HOLY WOW

The Big Takeover is pleased to host the premiere of “Hey Dragon”, a pumped-up, energetic electro/dance-rock number that strides along confidently with sizzlin’ guitar buzz, a strutting drum beat, and Wild’s direct vocals sent through a filter and backed by urgent female vocals.

The bass turnaround before the chorus is a thing of beauty, priming the mosh pit for the barn-burning stomp of the chorus. It’s an up-tempo track that flirts with the fine line between industrial noise and catchy melody and wins listeners’ undivided attention.

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HOLY WOW! is exactly what today's music scene needs. A little grunge, a little goth, and a lot of rock. Front man Dmitry Wild is Russian born, New York raised, and California grown. He found a way to channel all of his energy into music. By his late teens he had already been a part of many collaborations with local bands. Dmitry and his wife Jennifer Claroscura even formed a group called Wild Things. Everything changed for Dmitry when his father fell ill and sadly passed, but this gave Dmitry the push and inspiration to live life to the fullest and follow his own passions.

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Industrial electro rockers HOLY WOW hail from NYC and specialize in the kind of Gothic pop that made household names out of The Jesus and Mary Chain and Echo and the Bunnymen.

Their newest single, “Hey Dragon,” is a stadium-primed barn burner that rides a relentless bass groove into a full on Rolling Stones, gospel-tinged climax.

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Although artist Dmitry Wild has plenty of experience working in music, his anticipated debut full-length as HOLY WOW is still on the horizon. Modern Ancient Man will see release early next year with Impose Magazine bringing you the exclusive premiere of its latest offering, “Nebulas,” today.

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“Nebulas” by Holy WOW! is a powerful, spacey garage rock song that evokes a strange mix of Depeche Mode and Pink Floyd.

NYC-based Holy WOW! strike you as a well-rounded band, with a distinctive sound that feels like an ethereal electro-rock cohesion of diverse musical elements. The elongated, laid-back vocals are extremely reminiscent of those of Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan, whereas the swelling guitar hooks and sections have a pinch of David Gilmour in them, and that is more than enough to strike a chord. The vocals and guitars are like two dance partners, each taking turns to deliver strong, musical punches to the catchy beat and bad-ass baseline. This beautiful back-and-forth creates a nice, contagious dynamic that washes over you, and is further complemented by the video. - LivingLifeFearless.co

Roaring drum beats and a slick guitar riff are the perfect combo to introduce Dmitry Wild's (ex-Wizard Sex) HOLY WOW's new single, "Dreamland." Besides playing guitar and singing, this multi-talented singer/songwriter also produced the track! It's always good to hear the evolution of a songwriter in his songs, specially in this case (in case you don't know, Mr. Wild is also a 5 Star Author of "Why Be Normal?" on Amazon). With a prophetic and deep voice he sings about a distant but yet reachable Dreamland through the eyes of a girl.

5 Stars out of 5 Stars

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The music video depicts sprays of kaleidoscopic light and washes of pale and bright colors contrasting with surges of phantasmagoric visuals, as the band performs. Residual energy, inarguably impressive, flows from Wild, who is simultaneously charismatic and mysterious.

“Nebulas” sends delectable sensations rippling through listeners’ diaphragms, while mandalas of pigmented sonic flavors replicate the central movement of the cosmos, illuminating the hollow recesses of time and space.


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Holy Wow – New York, NY – electro goth rock
Holy Wow, the band, struts electro glam and rocks post punk that is reminiscent of 80’s post punker Jesus and Mary Chain mixed with a little Depeche Mode. “Hey Dragon”, their latest single, revolves around a steady dripping bass line coupled with some full on blurred out guitar. Dmitry Wild’s handles his first stab at front man of this New York City based electro Goth, post punk band, with the kick ass name. Wild allows his voice to waver and sink and come back to eulogize the anthemic lyrics. “I know you want to shake up the earth…. Get it together.”

He takes the song to further depths while merging with angelic harmonizing shaking up the background. The bass still rolls with the wild pop of the kick drum and fit like the missing puzzle rousing guitar. “Get it together… Baby can’t you see every day is a lesson for me”. The fender slides out as if to end this stirring tune but they pull it back up with foot stomping lyrics “I know you want to shake up this earth”…. So just do it. - Musigator.com

I love the song. It’s goth and new wave enough that it makes me nostalgic for the 90s. It will fit in well with your playlist of Bauhaus and The Cure. It’s a dancy song that isn’t obnoxiously morose—something you can sway to without wanting to slit your wrists. That’s something I really like about it—goth doesn’t have to be uber depressing.

The moody guitars are one of my favorite things about this track. I love Dmitry’s vocals as well. The lyrics to the song are extremely deep, so make sure you listen past all the beautiful sounds and get to the meaning of the tune.

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Владимир Комаров, лидер, возможно, самой известной из альтер-нативных электро-рок-групп России Punk TV, уже около 2 лет жи-вет в Нью-Йорке и время это провел небезрезультатно. Вместе с но-вым знакомым по имени Dmitry Wild он собрал группу с лишенным излишней скромности названием WOW!, и сегодня мы предла-гаем вам послушать, как же это «вау» звучит. О концепции проек-та и записи дебютного EP группы Володя рассказал нам лично - Stereo.ru