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Crematory 2025

Interview – Rolf Munkes of Crematory

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One of the most consistent Gothic Metal bands in this corner of the universe has been Germany’s Crematory. Together since 1991, Crematory has released seventeen unique studio albums, including 2025’s Destination. Put out on May 2, 2025, Destination finds the band with one foot in ... Read More
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Crematory – Destination (Album Review)

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With the Gothic Metal scene taking shape during the 1990s, many pioneers emerged from Europe, such as England’s Paradise Lost and Portugal’s Moonspell, but Germany’s Crematory stood alongside them. Formed in 1991, Crematory has over three decades of consistency with the foundation of Drummer/Programming Markus ... Read More
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Seeds Of Mary – LOVE (Album Review)

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It is ponderous to think that in an era where an estimated five billion-plus of the world’s population are connected to the internet, some bands still have not reached the US market. Clarifying this statement, in many corners of the planet, especially Europe, there are ... Read More

End of Green – Void Estate (Album Review)

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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