Gothminister Explained

Gothminister
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Origin:	Oslo, Norway
Genre:	Gothic metal, industrial metal
Years Active:	1999–present
Label:	Angel, BMG, Drakkar, e-Wave, Soulfood, Tatra, Tuba, AFM
Current Members:	Bjørn Alexander Brem Glenn Nilsen Ketil Eggum Andy Moxnes Christan Svendsen

Gothminister is a Norwegian gothic metal band. Formed in 1999, they released seven studio albums and gained success in Germany.^[1] They played in several German music festivals, including Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT), the Dark Storm Festival and the M'era Luna Festival, and performed in front of over 10,000 people at the Schattenreich Festival.

They took part in Melodi Grand Prix 2024, the Norwegian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "We Come Alive".^[2] They advanced from their semi-final on 13 January 2024,^[3] finishing fourth in the final.^[4]

Musical style

The band mixes gothic and industrial metal music, ie: programming and electronic music alongside metal guitars and dark lyrical themes. Their songs also regularly use the Drop-D tuning.^[5]

Members

Current members

• Bjørn Alexander Brem – lead vocals, programming, instruments
• Glenn Nilsen – guitars
• Ketil Eggum – guitars
• Andy Moxnes – live keyboards, guitars
• Christian Svendsen – live drums

Former members

• Tom Kalstad – keyboards
• Sandra Jensen – additional vocals

Guest appearances

• Nell Sigland – vocals on "Wish" (track 10 on Gothic Electronic Anthems), and "Your Saviour", "The Allmighty" and "Emperor" (tracks 3, 6 and 8 respectively on Happiness in Darkness)
• Cecilia Kristensen – the "Girl" in the "Darkside" video
• Eastern Strix – the "Girl" in the "Freak" video

Live guest appearances

• Eric Burton – live vocals for "Hatred" at M'era Luna Festival 2004
• Bruno Kramm – keyboards on Wave-Gotik-Treffen and M'era Luna Festival 2011

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details

Title	Details
Gothic Electronic Anthems	Released: 14 April 2003^[6] Label: BMG, Drakkar, Soulfood, Tatra Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
Empire of Dark Salvation	Released: 4 April 2005^[7] Label: BMG, Drakkar, e-Wave Records, Tatra, Tuba Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
Happiness in Darkness	Released: 25 November 2008^[8] Label: AFM Records, e-Wave Records, Drakkar, Irond Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
Anima Inferna	Released: 25 March 2011^[9] Label: BMG, Drakkar, e-Wave Records Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
Utopia	Released: 17 May 2013^[10] Label: AFM Records Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
The Other Side	Released: 13 October 2017^[11] Label: AFM Records Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
Pandemonium	Released: 21 October 2022^[12] Label: AFM Records Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming
	Released: 3 May 2024^[13] Label: AFM Records Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming

Singles

Single	Year	Peak chart positions	Album or EP
		GER (Alt) ^[14]
"Angel"	2002	—	Gothic Electronic Anthems
"Devil"		—
"The Holy One"	2003	—
"Dark Salvation"	2005	—	Empire of Dark Salvation
"Swallowed by the Earth"		—
"Dusk Till Dawn"	2008	—	Happiness in Darkness
"Freak"	2009	—
"Liar"	2011	—	Anima Inferna
"Utopia"	2013	—	Utopia
"German: Der fliegende Mann|i=no"	2017	8	The Other Side
"The Sun"		14
"German: Ich will alles|i=no"		18
"We Are the Ones Who Rule the World"		10
"Pandemonium"	2022	5	Pandemonium
"This is Your Darkness"		1
"Demons"		8
"Star"		—
"I Am the Devil"	2023	8
"Battle of the Underworlds"		4
"We Come Alive"	2024	3

External links

• Profile page at Drakkar Records/e-Wave Records

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gothminister . 2023-10-14 . alternation.eu.
2. Web site: 5 January 2024 . Norway's Melodi Grand Prix 2024: The 18 artists and songs . 5 January 2024 . Eurovision.tv . EBU.
3. Web site: Contreras Real . Carlos . 13 January 2024 . Melodi Grand Prix 2024: Gothminister, Ingrid Jasmin y Margaret Berger primeros clasificados para la final de la preselección noruega . Melodi Grand Prix 2024: Gothminister, Ingrid Jasmin and Margaret Berger are the first qualifiers for the final of the Norwegian preselection . 13 January 2024 . ESCplus España . es-ES.
4. Web site: Hyttebakk . Jon Marius . Svelstad . Oda Elise . Vedeler . Linda Marie . 2024-02-03 . Gåte er vinneren av Melodi Grand Prix 2024 . Gåte are the winners of Melodi Grand Prix 2024 . 2024-02-14 . . nb-no.
5. Web site: Gothminister Chords for Guitar at Ultimate-Guitar . 2023-11-29 . www.ultimate-guitar.com.
6. Web site: Gothic Electronic Anthems (Deluxe Edition) - Album by Gothminister. Spotify. 2024-01-23.
7. Web site: Empire of Dark Salvation - Album by Gothminister. Spotify. 2024-01-23.
8. Web site: Happiness in Darkness - Album by Gothminister. Spotify. 2024-01-23.
9. Web site: Anima Inferna - Album by Gothminister. Spotify. 2024-01-23.
10. Web site: Utopia - Album by Gothminister. Spotify. 2024-01-23.
11. Web site: The Other Side - Album by Gothminister. Spotify. 2024-01-23.
12. Web site: Pandemonium - Album by Gothminister. Spotify. 2024-01-23.
13. Web site: GOTHMINISTER - Pandemonium II: The Battle Of The Underworlds Details Revealed. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. February 16, 2024. February 16, 2024.
14. Peak chart positions for singles in Germany:
    • "This is Your Darkness": Web site: Deutsche Alternative Charts - Woche: 42 Jahr: 2022 Kategorie: Single . 2024-01-23 . Hardbeat Promotion . de . https://web.archive.org/web/20221018201656/https://www.deutsche-alternative-charts.de/index.php . 2022-10-18 . dead.
    • "Battle of the Underworlds": Web site: Deutsche Alternative Charts - Woche: 44 Jahr: 2023 Kategorie: Single . 2024-01-23 . Hardbeat Promotion . de . https://web.archive.org/web/20231031025554/https://www.deutsche-alternative-charts.de/ . 2023-10-31 . dead.
    • "We Come Alive": Web site: Deutsche Alternative Charts - Woche: 6 Jahr: 2024 Kategorie: Single . German Alternative Charts - Week: 6 Year: 2024 Category: Single . 2024-02-12 . Hardbeat Promotion . de . https://web.archive.org/web/20240212075615/https://www.deutsche-alternative-charts.de/ . 2024-02-12 . dead.