The Dreaming (US band)

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The Dreaming
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genre(s)	Punk Metal Electronica New Wave
Years active	2002 – present
Label(s)	DC Records
Website	The Dreaming MySpace Profile
Members
Christopher Hall Brent Ashley Jinxx Johnny Haro Carlton Bost

The Dreaming is a rock band in the Hollywood area founded in 2002 by Christopher Hall, former lead singer of the band Stabbing Westward. Hall is the lead vocalist for the band. Jinxx and Carlton Bost play guitar, Brent Ashley plays bass, and Johnny Haro plays drums. They frequently play shows at venues such as The Roxy Theatre and Whisky A Go-Go. Their full-length debut album Etched in Blood will be available in stores on June 24, 2008. Their name comes from the comic book series by the same name^{[citation needed]}.

1 Discography
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Discography

The band has released four EPs. In a May 2004 interview, frontman Chris Hall stated that the first has sold over 7500 copies internationally. All together the band has sold close to 30,000 copies.

The first of the four EPs was originally sold in the limited quantity of 500 as a 4 track silver-pressed and self-released (no label) disc. It was given out at shows and sold to lucky fans through the band's old website (www.thedreamingonline.com).

The first hard-copied EP of the 4 is out of print, and the band has no intention of manufacturing any more. The only hard-copy LP available is the full-length album Etched in Blood.

When it was first released, the Etched in Blood album hard copy could be purchased directly from the band through their website [1], although as of June 1, 2008, this option was no longer available. The hard copy of the the album can now be purchased from the band at their concerts, or in stores after the June 24, 2008 release date. The Etched in Blood album is also available for download on iTunes, along with the Dreamo Acoustic EP album.
"The Dreaming" EP tracklist:

Let it Burn
Afraid
Bleed
Beautiful

"Bonus Tracks" EP tracklist:

Puppet
Whole
Solo Crucifixion
You Are

"Dreamo" Acoustic EP tracklist: (2006)

Crawl (Acoustic Version)
Fly Away (Acoustic Version)
Whole (Acoustic Version)
Disconnected (Acoustic Version)

The Dreamo album was recorded by Christopher Hall (vocals) and Jinxx (guitars and violin). Carlton Bost had not yet joined the band at that point.

"Club Re-Mixes" tracklist:

On Your Knees (Industrial Club Version)
Hell & Ecstasy (Industrial Club Version)
Tears We Cry (Industrial Club Version)
Kiss Goodnight (Industrial Club Version)
Fucking Go Away (Industrial Club Version)

Two demo recordings, which were given away early on, exist. Their track listings are as follows:

Demo1

Let it Burn
Fly Away
You Are

Demo2

Bleed
Solo Crucifixion
Drowning

--On January 31st, 2008, the band finally released the long anticipated full-length album.

[edit] Etched In Blood

Dead To Me
Bullet
Ugly (Beautiful)
Let It Burn
Sticks & Stones
Bleed
Become Like You
Disconnected
Eating Me Alive
What Do You Want
Make It Go Away
(hidden track) Send Me An Angel

As of March 2008, approximately 2300 copies had been sold.

[edit] Covers

The Dreaming have done a cover of "Let's Go to Bed", originally by The Cure, and "Send Me An Angel", originally by Real Life.

They have also performed a few Stabbing Westward songs live, including "Shame" and "Save Yourself".

According to Christopher Hall in a 2006 interview with The Dreaming, the band would not be performing any more Stabbing Westward songs during live shows. Although The Dreaming group has some origins to Stabbing Westward, they felt that it was no longer necessary to perform Stabbing Westward songs as the group embarked on their new identity. However, on their 2008 tour, the band played one of two Stabbing Westward covers, Shame or Save Yourself.