CEMETERY SKYLINE · Nordic Gothic | DELUXE DIGIPAK 2CD

Deluxe Edition 2CD in Digipak. Limited deluxe edition featuring bonus tracks, live acoustic versions, and exclusive remixes.

Background information about 'Nordic Gothic'

What happens when you gather some of Finland's most revered metal musicians and let them explore the darker corners of gothic rock? Cemetery Skyline delivers the answer with "Nordic Gothic", a stunning debut that feels both hauntingly familiar and refreshingly original. This supergroup, featuring Dark Tranquillity's Mikael Stanne on vocals alongside members from Insomnium and Amorphis, crafts an atmosphere so thick with melancholy you could cut it with a knife. The opening track "Torn Away" immediately sets the tone with its brooding guitar work and Stanne's emotionally charged delivery, while "In Darkness" showcases the band's ability to balance crushing heaviness with moments of ethereal beauty.

The album's second half ventures into even more experimental territory, particularly with the haunting ballad "When Silence Speaks" and the epic seven-minute closer "Alone Together". What makes this release truly special is how it captures that quintessentially Nordic sense of isolation and introspection without falling into cliché. The deluxe edition sweetens the deal with acoustic renditions that strip away the metal armor to reveal the songs' vulnerable core, plus some genuinely inspired remixes that reimagine these compositions through electronic and ambient lenses.

For fans of:
Katatonia, Swallow The Sun, October Tide, Sentenced, Type O Negative

Track listing

CD 1:

1. Torn Away
2. In Darkness
3. Violent Storm
4. Behind the Lie
5. When Silence Speaks
6. The Darkest Night
7. Never Look Back
8. The Coldest Heart
9. Anomalie
10. Alone Together

CD 2:

1. Nothing from This World
2. I Drove All Night
3. Dream Delusion
4. One Another
5. The Coldest Heart - Live Semi Acoustic 2024 [2026 Version]
6. Behind the Lie - Live Semi Acoustic 2024
7. Torn Away - Live Semi Acoustic 2024
8. In Darkness - Kabbel Remix
9. Torn Away - ghostbells remix
10. Violent Storm - Gost Remix

Manufacturer: Century Media Records GmbH, Schäferstr. 33a, 44147 Dortmund, Germany, Contact: www.centurymedia.com