Tag Gothic
A dark, rain soaked landscape stretches forebodingly into the hazy distance. The grey clouds hang heavy over the mists of dank depression, a smog of broken dreams and lost hope. The perfect landscape for a soundtrack of melancholic Gothic Doom… Continue Reading →
I’m not going to lie, outside of Ahab, Bell Witch and a small selection of others my Funeral Doom knowledge on the genre is lacking, and that does make me a bit sad because every time I hear it I… Continue Reading →
Sometimes it’s really nice to hear an artist you admire doing something completely different, but still managing to sound familiar enough to actually make you want to listen earnestly. If you’ve read any of my previous reviews, you’ll know I’m… Continue Reading →
Throughout the many years I’ve associated with the metal scene, I often notice what side-genres become most popular among both artists and revellers alike. For a long time last decade it was synthwave that dominated the upper echelons of genres… Continue Reading →
I must confess that I’d never heard of Vancouver Industrial music before I encountered this from Germany’s Haujobb, but I had most certainly heard of and indeed own work by Front Line Assembly, who along with Skinny Puppy are, I… Continue Reading →
What started off as a collaboration involving members of the Pink Panther Project has seemingly taken on a life of its own as the EBM infused gothic trio Virgin Vampires have risen in the dead of night to release their… Continue Reading →
Forty-plus years in music can see entire genres and scenes be born, reach fruition, gain mainstream success and then retreat back into obscurity or, rarely, disappear entirely. It’s also a period of time in which you’d expect a legendary band… Continue Reading →
Following on from 2022’s very impressive debut “Daughters Of The Night”, 2024 brings the equally enthralling follow-up “Of Sorcery and Darkness”. This stylish Symphonic Gothic Power Metal band from Italy have many enchanting strings to their bow and once more… Continue Reading →
Love it or loathe it but genre definition is one of those things us music writers seem unable to not dissect and in the case of Dutch band Dool it still makes me tut when I open go to site… Continue Reading →
This scribe has always found Cold In Berlin an utterly intriguing band. They have a certain uniqueness on both a musical and lyrical level. Themes that evoke fear, darkness, strength and the macabre delivered with a passion that is raw… Continue Reading →
Blimey, where to start with this one? Well if the idea of 71-minutes of melancholic music from Birmingham fills you with all the fear of being stuck on an endless circuit around Spaghetti Junction, I can’t say I blame you…. Continue Reading →
Gothic rock is one of the alternative world’s most referenced yet misunderstood genres given how “goth” is an etymology for anyone who wears dark clothing or takes an interest in anything horror related. But despite this position in everyday discourse,… Continue Reading →