Gothminister is a Norwegian gothic metal band. Formed in 1999, they released eight studio albums and gained success in Germany. 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 2013 and Melodi Grand Prix 2024, the Norwegian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "We Come Alive". They advanced from their semi-final on 13 January 2024, finishing fourth in the final.
Musical style 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.
Members
Current members Bjørn Alexander Brem – lead vocals, programming, instruments Glenn Nilsen – guitars
Former members Bjørn Aadland - guitars Tom Kalstad – keyboards Sandra Jensen – additional vocals Ketil Eggum – guitars Andy Moxnes – live keyboards, guitars Christian Svendsen – live 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
Live guest appearances Eric Burton – live vocals for "Hatred" at M'era Luna Festival 2004 Bruno Kramm – keyboards on Wave-Gotik-Treffen and M'era Luna Festival 2011
Discography
Albums + List of albums, with selected details Title Details Gothic Electronic Anthems Released: 14 April 2003 Label: BMG, Drakkar, Soulfood, Tatra Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming Empire of Dark Salvation Released: 4 April 2005 Label: BMG, Drakkar, e-Wave Records, Tatra, Tuba Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming Happiness in Darkness Released: 25 November 2008 Label: AFM Records, e-Wave Records, Drakkar, Irond Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming Anima Inferna Released: 25 March 2011 Label: BMG, Drakkar, e-Wave Records Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming Utopia Released: 17 May 2013 Label: AFM Records Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming The Other Side Released: 13 October 2017 Label: AFM Records Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming Pandemonium Released: 21 October 2022 Label: AFM Records Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming Pandemonium II: The Battle of the Underworlds Released: 3 May 2024 Label: AFM Records Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
Singles Single Year Peak chart positions Album or EP GER(Alt)Peak chart positions for singles in Germany: "This is Your Darkness": "Battle of the Underworlds": "We Come Alive": "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 "" 2017 8 The Other Side "The Sun" 14 "" 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 Pandemonium II: The Battle of the Underworlds "Battle of the Underworlds" 4 "We Come Alive" 2024 3
References
External links
Profile page at Drakkar Records/e-Wave Records