Tag Archives: gothic

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2023 – When industrial bass artist, Bug Gigabyte heard TikTok star, Kamarah Rae’s “a cappella” rendition of Sam Smith’s “Unholy” with her lyrical re-write, he immediately felt inspired. He wanted to write a full track sampling her vocals while adding his own. So….. he did. “When I first …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2023 – Darkwave duo, Luna Del Luna recently dropped their debut self-titled EP. The inspiration behind the release comes from real life emotional and physical trauma and abuse that haunts the vocalist’s mind daily. Says vocalist, Luna, “Every soul deals with their nightmares and scars differently, and …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2023 – Nightly meetings in a dimly-lit basement studio is where Texas-based darkwave band, In A Darkened Room and ultimately the debut album, Sorrows were born. Sorrows is the culmination of the release from the repetition and seclusion brought on by the pandemic. The title is a fitting “black umbrella” under which …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 9, 2022 – Polish dark rock band, Shrine Of Reflection have recently unveiled their new single, “Child Of The World”. “Child Of The World” is a song inspired by the movie, Interstellar. It’s about the misery of a human being who is trapped on planet Earth and who is unable …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 8, 2022 – Hardcore darkwave band, Neon Funeral recently unveiled their latest single & video, “A Void”. The song deals with escaping a life of drugs and societal pressures; avoiding it but not wanting to talk about it. It’s about someone being tortured by their addictions and demons. The …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 29, 2022 – Industrial/synthpunk band, genCAB has just unveiled their new four track EP, Everything You See Is Mine. The EP represents the dichotomies of strength and weakness; of resignation and perseverance. A track like “Soft” addresses the weakness exposed by bullying while “Cake” talks of …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 28, 2022 – Darkwave band, Stariana has just unveiled their new single, “Paradise Is Lost On You”. “Paradise Is Lost On You” is an anthemic rebuttal to the flawed notion that a person loving and living outside the traditional norms of society is somehow immoral or …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 25, 2022 – “Elemental Cry” is the third single release from dark electronic folk band, Hem Netjer and appears on their upcoming album The Song Of Trees, scheduled for release at the end of February 2023. “Elemental Cry” features themes of struggle, facing your fears and releasing your inner …

For Immediate Release: November 19, 2022 -San Antonio-based darkwave trio, In A Darkened Room has just unveiled the video for their single, “Sleep Again.”  The track comes off of their forthcoming, LP, ‘Sorrows’ due out in early December. “Sleep Again is a story about my experiences with night terrors and sleep …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 11, 2022 – Gothic/occult wave duo Raven Said has just unveiled their new EP, Chants To Dissolve. Chants To Dissolve is about the spiritual essence that represents a certain alchemical phase of Solve (a transitional process between the Nigredo and Albedo phases in basic Alchemy). On …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 27– VampireFreaks, the team that brought you the Triton Festival and Dark Side of the Con, proudly present a brand new event called Dark Force Fest; a festival gathering featuring an explosive lineup of the most beloved international bands along with the newest trending artists from Gothic, Industrial, Darkwave and Post-Punk scenes. Dark Force Fest – Three-Day …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 19, 2022 – We Become Strangers is the debut EP from the new darkwave project, The Bleak Assembly, a collaboration between Kimberly of Bow Ever Down and Michael Smith of Fiction8.  While there are a few electronic textures here and there, We Become Strangers is straight-up post-punk and darkwave. Guitars, drums, and songwriting with hooks for …