Gothminister

Gothminister is a Norwegian gothic metal band. Formed in 1999, they released seven studio albums and gained success in Germany. 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". They advanced from their semi-final on 13 January 2024, finishing fourth in the final.

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.

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

Singles

References

External links

• Profile page at Drakkar Records/e-Wave Records
• Gothminister at AllMusic