Katatonia released their latest album “Night is the New Day” earlier this month. Release dates were November 2 in Europe and November 10 in the US.
By: David Phillips What is Goth? I have been doing some soul searching, or rather, soul identifying of late. Like an immigrant witnessing his borough melting under the heat of assimilation I see my community, the only community I am proud to count myself amongst, suffused with normality. Confronting me is the question, “What is [...]
By: Vittoria Minyaliel Berger-Hoff Fish Fog swirling, reliving my lost dreams. In the lake a fish is seen, it swims, lost, through the endless dark. Eerie
By: Chris Stead Noir Project From the dark streets of San Diego at night comes Noir Project. A project started by William Wall in 2006, the sound and vision of the band has gone through some growing pains and a few revisions. Now William has set his sights more clearly on the target and is [...]
By: Chris Stead Ostia, an ethereal group out of the late nineties, produced and released a masterful ethereal album, “From the Aether” in 1997. Onced released, the group returned to that self-same “Aether.” Moving to different parts of Australia, Ostia lost the ability to persue anything more together for 10 years. For most groups, this [...]
By: Stephanie Nothing To Fear Its not felt, only seen, by those who long for its touch, and what was delt was obscene, i never cared that much, it was nothing but the end, of a world that turned to wrong and now paying for our sins, we belong here.
By: Bob Zox When Bats Sleep (Chapter I) The car pulled into the foggy cemetery driveway at four-thirty in the morning. The gate was locked, but the young man parked anyway, no one would be around until at least seven. He and his love liked to come here, the familiar place, and familiar memories here [...]
By: Chris Stead Welcome to Alice’s musical incarnation. The Divine Madness is what it would sound like if one had visited Wonderland and then made music about it: dark, intriguing and addictive. They have been around for just about a year now and in that time they have created quite a buzz. Currently they are [...]
By: Chris Stead Type O Negative is a band that has quite a history and is a name known by many in the goth and metal scenes. Known most distinctly for their early nineties hits “Black No. 1″ and “Christian Woman,” they have grown far from those quirky 10-minute songs. Over the past 14 post-Bloody-Kisses-release [...]
By: Amy McCain Movie Reviews 300 ****1/2 stars Starring: Gerard Butler, Vincent Regan, Lena Headey, David Wenham, and Michael Leggett. Directed by Zack Snyder Released March 9th 2007 (USA) What can be said about 300 Spartan Warriors clad in nothing but a helmet, a cape, and a loin cloth fighting off thousands upon thousands of [...]
By: Tanya Vazquez Metal Album Reviews Lacuna Coil Karmacode If you like gothic/symphonic metal like I do, you’re probably wondering if Lacuna Coil’s Karmacode is an album worth checking out. Out of all the albums Lacuna Coil has released, Karmacode is my least favorite. The combination of guitar lines, keyboard work, and contrasting dual female/male [...]
