GOTHMINISTER was formed by Bjorn Alexander
Brem in 1999. GOTHMINISTER released the
debutalbum; „Gothic Electronic Anthems” in
2003 and got fantastic critics in both
national and international press. The album
reached top 3 on the Dutch clublists. Metal
Hammer UK headlines read “the undead are
reborn”. GOTHMINISTER has had several
successful clubsingles in the top 15 in
Germany, like “Angel” and “Devil”.
GOTHMINISTER played all the big German
Festivals like WGT, Dark Storm Festival,
three years in a row invited to the M`Era
Luna Festival, and performing for more than
10.000 people at the Schattenreich Festival
at ARENA in Oberhausen together with bands
like Oomph!, In Extremo and Within
Temptation.
The second album, „Empire of Dark Salvation”
took Gothminister to a totally new level. In
Norway Gothminister became historic by being
the very first gothic industrial band to be
sponsored by Rikskonsertene to do a
nightliner tour in the biggest cities.
Support on the tour were Tristania. Even
Bylarm (“Norwegian Popcomm”) organized a
dark rock/gothic event in connection with
the release.
In Europe, Gothminister did more than 100
shows in over 20 countries to promote Empire
of Dark Salvation, touring with bands like
Lacuna Coil, Theatre of Tragedy and Mortiis.
The smash hit “Monsters” reached no.11 on
the German Alternative Charts, and big
success also overseas lead to GOTHMINISTERs
first US headliner tour, taking on New York
to Hollywood.
In 2008 the third album „Happiness In
Darkness“ was released. It contained the
monster-hit “Dusk Till Dawn” which hit the
highest charts positions yet, number 1 in
the US alternative charts and number 7 in
the German alternative charts. The video for
the mighty “Darkside” has had a great
success on Youtube with more than 600.000
plays. GOTHMINISTER celebrated the success
by performing Norway`s highest rock concert
on “Romsdalshorn” on 1550 m(!) above
Trollveggen in the beautiful Norwegian
mountains, something no band had ever done
before. The concert was transferred wireless
to a big screen at the festival area several
kilometers away and the Norwegian national
news also covered the event, which was
unique.
In 2011 the fourth album “Anima Inferna”
placed GOTHMINISTER further towards the
metal scene than ever before. The album was
produced by US-soundwizard Neil Kernon
(Judas Priest, Nile) and the album surpassed
even the most optimistic expectations.
Killer tracks as “Stonehenge”, “Liar” or
“Juggernaut” once again shows GOTHMINISTER`s
brutal power. Dynamic, energetic, dramatic –
and beware of those divine, crying and
weeping choirs and impressive orchestral
parts!
“UTOPIA” is GOTHMINISTER`s fifth studio
album and the most spectacular so far. It is
a concept album, including both studio
recorded tracks and also a horror concert
film with a running time of more than 1 hour
and 15 minutes + bonus material.
The album made it`s way in to the German
Sales Trend Charts top 100, the single
“Utopia” made it to the top 3 on the German
Alternative Charts. “UTOPIA” includes an 80
minutes impressive horror-concert-movie with
18 camera angles, filmed in front of a live
(zombiewalk) audience.
GOTHMINISTER projected some spectacular live
shows, opening their tour at a nearly sold
out Grosse Freiheit36 in Hamburg, with 6
meter tall animatronic demons, remot
controlled bats flying over the audience and
zombie actors attacking the stage.
The concept of UTOPIA is inspired by Bjørn
Alexander Brem`s life and nightmares – the
combination of being a lawyer in daytime and
GOTHMINISTER at night drives him eventually
insane – it becomes impossible for him to
separate reality from imagination. The other
GOTHMINISTER members Chris Dead (drummer),
Icarus (guitars) and Turbo Natas (guitars)
also take part in this nightmarish world
filled with undead walkers, witches,
werewolves and monsters.
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