Meanwhile, I’ll have the privilege of seeing not only In This Moment but Halestorm and New Years Day this weekend.I like this song, the way it sounds and everything but I don’t relate to the lyrics :/ Here’s the video for “Blood.” Watch it, then go check out Dominique’s profile and see what I’m talking about. ITM can belt them out with the best, having earned a nomination at the 2017 Alternative Press Music Awards for both “Best Live Band” and “Best Hard Rock Artist.” But about “Blood” That’s not an insult to either Gaga or Brink. ITM began as a metalcore band, but has since drifted further into what I affectionately call “What if Lady Gaga did an industrial rock album?” If that’s true, one can see how Brink’s relationship with her mother influenced the track. I’ve heard people interpret “Blood” as a song about addiction. With her mother on the mend, she left New York for Los Angeles where she eventually met Howorth.īrink’s early feelings of abandonment and neglect influence her music. Her father disappeared when she was very young and at some point, Brink was abused.Ĭouple that with Brink’s mother’s drug addiction and oneĬould understand the young Brink’s rebellious behavior which dovetailed intoĭespite these hardships, Brink helped her mother kick her habit while working low-end jobs to keep her and her son alive. Brink has a history that’s tragic enough to be a Shadowdance character. In This Moment’s sound, origins, and accoladesīrink and Howorth are the souls of In This Moment. They haven’t looked back, with a seventh album already in the works. Shortly after, the band got picked up by major label Atlantic Records. Think Marilyn Manson with a much better-looking lead. In 2013, they made a concert DVD promoting their fourth album, “Blood.” Here they revealed costumes, makeup, set pieces, and the now-infamous Blood Girls. No heavy makeup, no dancers, no sets, no costumes. ITM’s video for “ Forever” was literally the band on some rocks by the beach. Their social media savvy garnered them enough of a fanbase that they were invited on tours alongside heavyweights Rob Zombie, Ozzy Osborne, and others.īy 2013, the band had transformed. (Believe it or not, Myspace is still a thing… though its latest news is from a year ago. They enlisted other musicians, posting their songs on… Myspace. They started up with Brink and guitarist Chris Howorth meeting up and writing some songs together. Intrigued by ITM, I did my due diligence and researched the band. The band In This Moment, Maria Brink in the center She always babied little Dominique, who spent the first eight years of her life trying to be just like her big sister. It sounded like something Dominique would say to her sister. I hate you for every time you ever bled for me Lyrics from “Blood” I hate you for the sacrifices you made for me I bought MP3 downloads (did anybody still buy CDs in 2015-16!) of all their albums and dove in.Ī track on their fourth album instantly caught my attention - “Blood.” Why “Blood?” I hadn’t followed up on them and decided to do just that. Looking for some music that inspires me, I remembered ITM. It’s a tale of a defining encounter between the Dupre sisters, Adriana and Dominique. It’s kind of a prequel to my first Shadowdance novel, For Her Sins. In 2015ish, I was working on the novel Two Sisters. “Rock Band” had done its job of introducing people to new artists. I was a fan of Evanescence, ITM sounded similar, I was hooked. One of the songs available for the game was “Forever” by a band I hadn’t heard of, In This Moment (calling them ITM for short). “Forever” by In This Moment for Rock Band 3
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