Gothic Metal Archives

Tragødia – Before The Fall (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 22, 2018

When examining the landscape of modern Heavy Metal, you are bound to find a mass of talent across the globe that dabble in progressive sounds. A stylistic approach that is broad, expanding from full on Prog Metal, such as Dream Theater, to more hybrid acts ... Read More

Interview – Ash Costello of New Years Day

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 8, 2018

Time can pass by in the blink of an eye. One minute we are aspiring, young, and naïve, the next, ten years deep into a career. With the Southern California band New Years Day, through determination, hard work, and consistent creative inspiration, Lead Vocalist Ash ... Read More

Interview – Cristina Scabbia Talks Two Decades Of Lacuna Coil

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 2, 2018

The long Mediterranean coastline of Italy has made some of the most important marks on Western culture through history. From the cuisine to the art, and everything in between, it is hard to deny how the region has helped shaped the world. With history that ... Read More

Sirenia – Arcane Astral Aeons (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockOctober 22, 2018

When Norway’s Morten Veland left Tristania back in 2000, it was perhaps one of the most heartbreaking decisions of his professional music career. A key songwriter for Tristania’s first two albums, 1998’s Widow’s Weeds and 1999’s Beyond the Veil, sadly creative differences led him to bid ... Read More

Interview – Heidi Parviainen of Dark Sarah

Adrian BreemanAdrian BreemanOctober 18, 2018

Finnish lyric soprano Heidi Parviainen may be just out of the first decade of her musical career, but her résumé reads with enough work to fill twice that amount of time. After entering the Metal scene with Finnish artist troupe Amberian Dawn, she recorded four strong ... Read More

Interview – Floor Jansen Talks Northward, Nightwish, + More

CrypticRockCrypticRockOctober 10, 2018

Here is a good mental note to take, never say never. No one knows what tomorrow will bring, and even the best laid plans sometimes do not pan out. Proof of life’s uncertainty, versatile Vocalist Floor Jansen was cruising along with her band ReVamp, when all ... Read More

Gothic Metal

Tragødia – Before The Fall (Album Review)

Interview – Ash Costello of New Years Day

Interview – Cristina Scabbia Talks Two Decades Of Lacuna Coil

Sirenia – Arcane Astral Aeons (Album Review)

Interview – Heidi Parviainen of Dark Sarah

Interview – Floor Jansen Talks Northward, Nightwish, + More

Tragødia – Before The Fall (Album Review)

Interview – Ash Costello of New Years Day

Interview – Cristina Scabbia Talks Two Decades Of Lacuna Coil

Sirenia – Arcane Astral Aeons (Album Review)

Interview – Heidi Parviainen of Dark Sarah

Interview – Floor Jansen Talks Northward, Nightwish, + More

This Week in Horror Movie History – A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

This Week In Horror Movie History – Friday the 13th Part III (1982)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Spawn (1997)

Developing Artist Showcase – The Goodluck Assembly

Developing Artist Showcase – Smashing Satellites

Developing Artist Showcase – Varsity

Favorite Horror Movies Revealed: Christine Lakin

Interview – Craig Schulz, Raymond S. Persi, & Robb Armstrong Talk Peanuts

Interview – Marky Ramone Talks Ramones, Punk Rock + More

Swallow the Sun – Shining (Album Review)

Midge Ure – Live at The Royal Albert Hall 04.10.23 (Live Album Review)

Dance with the Dead – Dark Matter (EP Review)