Browsing all articles in gothic metal.
Review: Danzig – Deth Red Sabaoth (2010)
I get it. I get why people have liked Danzig after all these years. Songs like “Mother,” “Twist of Cain” and “Left Hand Black” are all very affective songs, with each of them exuding a dark atmosphere that few bands at that time were equaling. Hell, after years of putting out material, Glenn opted to [...]
Review: Sarah Jezebel Deva – A Sign of Sublime (2010)
I love female fronted bands as a whole. Sarah Jezebel Deva is no exception to this rule. A Sign of Sublime is an incredible blend of operatic metal and gothic metal. Ever since Tarja’s release from Nightwish, I have been waiting for someone to come along and steal the show like Sarah Jezebel Deva steals [...]
Review: The Vision Bleak – Set Sail to Mystery (2010)
The dark, foreboding power that metal is capable is sometimes overlooked for the more hard hitting, breakdown, good time spirited forms of metal. Dark forms of metal, while not rare or even uncommon, are sometimes injected (especially in this day and age) with sheer black metal brutality, overt symphonics, or throngs of operatic female vocals. [...]
Review: The Breathing Process – Odyssey (un)Dead (2010)
I am having trouble coming to a conclusion about New England based The Breathing Process, who combine the slick production and speed of Behemoth’s brand of blackened death metal, deathcore (especially with their usage of drop bass), and liberal use of Dimmu Borgir-esque keys. If you are familiar with AMR and my writing, you may [...]
Review: Les Discrets – Septembre Et Ses Dernieres Pensees (2010)
Inspired by the beauty of Oregon’s Agalloch and Kayo Dot, France’s own Les Discrets bring the formulation of darkness, fascination and subtle indie melodies to the forefront of an already complex blackened goth metal album. Septembre Et Ses Dernieres Pensees isn’t a ruckus of a record, it’s art personified, and every once and awhile metal [...]
A version of H.I.M. that doesn’t quite suck?
Featuring members of H.I.M., Daniel Lioneye is the side project of several members of said previous band, and it makes H.I.M. look like a junior high Nirvana cover band. This project is pretty damn interesting and an important listen for all those H.I.M. haters out there who figured that there was nothing those guys could [...]
Review: In Mourning – Monolith (2010)
Combining the likes of Opeth, Arcturus, Agalloch and Amorphis, Sweden’s In Mourning are a come out of nowhere success in the underground metal scene. Despite finding their roots as early as 2000, In Mourning have only released two albums since 2008. Monolith, the band’s latest album, is making waves as the next Swedish sensation with [...]
Music Video: Theatre of Tragedy – Cassandra
Album: Aegis
Label: Massacre Records
Year: 1998
Review: Rusty Eye – Possessor (2009)
California’s Rusty Eye and their album Possessor pose an interesting question: how do you take the horror cliche and not make it so “Hot Topic” like. Looking at the band’s promo poster, the members look like they were given a $500 gift card to their nearest Hot Topic and went to town. Hell, they are [...]
Review: Delain – April Rain (2009)
I have to admit, my attention to symphonic and gothic metal this year, female fronted groups in particular, has been terrible. I have found my attentions so focused on the revitalized thrash and traditional scenes, that symphonic and goth metal has seemingly fallen by the wayside of All Metal Resource even after the stellar live [...]
