DOROTHY
Dorothy Martin fronts DOROTHY.
But Martin has also contributed her vocal prowess to other artists.
Her resume includes vocals for Nita Strauss’ “Victorious,” which appeared on the guitarist’s ’23 effort “The Call Of The Void”; then there was a duet with Creed’s Scott Stapp on the ballad “If These Walls Could Talk” which was on Stapp’s solo album “Higher Power”; Martin was featured on Staind’s “Better Days; and handled the vocals on “Key To The Highway” a song on Slash’s “Orgy Of The Damned” album. That Slash connection would pay off down the road.
Victorious
If These Walls Could Talk
Dorothy Martin
But long before Martin was a favored guest artist she was introduced to producer/guitarist Mark Jackson and his production partner Ian Scott.
They were impressed with Martin’s voice, to say the least. “If we put this behind some serious old-school metal riffs, we’ll have something big,” said Jackson.
Jackson’s vision was clear. “We want to make songs that we think Beavis and Butthead would like.”
“I’m going to grab the microphone and sing. That’s what I came to do,” added Martin.
DOROTHY, consisting of drummer Jake Hayden, guitarist Sam Koltun, and bassist Eliot Lorango, was formed in L.A. around Martin.
Along the way, “Wick Ones” amped the group’s profile. The track failed to chart in the U.S. it was used in ads for Levi’s and Gatorade.
Wicked Ones
DOROTHY released their debut self-titled EP, which was recorded in a spare
bedroom at Scott’s L.A. residence. Next, they released their full-length ’16
debut “Rockisdead.” One critic said the album’s appeal was “it’s transparent
trash so desperate to be dirty.”
Following a tour supporting Halestorm, the group released their sophomore full-length set, “28 Days In The Valley” led by the single “Flawless.”
Martin stated the album hade “more feminine energy… a lighter and brighter
feel, with less Metal influence.”
Flawless
About DOROTHY’s “Gifts From The Holy Ghost,” Martin explained
the title came from a personal experience of witnessing a person come back
to life. The ’22 set contained the lead track “Black Sheep” and “Rest In Peace,” the band’s highest charting song to date on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart (#2).
Black Sheep
Rest In Peace
The Way
Released in ’25, “The Way,” was the band’s fourth studio set. “This album is a love letter to the fans,” offered the singer. “I’m letting them know everything is going to be okay, and we’ll help each other find the way — even if we get lost at times.”
It featured the singles “MUD” and “Tombstone Town.” The latter “is a sexy boot-stomper about betrayal, revenge, and mercy,” noted Martin.” “Slash lends us his legendary guitar playing.”
He called the song “a sexy Rock ‘n’ Roll grind.”
MUD
Tombstone Town
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