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.
They are taking part in Melodi Grand Prix 2024, the Norwegian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "We Come Alive".[2] They advanced from their semi-final on 13 January 2024.[3]
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)
- 2024: We Come Alive
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.[4]
References
- ↑ "Gothminister". alternation.eu. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ "Norway's Melodi Grand Prix 2024: The 18 artists and songs". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ↑ Contreras Real, Carlos (13 January 2024). "Melodi Grand Prix 2024: Gothminister, Ingrid Jasmin y Margaret Berger primeros clasificados para la final de la preselección noruega" [Melodi Grand Prix 2024: Gothminister, Ingrid Jasmin and Margaret Berger are the first qualifiers for the final of the Norwegian preselection]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ↑ "Gothminister Chords for Guitar at Ultimate-Guitar". www.ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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