Gothminister
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Gothminister is a Norwegian gothic metal band. Formed in 1999, they released eight 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 took 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] finishing fourth in the final.[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.[5]
Members
- Current members
- Bjørn Alexander Brem – lead vocals, programming, instruments
- Glenn Nilsen – guitars
- Ketil Eggum – guitars
- Andy Moxnes – live keyboards, guitars
- Christian Svendsen – live drums
- Former members
- Tom Kalstad – keyboards
- Sandra Jensen – additional vocals
- 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
Albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Gothic Electronic Anthems |
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| Empire of Dark Salvation |
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| Happiness in Darkness |
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| Anima Inferna |
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| Utopia |
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| The Other Side |
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| Pandemonium |
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| Pandemonium II: The Battle of the Underworlds |
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Singles
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|---|
| GER (Alt) [14] | |||
| "Angel" | 2002 | — | Gothic Electronic Anthems |
| "Devil" | — | ||
| "The Holy One" | 2003 | — | |
| "Dark Salvation" | 2005 | — | Empire of Dark Salvation |
| "Swallowed by the Earth" | — | ||
| "Dusk Till Dawn" | 2008 | — | Happiness in Darkness |
| "Freak" | 2009 | — | |
| "Liar" | 2011 | — | Anima Inferna |
| "Utopia" | 2013 | — | Utopia |
| "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 2017 | 8 | The Other Side |
| "The Sun" | 14 | ||
| "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 18 | ||
| "We Are the Ones Who Rule the World" | 10 | ||
| "Pandemonium" | 2022 | 5 | Pandemonium |
| "This is Your Darkness" | 1 | ||
| "Demons" | 8 | ||
| "Star" | — | ||
| "I Am the Devil" | 2023 | 8 | Pandemonium II: The Battle of the Underworlds |
| "Battle of the Underworlds" | 4 | ||
| "We Come Alive" | 2024 | 3 |
References
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