AGALLOCH

October 1st, 2008 – 1135 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Genre(s) Atmospheric Folk/Dark Metal
Lyrical theme(s): Nature, Loss, Depression, Death, Winter
Origin: United States of America (Portland, Oregon)
Formed in: 1995
Current label: Unsigned
Status: Active

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Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows

September 21st, 2008 – 1518 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Composer: Anna-Varney Candtodea
Started: 1989
Status: Active
Profile
German gothic/experimental/darkwave band Sopor Aeternus & The Ensemble of Shadows is in fact a solo artist by the name of Anna-Varney Cantodea. Although born a man and not undergoing a sex change operation due to “spiritual conflicts”, Anna-Varney prefers to be referred to as “she” and her choice of name reflects [...]


SUGAR

July 29th, 2008 – 2002 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Vocals: Loki
Guitar: Sizna
Bass: Shingo
Drums: Atsuto
Started: 2005
Status: Active
Profile
Sugar formed in 2005 consisting of Loki (ex-Vall’na Racill), Sizna, Koto and Atsuo.They officially began activity with a live at Urawa Narciss on February 1st of that year. Their first CD “ridicule/Dry Flower”, which was limited to 500 copies and consisted of two tracks, was distributed at this live.
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D’ESPAIRSRAY

July 22nd, 2008 – 2007 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Vocals: Hizumi
Guitar: Karyu
Bass: Zero
Drums: Tsukasa
Started: 1999
Status: Active
Profile
D’espairsRay was formed on September 9, 1999. They played their first concert on September 24, but waited until October to release their first single “Kumo”. It was such a successful single, that it was later re-released in 2001. The band continued to release new works and their fan base [...]


Occultic Officials In Nigerian Aviation Ministry Behind Plane Crashes

July 11th, 2008 – 1532 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches, Scandals

Some people claim Africa isn’t still in the dark ages - we know it is. News from the Nigerian Tribune
…. former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, on Monday told the Senate committee probing the N19.5 billion scandal in the aviation sector that the air disasters recorded in 2006 were the handiwork of occult groups [...]


GOTH STEREOTYPES

June 1st, 2008 – 2118 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Age:  None. Goths are timeless. (Well sort of. Goths over 30 are just more tragic than other Goths)Behaviour:  Broody, remote, dramatic, sensual, serious, given to excessive romanticism, pathetic, depressive.
 
Climate: Cool, damp, and dark.
Diet:  Hors d’oeuvres, cigarettes, coffee, drugs.
Intelligence: Strangely above average …
Favourite Colour: Black of course. Blood red or plum for lipstick.

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MACHINA ARCANA

May 21st, 2008 – 2010 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Machina Arcana is a project by Chriss Ons, formerly of the Belgian band Renaissance - an atmospheric mix of death/doom metal with progressive influences. The band was formed in november 1991, released its debut demo Archway in August 1992, a 7″ split EP on After Dark Records (BEL) later that year, and another 7″ EP [...]


SUICIDE ALI

May 14th, 2008 – 2049 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Visual Kei band Suicide Ali was formed by Goshi and Hiroshi in 2004 in Osaka, with members Yuu, Mist and Hisashi joining later, in 2005. Following the addition of the new members, the band began to play live and made their songs available for download through their official site.

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May 14th, 2008 – 2040 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

Uncompromisingly brutal in approach, Folkstorm - Mz.412 frontman Kremator Nordvargr’s industrial noise side project - is all about blood and death and chaos. The rallying cry of “No politics. No religion. No standard” suits me fine, the blunt fury of the music re-inforced by the bleak grey cover images. Taking a cue from the likes [...]


OSHARE-KEI EXPLAINED

May 8th, 2008 – 1958 BRAVO
Filed as: Despatches

”Oshare-Kei” is a sub-set of Visual Kei that began to appear in Japan around 2001. Oshare means “stylish” or “fashionable”. (the literal translation is “fashion conscious”) Visual Kei is a music genre that began in the late 1980s and was popular during the Japanese “Band Boom” of 1988 - 1998. It was the vocalist of [...]