and doom metal, Dutch rockers
Dool emerged in 2016 with a sound that invokes names like
Blue Öyster Cult,
Sisters of Mercy,
Ghost,
the Sword, and
Sonic Youth.
Based out of the South Holland port hub of Rotterdam, the band comprises
Ryanne van Dorst (
Elle Bandita) on vocals, Micha Haring (
the Devil's Blood, the Hands) on drums, Job van de Zande (
the Devil's Blood, Malkovich) on bass, and Reinier Vermeulen (the New Media,
Liar of Golgotha), and
Nick Polak (Gold) on guitars. In 2016
Dool dropped the single "Oweynagat" in anticipation of their debut studio LP,
Here Now, There Then, which arrived in early 2017. Two years later the band returned with Love Like Blood; an EP that included a cover of the
Killing Joke-penned title track. ~ James Christopher Monger