Following "Miasma" (February 2020) and the chaos afterwards OvO felt the need of an album that would be different from the others, that would have new elements, some of which might be refined in the future, but also the need to continue the discourse that began with "Miasma". Infact, if on one hand the band continues to evolve as it has always done over its career of more than twenty years on the other hand the "Miasma" Tour was greatly compromised by the fact that the album came out right after the start of the pandemic leaving the band with the desire to continue performing those songs during the next tour. The new album will contain only two tracks both lasting over twenty minutes. In this sense the album could be described as doom or sludge but with OvO nothing is ever that simple.
The electronic elements that have been present over recent years are still there and play important roles in both pieces. Above all however the lyrics are composed of complete sentences in Italian, a thing which rarely happened in the past. Stefania Pedretti took her inspiration from science fiction and horror classics (Lovecraft, Dick, Bradbury, Butler, Barker, Mary Shelley, Stoker, Poe, Bierce...) bringing out the more esoteric side. The musical language dilates (and for this reason this album will most likely remain unique in OvO's discography) whereas the lyrical side is enriched with explicit meaning compared to the past where the lyrics where left up to interpretation.
At the end of 2021 OvO were forced to take a break due to serious health problems with Stefania but now they are ready to go back on tour in 2022 promoting "Miasma" again in the Spring and then the new album in the Fall, released again through ARTOFFACT RECORDS.
Since the dawn of the first galaxies the voice of MORKOBOT resounded solemn over the saturated atmospheres of the planets in evolution. Dominator of the magnetic strengths and ancestral regulator of the conscience flows, Morkobot has returned to the Earth through his three messengers LIN,LAN,LEN brutally subdued to his will. On our planet MORKOBOT manifests himself through sonic experimentations that humans call music. Morkobot pervades the darkened minds of LIN,LAN,LEN conducting their notes in sadistic consequential deliriums. come to feed you with the supreme verb!
Dominique Van Cappellen-Waldock, la frontwoman du groupe, a grandi entre Londres et Bruxelles. Mélomane, insatiable collectionneuse de disques, celle-ci arpente le circuit metal et les grands bastions du punk, dont la célèbre salle londonienne le Marquee Club. À Bruxelles, sa route croise celle de RONNIE JAMES DIO. Voix emblématique du groupe Rainbow, héros de la culture metal et intérimaire chez Black Sabbath, ce dernier écoute sa première démo et l'encourage à chanter.
Musicalement parlant, le trio a été décrit comme "PJ HARVEY CHANTANT AVEC BLACK SABBATH".
Les textes sont inspirés de dialogues de film noir des années 40 et 50. Sur scène, von Stroheim se la joue en smoking et robe de soirée. Le groupe serait aussi à l'aise en première partie de Neurosis que de Nick Cave.
SING FOR BLOOD, le 1er EP du groupe, est paru en 2015 chez Navalorama Records.
LOVE? WHO GETS LOVE?- le premier album de von Stroheim - est sorti en 2019 chez Uproar For Veneration (F).
Parmi les guests de l'album figurent Pete Simonelli (Enablers), la chanteuse Caroline Blanchet (ex-ChooChooShoeShoot) et le violoniste Franz Krostopovic (Sparkle in Grey).
Le trio sort l'EP THE BEAUTIFUL, NOT THE DAMNED, en septembre 2021.
PECULIAR DRUG, le 2e album complet, est déjà en cours de préparation.
