Gothic Metal Archives

Paradise Lost – The Plague Within (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockSeptember 24, 2015

England’s Paradise Lost has been a fixture in the Rock/Metal world for nearly three decades. Beginning as a Doomish Death Metal band while only teenagers, the band quickly released their self-titled debut in 1990, followed by Gothic in 1991. Looking to distinguish themselves among others ... Read More

To/Die/For – Cult (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockJune 25, 2015

When thinking of Finland and Gothic Metal, chances are H.I.M. would be the first to come to mind. A noble, talented selection, those who look beneath the surface are aware that Finland’s roots run much deeper in this area. A land featuring a sea of ... Read More

Interview – Charlotte Wessels of Delain

CrypticRockCrypticRockMay 30, 2014

Music is one of the most vivid art forms of human expression, and through it, one can relay a specific message of their thoughts and ideas. Over the past decade, Dutch metal band Delain have been harnessing that passion and energy into their own unique ... Read More

Interview – Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil

CrypticRockCrypticRockMay 23, 2014

The European metal scene has seen an influx of talented bands breakthrough into the mainstream of popular music over the past decade in record numbers. Hailing from the fashion capital of the world, Milan, Italy, Lacuna Coil has blazed their own path to the top ... Read More

Interview – Greg Mackintosh of Paradise Lost

CrypticRockCrypticRockJanuary 6, 2014

Over the years bands have come and gone but few have the diversity and impact as British metal band Paradise Lost. Forming back in 1988 as a death metal with doomish elements, Paradise Lost soon became a pioneer in the scene with their unique approach. ... Read More

Interview – Ville Valo of HIM

CrypticRockCrypticRockSeptember 1, 2013

Finland has made a name for itself as a country spawning some of the most unique and best metal acts in the world over the past 2 decades. In 1991 a band by the name of HIM (His Infernal Majesty) formed to start a new ... Read More

Gothic Metal

Paradise Lost – The Plague Within (Album Review)

To/Die/For – Cult (Album Review)

Interview – Charlotte Wessels of Delain

Interview – Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil

Interview – Greg Mackintosh of Paradise Lost

Interview – Ville Valo of HIM

Paradise Lost – The Plague Within (Album Review)

To/Die/For – Cult (Album Review)

Interview – Charlotte Wessels of Delain

Interview – Cristina Scabbia of Lacuna Coil

Interview – Greg Mackintosh of Paradise Lost

Interview – Ville Valo of HIM

This Week in Horror Movie History – The Crush (1993)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Phantasm (1979)

This Week in Horror Movie History – Leviathan (1989)

Interview – Virginia Madsen & Natalia Cordova-Buckley Talk The Portrait

Interview – Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music

Interview – Ernie Hudson

The Cure – Songs of a Lost World (Album Review)

Amityville: Where The Echo Lives (Movie Review)

Willie Nelson – Last Leaf on the Tree (Album Review)