In true democratic style over at the Dominion website we have voted on our top 20 Goth/Industrial albums of the year. However there were a few in my personal top 10 that didn't make the collective cut, so I thought I'd post them here as well.
To read Dominion's top 20 albums of 2010 head over to the True Cult Heavy Metal website.

1. Killing Joke - ‘Absolute Dissent’
Spinefarm Records
The masters return with a soundtrack for the modern world that combines genres and unites fans across the spectrum.

2. Android Lust - ‘The Human Animal’
Synthellec Music
Another innovative and complex blend of electro-industrial that explores the depths of the modern human psyche.

3. Rhombus - ‘Open The Sky’

Models Own Records

Rhombus’ latest album manages to hit the nail on the head for what a modern “Trad Goth” album should sound like. All the classic sounds are present but the band just make them their own.

4. Combichrist - ‘Making Monsters’
Out Of Line Records

This band just keep building momentum with every release and this album is no exception. Full of throbbing beats and grating synths, Combichrist once again show why they’re at the top of the industrial pile.

5. Merciful Nuns - ‘Lib. I’

Solar Lodge

“The only true successor to Garden of Delight”. Seth and cohorts revisit the ‘80s for inspiration for this traditional Gothic Rock project.

6. Midnight Configuration - ‘The Unquiet Void’

Nightbreed Recordings

Nottingham’s own “Satanic Industrialists” up their game once again for their latest, and possibly, best album.

7. Alien Sex Fiend - ‘Death Trip’
13th Moon Records
The first Fiend album in six years and still brimming with that irreverent batcave sound. Alien Sex Fiend once again cement their place as the Gothparents of electro-goth.

8. Aeon Sable - ‘Per Aspera Ad Astra’
AFMusic
A new project from the duo behind Deied and Melanculia. Dark, haunting darkwave and best of all it’s free!

9. Suicide Commando - ‘Implements of Hell’
Out Of Line Records
Hard-hitting gore-obsessed electro-industrial. An album crammed full of dance floor seducing tracks.

10. Method Cell - ‘Curse Of A Modern Age’
RebCo Records
Probably one of the best synthcore bands this country has ever produced. With their intelligent approach to writing dance floor-filling hits Method Cells’ debut is a shot of adrenaline for the industrial scene.

Further to last week’s Yule song special comes another slice of festive frivolity. This time courtesy of the DJ Po and Piers Sixx show on Nightbreed Radio.com.


Po and Piers present two whole hours of Alternative and Gothic Christmas songs from the likes of London After Midnight, The Cult, Ankst, UK Subs and even… The Muppets. According to Po:

“We kinda lost the plot near the end as there was far to many mince pies, Sherry and Brandy on the go.”

The show will make it’s network debut on www.nightbreedradio.com on Saturday the 11th of December at 8am. So all of those who won’t be able to venture out to London’s famous Goth club Slimelight for Dark Souls can still curl up on the sofa, tune the wireless [broadband] in to www.nightbreedradio.com, crack open the Sherry and stuff your face with mince pies along with Po and Piers as they kick off Dark Souls day on the station.
If you are off to Dark Souls though, the show will be repeated on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day at 8am and 1.30am along with the other Dark Souls specials.

I heartily recommend making the time to catch this show. Having previewed it, I can honestly say there are plenty of cracking tunes here (that you’ll need to buy from your nearest download webshop) all tied together with the banter of Po and Piers which gradually gets more… merry… as the show goes on. Particular highlights include:

‘Frosty the Snow Man’ by The Cocteau Twins,
‘Carol of the Bells’ by Ankst,
‘Good King Wenceslas’ by Rhombus,
‘Il Est De Le Divin Enfant’ by Siouxsie and the Banshees,
‘Frater Ave Atque Vale’ by Faith and the Muse,
‘Merry Christmas Every Body’ by Metal Gurus (The Mission).


You can only hear DJ Po & Piers 666’s Xmas special on www.nightbreedradio.com

Wow it has been a long time since I updated this. I do apologise to any of my regular browsers out there but things have been hectic (MA Dissertation + New Job etc). Anyway here is part 3 of the DV8 Report (Finally!)...

Flesh Eating Foundation:
What a fantastic shock to the Sunday malaise that had ensnared me courtesy of a rather substantial dinner at The Guy Fawkes Inn. FEF's brand of sonic dissonance was more infectious than the T-Virus and played with utter conviction.

Zeitgeist Zero:
Cor blimey what a busy bunch! I caught them on the third day in the Duchess but they had been the only band to play all three days on all three stages as different versions of themselves. It was a shame I didn't manage to see the other two incarnations of the band, but if their set was half as good as this one then I'm sure I would have enjoyed them.

Rhombus:
I reviewed the Rhombus' album 'Open the Sky' a few months ago for www.ReflectionsOfDarkness.com, so I was really looking forward to this set. The band didn't disappoint. Their traditional blend of hard Gothic rock accented with female backing vocals, and the obligatory big hat really hit the nail on the head for what modern Gothic Rock is all about.

Pretentious, Moi?:Another solid Gothic Rock band that fed off the tried and tested formula, but in a way such as to make it their own. he band's sound was familiar yet didn't immediately bring to mind any specific sound-a-like influences - which can only be a mission accomplished. I do hope to catch this lot again at some point in the future.

Gene Loves Jezebel:

More specifically Jay Aston's Gene Loves Jezebel. After these guys left the stage, bringing about a close to the weekend, I deffinately felt sold that these guys were the real deal. Jay had all the rockstar prowess of Mick Jagger and the energy to match it. A fantastic sing-a-long of the hit song 'Desire' sealed the deal on a fantastic performance.

*Phew*

I know I have been rather lax over the past two months (time flies unfortunately!) but you can expect pleanty more from me in the coming months. The next bunch of live photos will be courtesy of the next Nightbreed event 'Dark Souls' in December, and tomorrow I'll post some infrared experiments and a link to my new casting call. I will also, no doubt, be posting reviews (or summaries with a link to reviews) for Killing Joke (16/10/10), Dark Souls (11/12/10), and Swallow The Sun (19/12/10) as well as the links and bits of news that have interested me.

I've also begun to rebuild the Imago Mortis website to better reflect my style. I think you will all like it. I've included lots off hidden links and messages throughout it to make it a more interactive experience rather than just a portfolio. I will try to time it so that the main Adversaria website is complete at the same time which will house both this blog and all the various links to my articles around the website.