sobota 24. apríla 2010

MORTAL LOVE



Genre(s): gothic metal
Origin: Norway (Elverum)
Formed: 2000
Type: female, pair

Current Line-Up:
vocals - Cat (Catherine Nyland)
vocals, bass - Lev (Hans Olav Kjeljebakken)
guitars – Rain6 (Lars Bæk)
keyboards- Mulciber (Ole Kristian Odden) - (Voluspaa, Wolf Awaken)
drums- Damous (PÃ¥l Wasa Johansen)

Former Members:
drums- Gabriah (Ørjan Jacobsen)

Albums:

Full-Length:
All the Beauty.... (2002)
I Have Lost... (2005)
Forever Will Be Gone (2006)

Singles:
Adoration (2005)
Crave Your Love (2009)


Recommended Songs:
Reality
Empathy
Still It Has Only Just Begun

Recommended album:
I Have Lost... (2005)


MYSPACE


VIDEOS:
REALITY
EMPATHY
I WANT TO DIE
STILL IT HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN
ADORATION


DOWNLOAD ALBUMS:
ALL THE BEAUTY
I HAVE LOST
FOREVER WILL BE GONE

štvrtok 22. apríla 2010

MASTERCASTLE



Genre(s): power metal
Origin: Italy (Genoa, Ligury)
Formed: 2008

Current Line-Up:
vocals – Giorgia Gueglio
guitars - Pier Gonella (Labyrinth (ita), Odyssea, Athlantis, Necrodeath, Wild Steel (Session), Synthphonia Suprema (Guest))
bass - Steve Vawamas (Angels in Black, Athlantis, The Dogma, Shadows of Steel)
drums- Alessandro Bissa (Scream (Ita), Vision Divine, Silent Victory)


Albums:

Full-Length:
Phoenix (2009)


Recommended Songs:
Princess Of Love
Greed Blade
Words Are Swords


MYSPACE


VIDEO:
PRINCESS OF LOVE


DOWNLOAD ALBUMS:
PHOENIX
LAST DESIRE
DANGEROUS DIAMONDS

MARKIZE



Genre(s): gothic metal
Origin: France (Paris, Île-de-France)
Formed: 2003

Current Line-Up:
vocals – Alina Dounaievskaya
guitars – Franck Chentrier
guitars – Nicolas Thomas
keyboards-
drums- David Verbecq (Anthemon)

Former Members:
guitars:
Emilien Vincent (Moonstone)
keyboard:
Sebastien Latour (Moonstone, Evolvent, Anthemon)
bass:
Gautier Blondeel (left in August 2007)


Albums:

Full-Length:
Transparence (2007)

Demos:
Poussières de Vie (2004)

Recommended Songs:
In My Dream
Transparence
Mon Ange


MYSPACE


VIDEOS:
MON ANGE
IN MY DREAM


DOWNLOAD ALBUMS:
TRANSPARENCE

utorok 20. apríla 2010

MAGICA



Genre(s): power melodic heavy metal
Origin: Romania ((Constanta))
Formed: 2002

Current Line-Up:
vocals - Ana Mladinovici (2002-) (Interitus Dei (Rou))
guitars – Bogdan “Bat” Costea (2002-) (Interitus Dei (Rou), Fortuneteller)
bass - Sorin Vlad (2008-) (Cadavrul, Web (Rou))
keyboards- 6Fingers (2003-) (Phonopia, Byron)
drums- Hertz (2008-) (Cadavrul, Blind Reason (Rou))

Former Members:
guitars – Emilian Burcea (2007-2008) (Screams of Glass, Fortuneteller)
bass - Valentin “IngerAlb” Zechiu (2002-2008) (Web (Rou), Rezistor)
keyboards- Viorel Raileanu
drums
Cristi “Beavis” Barla (2003-2008) (Interitus Dei (Rou), Web (Rou), Rezistor)
Adrian Mihai (2002-2003)


Albums:

Full-Length:
The Scroll of Stone (2002)
Lightseeker (2004)
Hereafter (2007)
Wolves and Witches (2008)

Videos / VHS:
Live in Paris (2005)


Recommended Songs:
Bittersweet Nightshade
Witch’s Broom
Black Lace

Recommended album:
Lightseeker (2004)


Note:

Word melodic is there really quite pertinent. Songs spring / are entwined by mini solos, yummy guitarss. Ana sings normally also high, but the normal vocalss are not so good, sooner average, sometimes they fit. On first album she has even deep voice, what I don’t like.


MYSPACE


VIDEOS:
ALL WATERS HAVE COLOUR OF DROWNING
BITTERSWEET NIGHTSHADE


DOWNLOAD ALBUMS:
THE SCROLL OF STONE
LIGHTSEEKER
HEREAFTER
WOLVES AND WITCHES
DARK DIARY

nedeľa 18. apríla 2010

LEAVES’ EYES



Genre(s): symphonic / folk / gothic metal
Origin: Germany (Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg)
Formed: 2003
Type: female, beauty and the beast

Current Line-Up:
vocals - Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull (Theatre of Tragedy)
growling - Alexander Krull (Atrocity (Ger))
guitars – Mathias Röderer (Atrocity (Ger))
guitars – Thorsten Bauer (Atrocity (Ger))
bass - Alla Fedynitch (2008-) (Eyes of Eden, Disillusion (Ger), Enemy of the Sun, Atrocity (Ger), Pain (Swe))
drums - Seven Antonopolous (2008-) (Atrocity (Ger), Opiate for the Masses)

Former Members:
bass - Chris Lukhaup (2003-2007) (Atrocity (Ger), Erben der Schöpfung)
drums
Martin Schmidt (2003-2004) (Atrocity (Ger), Goddess Shiva, Erben der Schöpfung)
Moritz Neuner (2004-2007) (Abigor, Necrology (Aut), Darkwell, Korova, Korovakill, Angizia,
Enid, Atrocity (Ger), Siegfried (Aut), Dornenreich, Evenfall (Ita), Sternenstaub, Graveworm (Ita), Shadowcast, Dark Embrace (Esp), Angry Angels, Golden Dawn, Samsas Traum)
Nicholas Howard Barker (2008) (Atrocity (Ger), Lock Up, Catalepsy (UK), Monolith (UK), Benediction, Driven By Suffering, Testament, Dimmu Borgir, Old Man’s Child, Brujeria, Anaal Nathrakh, Ancient (Nor), Winter’s Thrall, Nightrage, Noctis Imperium, Cradle of Filth, Exodus)


Albums:

Full-Length:
Lovelorn (2004)
Vinland Saga (2005)
Njord (2009)

EP:
Elegy (2005)
Legend Land (2006)
My Destiny (2009)

Singles:
Into Your Light (2004)
Njord radio promo CD (2009)

DVDs:
We Came with the Northern Winds / En Saga I Belgia (2009)

Live Albums:
We Came with the Northern Winds / En Saga I Belgia (2009)


Recommended Songs:
Into Your Light
Secret
Dream

Recommended album:
Lovelorn (2004)

Note:
Leaves’ Eyes is very good quality bands. Liv has unique voice, which she uses in two shapes – normal (velvety little air) and high – slow pacing (hurt swan). Before she had sung in Theatre Of Tragedy. In Leaves’ Eyes her husband
sings / shrieks. In this band Liv can use fully her pretty voice.


MYSPACE


VIDEOS:
INTO YOUR LIGHT
MY DESTINY
ELEGY


DOWNLOAD ALBUMS:
INTO YOUR LIGHT
LOVELORN
VINLAND SAGA
LEGEND LAND EP
MY DESTINY EP
NJORD
AT HEAVENS END
MELUSINE EP
MEREDEAD

streda 7. apríla 2010

INJA

with vocalist Erica Öberg


Genre(s): metal, alternative rock
Origin: Sweden
Formed: 2003

Last Known Line-Up:
vocals – Malin Brudell
guitars, sequence – Sami Rocklynn
guitars – Rikard Ötvist
bass – Tobias Johnsson
drums– Tomi Tauriainen

Former Members:
vocals – Erica Öberg
guitars - Sami Tauriainen
guitars, vocals - Thomas Lindkvist
bass - Tobias Henriksson


Albums:
Full-Length:
Erased (2007)


Recommended Songs:
Scratch And Kick
Need To Breathe
I Want To Play


MYSPACE


VIDEOS:
AMBERSTILL
ENVY ME


DOWNLOAD ALBUMS:
ERASED

utorok 6. apríla 2010

HB



Genre(s): (christian) symphonic power metal
Origin: Finland (Forssa / Jyväskylä / Tampere / Helsinki)
Formed: 2002
Type: male, female, pair

Current Line-Up:
vocals – Johanna Aaltonen
guitars, vocals, keyboards (live)
Antti Niskala -(Kornelius, Kepa & Setti)
bass - Sofia Ylinen (Mistique), Tommi Huuskonen - Bass (2009- ), Kaitsu Kanervo
drums- Markus Malin (2007- )

Former Members:
guitars:
Keijo Kauppinen (2005-?)
Janne Karhunen
bass:
Tuomas Mäki-Kerttula (and Vocals) (-2009)
keyboard:
Eeva Asikainen
drums:
Samuel “Samppa” Mäki-Kerttula (also vocals (Mistique, Kornelius)


Albums:

Full-Length:
Uskon Puolesta (2003)
Enne (2006)
Frozen Inside (2008)
Piikki Lihassa (2008)
Pääkallonpaikka (2010)
The Jesus Metal Explosion (2010)
The Battle of God (2011)


EP:
2002 (2002)
Singles:
Turhaa Tärinää? (2004)

DVDs:
Can You Road? (2007)

Demos:
Demo (2002)


Recommended Songs:
(from album Frozen Inside):
God Has All Glory
Be Aware
It is Time

Recommended Album:
Frozen Inside (2008)


MYSPACE


VIDEO:
GOD HAS ALL GLORY (Live)


DOWNLOAD ALBUMS:
uskon PUOLESTA
ENNE
FROZEN INSIDE
PIIKKI LIHASSA
PAAKALLONPAIKKA
THE JESUS METAL EXPLOSION
THE BATTLE OF GOD

GODYVA



Genre(s): gothic metal
Origin: Italy
Formed: 2000

Current Line-Up:
vocals - Lady Godyva (guest in Necrodeath and in Methedras)
guitars - Anto (Reality Grey)
bass - NIck Barah (2000, 2005- ) (Vespertilia, Kebabtraume)
keyboards– Botys Beezart
drums- Enyo (Carpe Diem)

Former Members:
guitars – Frahn (2000-2007)
bass - Nicola Masi - Bass (2000-2003)
bass - Hyrha - Bass (2003-2005)


Albums:

Full-Length:
In Good And Evil (2006)
Planetarium (2008)

Demos:
Advent (2002)


MYSPACE


VIDEO:
IN GOOD AND EVIL


DOWNLOAD ALBUMS:
IN GOOD AND EVIL
PLANETARIUM

pondelok 5. apríla 2010

FOREVER SLAVE



with former members


Genre(s): melodic / gothic metal
Origin: Spain (Valencia, Valencian Community)
Formed: 2000

Current Line-Up:
vocals – Lady Angellyca
Sergio - guitars (2000-2007, 2009- ), bass (2007-2009)

Former Members:
guitars – Oswalth (2000-2007) (Vampiria)
violin - Ignacio (2000-2007)
keyboards, clean vocals - Leal (2000-2009)
drums, growling - Edward Vert (2000-2009)


Albums:

Full-Length:
Alice’s Inferno (2005)
Tales For Bad Girls (2008)

Demos:
Hate (2000)
Schwarzer Engel (2001)
Resurrection (2004)


Recommended Songs:
Dickhead!
Kristen A.I.D.S.
Say Good-Bye

Recommended Album:
Tales For Bad Girls (2008)


MYSPACE


VIDEO:
TRISTEZA (Live)


DOWNLOAD ALBUMS:
ALICE'S INFERNO
TALES FOR BAD GIRLS

EYES OF EDEN



Genre(s): symphonic gothic metal
Origin: Germany (Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia)
Formed: 2005

Current Line-Up:
vocals – Franziska Huth (2005-)
guitars – Waldemar Sorychta - Guitarss (Voodoocult, Grip Inc., Enemy of the Sun, Despair)
bass - Alla Fedynitch - Bass (Enemy of the Sun, Disillusion (Ger), Pain (Swe), Atrocity (Ger), Leaves’ Eyes)
drums- Tom Diener - Drums (2006-) (Lalu, Tomorrow’s Eve, The Experience, Feetless Hands)

Former Members:
vocals:
Sandra Schleret (2005) (Dreams of Sanity, Siegfried (Aut), Soulslide, Elis)
drums:
Gas Lipstick (Session on “Faith”) (Dementia (Fin), Gandalf (Fin), To Separate the Flesh from the Bones, Bendover, HIM, Kyyria)


Albums:

Full-Length:
Faith (2007)


Recommended Songs:
Winter Night
Star
When Gods Fall


MYSPACE


DOWNLOAD ALBUMS:
FAITH

sobota 3. apríla 2010

EVANESCENCE



Genre(s): gothic rock, alternative rock
Origin: USA (Little Rock, Arkansas)
Formed: 1998

Current Line-Up:
vocals, piano, keyboards- Amy Lee
guitars – Terry Balsamo
bass - Tim McCord

on concerts:
guitars - Troy McLawhorn
drums- Will Hunt

Former Members:
piano, keyboards, backing vocals - David Hodges (left in 2002)
guitars – Ben Moody (left in 2003)
bass - William Boyd (left in 2006)
guitars, backing vocals - John LeCompt (left in 2007)
drums- Rocky Gray (left in 2007)


Albums:

Full-Length:
Fallen (2003)
The Open Door (2006)
Evanescence (2011)

EP:
Evanescence EP (December 1998)
Sound Asleep EP / Whisper EP (August 1999)
Mystary EP (January 2003)

Singles:
Bring Me to Life” (April 2003)
Going Under” (September 2003)
My Immortal” (December 2003)
Everybody’s Fool” (May 2004)
Call Me When You’re Sober” (September 2006)
Lithium” (January 2007)
Sweet Sacrifice” (May 2007)
Good Enough” (December 2007)

Demos:
Origin (November 4, 2000)

Unreleased:
from Evanescence EP outtakes:
 “My Immortal” (piano/vocals) – 5:18
 “Give unto Me” – 5:50
 “October” – 6:26


from Origin outtakes:
 “Listen to the Rain” – 3:19
 “Demise” – 1:30
 “Catherine” (unreleased)
 “Spanish” (unreleased)
 “Away From Me” (extended version) – 14:37
 “Eternal” (original version) – 5:18

Fallen outtakes
 “Breathe No More” – 3:49
 “Farther Away” – 3:58
 “Missing” – 4:16
 “Forever You” – 3:23

The Open Door outtakes
 “The Last Song I’m Wasting on You” – 4:07
 “If You Don’t Mind”
 “Together Again”

2001–2002 demos
 “Anything for You” – 3:25
 “Before the Dawn” – 3:17
 “Breathe No More” – 3:51
 “Bring Me to Life” v.1 – 3:58
 “Bring Me to Life” v.2 – 4:06
 “Everybody’s Fool” v.1 – 2:41
 “Everybody’s Fool” v.2 – 3:02
 “Farther Away” – 3:53
 “Forever You” – 3:24
 “Going Under” – 4:03
 “Haunted” v.1 – 3:16
 “Haunted” v.2 – 3:31
 “Hello” – 3:34
 “Imaginary” v.1 – 3:18
 “Imaginary” v.2 – 3:27
 “Lies (Remake)” – 3:07
 “Missing” – 3:26
 “My Last Breath” – 3:37
 “Surrender” – 3:37
 “Taking Over Me” v.1 – 3:18
 “Taking Over Me” v.2 – 3:41
 “Tourniquet” v.1 – 3:37
 “Tourniquet” v.2 – 3:49
 “Bleed” (“Untitled”/”I Must Be Dreaming”) - 4:25
“Whisper” v.3 (Intro adopted from clips O “Verona” a “Death Scene” z Romeo + Juliet Soundtrack - 5:12

Other demos:
 “Haunted” v.3 – 3:50
 “Tourniquet” v.3 – 3:52
 “Whisper” v.1 (Sound Asleep EP version without the intro of reversed guitars and Terror in the Haunted House clip)
 “Whisper” v.2 (released on Automata 3.0 magazine CD)

Some of these (around half) unreleased tracks are on “unreleased” album Not For Your Ears.

Other:
 “Goodnight” (song dedicated to a Little Rock, Arkansas charity) – 1:30
 “Faixa 5” (unreleased)
 “Whisper” (released on We the Living, Vol. 3) – 4:06


Recommended Songs:
Bring Me To Life
Lithium
Imaginary

Recommended album: Fallen (2003)


Note:
The most famous band from gothic ball. The first album Fallen has been really masterpiece, every song has something good, but the second album The Open Door has fallen into very worse rating: half songs is not rock, the some from the rock songs are about something worse.

The good songs are:
Lithium
Sweet Sacrifice

The worse, but it can be:
Call Me When You’re Sober
Weight of the World
The Only One
All That I’m Living For


MYSPACE


VIDEOS:
BRING ME TO LIFE
LITHIUM
IMAGINARY


DOWNLOAD ALBUMS:
Studio Albums:
FALLEN
THE OPEN DOOR
EVANESCENCE

EP:
EVANESCENCE EP
SOUND ASLEEP EP
MYSTARY EP

Demo CDS:
ORIGIN
NOT FOR YOUR EARS

Live Album:
ANYWHERE BUT HOME


OR

Discography (1988 - 2011) on THIS PAGE

piatok 2. apríla 2010

EPICA



Genre(s): symphonic progressive gothic metal
Origin: Netherlands (Reuver, Limburg)
Formed: 2006
Type: beauty (mezzo soprano) and the beast

Current Line-Up:
vocals – Simone Simons
guitars, growling – Mark Jansen (After Forever, Les Faidits)
guitars – Isaac Delahaye (2009-) (God Dethroned, Panopticum, Down Till Dawn, Edgecrusher (Bel), Forcible)

keyboards- Coen Jansen
bass- Rob van der Loo (2012-)
drums- Ariën Van Weesenbeek (2007-) (God Dethroned, Edgecrusher (Bel), Pandaemonium (Hol), Down Till Dawn, HDK)

Former Members:
guitars – Ad Sluijter (2003-2008) (Cassiopeia (Hol))
bass - Yves Huts (Gurthang, Axamenta,
Ecliptica (Bel)) (2003-2012)
drums– Jeroen Simons (2003-2006) (Tremor (Hol), Sahara Dust, Cassiopeia (Hol))


Albums:

Full-Length:
The Phantom Agony (2003)
Consign to Oblivion (2005)
The Score - An Epic Journey (2005)
The Divine Conspiracy (2007)
Design Your Universe (2009)
Requiem for the Indifferent (2012)

Singles:
The Phantom Agony (2003)
Feint (2004)
Cry for the Moon (2004)
Solitary Ground (2005)
Quietus (Silent Reverie) (2005)
Never Enough (2007)
Chasing the Dragon (2008)
This Is the Time (2010)
Storm the Sorrow (2012)

Best Of / Compilations:
The Road to Paradiso 2006 (2006)

Concerts:
The Classical Conspiracy (2009)

Split:
Martyr of the Free Word / From the Heaven of My Heart (2009)


Recommended Songs:
(from Phantom Agony taking into consideration dominating female vocal):
Sensorium
Feint
Cry For The Moon (The Embrace That Smothers - Part IV)


MYSPACE


VIDEOS:
SENSORIUM
NEVER ENOUGH
CRY FOR THE MOON
FEINT
NEVER ENOUGH
UNLEASHED






DOWNLOAD ALBUMS:
THE PHANTOM AGONY
CONSIGN TO OBLIVION
THE SCORE - AN EPIC JOuRNEY
THE DIVINE CONSPIRACY
DESIGN YOUR UNIVERSE
REQUIEM FOR THE INDIFFERENT

ECHOES OF ETERNITY



Genre(s): progressive gothic metal
Origin: USA (Los Angeles, California)
Formed: 2005

Current Line-Up:
vocals – Francine Boucher
guitars – Brandon S. Patton (Concrete Earth (US))
guitars – Bryan Eagle (2008-)
bass - Duane Cowan
drums- Kirk Clarrison - Drums (Concrete Earth (US))

Former Members:
guitars
James Urias
Sam Young (-2008)

Albums:

Full-Length:
The Forgotten Goddess (2007)
As Shadows Burn (2009)

Demos:
Echoes of Eternity (2005)

Split Albums:
Passenger Sampler (2006)


Recommended Songs:
Voices In A Dream
Lost Beneath A Silent Sky
The Forgotten Goddess

Recommended album:
The Forgotten Goddess (2007)


MYSPACE


VIDEO:
VOICES IN A DREAM


DOWNLOAD ALBUMS:
THE FORGOTTEN GODDESS
- from rapidshare
- from mp3girls
AS SHADOWS BURN

EBONY ARK



Genre(s): power metal, gothic metal
Origin: Spain (Madrid)
Formed: 2002

Current Line-Up:
vocals - Beatriz Albert
Guitars – Rubén Villanueva
guitars – Javier Jiménez
bass - Daniel Melián (Rancor (Esp))
keyboards- Diego de Francisco
drums- Iván Ramirez - (Red Wine, Battle Arena, Skizoo)

Former Members:
vocals – Elisa C. Martín (Sabatan, Dark Moor, Fairyland, Dreamaker, Hamka) (2002)

keyboards–
Javier Díez (Jorge Salan, Arwen, Wayland) (2004-2005)
Roberto Peña de Camús (Dreamaker, Arwen, Dark Moor)

drums- Jorge Sáez (Dreamaker, Dark Moor, Rancor (Esp)) (2002-2005)

Albums:
Full-Length:
Decoder (2004)
Decoder 2.0 (2006)
When The City Is Quiet (2008)

Demos:
Ebony Ark (2004)


Recommended Songs:
Ecstasy
Redemption
True Friendship Never Dies

Recommended album:
When The City Is Quiet (2008)

Note:
Until from 3. album they changed the style more to gothic metal (mainly slow pacing vocals, slowing of tempo in some songs).


MYSPACE


DOWNLOAD ALBUMS:
DECODER
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DECODER 2.0
WHEN THE CITY IS QUIET