Fear of Domination


Fear of Domination is a Finnish industrial metal band, formed in 2006. The band has released seven studio albums.

History

Formed in 2006, Fear of Domination released their first two albums, Call of Schizophrenia and Create.Control.Exterminate., before hitting the Finnish Charts with their third album Distorted Delusions reaching number 28. The album received positive feedback, and the song "Legion" spawned a music video. The band's fourth album Atlas was released in 2016, receiving mixed feedback. On 4 July 2017, the band released a cover of "The Bad Touch" by the Bloodhound Gang.
The band released their fifth album Metanoia in 2018, their first with female vocalist Sara Strömmer. Originally meant to be a replacement for Helena Haapanranta, Strömmer ultimately joined the band full-time. After releasing their next album VI: Revelation, drummer Miikki Kunttu, who joined the band in 2017 alongside Strömmer, left the band due to wrist injuries. On 3 June 2024, a new single, "Monsters", was released, as part of an upcoming album. On 10 December 2025, another single, "Endgame", was released, and their seventh album was announced to be titled Katharsis and scheduled for release on 9 January 2026.

Musical style

Fear of Domination and its material have been described as industrial metal, melodic death metal, and shock metal.

Members

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Current
Former
  • Jaakko Arteli – drums
  • Marko Salmikangas – lead guitar, keyboards
  • Niina Telén – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Vesa Ahlroth – drums
  • Sara Strömmer – lead vocals
  • Miikki Kunttu – percussion, drums
Session
  • Petja Turunen - remixing, programming
  • Helena Haaparanta - vocals

    Discography

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Studio albums

  • Call of Schizophrenia
  • Create.Control.Exterminate.
  • Distorted Delusions
  • Atlas
  • Metanoia
  • VI: Revelation
  • ''Katharsis''

    Demos/EPs

  • Fear of Domination
  • ''Perfect World''

    Singles

  • "New World"
  • "Pandemonium"
  • "PaperDoll"
  • "Legion"
  • "Adrenaline"
  • "Last Words"