THE GATHERING

with vocalist Silje Wergeland



with former vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen



Genre(s): death / doom metal (before), rock / gothic metal (then before), atmospheric rock (now)
Origin: Netherlands (Oss, North Brabant / Nijmegen, Gelderland)
Formed: 1989

Current Line-Up:
vocals – Silje Wergeland (2009-) (Octavia Sperati)
guitars – René Rutten
bass - Marjolein Kooijman (2004-)
keyboards- Frank Boeijen
drums- Hans Rutten


Former Members:
vocals:
Bart Smits (1989-1992) (Wish)
Niels Duffhues (1992-1994)
Marike Groot (1992) (Little Mary Big, Wonderlust)
Martine Van Loon (1992-1994) (Lords of the Stone, Orphanage)
Anneke van Giersbergen (1994-2007) (Agua de Annique)

guitars:
Jelmer Wiersma (1989-1998)

bass:
Hugo Prinsen Geerligs (1989-2003)

keyboards:
Henk van Koeverden


Albums:

Full-Length:
Always (1992)
Almost A Dance (1993)
Mandylion (1995)
Nighttime Birds (1997)
How To Measure A Planet? (1998)
if_then_else (2000)
Souvenirs (2003)
Passenger in Time - The Musical History Tour (2005)
Home (2006)
The West Pole (2009)

EP:
Black Light District (2002)
City from Above (2009)

Singles:
Strange Machines (1995)
Adrenaline/Leaves (1996)
The May Song (1997)
Kevin’s Telescope (1997)
Liberty Bell (1998)
Amity (2000)
Rollercoaster (2000)
You Learn About It (2003)
Monsters (2003)

Concerts:
Superheat (2000)
Sleepy Buildings - A Semi Acoustic Evening (2004)
A Noise Severe (2007)

DVDs:
In Motion (2002)
A Sound Relief (2005)
A Noise Severe (2007)

Boxet:
Sand & Mercury (2008)

Best Of / Compilations:
Downfall: the Early Years (2001)
Accessories - Rarities And B-Sides (2005)

Split Albums:
Sziget Festival (2008)

Demos:
An Imaginary Symphony (1990)
Moonlight Archer (1991)

Recommended Songs:
Leaves
Strange Machines
Nighttime Birds

Recommended Album:
Nighttime Birds (1997)


MYSPACE


VIDEOS:
LEAVES
STRANGE MACHINES
STRANGE MACHINES (Live)

XANDRIA

with vocalist Lisa Schaphaus-Middelhauve


with former vocalist Kerstin Bischoff


Genre(s): symhonic gothic metal
Origin: Germany (Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia)
Formed: 1997

Current Line-Up:
guitars, vocals, keyboards– Marco Heubaum
guitars – Philip Restermeier - (2001-)
bass - Nils Middelhauve (2004-) (Mind Masque, Avelon, Visible Touch)
drums- Gerit Lamm (2000-)

Live members:
vocals - Lisa Schaphaus-Middelhauve (1999-2008, also piano)


Former Members:
vocals:
Nicole Tobien (on “Xandria” demo)

Kerstin Bischoff (2009-2010)

guitars:
Manuel Vinke (na “Xandria” deme)
Jens Becker (1999-2000)
Andreas Maske (2000-2001)

bass:
Holger Klein (na “Xandria” deme)
Holger Vester (1997)
Daniel Joenriskes (1997-1999)
Roland Krueger (1999-2004)

drums:
Niki Weltz (na “Xandria” deme)

keyboard:
Andreas Litschel (on “Xandria” demo)


Albums:

Full-Length:
Kill the Sun (2003)
Ravenheart (2004)
India (2005)
Salomé - The Seventh Veil (2007)

Singles:
Kill The Sun (2003)
Ravenheart (2004)
Eversleeping (2004)
In Love With The Darkness (2005)
Save My Life (2007)
Sisters of the Light (Vs. Jesus On Extasy) (2007)

Best Of / Compilations:
Now And Forever (2008)

Demos:
Xandria (1997)
Kill The Sun (2001)

Recommended Songs:
In Love With The Darkness
Now & Forever
Ravenheart

Recommended Album:
Ravenheart (2004)


MYSPACE


VIDEOS:
FIRE OF UNIVERSE
NOW AND FOREVER (Live)

WE ARE THE FALLEN

Genre(s): alternative rock
Origin: USA
Formed: 2009

Current Line-Up:
vocals – Carly Smithson
guitars – Ben Moody
guitars – John LeCompt
bass - Marty O’Brien
drums– Rocky Gray


Albums:
Full-Length:
Tear the World Down (2010)

Singles:
Bury me alive (2009)


Note:
Band consists from former members of Evanescence and new vocalist.


MYSPACE


VIDEO:
BURY ME ALIVE

TO-MERA

Genre(s): progressive metal
Origin: United Kingdom (UK) (Surbiton/Surrey)
Formed: 2005

Current Line-Up:
vocals – Julie Kiss (Without Face)
guitars – Tom MacLean (Bass in Haken)
guitars, keyboards– Richard “Hen” Henshall (Haken)
bass - Mark Harrington - Bass (Demagogue, Lost Legion)
-
drums- Paul Westwood - Drums (De Profundis (UK))
Former Members:
drums- Akos Pirisi
keyboards- Hugo Sheppard
bass - Lee Barrett (Extreme Noise Terror)


Albums:
Full-Length:
Transcendental (2006)
Delusions (2008)

Demos:
Demo 2005 (2005)


Recommended Songs:
Blood

Note:
For me they are too very progressive. Guitars sound chaotically for me and most time they are non melodic tuned.


MYSPACE


VIDEO:
BLOOD

THEATRE OF TRAGEDY

photo with contemporary vocalist Nell Sigland


photo with former vocalist Liv Kristine



Genre(s): gothic/doom/death metal (before),
industrial/electronica, gothic metal / rock
(later)
Origin: Norway
Formed: 1993
Type: pair, beauty and the beast, trinity, female

Current Line-Up:
vocals – Nell Sigland (2004-) (The Covent/The Crest)
vocals (growling and later also clean vocals), programming - Raymond István Rohonyi (1993-)
guitars – Vegard K. Thorsen (1999-)
guitars – Frank Claussen (1997-) (Malpractice (Nor))
keyboards, piano - Lorentz Aspen (1993-) (Therion (Swe))
drums - Hein Frode Hansen (1993-) (Phobia (Nor), Serpent (Nor))

Former Members:
vocals - Liv Kristine Espenæs Krull (1993-2003) (Leaves’ Eyes)

guitars –
Tommy Olsson (1997-1999) (Elusive, Morendoes)
Pål Bjåstad (1993-1995)
Geir Flikkeid (1995-1997)
Tommy Lindal (1993-1997) (Imperium (Nor), ...in Deviltry, Scars of Lis)

bass - -Eirik T. Saltrø (1993-2000)


Albums:

Full-Length:
Theatre of Tragedy (1995)
Velvet Darkness They Fear (1996)
Aégis (1998)
Musique (2000)
Assembly (2002)
Storm (2006)
Forever is the World (2009)

EP:
A Rose for the Dead (1997)
Virago (1999)
Inperspective (2000)
Storm (2006)

Singles:
Der Tanz der Schatten (1996)
Cassandra (1998)
Image (2000)
Machine (2001)
Envision (2002)
Let You Down (2002)
Deadland (2009)

Best Of / Compilations:
Universal Race (2002)
Fragments

Concerts:
closure:live (2001)
Boxet sety:
Two Originals (2005)

Demos:
Demo 1994 (1994)

Recommended album:
Aégis (1998) (- more atmospheric gothic metal)

Recommended Songs:
(album Aégis):
Poppæa
Lorelei
Siren


MYSPACE

VIDEOS:
with Liv
LORELEI (Live)
VENUS (with interesting slides)

with Nell
DEADLAND

STREAM OF PASSION

Genre(s): progressive gothic metal
Origin: Netherlands
Formed: 2005

Current Line-Up:
vocals, violin – Marcela Bovio (Elfonía, Hydra (Mex), Dalai, guest in The Gathering)
guitars – Eric Hazebroek (2007-) (Trisomy, Daeonia, Manifest (Hol), The Saturnine)
guitars – Stephan Schultz (2007-)
bass - Johan van Stratum (Agitator, Ratcom, Forcefeed)
keyboard, piano - Jeffrey Revet (2007-) (Snakes and Sirens)
drums - Martijn Peters (2009-) (novAct, Stentorian (Hol))
on concerts –
backing vocals - Diana Bovio

Former Members:
guitars –
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (2005-2007) (Ayreon, Within Temptation (Guest), Ambeon,
Bodine, Erik Norlander, Freak Neil Inc.,
Galexia (Guest), Ian Parry, Star One,
Vengeance (Hol), Space Mirrors (Guest), Guilt Machine) Lori Linstruth (2005-2007) (Warbride, Idiots Rule, Jaded Lady, Guilt Machine)
keyboards, piano –
Alejandro Millán (2005-2007) (Elfonía, Hydra (Mex))
drums –
Davy Mickers (2005-2009)


Albums:

Full-Length:
Embrace the Storm (2005)
The Flame Within (2009)

Concerts:
Live in the Real World (2006)

Singles:
Wherever You Are (2005)
Out in the Real World (2006)

DVDs:
Live in the Real World (2006)


Recommended Songs:
(from album Embrace the Storm: )
Open Your Eyes
Out In The Real World
Passion

Note:
This little metal band (at least for album Embrace The Storm) uses progressive components like passages with piano and parts only with vocals without guitars or parts with slow – pacing guitars solos.


MYSPACE

VIDEO:
OUT IN THE REAL WORLD

SIRENIA

with former vocalist Henriette Bordvik


with former vocalist Monika Pedersen


with vocalist Ailyn


Genre(s): gothic metal
Origin: Norway (Stavanger)
Formed: 2001
Type: female, beauty and the beast

Current Line-Up:
vocals – Pilar Giménez García “Ailyn” (2008-)
guitars, growling, keyboards - Morten Veland (Tristania, Elusive, Mortemia)
guitars – Michael Krumins (2008-) (Natt (Nor)/Trail of Tears, Green Carnation)
drums, percussion - Jonathan A. Perez (2003-) (Trail of Tears)
member on concerts:
bass - Kristian Olav Torp (2008-)

Former Members:
female vocals:
Henriette Bordvik (2002-2005)
Monika Pedersen (2006-2007) (Sinphonia)

guitars:
Kristian Gundersen (2001-2004), also clean vocals (Elusive)
Bjørnar Landa (2004-2008) (Deathfare, Artifact)

session members:
Fabienne Gondamin – female vocals (on “At Sixes and Sevens”)
Pete Johansen - violin (2001-2003) (Tristania, The Sins of Thy Beloved, The Scarr, Morgul)
Hans Henrik Varland – keyboards (2001-2003) (New Breed)
Anne Verdot - violin (on “An Elixir for Existence”)


Albums:

Full-Length:
At Sixes And Sevens (2002)
An Elixir for Existence (2004)
Nine Destinies and a Downfall (2007)
The 13th Floor (2009)

EP:
Sirenian Shores (2004)

Split albums:
Passenger Sampler (2006)

Singles:
My Mind’s Eye (2007)
The Path To Decay (2008)


Recommended Songs:
(from album The 13th Floor)
The Path To Decay
Lost In Life
The Seventh Summer

Recommended Album:
The 13th Floor (2009) (mostly singing female, on former album beauty and the beast prevails)


MYSPACE

VIDEOS:
MY MIND'S EYE
PATH TO DECAY
MERIDIAN (slides from movie Underworld)

PYTHIA

Genre(s): power / gothic metal (operatic)
Origin: United Kingdom (London)
Formed: 2007

Current Line-Up:
vocals - Emily Alice Ovenden
guitars - Tim Neale
guitars - Ross White (Descent (UK))
bass - Andrew Corfield
keyboards – Richard Holland
drums - Marc Dyos (Descent (UK))


Albums:

Full-Length:
Beneath The Veiled Embrace (2009)

Singles:
Sarah (Bury Her) (2009)

Recommended Songs:
Oedipus
Tristan
Sarah (Bury Her)


MYSPACE


VIDEO:
SARAH (BURY HER)

Özge Özkan

Genre(s): gothic metal / rock
Origin: Turkey
Formed: 2007

Current Line-Up:
vocals, piano – Özge Özkan
guitars – Arin Baykurt
bass - Alper Tabakçilar
drums – Onur Akça
backing vocals - Özgur Özkan


Albums:

EP:
In Your Heart (2008)

Note:
Özge is vocalist of gothic metal band Catafalque. EP In Your Heart is her solo project.


MYSPACE

MORTAL LOVE

Genre(s): gothic metal
Origin: Norway (Elverum)
Formed: 2000
Type: female, pair

Current Line-Up:
vocals - Cat (Catherine Nyland)
vocals, bass - Lev (Hans Olav Kjeljebakken)
guitars – Rain6 (Lars Bæk)
keyboards- Mulciber (Ole Kristian Odden) - (Voluspaa, Wolf Awaken)
drums- Damous (PÃ¥l Wasa Johansen)

Former Members:
drums- Gabriah (Ørjan Jacobsen)

Albums:

Full-Length:
All the Beauty.... (2002)
I Have Lost... (2005)
Forever Will Be Gone (2006)

Singles:
Adoration (2005)
Crave Your Love (2009)


Recommended Songs:
Reality
Empathy
Still It Has Only Just Begun

Recommended album:
I Have Lost... (2005)


MYSPACE


VIDEOS:
REALITY
EMPATHY
I WANT TO DIE
STILL IT HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN
ADORATION

MASTERCASTLE

Genre(s): power metal
Origin: Italy (Genoa, Ligury)
Formed: 2008

Current Line-Up:
vocals – Giorgia Gueglio
guitars - Pier Gonella (Labyrinth (ita), Odyssea, Athlantis, Necrodeath, Wild Steel (Session), Synthphonia Suprema (Guest))
bass - Steve Vawamas (Angels in Black, Athlantis, The Dogma, Shadows of Steel)
drums- Alessandro Bissa (Scream (Ita), Vision Divine, Silent Victory)


Albums:

Full-Length:
Phoenix (2009)
Last Desire (2010)

Recommended Songs:
Princess Of Love
Greed Blade
Words Are Swords


MYSPACE


VIDEO:
PRINCESS OF LOVE

MARKIZE

Genre(s): gothic metal
Origin: France (Paris, Île-de-France)
Formed: 2003

Current Line-Up:
vocals – Alina Dounaievskaya
guitars – Franck Chentrier
guitars – Nicolas Thomas
keyboards-
drums- David Verbecq (Anthemon)

Former Members:
guitars:
Emilien Vincent (Moonstone)
keyboard:
Sebastien Latour (Moonstone, Evolvent, Anthemon)
bass:
Gautier Blondeel (left in August 2007)


Albums:

Full-Length:
Transparence (2007)

Demos:
Poussières de Vie (2004)

Recommended Songs:
In My Dream
Transparence
Mon Ange


MYSPACE


VIDEOS:
MON ANGE
IN MY DREAM

MAGICA

Genre(s): power melodic heavy metal
Origin: Romania ((Constanta))
Formed: 2002

Current Line-Up:
vocals - Ana Mladinovici (2002-) (Interitus Dei (Rou))
guitars – Bogdan “Bat” Costea (2002-) (Interitus Dei (Rou), Fortuneteller)
bass - Sorin Vlad (2008-) (Cadavrul, Web (Rou))
keyboards- 6Fingers (2003-) (Phonopia, Byron)
drums- Hertz (2008-) (Cadavrul, Blind Reason (Rou))

Former Members:
guitars – Emilian Burcea (2007-2008) (Screams of Glass, Fortuneteller)
bass - Valentin “IngerAlb” Zechiu (2002-2008) (Web (Rou), Rezistor)
keyboards- Viorel Raileanu
drums–
Cristi “Beavis” Barla (2003-2008) (Interitus Dei (Rou), Web (Rou), Rezistor)
Adrian Mihai (2002-2003)


Albums:

Full-Length:
The Scroll of Stone (2002)
Lightseeker (2004)
Hereafter (2007)
Wolves and Witches (2008)
Dark Diary (2010)

Videos / VHS:
Live in Paris (2005)


Recommended Songs:
Bittersweet Nightshade
Witch’s Broom
Black Lace

Recommended album:
Lightseeker (2004)


Note:

Word melodic is there really quite pertinent. Songs spring / are entwined by mini solos, yummy guitarss. Ana sings normally also high, but the normal vocalss are not so good, sooner average, sometimes they fit. On first album she has even deep voice, what I don’t like.


MYSPACE


VIDEOS:
ALL WATERS HAVE COLOUR OF DROWNING
BITTERSWEET NIGHTSHADE