"Hang Love," Burning Brides' third album, was produced by Coats and is a raging slab of towering riffs and melodies, unrelentingly heavy rock that coexists with a keen sense of pop melody. Burning Brides released its first album in 2001, "Fall of the Plastic Empire," made for $5000 in a motorcycle garage in Philadelphia, and earned its fair of share of comparisons to Nirvana's "Bleach."

The band gained a reputation for being great live, became a buzz band and found themselves in a huge label bidding war. Dimitri recalls, "We were the last of the unknown bands to get a million dollar record deal." "Leave No Ashes," produced by George Drakoulias (The Black Crowes, Tom Petty), was released in 2004, and received great press - Esquire said that the album "matched sonic hugeness with superbly crafted songs...a moody masterpiece." Despite the initial success, the band was jettisoned from its record label, suffered drug problems, personal and professional splits; then reconciliation, a move to Los Angeles, marriage, a new drummer, and a fresh start. "Hang Love" will be released on the independent Modart imprint with distribution through Caroline/EMI. Said Dimitr, "We may be one of the few bands doing it right now, but this is the way the future is going to be. We own the masters, we dictate how and when we do things, we take the risks."

WHO: The Burning Brides (with special "Bridesmaid" guitarist Nash Kato)

WHAT: Four-week Los Angeles Residency

WHERE: The Echo * 1822 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026 * 213-413-8200