A curation of Brazilian Goth albums by me, it's not an exhaustive list but I believe it's a very good starting point. I compiled this list with 20 albums, limiting it to 1 album per artist, I also sorted them chronologically and added direct links for easier access. This list is dedicated to cherrytamagochi that also happens to be my number one fan. » Continue Reading
Subcultural Evolution With Goth: A Little Essay , I wanted to create a trilogy. In the first essay, I focused on the origins of Goth and briefly explored its history, while also sharing some of my own personal experiences within it. The second essay placed full attention on the bands themselves, and between those came an interlude essay centered on ‘dark culture’ as a broader context. Now, with th... » Continue Reading
The bands I mentioned as worth exploring in Goth: A Little Essay represent only a small fraction of the iceberg. Below is a broader overview of bands and artists who have shaped the goth subculture — from the pioneering sounds of the late 70s, through the 80s and 90s, into the early 2000s, and up to more recent acts that continue to keep the spirit alive. Some fall clearly into goth rock, others » Continue Reading
A Lovely Day For Bloodshed is a myspace deathcore band, consisting of 5 girls: Genesis Decali on bass, "Ninja" Vanessa Eikom on drums, Alex Malcor on guitar, "Tiger" Diana Garcia and "Bananas" Evelyn as a vocalist (Past Members: Melissa Cruz as a vocalist and Lori Lara on guitar, now a member of The Prevalent Reaping). The band was formed in 2006 in Colton, California, and they released thair fir... » Continue Reading
I suppose I should begin by acknowledging the primary culprit: MySpace . Before the digital world became a vast, polished shopping mall designed to monitor your spending habits and mental decline, there was MySpace. It was a chaotic, blinking, aesthetically offensive swamp of glitter GIFs and amateur photography—the perfect petri dish for the emotionally st » Continue Reading
Ghosts and goblins, witches and wraiths, vampires, werewolves, and things best left unnamed... They all gather here. If you’re faint of heart or quick to startle, you may wish to turn back now — but if you find beauty in the eerie, the haunted, the strange, then step closer. Born from the ancient festival of Samhain, when the Celts marked the end of the harvest and the approach of winter, Hallowee... » Continue Reading