# Gothminister

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**Gothminister** is a Norwegian [gothic metal](/source/Gothic_metal) band. Formed in 1999, they released eight studio albums and gained success in Germany.[1] They played in several German music festivals, including [Wave-Gotik-Treffen](/source/Wave-Gotik-Treffen) (WGT), the Dark Storm Festival and the [M'era Luna Festival](/source/M'era_Luna_Festival), and performed in front of over 10,000 people at the Schattenreich Festival.

They took part in Melodi Grand Prix 2013 and [Melodi Grand Prix 2024](/source/Melodi_Grand_Prix_2024), the Norwegian selection for the [Eurovision Song Contest 2024](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024), with the song "We Come Alive".[2] They advanced from their semi-final on 13 January 2024,[3] finishing fourth in the final.[4]

## Musical style

The band mixes gothic and industrial metal music, ie: programming and electronic music alongside metal guitars and dark lyrical themes. Their songs also regularly use the [Drop-D](/source/Drop_D_tuning) tuning.[5]

## Members

**Current members**

- Bjørn Alexander Brem – lead vocals, programming, instruments
- Glenn Nilsen – guitars

**Former members**

- Bjørn Aadland - guitars
- Tom Kalstad – keyboards
- Sandra Jensen – additional vocals
- Ketil Eggum – guitars
- Andy Moxnes – live keyboards, guitars
- Christian Svendsen – live drums

**Guest appearances**

- [Nell Sigland](/source/Nell_Sigland) – vocals on "Wish" (track 10 on *[Gothic Electronic Anthems](/source/Gothic_Electronic_Anthems)*), and "Your Saviour", "The Allmighty" and "Emperor" (tracks 3, 6 and 8 respectively on *[Happiness in Darkness](/source/Happiness_in_Darkness)*)
- Cecilia Kristensen – the "Girl" in the "Darkside" video

**Live guest appearances**

- Eric Burton – live vocals for "Hatred" at [M'era Luna Festival](/source/M'era_Luna_Festival) 2004
- [Bruno Kramm](/source/Bruno_Kramm) – keyboards on [Wave-Gotik-Treffen](/source/Wave-Gotik-Treffen) and M'era Luna Festival 2011

## Discography

### Albums

List of albums, with selected details Title Details Gothic Electronic Anthems Released: 14 April 2003[6] Label: BMG, Drakkar, Soulfood, Tatra Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming Empire of Dark Salvation Released: 4 April 2005[7] Label: BMG, Drakkar, e-Wave Records, Tatra, Tuba Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming Happiness in Darkness Released: 25 November 2008[8] Label: AFM Records, e-Wave Records, Drakkar, Irond Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming Anima Inferna Released: 25 March 2011[9] Label: BMG, Drakkar, e-Wave Records Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming Utopia Released: 17 May 2013[10] Label: AFM Records Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming The Other Side Released: 13 October 2017[11] Label: AFM Records Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming Pandemonium Released: 21 October 2022[12] Label: AFM Records Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming Pandemonium II: The Battle of the Underworlds Released: 3 May 2024[13] Label: AFM Records Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming

### Singles

Single Year Peak chart positions Album or EP GER (Alt) [14] "Angel" 2002 — Gothic Electronic Anthems "Devil" — "The Holy One" 2003 — "Dark Salvation" 2005 — Empire of Dark Salvation "Swallowed by the Earth" — "Dusk Till Dawn" 2008 — Happiness in Darkness "Freak" 2009 — "Liar" 2011 — Anima Inferna "Utopia" 2013 — Utopia "Der fliegende Mann" 2017 8 The Other Side "The Sun" 14 "Ich will alles" 18 "We Are the Ones Who Rule the World" 10 "Pandemonium" 2022 5 Pandemonium "This is Your Darkness" 1 "Demons" 8 "Star" — "I Am the Devil" 2023 8 Pandemonium II: The Battle of the Underworlds "Battle of the Underworlds" 4 "We Come Alive" 2024 3

## References

1. ["Gothminister"](http://alternation.eu/gothminister,id,5,artysci.html). *alternation.eu*. Retrieved 2023-10-14.

1. ["Norway's Melodi Grand Prix 2024: The 18 artists and songs"](https://eurovision.tv/story/norways-mgp-2024-songs). *Eurovision.tv*. [EBU](/source/European_Broadcasting_Union). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

1. Contreras Real, Carlos (13 January 2024). ["Melodi Grand Prix 2024: Gothminister, Ingrid Jasmin y Margaret Berger primeros clasificados para la final de la preselección noruega"](https://www.escplus.es/eurovision/2024/melodi-grand-prix-2024-gothminister-ingrid-jasmin-y-margaret-berger-primeros-clasificados-para-la-final-de-la-preseleccion-noruega/) [Melodi Grand Prix 2024: Gothminister, Ingrid Jasmin and Margaret Berger are the first qualifiers for the final of the Norwegian preselection] (in es-ES). *ESCplus España*. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

1. Hyttebakk, Jon Marius; Svelstad, Oda Elise; Vedeler, Linda Marie (2024-02-03). ["Gåte er vinneren av Melodi Grand Prix 2024"](https://www.nrk.no/kultur/mgp_-gate-er-vinneren-av-melodi-grand-prix-2024-1.16746752) [Gåte are the winners of Melodi Grand Prix 2024] (in nb-no). *[NRK](/source/NRK)*. Retrieved 2024-02-14.

1. ["Gothminister Chords for Guitar at Ultimate-Guitar"](https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/artist/gothminister_31625#). *www.ultimate-guitar.com*. Retrieved 2023-11-29.

1. ["Gothic Electronic Anthems (Deluxe Edition) - Album by Gothminister"](https://open.spotify.com/album/57IIujKFaVsMqsxPnZzokk). *[Spotify](/source/Spotify)*. Retrieved 2024-01-23.

1. ["Empire of Dark Salvation - Album by Gothminister"](https://open.spotify.com/album/1WskQA3k3bvqCSEALV972N). *[Spotify](/source/Spotify)*. Retrieved 2024-01-23.

1. ["Happiness in Darkness - Album by Gothminister"](https://open.spotify.com/album/2TO3NcaslRjB64wIzssCto). *[Spotify](/source/Spotify)*. Retrieved 2024-01-23.

1. ["Anima Inferna - Album by Gothminister"](https://open.spotify.com/album/3bu7vMto2xe6ZYLcDJVTLS). *[Spotify](/source/Spotify)*. Retrieved 2024-01-23.

1. ["Utopia - Album by Gothminister"](https://open.spotify.com/album/5w0PFZBEAVmGj5I0a0Tij0). *[Spotify](/source/Spotify)*. Retrieved 2024-01-23.

1. ["The Other Side - Album by Gothminister"](https://open.spotify.com/album/4AS9UY8BBINsjIUDCawbdO). *[Spotify](/source/Spotify)*. Retrieved 2024-01-23.

1. ["Pandemonium - Album by Gothminister"](https://open.spotify.com/album/1CrCnQCLnpgjhMR9qkLsDh). *[Spotify](/source/Spotify)*. Retrieved 2024-01-23.

1. ["GOTHMINISTER - Pandemonium II: The Battle Of The Underworlds Details Revealed"](https://bravewords.com/news/gothminister-pandemonium-ii-the-battle-of-the-underworlds-details-revealed). *[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles](/source/Brave_Words_%26_Bloody_Knuckles)*. February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.

1. Peak chart positions for singles in Germany: * "This is Your Darkness": ["Deutsche Alternative Charts - Woche: 42 Jahr: 2022 Kategorie: Single"](https://web.archive.org/web/20221018201656/https://www.deutsche-alternative-charts.de/index.php) (in German). Hardbeat Promotion. Archived from [the original](https://www.deutsche-alternative-charts.de/) on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2024-01-23. * "Battle of the Underworlds": ["Deutsche Alternative Charts - Woche: 44 Jahr: 2023 Kategorie: Single"](https://web.archive.org/web/20231031025554/https://www.deutsche-alternative-charts.de/) (in German). Hardbeat Promotion. Archived from [the original](https://www.deutsche-alternative-charts.de/) on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2024-01-23. * "We Come Alive": ["Deutsche Alternative Charts - Woche: 6 Jahr: 2024 Kategorie: Single"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240212075615/https://www.deutsche-alternative-charts.de/) [German Alternative Charts - Week: 6 Year: 2024 Category: Single] (in German). Hardbeat Promotion. Archived from [the original](https://www.deutsche-alternative-charts.de/) on 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-12.

## External links

- [Profile page](http://www.drakkar.de/en/index.php?bandid=44) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20091005160609/http://www.drakkar.de/en/index.php?bandid=44) 5 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine at [Drakkar Records/e-Wave Records](/source/Drakkar_Entertainment)

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