In what has become an annual holiday tradition, VENAMORIS<\/b>, the darkly romantic duo featuring legendary extreme metal drummer Dave Lombardo<\/b> (SLAYER, FANT\u00d4MAS, TESTAMENT, MR. BUNGLE, MISFITS, DEAD CROSS) and his wife Paula<\/b>, as returned with a new standalone single for the festive season: “Dreaming Of You”<\/b>.<\/p>\n
“What began as a one-time spark has become an annual ritual,” Paula<\/b> notes. “‘Dreaming Of You’<\/b> drifts in as our fourth unexpected holiday song \u2014 a wintry dreamscape about longing, connection, and the ghosts that live inside a melody.”<\/p>\n
The married couple released their Ipecac Recordings<\/b> debut, “To Cross Or To Burn”<\/b>, earlier this year. The 10-song collection features the singles “In The Shadows”<\/b>, “Truth”<\/b>, “Spiderweb”<\/b> and a stirring cover of SCORPIONS<\/b>‘ “Animal Magnetism”<\/b> with guest guitar player Gary Holt<\/b> (SLAYER, EXODUS). Kerrang!<\/b> dubbed the album “beguiling,” Treble Zine<\/b> noted its roots in “dark jazz” and “exotica,” while Ghost Cult<\/b> said the album captures “the spirit of\u2026 noir classic ‘Blue Velvet’<\/b>.”<\/p>\n
“Dreaming Of You”<\/b> is the second post-“To Cross Or To Burn”<\/b> single, with the duo releasing “Contrapasso”<\/b>, a song they described as “the story of an antagonist’s eventual ruin” in May.<\/p>\n
The indefatigable Dave Lombardo<\/b>‘s bona fides as a world-class drummer are well-known. While he drafted the blueprint that would define thrash metal drumming during his time with SLAYER<\/b>, he’s also applied his finesse to solo percussion (2023’s “Rites Of Percussion”<\/b>),hip-hop and classical music, as well as boundary-pushing recordings and performances with everyone from John Zorn<\/b>‘s ensembles to punk icons MISFITS<\/b> and MR. BUNGLE<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Canadian-born Paula Lombardo<\/b> began her musical career at 18 as a backing singer for Las Vegas icon Wayne Newton<\/b>, performing multiple shows in the demanding Vegas circuit before relocating to Nashville to pursue her own path as a songwriter. A dynamic musical force, she combines impressive vocal prowess, a deftness on piano and synthesizers with a natural instinct for crafting alluring lyrics, melodies and arrangements.<\/p>\n
The couple, who record together as VENAMORIS<\/b>, have released two full-length albums: “To Cross Or To Burn”<\/b> (2025) and “Drown In Emotion”<\/b> (2023),as well as two annual holiday singles.<\/p>\n
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