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Collection D’Arnell-Andréa - A Recrafted Winter

"A Recrafted Winter" sees France’s pioneers of all sounds dark and melancholic create a wholly remastered, remixed and electrified sister record to this soulful piece of art. Collection d’Arnell-Andréa is a French neoclassical darkwave band founded by Jean-Christophe d’Arnell, ...

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Rome - The Dublin Sessions

In May 2019, Jerome Reuter spent some quality time among friends in Dublin and ended up recording a selection of several new and gripping folk compositions. During these stout-fueled sessions, local talents were quickly recruited to join in the fun ...

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Need For Speed - Split Visions

The debut album "Split Visions" is produced by Johan T Karlsson, Joakim Lindberg, Martin Nilsson and Felix Mårtensson and it is an album that showcases a broader palette of feelings then what the singles indicated. There is room for slower ...

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Nightwish - Decades: Live In Buenos Aires (News)
On The Floor - Breaking Away (News)
Fractal Age - Modern World (News)
Intent:Outtake - Days of Doom (News)
Die Krupps - Vision 2020 Vision (News)

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Coma Alliance

The magic of concerts in small clubs... I like festivals, but they are much less personal than the events organized in cozy, atmospheric places, especially if the stars of the evening play without any supporting bands and there is no limit on the amount of time they can spend with their audience. It is then certain that we all meet only to enjoy each artist's music, without the time limits ...

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XIV Prague Gothic Treffen

On August 23-24, the 14th edition of Prague Gothic Treffen took place. The line-up was very interesting, so the audience was pretty huge and there was a crowd at the concerts both on Friday and Saturday. The event was organized in three locations, but close enough that moving between them was not a problem. On Friday we had a chance to see Das Funus, Lakha Muza and, ...

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Christian Death - Behind the Veil Tour

On 21st of June, the legend of the Gothic scene – the band Christan Death – played in the Liverpool club in Wroclaw. A day later, the project also performed in Warsaw, in the club Poglos. Both concerts were part of Behind the Veil European tour. The band, whose influence on the American goth rock scene is undisputed, went through various stages during their artistic journey. In the initial phase, ...

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Interview with Traumadoll (Interviews)
Die Form - Rayon X (Music reviews)
Coma Alliance Tour 2019 (Live reports)
Castle Party 2018 (Live reports)
Vanguard - Retribution (Music reviews)

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Amphi Festival 2019

On 20-21st of July in Cologne, Tanzbrunnen there will be the 15th edition of Amphi Festival. The event has a long and rich history and is renowned for fantastic atmosphere, perfect organization and beautifully located venue. The festival takes place ...

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Christian Death announces forthcoming European Tour!

Gothic/Death Rock legends CHRISTIAN DEATH are very pleased to announce their very first LIVE VIDEO CHAT and premiere of their new video, "FORGIVEN."

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Kalisz Ambient Festiwal

Kalisz Ambient Festiwal is an event held in Poland for all ambient, electronic and experimental music fans. 7-th edition will be in third time at Arts and Culture Center in Kalisz, Poland. Line up: Kriistal Ann [GR] Paradox ...

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Roni Size in Poznań! (Events)
Algiers in Poznań! (Events)
AnimeCon Halloween in Poznań! (Events)
Algiers (Events)
Dotan Solo Tour (Events)

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Recent publishing

2020-01-31

Nachtmahr
Flamme
(CD)
2019-12-06

Collection D'arnell Andrea
A Recrafted Winter
(CD)
2019-12-06

Rome
The Dublin Sessions
(CD)
2019-12-06

Nightwish
Decades: Live in Buenos Aires
(CD)
2019-11-29

Need For Speed
Split Visions
(CD)
2019-11-22

On The Floor
Breaking Away
(CD)
2019-11-22

Fractal Age
Modern World
(CD)
2019-11-22

Intent:Outtake
Days of Doom
(CD)
2019-11-22

Die Krupps
Vision 2020 Vision
(CD)
2019-11-15

Raison d'etre
Après Nous le Deluge Trinity Edition
(2CD)
2019-11-15

Solitary Experiments
25th Anniversary Compilation
(CD)
2019-11-08

Empirion
ADSR
(CD)
2019-11-01

Lucifer's Aid
Panic
(CD)
2019-11-01

Blutengel
Damokles
(2CD)

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