...Doomstar seem to be completely out of control and know exactly what they’re doing at the same time. These are honest, clean-burning dudes who get together and create animalistic spazz-pop journeys that are far more massive and magical than simply the sum of the parts they are comprised of. - Bunce
..."Blue and Other Dark Colors," which is built around a sparkling, crystal-ball guitar riff. Gralla howls out incoherent lines through heavy reverb like a brain-damaged Wayne Coyne stuck at the other end of a tin-can telephone. (This is the vocal delivery of choice with Doomstar!) The band build, trance-like, through several subtle shifts in mood and then explode into a couple of monster major chords that blaze throughout the rest of the song, like the spotty vision you get after someone flashes a light in your face in a dark room... BOSTON PHOENIX - Music Feature : Doomstar! (March 09)
...Rather than plainly running through a series of preset chords, melodies, and lyrics, Doomstar! also bases a lot of its compositions on effects, volume, and crescendos. I've only had the pleasure of seeing them live once, but it's pretty obvious that none of their songs are ever played the same way twice. Never!...-The Needle Drop
...Doomstar! is a three-piece rock band that layers haunting melodies and vocals over highly syncopated beats to create a sound that looms like a summer storm cloud. This is a band that sound like right now without being derivative. You can hear a host of influences at play but none of then ever pervade the originality of the song writing. Artists such as David Axelrod and Iron Lung EP-era Radiohead are the first thing that come to mind but their sound is much more than that. Imagine a plane somewhere between Thrill Jockey and late-90’s Mo Wax and you’re starting to get warmer...-HeadsUpBoston
Thanks for playing on Saturday guys, we had a blast. I don't know where our photographer was when you guys were on so sadly he didn't capture you guys, his lose. Also, your PA speakers are safe and come pick them up when ever you'd like. Spenser has my number.
The play will be broken up with intermissions featuring the projects performing.
More info on the play:
We are all Ulysses’ crewmen. We’ve got wax in our ears and a madman lashed to the mast.
The Situation: Ulysses' Crewmen have mutinied. The captain has been captured and the moral of Homer's tale has been reversed. All the mutineers perished but one, who is now left alone with the hero of all western civilization struggling against obsolete morality and the impossibility of ethical action.
Unplug your ears, release the madness, hear the siren’s song and let yourself be dashed against the rocks!”
The Exposition, in the form of a fictional news report: A member of the US delegation has been kidnapped. Police are currently out in force searching for the mi
