Gothic Metal

Crematory – Monument (Album Review)

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The Gothic Metal act Crematory has been mastering the sub-genre in Germany since 1991, bringing twenty-five years of inspiration with their darkened sounds mixed with technical Industrial movements since 1993’s Transmigration across the globe. With the departure of Harald Heine (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Matthias Hechler ... Read More

Interview – Klas Bohlin of Beseech

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Life is unpredictable, and just when one thinks one door has closed forever, it reopens without warning. Never more true for Sweden’s Beseech, it seems their story had all but ended back in 2006 when the band decided to say goodbye following the release of ... Read More

Beseech Premiere “The Shimmering” on CrypticRock

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Back in 2006, Sweden’s delightful Gothic Metal outfit known as Beseech said farewell following 2005’s Sunless Day. A bittersweet farewell for devoted fans around the world, quietly in 2013, Beseech reformed with a new line-up. With original members Guitarists Robert Vintervind and Klas Bohlin back on board, ... Read More

Penumbra – 4.0 (Album Review)

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To the casual Metal fan, the name Penumbra is an obscure one, with little to no meaning to them. Although, if one goes deeper beneath the surface, the more educated fan of the genre eyes may light up at the sound of Paris, France based ... Read More