Every so often we find ourselves before a performance that we just did not expect whatsoever. Typically, those experiences take me into some vague corner of the metal underground where I am confronted with a band that either does things … Continue reading In Covert – Bleak Machinery
When you’re taking mood and thematics into consideration for any body of work no matter how small it might be, there’s not much that can compare to a piece of gothic rock done right down to the very tone of … Continue reading De Arma – Nightcall
I feel it’s safe to say that everyone has a few select styles that they try to get into but just can’t for one reason or another the vast majority of the time no matter how diverse that person’s palette may be. For me, one of those sounds is undoubtedly a lot of material that tends to be labeled as “gothic” or “dark” simply because the bands I hear are just far too pretentious, taking themselves way too seriously, and just plain don’t sound good. It’s only very recently that I’ve exited out of that drought a little bit, and … Continue reading Chasing Ghosts – Bring Me Suffering
My history with any sort of material that could be labeled as “gothic” has been strenuous at best. A lot of the time it feels like the material is just trying too hard to be edgy and falling flat in … Continue reading The Black Capes – Lullabies For the Dead
More often than not, whenever I venture into rock it’s typically into the stoner or psychedelic regions as that’s what I like more as it feels like the most unique and diversified in overall sound to me. But like I’ve … Continue reading This Void Inside – My Second Birth/My Only Death