Gothminister | |
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 Gothminister live at Nocturnal Culture Night 2018 in Germany | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Oslo, Norway |
| Genres | Gothic metal, industrial metal |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Angel, BMG, Drakkar, e-Wave, Soulfood, Tatra, Tuba, AFM |
| Members | Bjørn Alexander Brem Christian Svendsen Glenn Nilsen Ketil Eggum |
| Website | gothminister |
Gothminister is a Norwegian gothic and industrial metal band. Formed in 1999, they released seven studio albums and gained success in Germany.[1] They played in several German music festivals, including Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT), the Dark Storm Festival and the M'era Luna Festival, and performed in front of over 10,000 people at the Schattenreich Festival.
Members
- Current members
- Bjørn Alexander Brem – lead vocals, programming, instruments
- Glenn Nilsen – guitars
- Ketil Eggum – guitars
- Former members
- Andy Moxnes – keyboards, guitars
- Tom Kalstad – keyboards
- Sandra Jensen – additional vocals
- Christian Svendsen - drums
- Guest appearances
- Nell Sigland – vocals on "Wish" (track 10 on Gothic Electronic Anthems), and "Your Saviour", "The Allmighty" and "Emperor" (tracks 3, 6 and 8 respectively on Happiness In Darkness)
- Cecilia Kristensen – the "Girl" in the "Darkside" video
- Eastern Strix – the "Girl" in the "Freak" video
- Live guest appearances
- Eric Burton – live vocals for "Hatred" at M'era Luna Festival 2004
- Bruno Kramm – keyboards on Wave-Gotik-Treffen and M'era Luna Festival 2011
Discography
Gothminister at Blackfield Festival 2014 in Germany
- Albums
- 2003: Gothic Electronic Anthems
- 2005: Empire of Dark Salvation
- 2008: Happiness in Darkness
- 2011: Anima Inferna
- 2013: Utopia – (#85 Norway, #96 Germany)
- 2017: The Other Side
- 2022: Pandemonium
- Singles and EPs
- 2002: Angel
- 2002: Devil
- 2003: The Holy One
- 2005: Dark Salvation
- 2005: Swallowed by the Earth
- 2008: Dusk Till Dawn
- 2009: Freak
- 2011: Liar
- 2013: Utopia
- 2017: Der fliegende Mann (GER DAC: #8)
- 2017: The Sun (GER DAC: #14)
- 2017: Ich will alles (GER DAC: #18)
- 2017: We Are the Ones Who Rule the World (GER DAC: #10)
- 2022: Pandemonium (GER: DAC #5)
- 2022: This Is Your Darkness (GER DAC: #1)
- 2022: Demons (GER DAC: #8)
- 2022: Star
- 2023: I Am the Devil (GER DAC: #8)
- 2023: Battle of the Underworlds (GER DAC: #4)
Musical style
The band mixes gothic and industrial metal music, ie: programming and electronic music alongside metal guitars and dark lyrical themes. Their songs also regularly use the Drop-D tuning.[2]
References
- ↑ "Gothminister". alternation.eu. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ "Gothminister Chords for Guitar at Ultimate-Guitar". www.ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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