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Zetra ‘Zetra’ EP
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Review: Zetra ‘Zetra’ EP

31st July 202029th June 2022 Reza Mills Coldwave, Death Waltz, Doom, Gothic, Synth, Zetra

Zetra are a London two-piece consisting of Adam (guitar & vocals) and Jordan (synthesiser & vocals) who formed in the

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Wailin Storms ‘Rattle’
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Review: Wailin Storms ‘Rattle’

22nd May 202023rd June 2020 Reza Mills Antena Krzyku, Death Rock, Gilead Media, Gothic, Rattle, Wailin Storms

Wailin Storms are a fourpiece from Durham, North Carolina consisting of artist Justin Storms (guitar/vocals), Mark Oates (drums), Steve Stanczyk

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Constance Tomb ‘Constance Tomb’
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Review: Constance Tomb ‘Constance Tomb’

15th May 20201st November 2020 Reza Mills Constance Tomb, Death Rock, Gothic, Independent, Tony Reed

Tony Reed can hardly be accused of idleness, not only is he a member of several bands, including Mos Generator,

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Cold In Berlin ‘Rituals Of Surrender’
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Review: Cold In Berlin ‘Rituals Of Surrender’

31st December 201923rd January 2020 Daniel Pietersen Cold In Berlin, Doom, Gothic, New Heavy Sounds, Rituals Of Surrender

Cold In Berlin’s previous album, The Comfort Of Loss & Dust, was one of my favourite releases from 2015. Something

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Se Delan ‘Drifter'
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Se Delan ‘Drifter’ CD/LP/DD 2016

19th May 20167th September 2019 Daniel Pietersen 2016, Alternative, Belinda Kordic, CD, Daniel Pietersen, Digital, Drifter, Gothic, Justin Greaves, Kscope, LP, Post-Punk, Review, Se Delan

So, you’ve laid waste to countless ears with Iron Monkey, had an in-one-door-out-the-next tenure in Electric Wizard and then basically

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Alaric ‘End Of Mirrors’
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Alaric ‘End Of Mirrors’ CD/LP/CS/DD 2016

17th May 20167th September 2019 Guido Segers 2016, Alaric, Cassette, CD, Dark, Digital, End Of Mirrors, Gothic, Guido Segers, LP, Neurot Recordings, Post-Punk, Review

Alaric is probably most known for the sacking of Rome in the fifth century. Those were dark times. The namesake

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Christian Death 'The Scriptures'
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Christian Death ‘Atrocities’ & ‘The Scriptures’ LP Reissue 2016

21st January 20161st November 2019 Guido Segers 2016, Atrocities, Avant-Garde, Christian Death, Death Rock, Gothic, Guido Segers, LP, Reissue, Review, Season Of Mist, The Scriptures

Christian Death is one of those bands that fit within a specific time frame and setting, There’s a certain cult

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Publicist UK ‘Forgive Yourself’ CD/LP/DD 2015

24th September 20153rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2015, CD, Darkwave, Digital, Forgive Yourself, Gothic, Jeremy Moore, LP, Post-Punk, Publicist UK, Relapse Records, Review

Every few years or so an album appears that takes you by surprise through its sheer audacity of expression –

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Roadburn Festival 2016 - Paradise Lost
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Paradise Lost To Play ‘Gothic’ In Full At Roadburn 2016; Headlining Thursday, April 14th

6th August 201517th September 2019 Lee Edwards 013 Venue, Costin Chioreanu, Gothic, News, Paradise Lost, Roadburn, Roadburn 2016, Roadburn Festival 2016, The Plague Within, Tilburg

Pioneering Yorkshire doom legends Paradise Lost will headline Roadburn Festival 2016 on Thursday 14 April 2016 playing their highly influential

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Lychgate ‘An Antidote For The Glass Pill’ CD/LP 2015

16th July 20152nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2015, An Antidote For The Glass Pill, Black Metal, Blood Music, CD, Experimental, Gothic, Guido Segers, LP, Lychgate, Review

The band Lychgate from London, grew out of Archaicus, which was active untill 2012. In 2015 the follow-up to 2012’s

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The Veil ‘Impermanence’ CD/DD 2014

30th December 20143rd September 2019 Heimlich A. Laguz 2014, CD, Digital, Doom, Gothic, Heimlich A. Laguz, Impermanence, Prog Rock, Review, Self Released, The Veil

Impermanence is Australian band The Veil’s second full length release, and it represents a tremendous achievement for an outfit that

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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