Gothminister

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Gothminister
Gothminister live at Nocturnal Culture Night 2018 in Germany
Gothminister live at Nocturnal Culture Night 2018 in Germany
Background information
OriginOslo, Norway
GenresGothic metal, industrial metal
Years active1999–present
LabelsAngel, BMG, Drakkar, e-Wave, Soulfood, Tatra, Tuba, AFM
MembersBjørn Alexander Brem
Christian Svendsen
Glenn Nilsen
Ketil Eggum
Websitegothminister.com

Gothminister is a Norwegian gothic and industrial metal band. Formed in 1999, they released seven 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.

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]

Members[edit]

Current members
  • Bjørn Alexander Brem – lead vocals, programming, instruments
  • Glenn Nilsen – guitars
  • Ketil Eggum – guitars
Former members
  • Andy Moxnes – keyboards, guitars
  • Tom Kalstad – keyboards
  • Sandra Jensen – additional vocals
  • Christian Svendsen - drums
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

Discography[edit]

Gothminister at Blackfield Festival 2014 in Germany

Albums[edit]

List of albums, with selected details
Title Details
Gothic Electronic Anthems
Empire of Dark Salvation
  • Released: 4 April 2005[6]
  • Label: BMG, Drakkar, e-Wave Records, Tatra, Tuba
  • Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
Happiness in Darkness
  • Released: 25 November 2008[7]
  • Label: AFM Records, e-Wave Records, Drakkar, Irond
  • Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
Anima Inferna
  • Released: 25 March 2011[8]
  • Label: BMG, Drakkar, e-Wave Records
  • Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
Utopia
  • Released: 17 May 2013[9]
  • Label: AFM Records
  • Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
The Other Side
  • Released: 13 October 2017[10]
  • Label: AFM Records
  • Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
Pandemonium
  • Released: 21 October 2022[11]
  • Label: AFM Records
  • Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
Pandemonium II: The Battle of the Underworlds
  • Scheduled: 3 May 2024
  • Label: AFM Records
  • Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming

Singles[edit]

Single Year Peak chart positions Album or EP
GER
(Alt)
[12]
"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 Non-album singles
"Battle of the Underworlds" 4
"We Come Alive" 2024 3

Musical style[edit]

The 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.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gothminister". alternation.eu. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Norway's Melodi Grand Prix 2024: The 18 artists and songs". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Gothic Electronic Anthems (Deluxe Edition) - Album by Gothminister". Spotify. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Empire of Dark Salvation - Album by Gothminister". Spotify. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Happiness in Darkness - Album by Gothminister". Spotify. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Anima Inferna - Album by Gothminister". Spotify. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Utopia - Album by Gothminister". Spotify. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  10. ^ "The Other Side - Album by Gothminister". Spotify. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Pandemonium - Album by Gothminister". Spotify. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  12. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Germany:
  13. ^ "Gothminister Chords for Guitar at Ultimate-Guitar". www.ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

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