The Foreshadowing

Characterized by songs that are dark, melancholy, pessimistic, and full of gloom and despair, the Foreshadowing are among the many goth metal bands that have come out of Italy. They have been compared to Depeche Mode more than once -- and while Depeche Mode were never a metal band and were never goth in the classic Bauhaus/Sisters of Mercy sense, the Foreshadowing do share that band's sorrowful outlook and their knack for brooding melodies. Metal comparisons, meanwhile, have included My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost, and Anathema. Quite a few of Italy's goth metal bands have had ...