Hanging Doll

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Hanging Doll
Hanging Doll performing in Birmingham
Background information
Origin	Birmingham, England, UK
Genres	Symphonic gothic metal
Years active	2002–2014
Labels	Rocksector Records Phoenix Records Cargo Records
Past members	Alex Cooper - Drums, Aryan Amoli- Keyboard, Dave Cox - Live guitar

Hanging Doll are a British gothic metal band from Birmingham. The members include: Sally Holliday (vocals/songwriter), Dan Leddy (guitars/vocals) and Kev Wilson (bass/vocals)

The full line-up of Hanging Doll took form after Dan, (a classically trained guitarist with a degree in classical music) and Alex Cooper, who had been working together since 2002, invited Sally, a professional photographer, to take pictures of an early version of the band in 2004 (Alex, Dan, Kev and the original vocalist Emily Brownhill). After Emily quit shortly afterwards, Sally was invited to audition and recruited to fill the position. Aryan Amoli was brought into the fold on keyboards about a year later.

Hanging Doll made a name for themselves in the Birmingham, West Midlands rock scene with their (official) debut album Reason & Madness. Sally Holliday’s silky, sweeping voice soars above glorious classical power metal guitar solos, haunting gothic keyboards and a massive, crunching rhythm section, effortlessly creating an irresistible British gothic rock concoction.

Hanging Doll were signed to Rocksector Records in early 2012 and announced they would release their third studio album (second official release), The Sacred & Profane on 30 April 2012, with the first music video for the track "Carnival Of Sin" having already been released on 22 February of the same year. However the release of The Sacred & Profane was delayed and was released on 3 September. The previous album Reason & Madness was released on the record label Phoenix Music [UK] Ltd / Cargo Records.

Hanging Doll are currently working on new material for their third official album release.

Hanging Doll reform[]

On 19 April 2014 the band announced on their Facebook page,^[1] that Alex Cooper and Aryan Amoli were leaving the band (on good terms) after the band went through an unfortunate event with a management company. The remaining members tried to keep things going but struggled to find the right people to get back on track. On 5 July 2014 Sally's letter was published on the band's Facebook-page, saying that Hanging Doll were no more. Sally, Dan and Kev have since had a boost from a new management company and are working on new material for a new album.

Line-up[]

Current members[]

• Sally Holliday - vocals, songwriting
• Dan Leddy - guitars, vocals
• Kev Wilson - bass guitar, vocals

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Whispers & Screams[]

CD, 2004 - Auto-Production

1. Sleeping Beauty
2. Beneath the Skin
3. Land of the Living
4. Not About Revenge
5. Ring of Roses
6. Last Straw Drawn
7. Cut Me Up
8. Sick
9. Merciful Sleep
10. No Doubt to Depart
11. In This
12. Slave to Circumstance

Reason & Madness[]

CD, October 2008 - Once Bitten Music (OBM)

1. Reason & Madness
2. Blood Ridden Skies
3. Hope Springs Eternal
4. Sweet Retribution
5. Echoes of Sorrow
6. A Formidable Mistake
7. Forlorn
8. Twist of a Deity
9. Iniquity
10. Silence in Solitude

The Sacred & Profane[]

CD, 3. September 2012 - Rocksector Records

1. Cradle to the Grave
2. Carnival of Sin
3. Dark Narcissus (The Forest)
4. Lacrimosa
5. Only in My Reveries
6. Immortal Beloved
7. Tincture
8. The Sacred & Profane
9. Flames of Woe
10. The Final Descent
11. Bound in Servitude
12. The Inauspicious Host
13. A Question of Faith

EPs and singles[]

"Perverted Innocent" (EP)[]

EP, 2004 - Auto-Production

1. Beneath the Skin
2. Not About Revenge
3. Last Straw Drawn
4. In This

"What Lies in Truth" (EP)[]

EP, 2006 - Once Bitten Music (OBM)

1. Sweet Retribution
2. Forlorn
3. Iniquity

Demos[]

"Hanging Doll" (Demo)[]

Demo, 2002 - Auto-Production

1. Beneath the Skin
2. Merciful Sleep
3. Sickus Vomitus
4. Appearances

References[]

External links[]

• "Metal Music Bookings – Bookings and management". Metalmusicbookings.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
• Mark Appleton. "Rocksector Records : Homepage". Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110727071324/http://www.cargorecords.co.uk/release/8308/. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
• "Hanging Doll (hangingdoll) on Myspace". Myspace.com. Retrieved 10 June 2020.