Category: Song Reviews

This week I bring, again, Liv Kristine, but collaborating with a classic metal band, Cradle of Filth.   The Band Cradle of Filth is an English metal band, formed in 1991. They were black metal at the beginning, but have evolved more into symphonic, gothic metal throughout the years. The lyrics tend towards gothic literature and poetry, and the aesthetics mix horror films and dark imagery.    The Singer Liv Kristine Espenæs is a Norwegian singer.…

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The Singer Liv Kristine Espenæs is a Norwegian singer who has been the singer of many gothic bands like Theatre of Tragedy, and Leaves’ Eyes. Currently, she is in Midnattsol with her sister, Carmen Elise Espenæs. She also has her solo career and has collaborated with many other bands and artists through the years. She has a soprano vocal range. The Guest Singer Michelle Darkness (Michael Huber) is a German singer of the gothic metal…

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The Singer Alannah Myles, Canadian singer. Her biggest hit is Black Velvet, she won a Grammy for Best Female Rock Performance and a Juno Award for it.  She had it all (voice and looks) to be a successful artist. Even though she had a couple of other hits, the singer did not receive a lot of money, due to bad negotiations with her record company at that time, Atlantic Records, so she was always struggling…

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The Band Sündenrausch (Sin Intoxication) is a German gothic metal band. Formed in 2011 in Hamburg. In the beginning, they played music that inclined more to a pop-rock sound, but then they slowly turned to a darker-heavy style. Band Members Kira Sinister – vocals Michael Albers – guitar Jonathan Murphy – bass (live) Jörn Schwarzburger – drums (live)     The Album Original Sin is Sündenrausch‘s third studio album. It was released on March 18, 2022.…

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I keep going down the ’90s rabbit hole, I don’t know why, but these songs continue to pop up in my memory. The Singer Fiona Apple is an American singer and songwriter. She played classical piano from an early age and started to compose at eight years old. She has received various awards, including three Grammys. The Album Tidal is Fiona’s debut album. It was released on July 23, 1996. She started to compose these…

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I keep reminiscing about the 90s with this song. It brings memories of my teenage and school years. When life was simpler and besides studying, I spent my days watching MTV’s music videos and listening to albums from top to bottom in one sitting. The Singer Edwyn Collins is a Scottish musician. He was the singer of the 80s post-punk band Orange Juice. After his band split, he became a solo artist. The Album  Gorgeous George…

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The Singer Alanis Morissette is a Canadian alternative rock singer with a powerful voice that has been internationally famous since the 90s. She became a strong feminist icon with her music and lyrics, especially with the song You Oughta Know and the album, where it belongs. The Album Jagged Little Pill, is Morissette’s third studio album. It was released on June 13th, 1995. The album reached a big commercial international success, featuring hit tracks like…

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Electric Six is a rock band from Detroit, USA. They mix rock, disco, and punk with comedy elements. The song Danger! High Voltage was released on January, 6th, 2003, as a single from their debut studio album, Fire. The former frontman of The White Stripes, Jack White performed the female vocals on this song, that in the video was lip-synced by the actress, Tina Kanarek. The video shows Tina, and the singer Dick Valentine, as…

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Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band that formed in the summer of 1984. Unbreakable is a single from Stratovarius’s fourteenth studio album, Nemesis, released on 22 February 2013. I started listening to the band around 1998 and became a super fan. Loved their music, they were, and still are, extraordinarily skilled musicians and I loved that they wrote some of their lyrics on environmental topics. I got the chance to see them live in Chile, in 1999.…

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Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band and on their seventh studio album, Broken Crown Halo, which was released on March 31st, 2014, one of the singles was Nothing Stands In Our Way. This song talks about not giving up on your dreams, no matter what happens, or what life throws at you, you have to keep going, always. Fight for what you want, it’s the only way to achieve it. I love this…

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