SHOW HOSTS
Gary Mitchel
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Erin McGourn
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Music Credit: Special thanks to Valentine Wolfe for use of their song, Softly Shall You Sleep. Visit their website, for more information about Valentine Wolfe, their music, upcoming performances and merch!
Sarah Black: Vocals and Keyboards, Sound Design & Braxton Ballew: 5 String Double Bass, Sound Design
A Symphony of Darkness, Valentine Wolfe performs gothic metal inspired by seances, 19th-century gothic literature, and classical music. Combining the haunting soprano of Sarah Black and the bleak maelstrom of Braxton Ballew’s solo double bass, the only muse they follow is their own. In addition to their gothic metal offerings, their insatiable musical curiosity has afforded them multiple opportunities to bring their signature sound to theatre productions; composing and performing the scores for Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest (Warehouse Theater), The Winter’s Tale (Furman University), Twelfth Night (The Distracted Globe), and the voice of The Angel in Warehouse Theater’s production of Angels in America. Most recently, they have been creating live scores to silent horror classics, most notably Nosferatu and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
Their most recent release is 2020’s Only Gossamer My Gown, a celebration of the macabre works of Emily Dickinson. Supported by grants from Greenville SC’s Metropolitan Arts Council and South Carolina Humanities, Only Gossamer My Gown continues Valentine Wolfe’s tradition of creating works equally suitable for metal concerts and libraries, joining 2018’s The Haunting of Mary Shelley and 2017’s death positive, grief-inspired The Elegiac Repose.
Ideal for fans of Nightwish and Paradise Lost.
All Episodes
Welcome back to A Podcask of Amontillado, where we delve into the dark, dreadful, and terrifying parts of the world. In this episode, hosts Gary Mitchel & Erin McGourn are joined by gothic metal musicians to discuss using horror as an inspiration for…
Welcome to A Podcask of Amontillado, where we delve into the dark, dreadful, and terrifying parts of the world. Join hosts Gary Mitchel & Erin McGourn in their debut episode as they discuss their history with horror, and what you can expect in future…