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Gothminister is a Norwegian

gothic Gothic or Gothics may refer to: People and languages *Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes **Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths **Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...

industrial metal Industrial metal is the fusion of heavy metal and industrial music, typically employing repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Prominent industrial metal acts include Ministry, Nine In ...

band. Formed in 1999, they have released six

albums An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records coll ...

and have had success in

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, playing many German music festivals, including

Wave-Gotik-Treffen The Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT; ) is an annual world festival for "dark" music and "dark culture" in Leipzig, Germany. 150+ bands and artists from various backgrounds (gothic rock, gothic metal, EBM, industrial, noise, darkwave, neo-folk, neo-cl ...

(WGT), the Dark Storm Festival, and the

M'era Luna Festival The M'era Luna is a rock festival that encompasses a number of different styles such as metal, future pop, aggrotech, synthpop, gothic rock, dark wave, and ebm. It is held annually on the second weekend of every August, in Hildesheim, Ge ...

, and performing for over 10,000 people at the Schattenreich Festival.

Members

;Current members * Bjørn Alexander Brem - lead vocals, programming, instruments * Christian Svendsen - drums * Glenn Nilsen - guitars * Ketil Eggum - guitars ;Former members * Andy Moxnes — keyboards, guitars * Tom Kalstad - keyboards * Sandra Jensen — performance ;Guest appearances *

Nell Sigland Ragnhild Westgaard "Nell" Sigland (born 13 November 1976) is a Norwegian singer from Hamar, best known as the lead vocalist of Norwegian gothic metal band Theatre of Tragedy from 2004 to 2010. She was also the lead singer for Norwegian gothic ro ...

— vocals on "Wish" (track 10 on ''

Gothic Electronic Anthems ''Gothic Electronic Anthems'' is the debut studio album from gothic/industrial metal band Gothminister Gothminister is a Norwegian gothic/industrial metal band. Formed in 1999, they have released six albums and have had success in Germany, ...

''), 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 Bruno Kramm (born 13 October 1967, in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the thi ...

- keyboards on Wave Gotik Treffen and M`Era Luna Festival 2011

Discography

;Albums *2003: ''

'' *2005: ''

Empire of Dark Salvation ''Empire of Dark Salvation'' is the second studio album from gothic/industrial metal band Gothminister Gothminister is a Norwegian gothic/industrial metal band. Formed in 1999, they have released six albums and have had success in Germany, pl ...

'' *2008: '' Happiness in Darkness'' *2011: ''

Anima Inferna ''Anima Inferna'' is the fourth studio album by gothic/industrial metal band Gothminister Gothminister is a Norwegian gothic/industrial metal band. Formed in 1999, they have released six albums and have had success in Germany, playing many ...

'' *2013: ''

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'' - (#85 Norway, #96 Germany) *2017: '' The Other Side'' *2022: '' Pandemonium'' ;Singles and EPs *2002: ''Angel'' *2002: ''Devil'' *2003: ''The Holy One'' *2005: ''Dark Salvation'' *2005: ''Swallowed by the Earth'' *2008: ''Dusk till Dawn'' *2009: ''Freak'' *2011: ''Liar'' *2013: ''Utopia'' *2017: ''Der Fliegende Mann'' (GER DAC: #8) *2017: ''The Sun'' (GER DAC: #14) *2017: ''Ich Will Alles'' (GER DAC: #18) *2017: ''We Are The Ones Who Rule The World'' (GER DAC: #10) *2022: ''Pandemonium'' (GER: DAC #5) *2022: ''This is Your Darkness'' (GER DAC: #1) *2022: ''Demons'' (GER DAC: #8) ;Videography *2008: ''Darkside'' *2009: ''Freak'' *2013: ''Utopia'' *2013: ''Horrorshow'' *2017: ''Der Fliegende Mann'' *2017: ''The Sun'' *2017: ''Ich Will Alles'' *2017: ''We Are The Ones Who Rule The World'' *2022: ''Pandemonium'' *2022: ''This is Your Darkness'' *2022: ''Demons''

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