Earlier this year, Norwegian gothic industrial metal act GOTHMINISTER received remarkable international attention with his new single ‘We Come Alive", that got chosen to compete in the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix (MGP) to represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. In the grand final of MGP, GOTHMINISTER achieved a phenomenal fourth place and won the hearts of many new fans.

Now, a brand new single, entitled "One Dark Happy...

GOTHMINISTER made it into the Melodi Grand Prix Final 2024 for Norway! With its gripping single, "We Come Alive", the industrial goth metal act has won the first round of the country's preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest, and is currently considered one of the top 3 favorites by both press critics and fans alike. The Norwegian MGP Final will take place on February 3, 2024.

GOTHMINISTER mastermind, Bjørn Alexander...

Norwegian GOTHMINISTER is an indescribable phenomenon. One factor of this fascinosum is the unique blend of modern gothic industrial metal, danceable EDM parts and a pinch of retro charm. Other factors surely are the impressive theatrical live stage shows or the sophisticated music videos which received more than 30 international film awards to date.

Following a recent, extensive European tour and in support of its forthcoming album, Pandemonium II: The...

What if your lawyer looked like this? Yes it’s true, Bjørn Alexander Brem aka GOTHMINISTER is a well known lawyer in Norway. Next week, on Thursday November 2, 2023, his industrial gothic metal band GOTHMINISTER will embark on their first leg of the PANDEMONIUM EUROPEAN TOUR, promoting the highly acclaimed and award-winning album by the same name!

In the world of hard and heavy sounds and impressive theatrical live stage...

In the world of hard and heavy sounds and impressive theatrical live stage shows, GOTHMINISTER have earned themselves a reputation of being “one of the most iconic gothic/industrial metal acts”. Not only has their power-laden sound with its remarkable atmospheric density inspired their audiences since 1999, its eloquent fantasy stories have also transported them to uncharted territories.

Now, the band fronted by mastermind Bjørn Alexander Brem has announced its latest...

Next Friday, October 21, 2022, will see Norwegian dark and industrial metal act Gothminister release their hotly-anticipated, new album "Pandemonium" via AFM Records. Following previously-released songs, "This Is Your Darkness", "Demons" and the haunting album title track, today, the goth ministers have dropped a final music video ahead of official album release, for new single "Star"!

While the first clips and singles were part of a trilogy about the dark...

With his captivating debut ‘Gothic Electronic Anthems’ in 2003, Gothminister Bjørn Alexander Brem took the dark music scene by storm, unleashing a thunder of pitch-black magic. Powerful metal riffs march relentlessly arm in arm with huge orchestras and heavenly choirs, while the master himself reveals an astonishing range of vocal art: from the deepest gothic-dungeons up to the higher spheres of steaming rock. It’s the overwhelming combination of catchiness and...

October 21, 2022 see Norway's Gothminister release their new album, entitled "Pandemonium", through AFM Records. Following a previously-released, first single and music video for the album title track, today the goth and industrial metal ministers present a second track taken of their upcoming magnum opus!

"This Is Your Darkness" once again plays with the deepest primal fears of human beings - persecution, hopelessness and no chance to save oneself. This...

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With his captivating debut ‘Gothic Electronic Anthems’ in 2003, Gothminister Bjørn Alexander Brem took the dark music scene by storm, unleashing a thunder of pitch-black magic. Powerful metal riffs march relentlessly arm in arm with huge orchestras and heavenly choirs, while the master himself reveals an astonishing range of vocal art: from the deepest gothic-dungeons up to the higher spheres of steaming rock. It’s the overwhelming combination of catchiness and...