Posts Tagged ‘goth rock’

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REVIEW: The Dear And Departed – Every Waking Moment

Artist: The Dear & Departed
Album: Every Waking Moment
Genre: New Wave/Goth Rock
Label: Equal Vision Records

Everyone remembers their first favorite band, that one band marked a monumental occasion in every young music-lover’s life, a moment so important that from that point on, no matter how someone’s taste evolves, or how old they get, they will always remember that first band that made such a profound impact on them. Ask anyone what their current favorite band is, and they’re going to stutter and stammer, before muttering a band name with no confidence whatsoever, but no one ever hesitates to …

Review: HIM – Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice

ScreamworksArtist: HIM
Album: Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice
Genre: Goth Rock
Label: Sire

Finnish “love metal” band HIM are finally back with their 7th studio album, Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice. The album has a due date of February 9th, 2010 here in the states, but let me tell you that it’s probably in your best interest to start preparing now as this is easily the band’s best work in quite some time.

Beginning with the near pop punk intro chords of “In Venere Veritas,” we quickly find HIM to not only be back on the scene, but …

First Impressions: HIM – Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice

First Impressions is a segment where we let you into our early thoughts on a highly anticipated album, This week, we have our early views on HIM’s Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice. It drops February 9th, 2010.

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Though the first single ["Heartkiller"] from HIM’s upcoming 7th studio album, Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice was just released to the masses less than 72 hours ago, the UTG offices have been jamming to the group’s most inpsired effort in years for over a week now!

For those of you already familiar with the band, you’ll be happy to learn …