Gothic Rock Reviews

Despite having devoted much of my musical love to hard rock and heavy metal since my early teenage years, the eerie clean guitars, darkly romantic atmosphere and often deep vocals of gothic rock greatly appeal to me. Several gothic rock releases are reviewed on this site, especially since the genre seems to have been going through a bit of a revival in recent years. You can find all of the Album of the Week reviews about gothic rock releases right here. Minor overlaps with my gothic metal reviews inevitably exist.

While I didn’t write a lot of gothic rock reviews in the first few years of Kevy Metal, when I didn’t properly tag my reviews yet, they may exist. Therefore, if you are looking for something specific, using the search bar at the bottom of the page to search by artist or release title is recommended.

  • Album of the Week 07-2017: Dool – Here Now, There Then

    ‘Listen Without Prejudice’ may have been the meaningful title of George Michael’s second solo album, in some reversed kind of way, the phrase also applies to Dool’s debut album ‘Here Now, There Then’. Singer and guitarist Ryanne van Dorst will be known to most Dutch music fan for the punky…

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  • Album of the Week 38-2016: Kreator – Endorama

    ‘Endorama’ is Kreator’s most controversial album for a reason. It’s just not a very good reason. Sure, it’s not the Thrash Metal that the Germans are known for, but flirting with New Wave, Postpunk and early Gothrock influences has made the record unique, both in Kreator’s discography and in the…

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