Category: Album Reviews

THE BAND   This American band’s name comes from Batman, Lorna Shore was a curator that he dated.   Lorna Shore releases their fourth EP …And I Return to Nothingness on August 13th, 2021. Its genre is deathcore, blackened death metal, and symphonic black metal. This is their first work with Will Ramos on vocals, their third singer. He has given the band a new popularity, with his singing techniques, outrageous vocal range, demonic growls, and…

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The Band The River was formed in 1999, in London, England. Pastoral Past-Doom metal band that creates music and melodies that are heavily charged with emotions. Heavy music, crowned with the beautiful and piercing voice of Jenny Newton, brings you to the deepest abyss of your soul. Ethereal. Line-up Jenny Newton – Vocals/Guitars Stephen Morrissey – Bass Christian Leitch – Guitar Jason Ludwig – Drums Today, June 30th, The River released its fourth album, A…

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The Band BESTIA (beast) is the sixth studio album of the German dark metal, NDH band, Erdling (Earthling). Dark metal refers to a mixture between gothic, black, and death, with melodic and industrial rhythms. And NDH (Neu Deutsche Härte), which applies to a crossover genre of metal, groove, industrial, and techno, the name was coined after Rammstein’s first studio album, Herzeleid. BESTIA was released on April 28th, 2023 by the label Out of Line. The…

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On May 12th, 2023, the German electronic-gothic-industrial band, BlutEngel, released a new album with 25 songs and more than 10 videos, that celebrates their 25th anniversary.  The band of Chris Pohl returns to their original sound with this album, exploring topics about vampires, and love betrayal, with 80s musical synth rhythms and catchy lyrics that invite you to dance. The Songs 1. The Void – Prologue: The first song of the album. An instrumental introduction. 2.…

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The Band Universal Theory is a musical project created in 2011 in Madrid, Spain by Jesús Pinilla. The music can be described as atmospheric gothic metal with progressive lines. The band’s line-up is: Jesús Pinilla: Guitars, Programming, Male Vocals. María José Martos: Female Vocals. The Album Collapse is their 3rd album. Released in March 2023. The album presents itself as heavy, dark music with introspective lyrics. The Songs The Colour of this Night I. The…

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The Band Lord of the Lost is an industrial-gothic band from Hamburg, Germany. More than 15 years ago, Chris Harms, the singer, formed the band. After some changes in their line-up, their actual formation is: Chris “The Lord” Harms – singer, guitar Class Grenayde – bass Gared Dirge – keyboards & percussion Pi Stoffers – guitar Niklas Kahl – drums They recently have been and will still be the supporting act for Iron Maiden in…

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Remember your own mortality Memento Mori is the fifteenth album by Depeche Mode. Released on March 24th, 2023. It is the first album made by the British band after their co-founder and keyboards player, Andrew Fletcher, died last year. Memento Mori, the name The title of the album refers to an old Latin expression that means “remember that you’ll die”, that it was used on the Roman Empire after military victories to lower the ego…

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Ein deutscher Steampunk Don Quijote   Jeremias Meinhard ist ein deutscher Musiker, der sowohl musikalisch als auch visuell verschiedene Stile mischt. Vor ein paar Jahren habe ich Blutengel (eine deutsche Gothic-Band) entdeckt und dann ein Video von ihnen und Meinhard gesehen. Das Lied hieß „Kinder der Sterne“. Ich liebte das Video und den Song selbst, aber was mir ins Auge fiel, war dieser andere Sänger, ein sanfter, verrückter Wissenschaftler, ganz in Schwarz gekleidet, mit seltsamen…

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A German Steampunk Don Quixote   Jeremias Meinhard is a German musician, that mix different styles, both in music and in visuals. A couple of years ago, I discovered Blutengel (a gothic German band) and then I saw a video of them and Meinhard. The song was “Kinder der Sterne”. I loved the video and the song itself, but what caught my eye was this other singer. A soft-like mad scientist, all dressed in black, with…

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