When you have been listening to rock music for as long as I have, the number of new releases that blow you away get increasingly fewer with every year. But the Ravenscroft debut CD has succeeded in doing just that, it felt majestic, bombastic, and gave me the best head-banging and foot tapping rush in […]
Category: Interviews & art
9 essential goth songs for your playlists
I first became interested in gothic and dark rock music back in the days when mix-tapes and tape-trading were the way of discovering new and exciting bands. No iTunes, no downloads, no MP3 and no MTV (back then, they actually DID play music – but rarely something good). It was a nice way of sharing […]
Interview with the Greek gothic rock band W.E.B.
This month we would like to present you an extraordinary band from Greece, W.E.B., who combine hard guitar riffs with electronic beats to create a dark, modern and twisted new version of goth rock music. There is bombast and theatral majesty in their sound, which also translates into the visual presentation of the band. We […]
Absolon CD debut release: the tale of Derek Blackheart
Absolon are a symphonic metal band from Florida, USA, and have just released their debut album, the tale of Derek Blackheart – a dark, gothic and epic concept album about a rock star who sold his soul. And Absolon were so kind to send us 50 copies of their album, which we will randomly distribute […]
Mister Denial: a journey from sound to image
Updated: 2022-04-10 We sat down with Mister Denial (aka Dan Gerous), founding staff member of The Black Angel, former musician now turned alt-goth photographer, to speak a bit about his latest work, and in the process unravel some of the “mysteries” of the man responsible for much of the artwork and photos you see on […]
Interview with Les Incroyables, haute goth fashion designers from Germany
The Black Angel is always happy to promote talented artists from the gothic scene, and present some of their word to our worldwide customers. But we must admit being particularly excited to have the opportunity to introduce you to the exceptional fashion work of Les Incroyables, whose clothing and especially hats are nothing but amazing. We […]