Gothic Metal Archives

Interview – Gregor Mackintosh of Paradise Lost

CrypticRockCrypticRockAugust 30, 2017

The future is impossible to predict, it is filled with surprise and uncertainty. Well out of the hands of any mortal human being, it is best to take life as it comes and England’s Paradise Lost has been practicing such an ideology for nearly three ... Read More

Epica – The Solace System (EP Review)

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueAugust 29, 2017

Founded in 2002, Dutch Symphonic Metal sextet Epica have been weaving intensely beautiful, sonic tales for the past fifteen years. With seven studio albums to their credit – from 2003’s The Phantom Agony to 2016’s The Holographic Principle – Epica have become known for quality ... Read More

End of Green – Void Estate (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockAugust 18, 2017

Coming together back in 1992, Germany’s End of Green are a Rock band that are difficult to categorize. Somewhere between Gothic and Doom Metal, with dark, often somber lyrical content, matched with a heavy tone, in the past the band has described themselves as Depressed Subcore. An ... Read More

Devilment – II – The Mephisto Waltzes (Album Review)

Lisa BurkeLisa BurkeDecember 1, 2016

There are many well known musical artisans in established successful bands who are also involved in other projects. Perhaps slightly less known, yet, not all should fall under the infamous label of a side project. This is because the work involved is more than likely ... Read More

Sirenia – Dim Days of Dolor (Album Review)

Zenae ZukowskiZenae ZukowskiDecember 1, 2016

Evolution is the key to staying fresh in all genres of music. For Norway’s Sirenia, that growth has taken the form of bigger, more theatrical sonic distortions, orchestral arrangements, and melancholic emotions; an amalgamation of all things Gothic Metal. Formed in 2001 by Gothic Metal ... Read More

Interview – Rob Vitacca of Lacrimas Profundere

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 11, 2016

Founded over two decades ago, Germany’s Lacrimas Profundere are a band which have paved their own way. Initially with roots in the Doom Metal genre from their 1995 debut …And the Wings Embraced Us through 2001’s Burning: A Wish, they shifted their approach to more ... Read More

Gothic Metal

Interview – Gregor Mackintosh of Paradise Lost

Epica – The Solace System (EP Review)

End of Green – Void Estate (Album Review)

Devilment – II – The Mephisto Waltzes (Album Review)

Sirenia – Dim Days of Dolor (Album Review)

Interview – Rob Vitacca of Lacrimas Profundere

Interview – Gregor Mackintosh of Paradise Lost

Epica – The Solace System (EP Review)

End of Green – Void Estate (Album Review)

Devilment – II – The Mephisto Waltzes (Album Review)

Sirenia – Dim Days of Dolor (Album Review)

Interview – Rob Vitacca of Lacrimas Profundere

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Interview – Barbara Crampton

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