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Stabbing Westward was an American industrial rock band formed in 1989 by Christopher Hall (lead singer) and Walter Flakus (keyboards, programming). The band went through several different lineups during their 13-year career; Christopher and Walter are the only original members. The pair was renowned as the songwriting team behind most of Stabbing Westward s radio hits including Save Yourself,
Shame, So Far Away Nothing, Lies, and Violent Mood Swings. After four albums, which included two Gold records and eight years of touring with such music greats as Depeche Mode, Sex Pistols, KISS, Killing Joke, Front 242, Placebo and The Cult, Stabbing Westward formally broke up
on February 9, 2002.

Now, the songwriting team is back, along with onetime Stabbing Westward drummer Johnny Haro. The band is rounded out with Deadsy/Orgy guitarist Carlton Bost and bassist Brent Ashley from Static X.
The Dreaming s previous releases include the single Every Trace, from their second record PUPPET, which climbed the U.S. rock charts in 2012. Ugly was released in 2007 and Etched in Blood was featured on the Electra soundtrack.
The band toured with acts such as Trust Company, Flaw, and Trapt. The new album, titled Rise Again, was Chris Hall s choice: he wanted to deliver an album that brought back the early Stabbing Westward sound that fans have been asking for.
Although the name Stabbing Westward is now dead and buried, the founders of the band are pleased to rise again as The Dreaming, along with the intense and haunting music that made them a multi-platinum band.