“Hook-laden spiky guitar, soaring vocals, lashings of (melo)drama, and catchy choruses with insistent, insidious dancefloor rhythms… One To Watch on the UK goth scene… they should become a force to be reckoned with.” – DJ HGV, Carpe Noctum club, Leeds, UK
Melodic Gothic Rock from Whitby. Luciferia (vocals), Karl (guitar) and Dominique (bass) create dark & emotional, yet uplifting & danceable songs that will appeal to fans of Siouxsie & The Banshees, Fields of The Nephilim, Within Temptation and Evanescence.
Since exploding onto the UK goth scene in 2019 ::WESTENRA:: have been building a reputation for captivating live performances of their stylish and atmospheric sound. Their debut album “First Light” was released in January 2021 to rave reviews, followed by a cover version of the Cliff Richard classic “Devil Woman” in March 2022 – a taster for the new, bigger sound featured on the four track EP “BREATHE” which was released in July 2022. Their version of Iron Maiden’s “Number of The Beast” – originally meant as an exclusive live performance to celebrate their headlining the Whitby Krampus Run Ball – was released in February 2023, with proceeds going to the Whitby Krampus Run chosen charities.
May 2022 saw Whitby Abbey invite the band to perform within its grounds as part of their celebrations for the 125th anniversary of the novel Dracula – this generated substantial national and international exposure for the band, with the area that they performed in front of now known as “The ::WESTENRA:: Arches”.
2023 will be another exciting year for ::WESTENRA:: as they will be releasing new material ahead of playing the prestigious tomorrow’s ghosts festival in Whitby in October, supporting gothic rock superstars THE MISSION.
11 awesome gothic-rock bands over 2 days! Fantastic friendly atmosphere, chill-out room ( with fantastic views) and cheap(er) beer
Goth City Promotions are proud to present: ‘Black Pilgrimage’ – 8 of the best goth and dark alternative acts, in one of Leeds’ best underground venues. Friday sees West Yorkshire post-punk legends 1919 headline, with special guests Rome Burns and The Black Riders Cult, and on Saturday ’90s goth rock titans Inkubus Sukkubus headline with special guests Westenra, Deathtrippers, Palindrones, and Decommissioned Forests. Both nights will feature a club night until late featuring DJs Shaking Like Milk and Orpheus, the teams behind Leeds goth clubnight Boys Don’t Cry. Expect a rite of passage into the best of contemporary UK goth,
::GOTH AT THE BREWERY // Saturday 2nd November 2024, 2-5pm:: @WhitbyBrewery once again invites all Children of The Night (or mid-afternoon in this case) to the eighth GOTH AT THE BREWERY event. Admission is FREE with three bands playing for your displeasure: @westenrabandofficial – Dark & dramatic melodic gothic rock from Whitby https://www.facebook.com/westenrabandofficial @deathtrippers – Post-punk, goth and electro, with late 80s/early 90s indie/shoegaze influences https://www.facebook.com/Deathtrippers @machineruk – Big skyscraping emotional songs; sometimes dark… and sometimes with a little light up ahead in the distance https://www.facebook.com/machineruk
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