Metal Reviews

Ken's little Poisionblack hook up got me to thinking how much I love this style from Finland. Give me your opinions along with mine. See if I am missing anything:

Sentenced - Crimson
Charon - Tearstained (This album.....shit, so good)
To/Die/For - All Eternity
Entwine - Gone
Sentenced - Frozen

Er, not that im very knowledgable in this 'genre', but does Amorphis count? 'Eclipse' is certainly goth rock, and from finland.

Great album, just got that one recently and was impressed.
downhearted used to be my favorite by this band but tearstained
will most likely take it's place soon enough!
Charon's Dying daylight was good but not extraordinary, their new
release Songs for The Sinners is a return to form for this band.


I haven't heard the other bands in your list, but I was about to order a couple of Sentenced CD's earlier this week mainly because they were mentionned many times in Charon reviews.

I agree. All Eternity and Epilogue are TDF only really good albums, after that I lost interest in them. Jaded was decent but IV sucked.

I'll just add those 2 to your list:

For My Pain - Fallen
Silentium - Seducia

Btw i've been meaning to check Juha Kylmanen's(For My Pain) other band Reflexion. I've heard very good things about their debut album Out Of The Dark.

1. Sentenced- Frozen
2. Entwine- Time Of Despair
3. Charon- Downhearted
4. Poisonblack- Escapexstacy
5. For My Pain...- Fallen

I'm not sure if I'd include Sentenced in this category, but a great band either way. Awesome albums, all of them.

As for a top 5, totally not sure. Let me think about it. I'm going to go listen to this shit now! Hahaha. These threads have gotten me all wet for goth rock/metal!

You gotta add Sentenced to this genre. Yeah they fall into a few categories but they can certainly fall into finish gothic metal

For sure, when they changed styles on Down they kickstarted this whole thing. I meant to put Frozen on my list, not down.

I think Sinamore is damn good too.

Yeah Tearstained is great, has that rough edge to it like Sentenced.

I wouldn't put Amorphis in the catagory. Tueonloa is my favorite album of all time, so it would def be number 1 if I thought they belonged.

Another band that off beat but can fit is The Black League with Ichor or Man's ruin revisited. Ex Sentenced front man, dark, boozy Danzing like rock and roll. Good shit.

Apparently I don't have a lot of bands in this genre. Hahaha. For My Pain, To/Die/For, HIM, Sentenced (if you say they belong), Poisonblack, and that's about it, I think. What about Beseech? I'd throw them in their, too. The Eternal, as well.

Beseech maybe

What about Soul Relic, Flowing Tears, Mortal Love, Charon (if you didnt mention them already), End Of You, Entwine (again, if you didnt mention), Frostburn, Lake Of Tears, My Sixth Shadow...

Of course some of those bands arent from Finland...just adding bands to the genre

Well, thats my exhaustive knowledge of this sub-genre done.

HIM - Greatest Love Songs...

Wow! Impressive album, nice vocals, and great atmosphere of the 80's

SENTENCED - Frozen

Cold, colder, the coldest stuff around. Many memorable moments, autumnal music...

To/DIE/FOR - All Eternity

Lots of pop influences here, perfect cover of Sandra's "In The Heat Of The Night". Well, the singer is a bit too...well...weeping like a little girl

THE 69 EYES - Blessed Be

Incredible album! Listen to all the gothic overtones! Delicious! The spirit of The Cult floats everywhere!!!

I have to think about the 5th one...

I'll give this a stab,

1. Charon - Downhearted
2. Charon - Tearstaind
3. Sentenced - White Cold Light
4. Entwine - diEversity
5. Sentenced - Frozen

not far behind: Poisonblack Escapextacy and To/Die/For - Wounds Wide Open.