"Nephthys" in egyptian myth, was one of the sister's of Isis. Her role as a goddess was to commandeer the boat that would come to pick up your soul and bring it down the Nile (The source and flow of life in egyptian myth). Effectively, she was the egyptian goddess of the dead - something of a Grim Reaper.

It certainly allows for very easy publicity, providing you have the equipment to record music. Unfortunately, the mp3 has also allowed people to cut into starting bands profits (through pirating), making it extremely difficult to even make enough money to keep producing music, let alone live off of it.

Absolutely. Our genre has remained in the indie and subculture labels since it began in the early 80's. If we were offered to sign on with a major record label, that would take our genre to a new level. It would be a benchmark for gothic culture.

The Sisters of Mercy, The Cure, The Rosetta Stone, The Wake, The Mission UK

Die Maschine, Winnipeg.

Electronic drum machines, Electric guitar, bass, 12 string acoustic guitar, Roland Juno-G sampling synthesizer.

Nephthys is the only remaining gothic revival band in Winnipeg. We can be seen almost every Saturday at the Die Maschine, Winnipeg.