Gothic metal is a crossover genre between traditional
gothic music, thrash and doom metal, and
heavy metal
. Common themes are religion,
mythology, horror, pain, hopeless love and death. Traditionally the
genre is
closely related to the vampirism and nihilism movements but only on the surface.
The dress is similar to the traditional
gothic
movement featuring dark clothes and makeup and religious symbols but as always
there are notable
exceptions. Goths are not as many believe linked to violence but are actually
pacifists by and large. The music is dark and looming for with
complex elements of
progressive and
heavy metal and hard roughshod guitars from the thrash and
doom genre with introspective and thoughtful lyrics which draw from many musical
and non musical genres combined in the tradition of
gothic rock music.
Like most genres it is best described by the bands that represent it. Type O Negative,
Crowbar, Coal Chamber, Paradise Lost, Marilyn Manson, Haggard, Anathema,
Tristania, Sin of Thy Beloved, and My Dying Bride are regarded as typifying the
genre. Some bands typifying the style, notably the European goth metal bands
like Within Temptation and Lacuna Coil use high female vocals combined with a
low powerful male voices to create a interesting and intriguing harmony of
sound. Evanescence is a new band which is picking up the mantle where these euro goth metal bands left off incorporating traditional goth and goth metal to
create a huge mainstream success while remaining close to the religious and
thought provoking roots of the genre.
Goth Metal appears to have a bright future with a strong core group of
followers and fans and with the genres move into the mainstream with top drawing
acts like the Marilyn Manson and Evanescence and also less mainstream acts like
Coal Chamber and others. The genre has secured a place for itself in the future
of rock and has already made its influence felt in a large number of other
genres as an influence.
Thank you for your interest in
Silver Dragon Records. Below is some information on our record label and
website catering to rock musicians.
Silver Dragon Records
presents recording artist
Lazarus X and solo album
Weapon of Love.
Lazarus X's
determined honest rock combined with haunting and soulful melodies struck a
chord with many rock music fans. Some fans received a preview of the
publicity photos
and
album at a
rooftop listening party
a day before it is released and the response was amazing. Lazarus X has a long
and
interesting history
in the local Houston scene. His interview was well received by fans and is
available here.
Part 1 -
Part 2 - The
strong vocal harmonies and dark ominous guitars layered with very powerful and
accessible melodies and energetic bursts of Laz's 7 string make for a wild and
interesting ride. The
lyrics
are very moving, at times dark and at others very inspiring and insightful.
Check out
Lazarus X
merchandise like
tour and
WOL
T-shirts or preview one
of Laz's songs by
downloading a free mp3. Also stay tuned for
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