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| Gothminister (Bjørn Alexander Brem & Co) |
 "As the artist Gothminister,
Brem delivers a total goth package. The music is
catchy, pompous, precise, industrial and brutal. In his company, to guilty
parts: Machine on guitar and Halffaceon keyboards. In addition Dementia, in different characters; as the vamp, the
demon, the devil, the innocent girl, and in the end the angel. Gothminister is
a poser of devilish style, a master of ceremony and a catalysator for the
audiences fantasy and romantisism of death and darkness.(...) On record Gothminister may still sound as a one man project, as Brem writes all the music, words, the vocals, the main guitars, does the main programming etc., though he is helped out by producers and guitarist Machine when it comes to details in guitar riffs and some co-production. "
-- Gothminister.com bio
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2003:
Gothic Electronic Anthems Tracklisting: 1.Gothic Anthem 2.Angel 3.The Holy One 4.Pray 5.The Possession 6.Devil 7.Shadows of Evil Sins 8.Hatred 9.March of the Dead 10.Wish 11.Post Ludium "You show a lot of guts if you call your band Gothminister, play a mixture of gothic and industrial rock and state that you have "the message that (Goth-)people need". This Norwegian band, however, does not need to be labeled as a mainstream band only because of a big mouth and a dozen catchy pop songs. On the contrary, band leader Alexander proves that this band, originally a one-man project, should be mentioned in the same vein as bands like Marilyn Manson (vocals), Terminal Choice (melody) and Godhead (sound). (...) The majority of this debut is however founded on songs like Angel, Pray and Devil, which were already recorded and released before. That’s not as bad as it may sound, on the contrary, since - especially - Angel is still played an awful lot in clubs and made it’s way into many charts. "
-- Eelco, rockezine.com, 4/03
 2005:
Empire of Dark Salvation
 Tracklisting: 01. Dark Salvation 02. Welcome 03. Monsters 04. The Calling 05. Daughter Of S 06. Forgotten 07. Nachtzehrer 08. Leviathan 09. Swallowed By The Earth 10. We Die In Dreams 11. Gates Of Salvation 12. Happiness In Darkness. + Bonus Live Video: Dark Salvation, Hatred and Monsters "Two years ago now, the Norwegian Gothminister released on Tatra Records the great 'Gothic Electronic Anthems'-debut cd. It was a stunning piece of music and a perfect, powerful mix between electro arrangements and hard gothic guitar riffs. I was really looking forward to discover the successor... Two new members joined in, while the band signed to the more metal devoted Drakkar/BMG. 'Empire of Dark Salvation' marks an important evolution in style moving towards dark, doom metal fields. This way they’ll probably gain a larger audience, but their evolution sounds a little bit anticipated and opportunistic. From start on, I feel like a band, which has listened to too much Rammstein, trying to emulate the same guitar riffs. The riffs on Dark Salvation are really close to Rammstein’s Asche zu Asche. The 2nd piece entitled Welcome is another illustration of the Rammstein influence although the gothic mood of the song reveals another angle of their writing. (...) The guitar parts became harder and explicit, the electronic parts have been placed in the background while the way of singing also moves into a doom expression. It all feels a bit like a band, which sold their soul to the devil, just to gain a wider audience."
-- Cedric, side-line.com, 4/05
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