Blackbriar (gothic metal): Unique, but I get bored of it fast

I am always on the lookout for new metal and mostly it is a rather fruitless search because I don't have any real idea of where to start, I don't have any local friends who are into metal, and the decisions made by Spotify / Youtube / whatever else, well... i don't think their algorithms really understand metal.

I got inspired by a song I heard in the gym the other day by a band called Blackbriar called Snow White / Rose Red so I figured I would dive in a bit more.

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Blackbriar likely has a greater opportunity for mass appeal because they aren't too heavy... so much so that I really hesitate to call them metal. The "gothic" portion of their name suits them more because the songs are quite eerie and to be honest, very nicely made.

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Zora Cook makes the band unique. Having a female vocalist is kind of all the rage in metal these days but Zora is different in the sense that she is clearly a very talented, if not classically-trained singer. Her voice is beautiful and I would imagine that she could definitely get a job as some more mainstream type of singing if she decided one day that she isn't really into the metal stuff. I do admire her for sticking to her roots though.

They also make impressive videos that are always a bit dark and tell a story. I don't really understand where the money for these productions come from, but I am happy they make them.

Now onto the less-than-awesome aspects of this band: It gets old pretty fast as the songs kind of start to all sound the same. I can't really see myself enjoying listening to all the songs on an entire album because while their (her) talent is undeniable, I would probably never really know which song I am listening to.

I like that things like this are being done though, but i fear that Blackbriar will likely never be any more than a side-stage act at festivals.