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Deathstars - Everything Destroys You (2023)

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Deathstars - Everything Destroys You (2023)

Deathstars - Everything Destroys You (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 309 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 95 MB | Covers - 19 MB
Genre: Industrial Gothic Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Nuclear Blast/Soyuz (SZCD 3826-23)

Swedish industrial cult act Deathstars finally return with their latest sonic output Everything Destroys You. Their first release in over eight years marks a long-awaited comeback with everything that is Deathstars: adrenaline, bombast, sex & glam! Amplified anguish, destructive urban party nights, dystopia, and slick glamour - their diverse musical spectrum spans from electric, lightning-ridden highways of fun, action and adrenaline to darkness and jet-black humor.

Paradise Lost - Icon 30 (2023)

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Paradise Lost - Icon 30 (2023)

Paradise Lost - Icon 30 (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 375 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 119 MB | Covers - 13 MB
Genre: Gothic/Doom Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Self-released (PARALOST009CD)

Re-worked and re-recorded version of the 1993 classic fourth album "Icon".
Paradise Lost has returned with a new full-length album, and "Icon 30" is here among us to ensure that 2023 is nicely wrapped. The album serves as a second look at "Icon," originally released in 1993 and now celebrating its 30th anniversary - an impressive milestone for the band.
Reaching the 30-year mark is never an easy feat, and it always comes with its hardships, and most importantly, overcoming them while still delivering the best we have. This applies to both bands, albums, and, of course, people. "Icon 30" is the new take on a classic album - a restoration of a piece of art that may have been nostalgic for the band to revisit their own history.

Elysion - Bring Out Your Dead (2023)

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Elysion - Bring Out Your Dead (2023)

Elysion - Bring Out Your Dead (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 330 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 102 MB | Covers - 22 MB
Genre: Gothic Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Massacre Records (MAS DP1306)

Elysion present their long-awaited new studio album "Bring Our Your Dead" and herald a new era for the band! The album is strongly influenced by current affairs and shows the diverse musical facets of the band and the courage to experiment with a heavier sound and alternative dynamics.

VA - Beautiful Voices (2005)

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VA - Beautiful Voices (2005)

VA - Beautiful Voices (2005)
Label: Nuclear Blast | FLAC (tracks+.cue,log,scans) | Time: 1:19:53 | 617,8 Mb
Genre: Gothic Metal, Symphonic Metal

The Foreshadowing - Forsaken Songs [EP] (2023)

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The Foreshadowing - Forsaken Songs [EP] (2023)

The Foreshadowing - Forsaken Songs [EP] (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 211 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 74 MB | Covers - 7 MB
Genre: Gothic/Doom Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Ardua Music (ARDUA013CD)

After six years of silence, Italian gothic doom metal cult band The Foreshadowing returns with a new EP entitled "Forsaken Songs". During the pandemic they decided it was time to start again working on new music and restart band activities. "Forsaken Songs" collects new unreleased material and special tracks from the past.
Founded in 2005, The Foreshadowing gained popularity in the international gothic doom scene with four acclaimed albums released between 2007 and 2016. During this time, the band toured all over the world and performed at some of the most important festivals, such as Summer Breeze, Rock Harz, Wave Gotik Treffen, Stoner Hand of Doom, Legacy, Mayday Rock Festival and Summer Darkness - alongside Lacuna Coil, Moonspell, Katatonia, Saturnus, October Tide, Tiamat, My Dying Bride and many others.

Lake Of Tears - Greater Art (1994)

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Lake Of Tears - Greater Art (1994)

Lake Of Tears - Greater Art (1994)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 218 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 82 MB | Covers - 26 MB
Genre: Gothic/Doom Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Black Mark Production (BMCD 49)

Don't be fooled by the heavy riffs and scratchy semi-throaty vocals. The Lake of Tears of "Greater Art" are the same ones that would later bring excellent retro-gothic albums like "A Crimson Cosmos" and the masterpiece "Forever Autumn". What happens is that here the influence of Celtic Frost and Black Sabbath is still very long, and the true personality of the band was yet to emerge. A somewhat raw production, too ethereal lyrics and a similar structure in almost all the songs do not help too much either. In any case, if you enjoy doom-gothic metal with progressive and seventies touches, you can give this "Greater Art" a try, although without a doubt the best of the group was yet to come.

Deathstars - Night Electric Night (2009)

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Deathstars - Night Electric Night (2009)

Deathstars - Night Electric Night (2009)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 343 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 104 MB | Covers - 115 MB
Genre: Industrial Gothic Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Nuclear Blast (NB 2107-2)

Deathstars' style is known as "deathglam" among the fans (it was the working title of Night Electric Night), but the Occam's razor doesn't really warrant such a specific label, since the band basically plays bouncy pop industrial blended with a dose of goth metal (no big novelty, either). During their best - that's to say, most dynamic - moments, Deathstars are pretty similar to Rammstein, utilizing the same brand of simplistic heavy riffs and "get your tushy in gear" rhythms; the synth textures lend a grim, theatrical atmosphere to the music, and the vocalist (who goes by "Whiplasher Bernadotte") tips it all off with some deeply sinful crooning and occasional snarling. The lyrics are in English, not German, but it doesn't matter, since Deathstars aren't here to challenge Bob Dylan. What's more important is that Deathstars' flair for dark pomp never lets them become as recklessly ferocious as Rammstein…

Sirenia - Riddles, Ruins & Revelations (2021) [Limited Edition]

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Sirenia - Riddles, Ruins & Revelations (2021) [Limited Edition]

Sirenia - Riddles, Ruins & Revelations (2021) [Limited Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 393 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 124 MB | Covers - 65 MB
Genre: Symphonic Gothic Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Napalm Records (NPR950DP)

Symphonic metal institution Sirenia are renewed in darkness on their tenth studio album, Riddles, Ruins & Revelations. The quartet around mastermind, bandleader, multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter and producer Morten Veland is certainly not afraid of combining a heavy symphonic sound with modern influences, which their record, Arcane Astral Aeons (2018) is proof of. This time, Sirenia offer an exciting new twist to their songs, spicing them with electronic vibes, but never losing sight of their musical core.
The four-piece remains as true to their album title word-play as they do to their dedication to symphonic soundscapes, drawing the listener into a pounding narrative about the darkest aspects of life…

Sirenia - 1977 (2023)

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Sirenia - 1977 (2023)

Sirenia - 1977 (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 375 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 115 MB | Covers - 82 MB
Genre: Symphonic Gothic Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Napalm Records/Soyuz Music (NPR1215)

Exploring a new style like never before - symphonic metal icons Sirenia revolutionize their melodic darkness on the brand new studio album. Transporting the listener to a retro auditory arcade harking back to when groovy synthwave melodies dominated the world of music, the international band merges late 70’s and 80’s pop rock stylings with synthwave elements and their remarkable, hard-hitting symphonic melodies - shaking the listener to the core. Once again, Norwegian mastermind, bandleader, multi-instrumentalist, composer and songwriter Morten Veland produced the 11th record, while HK at Vamacara Studio, France, took care of the mixing. It marks another prove that, after more than twenty years of existence, Sirenia still rank at the very top of the genre…

Lake Of Tears - Moons and Mushrooms (2007) [Limited Edition]

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Lake Of Tears - Moons and Mushrooms (2007) [Limited Edition]

Lake Of Tears - Moons and Mushrooms (2007) [Limited Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 318 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 104 MB | Covers - 26 MB
Genre: Gothic Metal, Gothic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Dockyard 1 (DY100309)

The style of this album follows the way of the previous Lake of Tears albums since "Headstones". Maybe the main difference in "Moons and Mushrooms", apart of its odd title, is that this album is has less 70's influences, and it's more focused in authentic gothic rock, in the style of other nordic bands like The Wounded and Sentenced. This is a pity, because the thing that make this band so special, is their mix between 70's psychedelic inflences, 80's souding keyboards, and modern gothic rock. And that it's a bit diminished in "Moons and Mushroom".

My Dying Bride - The Ghost Of Orion (2020)

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My Dying Bride - The Ghost Of Orion (2020)

My Dying Bride - The Ghost Of Orion (2020)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 382 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 133 MB | Covers - 62 MB
Genre: Death/Doom Metal, Gothic Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Nuclear Blast (27361 51612)

Replete with an excellent Eliran Kantor (Fleshgod Apocalypse, Ex Deo) cover art - commissioned by Stainthorpe, "The Ghost of Orion" posits My Dying Bride back on the proverbial doom-death throne. In fact, they’ve never sounded better. From the doleful lay in 'Your Broken Shore' to the grim 10-minute epic 'The Old Earth,' "The Ghost of Orion" is the product of a vibrantly creative band unwilling to rest on their laurels or past glories.
My Dying Bride‘s three decades of misery almost came to an end several years ago. Following 2015’s universally lauded "Feel the Misery" album, vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe’s daughter, just five years old at the time, was diagnosed with cancer. Shocked and heartbroken, Stainthorpe put all band activities on hold while he, his immediate family, and My Dying Bride put their collective energies into eradicating what Stainthorpe called, "the cruellest of God's bitter and loveless creations"…

Lake Of Tears - Black Brick Road (2004)

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Lake Of Tears - Black Brick Road (2004)

Lake Of Tears - Black Brick Road (2004)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 282 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 92 MB | Covers - 33 MB
Genre: Gothic Metal, Gothic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Noise Records (NO3882)

After breaking up in 2002, releasing an album made only by Danniel Brennare ("The Neonai"), Lake of Tears returned in 2004 in top form with "Black Brick Road"!
The style of "Black Brick Road" is the typical Lake of Tears gothic metal mixed with a lot of 70's influences. But this time, maybe even darker than before, being the album not so depressive like "Forever Autumn", but with more sinister melodies (wiht the exception of Sister Sinister, a very animated rock track.) The using of keyboards and the dominance of hard riffs is what makes "Black Brick Road" similar to "A Crimson Cosmos". Nevertheless, the amazing track Dystopia could have been in "The Neonai", just like A Trip with the Moon… The dramatic and retro-gothic The Organ, has the style of "Forever Autumn". The rest of the tracks have the Lake of Tears typical that they have made since "A Crimson Cosmos".

Lake Of Tears - The Neonai (2002)

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Lake Of Tears - The Neonai (2002)

Lake Of Tears - The Neonai (2002)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 301 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 98 MB | Covers - 35 MB
Genre: Gothic Metal, Gothic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Black Mark Production (BMCD153)

Lake of Tears' fifth album, The Neonai, is also set to be their last, with singer/guitarist Daniel Brennare announcing that he will be moving in a different direction, possibly with a new project also named Neonai. And what a pity too, since many would argue that the band was still in its prime. Considering this is the end of the line makes Lake of Tears' trajectory all the more interesting to look back on - especially since their drastic evolution from depressive doom metal to spacy, post-Pink Floyd goth rock took place without compromising the quality of their music, something other respectable bands like Paradise Lost and Tiamat have failed miserably at. Brought home by the album's fantastical, psychedelic artwork (a bright, colorful, mirror-opposite of the dark collages often used by Cathedral), the truth is that there's little left in Lake of Tears' sound that even resembles heavy metal…

Lake Of Tears - Forever Autumn (1999)

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Lake Of Tears - Forever Autumn (1999)

Lake Of Tears - Forever Autumn (1999)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 322 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 107 MB | Covers - 39 MB
Genre: Gothic/Doom Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Black Mark Production (BMCD132)

The most instrumentally dense, musically accomplished release from Lake of Tears, Forever Autumn is probably the group's finest accomplishment. With its metal-cum-folk dramatics and melancholy harmonicas, Lake of Tears draws what must be an unintended comparison to American alt-rock prankster outfitWeen. It's very doubtful that members of either band even heard of - much less listened to - the other, but Forever Autumn's high-contrast folk/prog/metal (especially the sedate and conversational vocals on tracks like "The Homecoming") bears an eerie comparison to many a Ween classic. All random musical associations aside, the dense, well-arranged "So Fell Autumn Rain," "Hold on Tight," and "To Blossom Blue" stand out as career bests for Lake of Tears…

Lake Of Tears - A Crimson Cosmos (1997)

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Lake Of Tears - A Crimson Cosmos (1997)

Lake Of Tears - A Crimson Cosmos (1997)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 292 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 93 MB | Covers - 34 MB
Genre: Gothic/Doom Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Black Mark Production (BMCD 97)

Sometimes heavier, and generally more traditionally structured, Lake of Tears' third Black Mark release A Crimson Cosmos, turned out to be the band's breakout recording. In Europe (where the Lake of Tears brand of dour but traditional metal never fell completely out of favor), critics and fans finally began giving some respect to the group and their rapidly improving sound. Songs like "Raistlin and the Rose" and "Cosmic Weed" are some of the most musically satisfying efforts from the band. But strange numbers like the curious and hokey "Lady Rosenred" and other singalongs, like "Devil's Diner," almost go too far. After starting out with a debut marked by its aimlessness, the turnaround of Crimson Cosmos - released just four years later - is profound for sure, but not always comfortable…