DIVA DESTRUCTION PASSION'S PRICE ALBUM ALICE IN..., DARK DIMENSIONS RELEASE: SUMMER, 2001 REVIEW: AUGUST 1, 2001

This is supposed to be a new big name within goth. The Los Angeles band is gothic indeed, I tell you that, but musically they are quite ordinary. The two girls of the band do the neo-goth thing with corsets, some kind of hair extensions and fetish clothes. They make me think of London after Midnight regarding the fashion, but they don't have the same good taste.
Enough about their looks now. The music is actually goth, which surprise me. No sell-out metal riffs anywhere to be heard! The vocals are worth praising - the porno doll that sings does it well and sometimes with power, like in the first and best track "The Broken Ones". One thing that disturbs me though, is the drum machine - couldn't they have used a little less crappy drum sounds or even real drums? The electronics sound cheap as well, which isn't uncommon when in this kind of music. One more thing to complain about: no piano is better than a synth piano.
There are, as you understand, more to wish from the quality of the music. Anyhow, this is not bad. The songs are OK - there isn't a single weak song on this album. On the other hand, there are not any great ones either, except for the already mentioned one. This is a promising album, but nothing extraordinary.
Until next time, I wish that Debra and Severina worry more about how their equipment sound than how they look.

JOHAN ASTEMARK