Trying to find out ways of making a Gothic Christmas, then here are some suggestions, my beloved Goths.
*The best thing to modify is the centerpiece, which is your Christmas tree. Take an old dried Christmas tree and strip the needles from it. If you want to, spray-paint it black and hang black lights instead of colored ones.
*Use black candles and circle them with evergreen sprigs. If you want to, put it in a dish and put berries beside it. If you want to use red candles, just make sure to circle them with small black stones or evergreen sprigs painted black.
*Use those spooky decorations you used during Halloween to decorate your Christmas tree.
*Use plain dark-colored papers to wrap up your gifts and put on black ribbons. Most preferrably, use dark purple or red.
*Make frightening Christmas dolls from dried apples or just save that witch and dress her with a Santa outfit.
*Instead of ordinary stockings, use black ones, make their toes and tie up bells at the end.
*A little black paint and dark purple glitter goes a long way for your Christmas fit of lifestyle.
Spooky Holidays! Seasons Frightenings!
Source:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/457465/how_to_make_your_own_gothic_christmas.html
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/457465/how_to_make_your_own_gothic_christmas.html?page=2&cat=30
Friday, December 12, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Cradle of Filth Update
Fellow goths, if you want to have more matter regarding Cradle of Filth, you may visit http://www.cradleoffilth.com/ and register.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Dead Gothic Society's Halloween Lists
Fellow goths, this Halloween, we are listing down some things that will always be our trademarks. Enjoy!
The thinking that a goth should have:
"A goth is not easily determined by the music he plays, the words he match to haunt, the fashion he adapts to scare people, and the occult that he practices all his life. The only thing needed to be a goth is the thinking that the society is so cruel that they cast us away. But after all, we will live because we see the benefit of a good smoke."
Must listen gothic songs:
1) Nymphetamine Fix by Cradle of Filth
2) Progenies of the Great Apocalypse by Dimmu Borgir
3) Lichtgestalt by Lacrimosa
4) Deus Ex Machina by Moi Dix Mois
5) Down With The Sickness by Disturbed
6) Cold by Static-X
7) Dead Cell by Papa Roach
8) Bye Bye Beautiful by Nightwish
9) Swamped by Lacuna Coil
10) Everybody's Fool by Evanescence
A selection of must read gothic authors:
1) Anne Rice
2) Stephen King
3) Neil Gaiman
4) Edgar Allan Poe
5) Bram Stoker
6) Mary Shelley
7) Jonathan Nasaw
The thinking that a goth should have:
"A goth is not easily determined by the music he plays, the words he match to haunt, the fashion he adapts to scare people, and the occult that he practices all his life. The only thing needed to be a goth is the thinking that the society is so cruel that they cast us away. But after all, we will live because we see the benefit of a good smoke."
Must listen gothic songs:
1) Nymphetamine Fix by Cradle of Filth
2) Progenies of the Great Apocalypse by Dimmu Borgir
3) Lichtgestalt by Lacrimosa
4) Deus Ex Machina by Moi Dix Mois
5) Down With The Sickness by Disturbed
6) Cold by Static-X
7) Dead Cell by Papa Roach
8) Bye Bye Beautiful by Nightwish
9) Swamped by Lacuna Coil
10) Everybody's Fool by Evanescence
A selection of must read gothic authors:
1) Anne Rice
2) Stephen King
3) Neil Gaiman
4) Edgar Allan Poe
5) Bram Stoker
6) Mary Shelley
7) Jonathan Nasaw
Halloween Trivia
From http://www.bonita.k12.ca.us/allen/Fun/Halloween.htm
Orange and black are the colors of Halloween because orange is associated with the fall harvest and black is the color of darkness.
Jack o'lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
For a twist on the traditional jack o'lantern, why not carve a white, blue or green pumpkin!
Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America.
Halloween candy sales average about two billion dollars per year.
Chocolate bars top the list as the most popular treat with Snickers being number 1.
The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night, so they began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human.
Black cats were once thought to protect witches.
Halloween is the second most commercially successful holiday; Christmas is number one.
Some people believe that if you see a spider on Halloween, it is the spirit of a loved one watching over you.
Vampire bats really do exist, but they are not from Transylvania. They live in Central and South America and feed on the blood of cattle, horses and birds.
The North American common brown bat has the longest life-span of any mammal it's size -- about 32 years!
The movie "Halloween" was filmed in only 21 days in 1978 on a very limited budget. The movie was shot during the spring and used fake autumn leaves. Also, while the film is set in Illinois, all the cars have California license plates.
The tradition of bobbing for apples came from the Romans.
According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, you will see your future spouse.
According to the National Retail Federation's Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, the most popular Halloween costume in 2004 was Spiderman, with 2.15 million children dressing as their favorite superhero. Other popular costumes included princesses (1.8 million children), witches (1.3 million) and vampires (899,000).
The world's record for biggest pumpkin is currently held by a gigantic gourd weighing a whopping 1,385 pounds!
Samhainophobia refers to an abnormal and persistent fear of Halloween. This time of year may also stir up other phobias such as the fear of: cats (ailurophobia), witches (wiccaphobia), ghosts (phasmophobia), spiders (arachnophobia), the dark (nyctophobia), and cemeteries (coimetrophobia).
Orange and black are the colors of Halloween because orange is associated with the fall harvest and black is the color of darkness.
Jack o'lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
For a twist on the traditional jack o'lantern, why not carve a white, blue or green pumpkin!
Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America.
Halloween candy sales average about two billion dollars per year.
Chocolate bars top the list as the most popular treat with Snickers being number 1.
The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night, so they began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human.
Black cats were once thought to protect witches.
Halloween is the second most commercially successful holiday; Christmas is number one.
Some people believe that if you see a spider on Halloween, it is the spirit of a loved one watching over you.
Vampire bats really do exist, but they are not from Transylvania. They live in Central and South America and feed on the blood of cattle, horses and birds.
The North American common brown bat has the longest life-span of any mammal it's size -- about 32 years!
The movie "Halloween" was filmed in only 21 days in 1978 on a very limited budget. The movie was shot during the spring and used fake autumn leaves. Also, while the film is set in Illinois, all the cars have California license plates.
The tradition of bobbing for apples came from the Romans.
According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, you will see your future spouse.
According to the National Retail Federation's Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, the most popular Halloween costume in 2004 was Spiderman, with 2.15 million children dressing as their favorite superhero. Other popular costumes included princesses (1.8 million children), witches (1.3 million) and vampires (899,000).
The world's record for biggest pumpkin is currently held by a gigantic gourd weighing a whopping 1,385 pounds!
Samhainophobia refers to an abnormal and persistent fear of Halloween. This time of year may also stir up other phobias such as the fear of: cats (ailurophobia), witches (wiccaphobia), ghosts (phasmophobia), spiders (arachnophobia), the dark (nyctophobia), and cemeteries (coimetrophobia).
Monday, October 13, 2008
Evil Eye
A sign of trouble. Association with the curses of the old wives' tales. These are the common things which we think about the evil eye. But, what really is the evil eye?
The evil eye is an ancient belief which was even dated back to the time of the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians. In ancient Egypt, the people used make-ups to ward it off. Even in the Bible, it was mentioned.
Superstitions of it are usually found in Mediterranean and Central American countries.
People nowadays usually try to ward it off but they never know that they are using it through their malevolent things. However, Greeks made cures for it.
A positive use for it was used for Indra, the Hindu god of war, thunder, and storms.
The evil eye is an ancient belief which was even dated back to the time of the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians. In ancient Egypt, the people used make-ups to ward it off. Even in the Bible, it was mentioned.
Superstitions of it are usually found in Mediterranean and Central American countries.
People nowadays usually try to ward it off but they never know that they are using it through their malevolent things. However, Greeks made cures for it.
A positive use for it was used for Indra, the Hindu god of war, thunder, and storms.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Anne Rice
(Guys, we have just held a poll regarding the better vampire writer. Now, here is our article about her.)
Anne Rice was born Howard Allen O'Brien on 4 October 1941 as the second daughter of a Catholic Irish-American family. Her early years were spent in New Orleans, Louisiana, forming the background of most of her stories. After which, she lived in East Haven, Connecticut until the death of her sister Alice Borchardt, who also pursued to be a gothic writer.
Her name Anne came out during her first day of school when a nun asked her of her name and blurted it out until her mother let it go without correcting her for she knew that her daughter was so conscious of her unusual given name.
In 1958, her father took up a residence at Richardson, Texas after the death of her mother three years before. There she attended Richardson High School and met Stan Rice whom she married later. She then took up her first collegiate years in Texas Women's University in Denton and then moved with her husband to San Francisco, where she attended State University and obtained BA Political Science. "I'm a totally conservative person", she later told the New York Times (November 7, 1988). "In the middle of Haight-Ashbury in the 1960s, I was typing away while everybody was dropping acid and smoking grass. I was known as my own square." She would not return to New Orleans until 1989.
She then had a daughter, Michelle, who later died of Leukemia at the age of 6.
Her first book, Interview with the Vampire was then completed in 1973 and was published in 1976. Nine more books then followed and this series was titled The Vampire Chronicles. These were written while they lived in Berkeley before their son, Christopher, was born. Her novels published then were counted 28.
In 1989, Anne and Stan lived in New Orleans by buying a Garden District Greek Revival house and Anne owned many building in that district that time. Interview with the Vampire was then made into a movie and The Feast of All Saints was then made into a mini-series.
Anne then returned to the Catholic church in 1998 and decided to concentrate her writings on Christ in 2002. One of these books was Christ the Lord and Out of Egypt which were published this year.
Stan Rice then died in 2002 after a couple of months being diagnosed with brain cancer. His paintings would hopefully soon find home and his diaries are now edited.
Anne now lives and works in the California desert, a few hours drive from her son, Christopher, who lives and works in West Hollywood.
Anne Rice was born Howard Allen O'Brien on 4 October 1941 as the second daughter of a Catholic Irish-American family. Her early years were spent in New Orleans, Louisiana, forming the background of most of her stories. After which, she lived in East Haven, Connecticut until the death of her sister Alice Borchardt, who also pursued to be a gothic writer.
Her name Anne came out during her first day of school when a nun asked her of her name and blurted it out until her mother let it go without correcting her for she knew that her daughter was so conscious of her unusual given name.
In 1958, her father took up a residence at Richardson, Texas after the death of her mother three years before. There she attended Richardson High School and met Stan Rice whom she married later. She then took up her first collegiate years in Texas Women's University in Denton and then moved with her husband to San Francisco, where she attended State University and obtained BA Political Science. "I'm a totally conservative person", she later told the New York Times (November 7, 1988). "In the middle of Haight-Ashbury in the 1960s, I was typing away while everybody was dropping acid and smoking grass. I was known as my own square." She would not return to New Orleans until 1989.
She then had a daughter, Michelle, who later died of Leukemia at the age of 6.
Her first book, Interview with the Vampire was then completed in 1973 and was published in 1976. Nine more books then followed and this series was titled The Vampire Chronicles. These were written while they lived in Berkeley before their son, Christopher, was born. Her novels published then were counted 28.
In 1989, Anne and Stan lived in New Orleans by buying a Garden District Greek Revival house and Anne owned many building in that district that time. Interview with the Vampire was then made into a movie and The Feast of All Saints was then made into a mini-series.
Anne then returned to the Catholic church in 1998 and decided to concentrate her writings on Christ in 2002. One of these books was Christ the Lord and Out of Egypt which were published this year.
Stan Rice then died in 2002 after a couple of months being diagnosed with brain cancer. His paintings would hopefully soon find home and his diaries are now edited.
Anne now lives and works in the California desert, a few hours drive from her son, Christopher, who lives and works in West Hollywood.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Moi Dix Mois
Biography and pictures from http://moidixmois.altervista.org/
Mana, one of the most influential artist of the Visual Kei movement founded the cult band Malice Mizer in 1992, with the guitarist Közi. During their ten years-career Malice Mizer make themselves known as a unique and influential band in japanese gothic rock scene, inventing and introducing in the Visual scene original ideas both in the music/composition and in costumes image, melting baroque and neoclassical refined influences with a gothic rock base.
The 11th December 2001, Klaha, Mana, Közi and Yu~ki decided together to suspend the band activities (and put it on hiatus) to focus on their individual projects.
Just after a few months, Mana is ready to reveal the details of his project. On March 19, date of his birthday, he announces the foundation of his new band, Moi dix Mois. For some months the identity of the other unknown members remains secret. In the photo sessions the other two members wears a white mask with the word "dix" carved on the forehead.
On July 31 Mana organizes at Shibuya the event "Dis inferno", in which partecipates Schwarz Stein, an industrial due produced by Mana with his label Midi:Nette.
At last Mana take off the masks from the other two members of Moi dix Mois, introducing the infernal trio: Mana on guitar, Juka on vocals and Kazuno on bass. They have also a support drummer, Tohru, who isn't a official member of the band.
In 2002 Moi dix Mois start their first national tour "forbidden", through Japan, and 19th November release their first single, Dialogue Symphonie, whereas for the first full album we have to wait the birthday of Mana, and on 19th March 2003 the Dix infernal album comes out.
After an awesome opening concert at Akasaka BLITZ, start the national Tour 2003 Dix infernal, whose final gig, at Shibuya AX on September 27, is recorded and released as a gorgeous live DVD Dix infernal ~Scars of Sabbath~.
Last year event is Dis inferno vol.II, an evening full of shows and guests (such as Kamijo and Mayu from Lareine), where finally Moi dix Mois and Schwarz Stein perform together of the same stage.
We have to wait Mana's birthday (19th March) to learn something about Moi dix Mois plans: at his party/concert (Heretic's Assembly I Night), Mana announces the release of a new single followed by a new full-album.
On May 31 the second single Shadows Temple comes out, Tohru becomes ufficiale official drummer, and in CD credits appears the name of Shadow X, on death voice (probably he is no one than Mana himself).
The second Moi dix Mois full album Nocturnal Opera comes out the 20th July 2004.
Moreover, on July 11 Mana comes to an event in Europe for the first time, he partecipate as a special guest at Japan Expo in Parigi.
There's also another good news for western fans of the band: the official fanclub, Mon†amour, opens the division Mon†amour International allowing fans from all over the world to join and receive the special fanclub issues.
Besides Moi-même-Moitié, the gothic fashion label owned by Mana, organizes to sell online its products worldwide, through CD-Japan.
The 6th October 2004 the third Moi dix Mois single, Pageant, is released. Meanwhile on November 8th Moi-même-Moitié publish the fashion catalogue/photobook Magnifique, interely shooted in Francia.
The 15th Dicembre a new concert is held, Dis inferno Vol.III, the setlist of the event is similar to the previous edition, but there are new things about Moi dix Mois: a new member was added to the band, guitarist K, doing also some growling/screaming vocals. For that event the band consisted also of a third support guitarist, Jun, a temporariry presence, in fact he will not partecipate to the future activities of the band.
The 27th of February 2005 there's another concert reserved to Fanclub members, Heretic's Assembly II Night, in which Moi dix Mois announced their Tour 2005, Invite to Immorality, this time including two european dates. The band achieve a great success at the sold out gig in Paris, at La Locomotive, Monday 28th March, while they do very well also in Munich, at the Georg Elser Halle, Saturday 26th.
A third date of the Tour the 24th of April 2005, the last date, is on the other hand a new concert in Japan, at the infamous Shibuya-AX.
Sadly, for the final concert of the Tour, vocalist Juka decides to quit the band, for artistic reason. Mana says that he will continue activities, trying to experiment something new.
The 27th July finally a new live DVD from Moi dix Mois is released, concerning the Europe Tour 2005, Invite to Immorality.
The DVD comes out in two editions, a limited one including 2 DVD and some extra, and a regular one with one disc only.
The 2nd December a special edition / double CD set of the Nocturnal Opera album is released in Europe (contains also the 3 singles and 2 live video from Tour 2005). The album is produced by the german mainstream label Trisol (that produces also a lot of famous western gothic bands).
In December 2005 Mana recruits a new vocalist for Moi dix Mois, but in the meantime former bassist Kazuno and drummer Tohru left the band.
The new album (EP) Beyond the Gate, is released the 1st of March 2006, simultaneously released in Japan (by Midi:Nette) and in Europe (by the german label Gan Shin). It features the new vocalist Seth. The 11th March the reborn Moi dix Mois 2006 perform at LIQUID ROOM in Shibuya with this lineup: Seth on vocals, Mana on guitar, K on guitar&voice, Sugiya on bass and Hayato on drums.
Moi dix Mois start the European Tour for the new album in two dates: March 17th in Paris, France and March 19th in Berlin, Germany. They perform at the tour final gig at Shibuya AX the 2nd of May.
Mana, one of the most influential artist of the Visual Kei movement founded the cult band Malice Mizer in 1992, with the guitarist Közi. During their ten years-career Malice Mizer make themselves known as a unique and influential band in japanese gothic rock scene, inventing and introducing in the Visual scene original ideas both in the music/composition and in costumes image, melting baroque and neoclassical refined influences with a gothic rock base.
The 11th December 2001, Klaha, Mana, Közi and Yu~ki decided together to suspend the band activities (and put it on hiatus) to focus on their individual projects.
Just after a few months, Mana is ready to reveal the details of his project. On March 19, date of his birthday, he announces the foundation of his new band, Moi dix Mois. For some months the identity of the other unknown members remains secret. In the photo sessions the other two members wears a white mask with the word "dix" carved on the forehead.
On July 31 Mana organizes at Shibuya the event "Dis inferno", in which partecipates Schwarz Stein, an industrial due produced by Mana with his label Midi:Nette.
At last Mana take off the masks from the other two members of Moi dix Mois, introducing the infernal trio: Mana on guitar, Juka on vocals and Kazuno on bass. They have also a support drummer, Tohru, who isn't a official member of the band.
In 2002 Moi dix Mois start their first national tour "forbidden", through Japan, and 19th November release their first single, Dialogue Symphonie, whereas for the first full album we have to wait the birthday of Mana, and on 19th March 2003 the Dix infernal album comes out.
After an awesome opening concert at Akasaka BLITZ, start the national Tour 2003 Dix infernal, whose final gig, at Shibuya AX on September 27, is recorded and released as a gorgeous live DVD Dix infernal ~Scars of Sabbath~.
Last year event is Dis inferno vol.II, an evening full of shows and guests (such as Kamijo and Mayu from Lareine), where finally Moi dix Mois and Schwarz Stein perform together of the same stage.
We have to wait Mana's birthday (19th March) to learn something about Moi dix Mois plans: at his party/concert (Heretic's Assembly I Night), Mana announces the release of a new single followed by a new full-album.
On May 31 the second single Shadows Temple comes out, Tohru becomes ufficiale official drummer, and in CD credits appears the name of Shadow X, on death voice (probably he is no one than Mana himself).
The second Moi dix Mois full album Nocturnal Opera comes out the 20th July 2004.
Moreover, on July 11 Mana comes to an event in Europe for the first time, he partecipate as a special guest at Japan Expo in Parigi.
There's also another good news for western fans of the band: the official fanclub, Mon†amour, opens the division Mon†amour International allowing fans from all over the world to join and receive the special fanclub issues.
Besides Moi-même-Moitié, the gothic fashion label owned by Mana, organizes to sell online its products worldwide, through CD-Japan.
The 6th October 2004 the third Moi dix Mois single, Pageant, is released. Meanwhile on November 8th Moi-même-Moitié publish the fashion catalogue/photobook Magnifique, interely shooted in Francia.
The 15th Dicembre a new concert is held, Dis inferno Vol.III, the setlist of the event is similar to the previous edition, but there are new things about Moi dix Mois: a new member was added to the band, guitarist K, doing also some growling/screaming vocals. For that event the band consisted also of a third support guitarist, Jun, a temporariry presence, in fact he will not partecipate to the future activities of the band.
The 27th of February 2005 there's another concert reserved to Fanclub members, Heretic's Assembly II Night, in which Moi dix Mois announced their Tour 2005, Invite to Immorality, this time including two european dates. The band achieve a great success at the sold out gig in Paris, at La Locomotive, Monday 28th March, while they do very well also in Munich, at the Georg Elser Halle, Saturday 26th.
A third date of the Tour the 24th of April 2005, the last date, is on the other hand a new concert in Japan, at the infamous Shibuya-AX.
Sadly, for the final concert of the Tour, vocalist Juka decides to quit the band, for artistic reason. Mana says that he will continue activities, trying to experiment something new.
The 27th July finally a new live DVD from Moi dix Mois is released, concerning the Europe Tour 2005, Invite to Immorality.
The DVD comes out in two editions, a limited one including 2 DVD and some extra, and a regular one with one disc only.
The 2nd December a special edition / double CD set of the Nocturnal Opera album is released in Europe (contains also the 3 singles and 2 live video from Tour 2005). The album is produced by the german mainstream label Trisol (that produces also a lot of famous western gothic bands).
In December 2005 Mana recruits a new vocalist for Moi dix Mois, but in the meantime former bassist Kazuno and drummer Tohru left the band.
The new album (EP) Beyond the Gate, is released the 1st of March 2006, simultaneously released in Japan (by Midi:Nette) and in Europe (by the german label Gan Shin). It features the new vocalist Seth. The 11th March the reborn Moi dix Mois 2006 perform at LIQUID ROOM in Shibuya with this lineup: Seth on vocals, Mana on guitar, K on guitar&voice, Sugiya on bass and Hayato on drums.
Moi dix Mois start the European Tour for the new album in two dates: March 17th in Paris, France and March 19th in Berlin, Germany. They perform at the tour final gig at Shibuya AX the 2nd of May.
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