Charlotte's Shadow [Ire/Ger]

Charlotte's Shadow - Under the Rain 2010

Since their creation in Dublin in 2001 Charlotte s Shadow have dabbled in many genres and has drawn upon many diverse influences.

Later to reemerge in Germany the band ascertained their style that still proves to set them apart today. On many Levels it can be said that the band has been heavily influenced by the emotions that has dominated the early Gothic scene. Concentrating on concepts of romanticism, melancholy, despair and uncovering beauty in despondency Charlotte s Shadow endeavour to remain loyal to what their true definition of Goth music might be. It is through this style and commitment to the fundamental Goth genre, that the band has won over a strong fan base, and continue to receive critical acclaim worldwide.

http://www.myspace.com/charlottesshadowtheband

The Mescaline Babies [Ita]

At the fall of 2009 Glauco (ex-Suicideathome, Broken Time Structure) and Kalle (ex-Enkil's Eye, Sleepy Crowd) decide to start a band that has nothing to do with their former projects. Basing on their common passion for bands like Scarlet's Remains, Christian Death and Mephisto Waltz, they record a bunch of pieces at home: "The Mescaline Babies" are born. After few months they complete the line-up with Daniele (bass) and Luca (drums), and now are recording their first EP at the Overground production's studio. The Mescaline Babies proposes a deathrock assault between the american sound and the european one, wich conjugates shimmering gothic atmospheres with the genuine vehemence of punk.

http://www.myspace.com/themescalinebabies

Blessure Grave [US]

Blessure Grave - Judged By Twelve,Carried By Six - 2010 @Alien8 Recordings

Judged By Twelve, Carried By Six is the debut full-length release by Blessure Grave.

Founded as a duo by T. Graves and Reyna Kay in September 2008, Blessure Grave blurs the lines between the Goth, Post Punk and Neo Folk genres. The pair has since developed the project into a full band while building a cult-like following, scattering various vinyl and tape releases on boutique labels around the globe.

Citing Killing Joke, Death in June, March Violets and The Cure as influences, Blessure Grave injects a pop sensibility into songs otherwise doomed to dreariness, creating an interesting mix of old and new but dark all around. The music initially appears rather simple, but quickly reveals the fact that the songs are fully fleshed-out and genuinely memorable. Perhaps what is misleading at first is that the recordings sound as though they were created in some kult black metal band’s dungeon for maximum fog-at-dusk fidelity.

http://www.myspace.com/blessuregravesd

http://www.alien8recordings.com/releases/judged-by-twelve-carried-by-six

The Drowning Season [US]

Formed in early 2000, The Drowning Season is a Baltimore, Maryland, gothic rock band consisting of Matt Slowikowski (vocals, programming), Michael “Chewka” Marchewka (guitars) and multi-instrumentalist Sideshow (taking on drum, bass and synth duties). Major influences include The Sisters of Mercy, The Mission (UK) and Fields of the Nephilim.

The debut full length HOLLOW was released in June 2002 on the Morphenic Release imprint. Live ventures followed and included performances alongside scene favorites like The Mission (UK), The Cruxshadows, Voltaire, Gene Loves Jezebel, Stromkern and Assemblage 23. Many of the songs on HOLLOW still receive generous club and gothic radio play, while the title track was included on both the M&A MusicArt compilation “Angel Child VI: The Need for Silence” and the Cop International issued “Dark Awakening: Volume 4.”

CURSE was the long awaited second full length album out this year.

http://www.drowning-season.com/

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Drowning+Season

http://www.myspace.com/thedrowningseason

Phaidia [Jpn]

Phaidia - In the Dark - 1985

Band has Yoshida (Ruins,YBO2) on drums they make dark post punk/death rock the drumming is great some info: Phaidia was a Japanese deathrock band, formed in the early 80's. Cutting voice, powerful drums and guitars... They've been labeled "the Japanese Christian Death".

Their music was described as hard-edged, energetic goth rock with some leftover punk touches.

http://www.myspace.com/phaidiafanpage (fan site)

The Eternal Fall [Spa]

The Eternal Fall - The Ninth Sphere - 2007

Formed at the begining of the year 2000. First concert was in 2002.

"The music Of The Eternall Fall captures the esscence of shadows, the hidden veil of darkness, and lets them flow through a cascade of classic Gothic guitar music. T.E.F's music will appeal to fans of such classic bands as Corpus Delecti, The Esscence, Brotherhood Of Pagans, Vendemmian, Faith & The Muse, Nosferatu, Lucie Cries, Kiss The Blade, Dronning Maudland, Madre Del Vizio, Ikon etc"


http://www.myspace.com/theeternalfallband

The Shadow Cabinet [US]

The Shadow Cabinet was created in mid 1999 by longtime Bay Area friends Todd Rhynes (drums)and Mark Sharp(bass). Out of an appreciation for goth pioneers such as the Sisters of Mercy and the jangly, unsettling sounds of Lords of the New Church, they have picked up where the icons of their past have left off. Todd and Mark already knew the sound they wanted with this project. The tribal yet melodic rhythm section was already in place and ready for the missing pieces. Soon, they enlisted the help of San Francisco native Michael Sessa, to bring a darkened textured approach. Lando Cerecedes was added for his unique guitar work which rounds out the sound and makes The Shadow Cabinet one of none.

The Shadow Cabinet's debut release "Solitude", is a dark rock master peice with songs touching on styles of heavy rock, gothic and pop. It displays great song writing skills, art and musicianship. Solitude was praised by critics around the globe.

www.myspace.com/theshadowcabinet1998

The Prophetess [US]

The Prophetess is yet another band who has abandoned the majority of it's original sound to escape back to the gothic days of yesteryear. Gone totally are the electronics used in previous work replaced entirely with melodic guitar work. The overall structure of the music remains almost exactly the same as before just without an electronic element. This seems to be a popular fade with gothic bands recently in hopes to get back to the true roots that gothic music initially stemmed from. The Prophetess seems to be doing the job remarkably well. One can even heard elements of some of the older Love & Rockets material present on a number of tracks.

Review from first LP from “All Music Guide”:

"Dripping more than a passing interest in Christian Death, Bauhaus, early Cure, and the Sisters of Mercy in their atmospheric wake, the Prophetess turn in note-perfect goth by rote, and are completely unapologetic about it. Vocalist Mark Hawks wanders through carefully constructed smoke and candle wax, indebted perhaps more to the rumbling of Peter Murphy than is prudent, but still obviously and completely taking the task at hand very seriously. Backed by all the tolling bells and ghostly whistles one would expect across a healthy ten-track set, the band also adds its own spark, using acoustic guitar and classic rock riffs to great advantage, most notably on “Avalon” and “Sylvia.” From the opening “Embrace My Love” to the slightly histrionic “Crucifixion of Sanctity” and on to the bite and punch of “Masquerade With Me,” there aren’t many corners the band doesn’t sweep out. Although it can be argued that the Prophetess are little more than a generic goth-by-numbers combo, and that their lyrics pass too often into the moon goddess arena of triteness and overly obvious allegory, it’s impossible to dismiss them. They are endearing in their way, and musically, they can’t be faulted. And while old schoolers probably won’t want to cast much more than a passing glance at the Prophetess, this album is persnickety, infectious, and ultimately not easily dismissed.”

http://www.myspace.com/thisvastness

Novocaine Mausoleum [Rus]

Novocaine Mausoleum is a band from Moscow plauing batcave/gothic/deathrock. With a flair for the dramatic and bizarre, they make an interesting addition to the underground gothic landscape. Their sound echoes the abandoned grandeur of the former Russian Empire, from gilded grand palaces to desolate ruins of factories. Influences like Cinema Strange can clearly be heard on their 6-track demo.

The band disbanded early August 2008. After several years of making themselves known, the band has called it quits.

http://www.last.fm/music/Novocaine+Mausoleum

Two vids here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd_J_tjE2YE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=999QX4_5I-Q

The demo can be download here:

Madre del Vizio [Ger]

Madre del Vizio - Un Mondo Dove 2008 (Compilation)

Many moons ago, MADRE DEL VIZIO spread like wildfire with their track "Amore, Fede, Speranza" featured on Zillo's "German Mystic Sounds Vol. 2" compilation, which quickly conquered the whole of Germany and the rest of Europe. For a long time they maintained the position of being the only German band of that particular genre. In 1990, their first release was a split LP togther with LES FLEURS DU MAL (now known as ENGELSSTAUB), followed by the track "Madre" on the 7" compilation "Death By Dawn". In 1992 they released the CD album "Dio!Dio!Dio!" which is a cult classic today, followed by the CD "The Crypt" and the two MCDs "Feast Of Blood" and "All Around...". The successful history abruptly ended in 1997, when the band split up.

http://www.myspace.com/madre2008

Drama Of The Spheres [Fra]

Drama of the Spheres - Integrale 2CD (Usual Things 1996 + Unable to Dream 1997) @Manic Depression Records

Drama of the Spheres was of the most important band in the 90s French Dark Scene.A unique piece of a kind that melt psychiatric Batcave with machines, loops, samples.For the Darwinists of music, the Drama of the Spherosaur is the missing link between The Virgin Prunes Rex and the Nine Inch Nailsosaur of the early ages... A (re)discovery of highest importance in the history of madness.

http://www.myspace.com/dramaofthespheres

Sins Of The Flesh [Jpn]

Sins Of The Flesh - The Death Of The Flesh 2007 Reissue

Not many acts boast a hybrid Japanese-British line-up, and not many spend 16 years thinking about how to follow up their first album: yet that is how long the world was waiting for SOTF to deliver on the promise of 1990's seminal debut FIRST COMMUNION. Hailed by fans and contemporaries alike as the great hope of the UK goth scene in the early 90s, SOTF seemed content to fade away into legendary status... until unexpectedly returning with a breathtakingly eclectic full-length studio album THE DEATH OF THE FLESH in 2007.

In February 2007 the band made its long-awaited debut in Germany and Holland, on the back of extensive publicity from the magazines Orkus and Astan. October/November 2007 found SOTF returning to its roots in the UK for a regional tour, including appearances with rising Canadian stars The Birthday Massacre in London and at the UK's premier scene-event Whitby Gothic Weekend...plus a trip east to headline the Radio Inferno festivals in Finland and Russia.

Russia's leading underground label Shadowplay has now released a special edition of THE DEATH OF THE FLESH featuring exclusive new bonus tracks, while a first taste of new material from the next SINS OF THE FLESH studio album IN THE KINGDOM OF THE BLIND, (HOW CAN I) SMILE? is included on the new Deathwatch Asia compilation-CD DARKER WATERS.

In support of the Russian release of THE DEATH OF THE FLESH, SOTF took to the road again in September 2008 for their most extensive European tour to date: taking in 9 countries in 2-and-a-half weeks. Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland all had a first taste of SINS OF THE FLESH, while stages were shared with the likes of Project Pitchfork, Fixmer/McCarthy, Psyche and Soman in a tour once more both beginning and ending in festival appearances: in Germany and Spain.

Invariably inviting comparison with such popular contemporary alternative acts as Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie, SINS OF THE FLESH offer an altogether more accessible and poppy sound: combining rock riffs and electronics with strong melodic vocals, darkly poetic lyrics and a theatrical visual presence. Current album THE DEATH OF THE FLESH is a melancholic tour-de-force: a carefully-crafted homage to the UK positive-punk scene from which SOTF was spawned, incorporating subtle musical nods to such classic acts as Joy Division, Killing Joke, The Danse Society, Bauhaus and The Cure into a thoroughly contemporary production: and a sound both classic and contemporary in equal measures - a musical tribute to the best of the alternative scene itself, past and present.

http://www.myspace.com/mysinsoftheflesh

http://www.sinsoftheflesh.co.uk/

http://www.jgoth.com/sins-of-the-flesh-death-of-the-flesh-review/media/audio-content/2007/11/30

Second Skin [Ita]

Over the past decade SECOND SKIN have made music for compilations, labels, film, and most importantly, for themselves... "Illa Exuro in Silentium" (She Burns in Silence) is their 29th musical release and fourth studio album.

Second Skin is an Gothic band formed from the ashes of Seattle based band Flesh of my Flesh by frontman Arron. Flesh of My Flesh appeared on one of the first ever Gothic tribute Cd's "First Last and Forever" where a who's who of Gothic Rock bands paid tribute to their own, this CD launched a host of groups Like the last dance,Eleven Shadows,Wreckage and the Shroud.

Second Skin was formed in 1992 and has played with everyone from Rozz Williams both Christian Death and Shadow Project to the Mission UK and have been featured on over 25 compilations, e.p.'s and Albums. Second Skin was also featured in the Movie title "Liberata Me" named after one of the bands songs, "Liberata Me" won best short subject at the New York Film Festival, director Pearry Teo then cast Arron in the follow up film "Children of the Arcana" Arron played the gate keeper of Purgatory.

http://www.myspace.com/scndskin

Negative Image [US]

http://www.myspace.com/negativeimage

So pity no more info available.

Fahrenheit 451 [US]

Fahrenheit 451 - The Gothic Years & After - CD 2000 (Cleopatra)

Named after the famous Ray Bradbury novel, Fahrenheit 451 was an East Coast goth rock band whose influences ranged from the Doors and the Stranglers to the seminal Bauhaus (which was to goth what Charlie Parker was to bebop and James Brown was to funk). Fahrenheit, formed in New Jersey in 1984, never became as well-known as Bauhaus or Sisters of Mercy, although it enjoyed a small cult following (mostly around the Northeastern Corridor). During its three-year run, Fahrenheit went through various personnel changes; some of its key members included lead singer Athan Maroulis, guitarist Shell Stewart, bassist Pete Lisa, keyboardist Nick Ferro, and drummer Ed Enzyme. In 1986, Fahrenheit's debut EP, House of Morals, came out on the Active label. The band also recorded a follow-up EP titled A Fire in the Garden, but its contents went unreleased until 2000, when Cleopatra assembled a Fahrenheit-dominated compilation titled The Gothic Years and After. Fahrenheit broke up in 1987, although its members went on to join other bands. Enzyme joined the Undead, while Lisa joined the Cycle Sluts From Hell, and Stewart joined the Lucifer Scale. Maroulis has kept especially busy, singing lead for the Philadelphia-based Executive Slacks from 1987-1991 and the obscure Tubalcain from 1992-1994. He was still a member of Tubalcain when, in 1992, he also joined the better known Spahn Ranch, which was still going strong in 2001. It was in 2000 that Maroulis formed the Blue Dahlia, whose romantic, '40s-minded jazz-pop was a radical departure from anything he had done previously. Those who knew Maroulis for goth, industrial, and darkwave were pleasantly surprised to hear that he was equally effective as a suave, sophisticated crooner with a strong appreciation of Frank Sinatra and Billy Eckstine. Maroulis and Stewart were briefly reunited in the studio in 1996, when they recorded some Mission and Bauhaus covers and briefly resurrected the name Fahrenheit 451. Fahrenheit's 1984-1987 and 1996 output is available on the Cleopatra release The Gothic Years and After.

http://www.discogs.com/release/1307677

Zero Le Creche [UK]

Zero Le Creche - Last Year´s Wife - The Collection - 2008

Zero Le Creche were formed in the mid eighties. The band consisted of terry Miles (bass), Richard Ollie (drummer), Andy Mitchell (guitar) and Andy Manning (singer). There most famous record was “Last Years Wife” which is still a favourite on the goth scene. Zero Le Creche were just getting noticed when unfortunately Andy the singer decided to leave. He was replaced with a guy named Jamie when they recorded “Falling”, but the band was not the same without Andy, so they split up. They are hoping to reform in the near future and have an albums worth of recorded unheard material which is being released in January 2008 via Cherry red Records. Including digitally re-mastered recordings of Last years wife, Women say and Fall to dust, also including studio recordings, live studio rehearsal songs and a live recording from Dingwalls, London.

http://www.myspace.com/zerolecreche1

http://www.last.fm/music/Zero+Le+Creche

The Preachers Twilight [Fra]

They've already been passed away for many years......

PROMO BIOGRAPHY 1988

Innovative new french duo "THE PREACHERS OF TWILIGHT" release their debut three track 12"single featuring "ON THE RAZOR EDGE","GUST", and a stunning cover of Bowie 's "SCREAM LIKE A BABY"in UK.on Monday December 12 (1988) (Sedition records/Pinnacle Distribution).

THE PREACHERS are twenty three year old GARANCE DANIEL (vocal/keyboards) and guitarist/bassist ASTLLY LAURENT,aged twenty two.The Duo met last year when LAURENT' S band "THE HILL' S PREACHING " supported " THE SILENT AGE" fronted by Daniel at a gig in Paris.Daniel has been with Silent Age since its inception in October 85.Although the band established a real cult following , Daniel was unhappy with the bands musical direction and welcomed the opportunity to established a new and original creative force.

The pair found a common musical meeting point in current bands such as THE MISSION and SISTERS OF MERCY with earlier influences coming from the likes of KING CRIMSON , GENESIS and YES .Says Daniel " Our music is anything but instant , but it has an identity and character of its own. Discipline and chaos co-exist side by side . Delve into the music into the sounds and you will find it growing more every time you listen. Lyrics are very important to us , we aim to create a trance like state investigating the planets natural elements and mysteries.

Although the band received tremendous support and live acclaim in France, they decided that because of their Gothic influences and roots they would be better suited basing themselves in Great-Britain.

In August the Duo recorded and produced the new single at AQUARIUS STUDIOS in GENEVA prior to moving to London in late September .Now signed to SEDITION RECORDS, THE PREACHERS are currently preparing material for their debut album before commencing a series of UK dates in January and February(1989).

End of 1988 biography.

http://www.myspace.com/thepreachersoftwilight

Phaidia [Jpn]

Phaidia was a Japanese goth band, formed in the early 80’s. Cutting voice, powerful drums and guitars… They’ve been labeled “the Japanese Christian Death”.

Discography:
+SANATORIUM ‘81 (Collaboration with the band Gilles de Rais)
+’81 and ‘82 VV.AA. albums
+PHAIDIA ‘83+R.B.F.1984 (Label bands compilation)
+DANCING DEATH(EP)’84
+CHIKASITSU NO AKUMATACHI(flex)’85
+IN THE DARK(LP)’85 city locker

They also appeared in a Tatsuya Yoshida compilation called “Devil from the East”, where he reunited quite a few projects he had been involved in, as Malinconia, Ruins, Naked City or Phaidia.

http://www.myspace.com/phaidiafanpage

http://www.last.fm/music/Phaidia

Blue Kremlin [Ger]

Blue Kremlin were a mid 1980’s German Goth band. They released one official cassette, and have an unofficial live show from 1985 that is of great quality.

This band should have gone far, but was quite underground.

http://www.myspace.com/bluekremlin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cwjaBTxD0Q

Plastique Noir [Bra]

Urban Requiems - EP 2007

Plastique Noir was formed at the end of the year 2005 by some members and ex-members from underground bands from Fortaleza/CE/Brazil. Since it started, has been always looking for new ways but not the commom live bands presentation, sometimes poorly explored in their artistic possibilities not only in the musical aspects.

Unique in the style in Fortaleza, the Plastique Noir (black plastic, in french) embraces the name of the bag used to store dead bodies in morgues. The music, gloomy but pleasant to dance, involves bodies and minds carrying them to an intensive experience with their english-written lyrics which evocates the myths and facts of horror, morbidness, melancholia and madness created by the conflict of the infinite passions proper to the human existential labyrinth. Besides, each step the band takes is meticulously planned by its members, from lyrics and melodies to graphical arts and cenography, by using their very diverse professional aptitudes. This goes with their proposal to be a multimedia and artistically self-sufficient band.

http://www.myspace.com/plastiquenoir

http://www.purevolume.com/plastiquenoir

Here you can dl the mp3 EP:

http://af-music.de/releases/plastiquenoir-urbanrequiems.html