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Www.Petalsandthorns.Net/bio Petals And Thorns Is An American Musical Duo Formed In 2009 In Cleveland Ohio. The Duo Is A Female/male Studio Collaboration Between Vocalist Mia Petals And Multi-Instrumentalist/producer Johnny Thorns. Combining Sometimes Fragile Yet Sometimes Cabaret And Other Times Angelic Female Vocals Against Gritty Guitars Haunting Synths And Delicate Piano Sounds. Music Style Darkwave Alternative Rock With Female Vocals. Electronic Rock Goth Rock Petals And Thorns Has Released Two
studio Albums "The Broken Mirror" 2014 .
"The Maid And The Blacksmith" 2020 History
"Basement Demos" 2009-2014 The Duo Met In 2009. Musician Johnny Had Been Working On A Project Intended For Female Vocals Starting In 2006. He Had Attempted To Work With Three Different Vocalists Between 2006-2008 Before Meeting Mia Via The Internet Through A Mutual Friend Only To Then Realize They Had Both Known Each Other Earlier In Life. Taking Some Time To Get Acquainted Musically They Didn't Release Any Material Publicly Until 2011. The Initial Petals And Thorns Demos Were Self-Leaked As Free Downloads Online And Reached Around 3000 Downloads Before The Band Decided To Remove Them In Light Of An Official Finished Self-Made Release. Garnering The Early Attention Of DJs' And Internet Radio Shows Such As DJ Raven Digitalis' "Midnite Soundscapes" Tampa Based "Dark Horizons" University Of Columbia's "Dark Entries" Josh Alexander PDX In Portland And Having Starred As Musical Guests On The Cleveland Area Local Television Show "The Daughter Of The Ghoul Show" All Played A Significant Part In Helping To Increase The Band's Visibility Prior To Having Their Official Release. With Their Debut Album Only A Little More Than Half Way Finished They Began To Perform Live. November 2012 Would Be Their First Performance Opening For Long Time Legendary Cleveland Gothic Darkwave Band Lestat. Fast Forward A Couple Of Years A Handful Of Performances Locally And Regionally Were Had And The Additional Songs For The Debut Album To Be Completed Were Finished. A Landmark Performance Was Had For The Farewell Of Lestat With Petals And Thorns As The Direct Supporting Act. The Original Release Of "The Broken Mirror" Was Via Bandcamp On Oct 29 2014. The Band Found Last Minute Funding For A Limited 100 CD Pressing Which Was Made Officially Available Through Their Own BigCartel Online Store On December 30 2014. "The Broken Mirror" Became Offically Available Via The Normal Digital Mediums Of ITunes Spotify Amazon ..Etc On February 10 2015. Not Satisfied With The Idea Of Just Releasing Music Out Into The World Without The Financial Backing To Promote It Properly Through Normal Means Via Touring Or Advertising The Duo Set Out To Instead Do What They Could For Bigger Promotion Of The Album By Filiming DIY Music Videos One Song At A Time Starting In November Of 2014. You Can See The Videos ----> Here. The Band's Second Video "Immoral Disclosure" Was Featured On The "Right This Minute" Website And Hailed As Thought Provoking. On September 9th 2015 "The Broken Mirror" Was Officially Added To Pandora Radio.
Click Here To Listen To Petals And Thorns Radio. "Method To The Madness" Was Featured On The Issue #39 Of Devolution Magazine's Cover Mount Cd Compilation On Pg. 44 Release December Of 2015. In 2015 The Band Had Their First Print Interview With "Gothic Noir Magazine". Songs From The Album Were Featured Again On "Dark Horizons" "Dark Entries Goth Radio" "Midnite Soundscapes" "Communion After Dark" Cleveland's Own "Dare Waves" And "COMA Music's Ooontzcast Compilation Vol 1". Live Shows The Band Opened Four Times For The Cleveland Based Band Lestat Starting In 2012 Until 2014 Prior To Our Album Release. We Also Opened For Stoneburner In 2014 William Control In 2015 And We Played A New Year's Eve Show In Buffalo NY. Album #2
"The Maid And The Blacksmith" 2015 - 2020 January 2016 The Duo Officially Announce That They Have Been Writing Their Second Album And That They Will Be Working With Long Time Cleveland Area Studio Engineer / Producer Brandon Youngs Of Track Six Recording Studios.They Also Announced That They Do No Expect To See The Album Finished Until Sometime Late 2018 At The Very Earliest. January 2018 The Duo Have Announced That They Are Getting Pretty Close To Having Their New Album Written But That It Will Not Likely Release Until Fall Of 2019. They Began To Take Pre-Orders Stating That The Album Will Only Be Exclusively Available On Physical CD To The Fans Who Pre-Order It On Their Website. They Have Also Made Mention That They Would Be Sharing Exclusive Behind The Scenes Clips To Those Who Have Pre-Ordered The Album. May 2019 The Couple Announces That The Album Won't Be Ready Until September Of 2020. They Describe It As Extremely Close To Finished But Not In Time For A Fall Of 2019 Release. February 2020 The Duo Announce That It Is 99% Finished And "definitely On Track For A Fall Of 2020 Release. March 2020 October 2020 Is Announced As A Release Date And The Title Of The Upcoming Album Is Publicly Revealed As "The Maid And The Blacksmith". May 24 2020 The Couple Reveals Album Cover Artwork For The Upcoming Album Over Memorial Day Weekend. October 31 2020 "The Maid And The Blacksmith" Is Released On Bandcamp And Youtube. During November Of 2020 "Terra Relicta Dark Music Webmagazine" Featured The Duo In Their "Spotlight" Publications."Terra Relicta Radio" Also Added The Song "Digital Religion" To Their Airplay Rotation. "The Maid And The Blacksmith" Was Featured On "Brutal Resonance's "What's In Our Inbox?" #40" Along With The Song "Digital Religion". Songs From The New Album Received Radio Airplay On "Dark Entries Goth Radio" And Livestream Attention On Twitch Channels "DJ Jason Spins Goth" "Spooytish" And "Corvus Malum". "Mick Mercer Radio's Broadcast 200 On November 15th 2020" Featured The Song "Through The Shadows" Via Mixcloud. Then Again On "Mick Mercer Radio Broadcast 201 November 29th 2020" Our Song "Burning Within" Was Featured. MMH Radio The Home Of Rock Radio Heresy W/ Adz Played The Song "Digital Religion".

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