Stolen Babies

The Profile

Stolen Babies are an American avant‑garde metal/dark cabaret band from Los Angeles, formed in 2002 out of the performance troupe The Fratellis. Their debut There Be Squabbles Ahead arrived in 2006 on The End Records, followed by Naught in 2012.

Dominique Lenore Persi fronts the band; Gil Sharone (also of The Dillinger Escape Plan) played drums; collaborations include Carla Kihlstedt of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum.

Three DeBaser reviews chart Stolen Babies’ leap from their acclaimed 2006 debut There Be Squabbles Ahead to 2012’s Naught. Reviewers praise the band’s dark-cabaret/avant-metal blend, circus theatrics, and Dominique Lenore Persi’s dynamic voice. Collaborations with Sleepytime Gorilla Museum and Gil Sharone’s Dillinger pedigree get nods. Naught is seen as enjoyable yet less fresh after a long gap. Overall vibe: inventive, eccentric, and worth the spin.