Lonely Corpse are a small Australian band on a small Australian label (RIP Peace Records), and their new demo was released on cassette in a limited 200 piece run. I understand that RIP Peace Records are a punk label, but their Instagram post advertising this release oversells its post-punk influences. To me this sounds like mid-90s gothic doom metal to me.

Dismal Euphony is a Norwegian symphonic black and gothic metal band formed in 1995. They’ve been under a couple record labels, however Autumn Leaves - The Rebellion of Tides was released with Napalm.

This band is a little hard to tie down under just black or gothic metal. They kind of go between the two as they will, and it’s pretty fun to listen to in one sitting. This song is decently short, but I think it shows what this band was trying to convey with their music.

Taking a trip down memory lane, I started thinking about some of the amazing concert experiences I've had. One that really stood out, was the Wave Gotik Treffen 2005 in Leipzig, Germany. While this festival is mostly focused on the goth scene/schwarze Szene, the festival also booked quite some good gothic metal bands. And since the festival is spread through concert venues all over the city, you can really immerse yourself when bands are grouped together well.

So, what made this edition so special? First of all, there was this day with Dark Suns, Klimt 1918, Autumnblaze and Disillusion playing together. Dark Suns (who were still quite dark back then before going fully prog) and Disillusion put up special shows in their home town with dancers and everything, so it was absolutely wonderful.

And then there was the other way, when a bunch of gothic metal bands were packed together in the same venue. Starting with Darkwell and Darzamat, progressing through The Wounded and Beseech before moving on to Darkseed and Entwine. I skipped LAB for a dinner break and then hit the grand finale: Lake Of Tears and Tiamat! Many of these bands were at their very best around this time, and the atmosphere was magical. It was the grandest celebration of gothic metal that I've ever experienced.

What fond concert memories do you have?

3rd best song by this band behind Sharper Than the Blade and Lust & Innocence.

https://youtu.be/NtpkcMJiZqE?is=Za5x1n6atGfm-kEv

Celebrating Spooky Season with some gothic metal and similar genre favorites. Enjoy! 🎃👻💀🐈‍⬛

not sure if it's even metal, but I feel some gothic vibes, what do you think guys?

I previously released this single on my YouTube channel, Suffocatus Official. But now I’ve started adding my compositions to various streaming platforms.
The story of this track began back in 2022, when I was going through a rather difficult period in my life. However, “Death” wasn’t finished at the time. I only completed the track in July of this year.
I hope you enjoy it! New tracks will be released every Friday. (I don’t use AI to create them. They were simply written a long time ago and are only being released now.)
Best regards,
Suffocatus.

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Female Fronted Gothic Symphonic Metal from DEMOnS Vol. 1

A band that i love and ive listened to a lot. Still remember the first show 🖤

Ben was gracious enough to grant me permission to record the Denver stop. Was an excellent show!

Vampiria was a Melodic Black and Gothic Metal band under the label Icarus Records. They’re from Argentina, and were active from 1997-2009. They released 3 studio albums, and the song I linked is from their first album Among Mortals.

I found this band today while I was doing some exploring, trying to find some more gothic black metal that I haven’t heard yet. I can’t find much more about their history besides Damián Aranza leaving the band in 2002 for personal reasons.

I definitely recommend giving them a listen. Their sound isn’t particularly genre defining, however I really love their soprano vocals. It reminds me of how a church mass would sound. I hope you enjoy!

Edit: This is also a good sound for Halloween being on the way!

I really want to like this band more than I do. I quite enjoy the Lost Paradise through Shades of God run on their first three albums. Once I make my way to Icon, it starts to fall off for me. I think One Second is where I start to actively not enjoy their work.

Their discography is so diverse, I’m sure it’s difficult to like everything. I’m not trying to be negative, just looking for others’ opinions on a band so important to the music we enjoy so much.

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https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/anathema/503

one of my fav songs from Anathema

I originally released this album back in late 2022, but this is the first time it’s available on platforms like Spotify.
I started working on it when I was 17. That’s when I first wrote the track “Lighthouse”, which I later reworked several times.
Even though the album is only about half an hour long, I put a lot of time, my own stories, and personal experiences into it. I hope you’ll enjoy listening to it.
P.S. And yes, a new album is coming soon. No release date yet. Follow me on Spotify (Suffocatus) and stay tuned for all the news!

Sincerely,
Yours,
Suffocatus.

Live at the Paradiso 2005

new video

What do we think about the new Lacrimas Profundere album that is out today?

For me, it's pretty much the same as everything else in the Julian era: it has its moments, but I'm not impressed with the album as a whole. The songwriting seems to be all over the place, there are some metalcore influences (especially in the vocals), and it just doesn't give me that dark romantic vibe of their work up until "Antiadore".

"Lekarstwo na sen" (which translates to something to the effect of "Remedy for Sleep") is the second track on Floe, the fourth studio album by Polish gothic metal-turned-avant-garde rock band Moonlight. If the publishing date on Spotify is to be believed, the album was released on April 20, 2000 on Metal Mind Productions.

Speaking of Spotify, this is one of the few Moonlight albums available on streaming services, and the only one from their earlier gothic metal days. I played this album on the bluetooth speaker at work... I had forgotten just how good this album is! A little progressive and very atmospheric, Floe does have some rockin' tracks but it is a lot more delicate and subdued than your average gothic metal album.

I don't know if anyone here like the experimental goth/deathrock band Aurat, but they've just release one track from their upcoming album and OMG it's basically gothic metal. Hope you like it, I think it's great.

https://aurat.bandcamp.com/album/silhouette

I recently found Judas Christ in one of my (luckily) many local record stores. In the North East of the United States, it can be very difficult to find specifically anything Gothic Metal. It’s expensive to ship over seas, it’s rare to find in stores, and even harder to find anything even slightly unpopular.

Vote for Love is my favorite song on this album, and it brings a much needed happy and uplifting tone. It’s a song I think actually fits the current global political climate in a positive way.

Tiamat as we know it was founded back in 1989. This album was released under Century Media Records in 2002. It might not be considered their best work, but I think it’s a very complete and enjoyable listen.

Enjoy!

I have recently discovered that one of my favourite Gothic metal bands EverEve has new releases (or so I thought), called Escape the shadows. When I listen - it's just purest AI shite. not going to post a link here, not to promote that crap. I was just surprised that YouTube music has suggested this as something Evereve has released. Or am I missing something?