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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.
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 Glenn Nilsen Ketil Eggum Andy Moxnes Christan Svendsen |
| Website | gothminister |
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
editThe 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
edit- 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
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Albums
edit| Title | Details |
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| 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
edit| 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 |
| "Der fliegende Mann" | 2017 | 8 | The Other Side |
| "The Sun" | 14 | ||
| "Ich will alles" | 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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Hyttebakk, Jon Marius; Svelstad, Oda Elise; Vedeler, Linda Marie (3 February 2024). "Gåte er vinneren av Melodi Grand Prix 2024" [Gåte are the winners of Melodi Grand Prix 2024]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Gothminister Chords for Guitar at Ultimate-Guitar". www.ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Gothic Electronic Anthems (Deluxe Edition) - Album by Gothminister". Spotify. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Empire of Dark Salvation - Album by Gothminister". Spotify. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Happiness in Darkness - Album by Gothminister". Spotify. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Anima Inferna - Album by Gothminister". Spotify. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Utopia - Album by Gothminister". Spotify. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "The Other Side - Album by Gothminister". Spotify. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Pandemonium - Album by Gothminister". Spotify. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "GOTHMINISTER - Pandemonium II: The Battle Of The Underworlds Details Revealed". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Germany:
- "This is Your Darkness": "Deutsche Alternative Charts - Woche: 42 Jahr: 2022 Kategorie: Single" (in German). Hardbeat Promotion. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- "Battle of the Underworlds": "Deutsche Alternative Charts - Woche: 44 Jahr: 2023 Kategorie: Single" (in German). Hardbeat Promotion. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- "We Come Alive": "Deutsche Alternative Charts - Woche: 6 Jahr: 2024 Kategorie: Single" [German Alternative Charts - Week: 6 Year: 2024 Category: Single] (in German). Hardbeat Promotion. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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