A good, solid gothic atmosphere is something that cannot be likened to anything else whether it be done in a sense that’s visual or aural with it being attempted by many, but few are able to pull it off with … Continue reading Veil of Conspiracy – Echoes of Winter
To consider any band that’s tackled the dreary and fashionable world of gothic doom, you simply cannot go a few feet in the modern soundscape without at least mentioning the very name of A Pale Horse Named Death. There are … Continue reading A Pale Horse Named Death – Infernum In Terra
The world of gothic metal is one that I’ve always had a hard time really tapping into since it can often feel like there are far too many bands with a pretentious feel to their material or it’s simply not … Continue reading Moonspell – Hermitage
Gothic material tends to be something that I don’t find myself enjoying as much as I feel I should be simply because the material tends to be lacking in multiple departments for me. Either from the overall quality or just … Continue reading Ostracist – Epoch
The debut record of any band in the entire world needs to have a large amount of awe and must be able to grip the attention and imagination of the listener. We get results of all kinds from all over … Continue reading Svartstorm – Illusion of Choice
Whoever said that symphonies were boring? Who dared to say that they were dull, boring, and could put any bastard poor enough to experience it into slumber instantly? People who don’t know about symphonic metal, that’s who! Combining the swift … Continue reading Sirenia – Dim Days of Dolor
That weird thing of gothic metal has always been a kind of “eh” thing to me in the metal world as to me it just always seems so . . . uninteresting. Maybe mixing it with something would work? With … Continue reading The Foreshadowing – Seven Heads Ten Horns
With the many different subcategories of metal out there in the world, everyone is bound to not particularly enjoy a few. For me one is gothic metal simply because it just seems bland compared to what else you can do … Continue reading Aggelos – Silentium
Of all the many genres that there are in the world of metal, and that includes multitudes of hybrid genres like blackened death to name one of many. But one that I never once even thought to dream up is … Continue reading Draconian – Sovran
Moonspell’s upcoming eleventh helping of gothic metal (or dark metal whichever you prefer) that truly tests the boundaries of this genre and is evidence that even after eleven albums this band still has enough fuel to shake the foundations of an entire genre that is sure to reverberate for quite some time. “Extinct” is an explosive album after the first few songs that built up to some really great tracks that a lot of people can sit down and just jam to at any time since there’s plenty of things to enjoy from this album whether it be the raw … Continue reading Moonspell – Extinct