Devil Doll is an Italian-Slovenian rock band formed in 1987 by the mysterious "Mr.
The band has gained a cult following, taking influences from gothic rock, classical and Slavonic folk music, and fronted by the sprechgesang of Mr.
The first work of Devil Doll was The Mark of the Beast, recorded in Tivoli Studios, Ljubljana in the last half of 1987.
This work, entitled The Girl Who Was... Death, was inspired by the 1967 British television series The Prisoner.
These were distributed out amongst the audience of the second live performance of the composition (the first had occurred before the pressing of the album), each with a unique inlay created by Mr.
Doctor Sings Hanns Eisler, an interpretation of four of German composer Hanns Eisler's works; and Eliogabalus, inspired by Antonin Artaud's work "Heliogabalus: Or, The Crowned Anarchist".
Doctor Sings Hanns Eisler was never released, and the two former compositions were, due to budget limitations, cut down to fit on a single vinyl, named Eliogabalus.
In March, drummer Roberto Dani left the band and was replaced by Slovenian Roman Ratej.
In July 1993, Devil Doll entered Tivoli Studios for recording of The Day of Wrath – Dies Irae.
Doctor refused to re-record the album, and rumours of a split-up began circulating.
20 copies of a book containing the sheet music for The Day of Wrath – Dies Irae, as well as a tape of the unmixed recording, was released, though.
Devil Doll was backed by the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, of which band member Sasha Olenjuk was the leader and first violinist.
Later, Norina Radovan, a Croatian soprano, was recruited to sing a duet with Mr.
Doctor replied to the effort in 2005, and sent the fan, who started the mailing action, a gift of appreciation.
Doctor released a book called '45 Revolutions', under Hurdy Gurdy Books, another arm of the fan club label Hurdy Gurdy, which revealed his real name to be Mario Panciera.
Doctor also gave an interview to 'Burn' magazine, explaining the history of the five Devil Doll releases on the back of a re-release (and remaster) on the Japanese label 'Belle Antique'.