Gothic Rock
Gallery & Set-list: Clan Of Xymox / Scattered Ashes – Whelan’s, Dublin 01.04.2023
Its only taken 40 odd years for it to happen, but dark-wave pioneers Clan Of Xymox finial made it to Irish shores, I reckon they got lost on the Irish sea for some time and suffered from some Loneliness and then drifted a shore (see what I did there, ok getting my coat) also it …
Gallery & Set List: Fields of the Nephilim / The Membranes – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London 17.12.2022
Fields Of The Nephilim done a run of three nights in the UK finishing up at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire and one could say that the weather has been biblical this week so pretty fitting, it was touch and go during the week if I would even make it to London due to flights been …
PREMIERE: Sweden’s De Arma pivot to darkwave on intense new EP ‘Nightcall’
It says a lot about how long Swedish gothic rock band De Arma had been sitting on second album Strayed in Shadows (finally released last June after years in limbo) that they’ve rebounded from that pretty much immediately. Well, we call them ‘gothic rock’ but they’ve taken in everything from black metal to post-rock and …
Track: Cradle Of Haze – Wie Der Wind
German gothic rockers ‘Cradle of Haze’ are set to release their 14th studio album, ‘Zehntausend Seelen’ on 21st May via DarkSign Music. The band have shared the track ‘Wie Der Wind’ as a taster to what is to come. Deep bass vocals flow from sweeping strings with chugging distorted guitar and one hell of a …
News: Cleopatra Records Release Rozz Williams / Christian Death Anniversary Tribute With Kill Shelter
To mark the anniversary on the 1st April of the death of singer Rozz Williams from cult US band Christian Death, Cleopatra Records have just released a two track remix single of ‘Spectre (Love is Dead)’ by UK artist and producer Kill Shelter. “It was an absolute honour to be asked to work on the tribute remix of Spectre (Love is Dead) …
Track: Inception Of Eternity – The Cradle Of Darkness
‘The Cradle of Darkness’ is the first track to be released by Inception Of Eternity from their second studio album, Last Exit To The Past . We hear falling rain and chanting as the track begins and we get a duet between between singer SINtana and guitarist Marc Vanderberg’s melodic lead playing, who’s flourishes bring some welcome …
Album review – Seasurfer’s Zombies is an electrifying dream pop blast in a gothic cloak
Hamburg duo Seasurfer have released an extraordinary double album called ‘Zombies’, packed full of stupendous anthemic dream pop songs that are differentiated from the pack by an electronic spine and dark-tinged gothic attack. Singer Apolonia’s voice is absolutely ethereal and angelic – creating a tension between her dulcet, soaring, velvet tones and the electronic thrumming …
Track: Astari Nite anticipate new album with single ‘All Else Is A Curse’
The deeply satisfying gothic rock tones of Astari Nite provide a thoroughly cathartic and celestial sonic power, with singer Mychael’s deeply mellifluous deep and sombre tones providing a fitting icing to the cake. After the success of their album ‘Here Lies’, Astari Nite have returned to the fray with a new single, ‘All Else Is …
Track: Tyburn Blossom – Counterpoint
Amid all the chaos and confusion of our current public health meltdown and the equally frightening economic fallout being caused by it, it feels apt to recall the pre-Glasnost, pre-Gorbachev early 1980s, a time when the Cold War was at its hottest and the public were understandably terrified. Enter Tyburn Blossom, a rising star on …
Say Psych: Live Review: Peter Murphy & David J Celebrate 40 years of Bauhaus with Desert Mountain Tribe @ O2 Ritz, Manchester
When Peter Murphy announced that he was planning a tour to celebrate 40 years of Bauhaus with David J, as well as a vinyl release of The Bela Session, post punk fans Europe wide gave a collective cheer. With many new fans being too young to see Bauhaus live, this is the next best thing …