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ISSN # 2042-1885 German electrowave act are materials. “It didn’t cost any more to like Nomads and American Apparel are spearheading a new campaign produce,” Athanor says, “and the same happily producing ethical wares with a thatA encourages goths to go green and goes for our t-shirts, which are made dark theme and mineral-based make-up it’s being supported by Greenpeace. from bamboo fibres.” companies are starting to realise not COVER PICTURE Ester Segarra Griffinvox, fronted by the delightfully- On the surface, goth culture is everyone wants to wear pastel shades. COVER MODEL Maleficent Martini (see page 5) named Lord Athanor, are behind Goth about as eco-unfriendly as possible Griffinvox hope more artists will HAIR BY For Earth which they hope will inspire – for starters aerosol-based hairsprays follow their lead and so far they’ve Marino Lambrix www.myspace.com/marino.lambrix us all to do our bit for the planet. But might not contain CFCs anymore but generated interest from a number of it’s not just about using energy-saving the propellant used in them is still underground acts including VNV Nation lightbulbs and recycling, Lord Athanor damaging to the environment. Then and XP8. wants us all to go the extra mile. there’s all that black clothing – if you’re “Bands can do their bit by making “I’m a trained druid,” he tells us, wearing a bootleg band t-shirt or a sure they buy electrical equipment “so the environment is very important cheap goth dress, check where it was that has an ‘off’ button and not just 4. BONESHAKERS: New bands to me and I think the goth audience made. Many items produced outside ‘standby’,” Lord Athanor adds. “And to rattle your bones are more receptive than most to green the EU not only give labourers a bum when they’re rehearsing, avoid buying 6. THE 69 EYES issues, so it seemed a logical place deal with their wages but could contain heavily-packaged junk food. Not only is 8. THEATRE OF TRAGEDY to start. People think we’re a selfish sulphur-based dyes. These damage it bad for the planet but it’s bad for your 10. LEAVES’ EYES subculture but I want to show them we the environment during manufacture health as well! 11. EPICA care!” but can also cause skin rashes and “The summer heatwaves and 12. DARK STUFF: Cool stuff Griffinvox launched their campaign certain types of cancer when they’re flooding we’ve just had show us Mother worth robbing graves for earlier this year with performance art worn. It also goes without saying that Nature isn’t happy so we must act now 13. LIVE REVIEWS at the Wave Gotik Treffen festival and PVC production leaves a very heavy before we kill her.” 14. CUTS FROM THE CRYPT: the release of their EP ‘Control Lost’, and toxic carbon footprint and it’s not Music and lifestyle which was printed with environmentally- widely recycled either. There’s some friendly inks and packaged with recycled good news though because companies “I recycle as much “Being green has “I’m not an overly kitchen stuff and become a normal “We both green person but I packaging as I part of my everyday recycle our use public transport can – I think it life. I’ve put in as rubbish everywhere I go compensates for many energy-saving and try to ‒ admittedly this is because I can’t the petrol I burn when I am not using light bulbs as I can and I never leave buy biodegradable products but I’ll drive. I also make sure I put my the tube network. But that said my the telly on standby. I also recycle admit we don’t always make the right rubbish into the correct recycling bins car is 45-years-old and therefore a lot everything I can – I’d say I’m very eco- choices. Getting a cab often seems but that’s more so I don’t get fined!” greener than buying a new one.” friendly!” easier than waiting for the bus!” asks! Ballet! Bondage! It’s just a typical performance by hen there’s no more room in hell, the dead will walk the London-based Maleficent who are sort of a baroque the earth. And the same goes for the graveyard of versionM of KMFDM. Fronted by Italian ballerina Maleficent Martini goth.W 45 Grave were classed as one of the original deathrock and poet Mortimer Cain, the electro-industrial outfit have certainly bands of the ‘80s – singer Dinah Cancer’s ‘Bride Of Dracula’ had their share of dramatis personae since their creation in 2006. look spawning a million imitators while her band’s punchy pic: ESTER Maleficent SEGARRA “Our original line-up didn’t last long because they just gothic punk rock generated a legion of loyal followers. hat Victor Love gets everywhere. wanted to be in a metal band,” explains Martini. “And we “After all, who doesn’t want to look at a sexy woman Not content with creating industrial haven’t had much success with drummers either – our first o you thought all Japanese alternative who’s covered in blood?” she asks. debaucheryT in his own band Dope Stars Inc, was in two bands and let us down over a gig, our second was music was full of whiny emo warbles? Despite their reputation, they only ever released one he’s also cast his magic over Omega Lithium. a bit too crazy. Our last drummer lived in Italy, which didn’t PsydollS prove they can do noise with attitude studio album before they split in 1985 and that was ‘Sleep In The Croatian industrial/goth metallers are the work so well but we’ve got a new one now so fingers crossed!” too. Mixing industrial, dark electronics and a Safety’. They reformed again four years later and then split latest act to fall under his production spell Now their line-up’s a bit more settled, they can get back hefty dose of Manga, the Tokyo trio are pretty up for a second time. But after several side-projects like with their debut ‘Dreams In Formaline’. to what they’re good at, which is performing music. They much the musical equivalent of ‘Battle Royale’. Penis Flytrap and the Graverobbers, Grandma Goth decided it Fronted by the flaxen-haired nineteen year recently premièred the lavishly sexy video to their cover of Nick Fronted by the cyber android Nekoi, they’ve was third time lucky and begun the reanimation ritual. old Mya Mortenssen, the alchemically-named Cave’s ‘Where The Wild Roses Grow’. Shot near Florence in been playing live since 1998 and have even “I guess I missed singing some of the 45 Grave songs,” four-piece are about to embark on a European Italy, it’s a real treat for the eyes. Martini reveals, “We filmed ventured as far as Europe. They sing songs she muses. “It was a big part of my life and it seemed right to ‘Night Of The Demons’, staring one-time ‘Terminator 2’ tour with industrial mentalists Subway To Sally. it in my friend’s villa – it was our bassist Dr Sickx who spotted about Machinery Lemmings, black rain and, bring it back. The internet has really helped as well because hearthrob Edward Furlong. The soundtrack has been put Not bad considering they’ve only been together it. He was out there on holiday and took photos – it’s got the um, the iron battleship with the screw (some it’s allowed us to build up a dialogue with new fans.” together by Joe Bishara, who was also responsible for the for two years and come from the small town perfect atmosphere. We did the whole thing in three days with back on the road with a breath-taking new addition to their concepts really don’t translate well into The band headed back into the studio earlier this year to crypt-rocking tunes on ‘Repo! The Genetic Opera’. 45 Grave of Umag, which is pretty much regarded as no our own make-up artists and hairdressers and everything.” live shows: a ballet suspension. Based around the traditional English!). What’s more renowned anime artist record new material, which will be split between an EP and will nestle alongside Brooklyn gloom crew Type O Negative man’s land in their native country. And that’s where Maleficent’s theatrical background suspension act, Maleficent’s take uses ropes rather than Senno Knife has lent his creative skills to some their long-awaited album ‘What Nightmares Are Made Of’. and veteran punks TSOL on the album. “It’ll be boobs, They’ve searched all the corners of really comes out. Forget about jeans and t-shirts because piercing and hooks. Carried out with the assistance of of their album covers. Miss Cancer tells us, “I’ve been writing with guitarist L Ron blood, demons, evil, party… sounds like a fun night to me,” darkness for their inspiration, which comes these guys really go to town with hand-made costumes, bondage artiste Esinem, it sees Martini suspended several Psydoll recently released their second Jeremy [Faith & The Muse/Frankenstein] and we’re keeping Cancer grins.