22. The Night Eternal - "Fatale"
Named after the Moonspell album this is a fantastic exercise in Gothic revival from Germany. It feels like they’ve spent a good chunk of time listening to old Sisters, Mission, Bauhaus and Rose of Avalon albums and then distilled all they have heard into one record.
It is distinctly reverential, but it is also wonderfully forward-thinking. This is not just an exercise in pure nostalgia, this is an attempt to make Goth relevant in 2023. It realises that Goth wasn’t just about shameless atmospherics and good goth relied on tiptop songwriting. When Goth was at his best was when it was shamelessly rubbing itself up against pop and The Night Eternal realise this in absolute spades.