Gothic Metal

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Hanging Garden – The Garden (Album Review)

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Formed nearly twenty years ago, Hanging Garden is another one of Finland’s many interesting bands. Initially brought together by Guitarist Mikko Kolari (who is also in ShamRain; a band which once featured Entwine’s Mika Tauriainen), Hanging Garden is a Doom Metal act with plenty of ... Read More
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Dark Sarah – Attack of Orym (Album Review)

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Exiting Amberian Dawn back in 2012, Heidi Parviainen immediately went to work on creating a new project that fit ambitions she held onto for years. A classically trained lyric soprano, Parviainen recorded four albums with Amberian Dawn, but it seemed as if that ship had run its course for ... Read More
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Myrkur – Spine (Album Review)

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Scandinavian mythology unified with Folk and Black Metal have been around for decades, coexisting peacefully despite the obvious differences in ultimate expression. In more recent renditions of these genres, musical artists have mixed and mingled with the guttural verses the serene. In 2014, the beginning ... Read More