Sometimes new bands form because friends want to jam. Sometimes they form because the universe aligns. And sometimes — like in the case of VindictA — they form because everything around them exploded like a piñata stuffed with legal papers and bad management.
The Setup: A Band With Talent… and Trouble
Grace Jane Pasturini (vocals), Amber Maldonado (guitar), and Patri Grief (guitar) used to perform in a band called Dogma. They didn’t just play the songs — they were the faces, the voices, the energy. Behind the scenes, Dogma’s music was written and produced by co-founder Alvaro “The Dark Messiah” Rabaquino, the guy crafting the riffs, lyrics, and overall sound.
So far, so normal.
But while the musicians were building the artistic side of the band, the business side — handled by another co-founder — started going off the rails. Think: sudden decisions, trademark grabs, chaotic touring, members swapped out overnight, accusations of mismanagement, and the whole thing running like a metal-themed soap opera.
It got so messy that Rabaquino says the project was “taken away” from the people who actually created the music.
His summary of the whole fiasco? “What you see touring now isn’t the band we built. It’s an empty shell.”
The Breaking Point
Eventually, the creative team — the people writing and performing the material — had enough. Instead of fighting over a name, they walked away.
Rabaquino explains it simply: “Dogma was no longer ours. So we reclaimed the music and gave it its true name.”
Enter: VINDICTA
The original performers and the original songwriter regrouped, rebooted, and rebranded.
No more tug-of-war.
No more backstage drama.
Just the music — theirs, fully and finally.
VindictA describe this fresh start as: “Heavier, sharper, and finally authentic.”
And they promise the new project cuts away all the old noise: “The old facade is gone. This is VindictA.”
The New Single
Their debut track, “The Face Of The Clown,” isn’t subtle about where they came from. It’s theatrical. It’s biting. It feels like the band pulling off someone’s mask and tossing it into the fire.
Whether or not you followed the Dogma drama doesn’t matter — VindictA is built to stand on its own. If anything, listeners coming in fresh will have the easiest time: no backstory, just riffs.
Why You Should Care
If you’re wondering, “Do I need to know the old band to understand the new one?” — absolutely not.
This is a classic heavy-music story: artists break free, reclaim their work, and come back louder.
VindictA is the sound of that door slamming shut and another flying open.
Start with the single, let the riffs explain the rest, and enjoy the fact that you’re meeting this band at the beginning of something — not the end of something messy.
