Artrosis - Fetish
Fetish Metal Mind2001 Female-fronted goth metal is one of Poland’s prime metallic exports, with Artrosis one of the leading lights. Since 1995, the band has released six studio full-lengths. Metal Mind recently reissued In Nomine Noctis (the English version of 1998’s W Imie Nocy) and 2001’s Fetish, which present interesting contrasts. Fetish wields loops and...
Moonlight - Integrated in the System of Guilt
For Better Days (excerpt) Metal Mind2006 Moonlight has been around since 1991, but Integrated in the System of Guilt is my first introduction to the band. The album frankly blows me away. Just when I’m ready to write off anything vaguely goth, along comes this gorgeous blend of metal, rock, and electronics. Admittedly, the last...
Closterkeller - Cyan
Cisza W Jej Domu Polygram1996 Another first encounter for me, Cyan is the phenomenal 1996 album by Closterkeller, perhaps the oldest Polish goth metal group, having formed in 1988. The band has much notoriety in Poland, but for whatever reason this has seems not to have translated outside the country. Perhaps this is due to...