List of gothic metal bands

Type O Negative at the 2007 Gods of Metal festival.

This is a list of gothic metal bands. Gothic metal is a genre of heavy metal music. It is characterized as a combination of the dark atmosphere of gothic rock with the aggression of heavy metal music. The genre originated during the early 1990s in Europe as an outgrowth of death/doom, a fusion of death metal, doom metal, and gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music. Lyrics are generally melodramatic and dark with inspiration from gothic fiction as well as personal experiences.

Members of metal bands such as After Forever,[1] HIM[2] and Nightwish[3] have downplayed or dismissed the gothic label from their music. The issue is obscured further by bands that have since moved away from gothic metal or even heavy metal music altogether, as is the case for Anathema and The Gathering.[4]

List of bands

This is an incomplete list that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
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Stefano Fiori of Graveworm.
Fernando Ribeiro of Moonspell.
Band Country Formed References
The 69 Eyes Finland 1989 [5]
Abonos Serbia 1999 [6]
Ad Inferna France / USA 1998 [7]
After Forever The Netherlands 1995 [8][9]
Agathodaimon Germany 1995 [10]
Aion Poland 1996 [11]
Amorphis Finland 1990 [12]
Anathema UK 1990 [13][14]
Artrosis Poland 1995 [15]
Asrai The Netherlands 1988 [16]
Atargatis Germany 1997 [17]
Atrocity Germany 1985 [18]
Autumn The Netherlands 1995 [19]
Ava Inferi Portugal 2005 [20]
Beseech Sweden 1992 [21][22]
Cadaveria Italy 2001 [23]
Cemetary Sweden 1989 [24][25]
Chalice Australia 1997 [26]
Charon Finland 1992 [27]
Celtic Frost Switzerland 1984 [28]
Coronatus Germany 1999 [29]
Cradle of Filth UK 1991 [30][31]
Creation’s Tears UK 2002 [32]
Crematory Germany 1991 [33]
Cryptal Darkness Australia 1993 [34]
Cult of Luna Sweden 1998 [35]
Dakrua Italy 1995 [36]
Danzig USA 1987 [37]
Dark Princess Russia 2004 [38]
Darkseed Germany 1992 [39]
Darkwell Austria 1999 [40]
Deathstars Sweden 2001 [41]
Delain The Netherlands 2002 [42][43]
Draconian Sweden 1994 [44]
Drastique Italy 1995 [45]
Dreams of Sanity Austria 1991 [46]
Elis Liechtenstein 2001 [47]
Elysion Greece 2006 [48]
Entwine Finland 1995 [49]
Epica The Netherlands 2003 [50]
Erben der Schöpfung Liechtenstein 1998 [51]
The Eternal Australia 2003 [52]
Eternal Tears of Sorrow Finland 1994 [53][54]
Evanescence USA 1995 [55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63]
Eyes of Eden Germany 2005 [64]
Flowing Tears Germany 1994 [65]
For My Pain... Finland 1999 [66][67]
Gathering, The The Netherlands 1989 [68]
Graveworm Italy 1997 [69]
HIM Finland 1991 [70][71][72][73]
How Like a Winter Italy 1995 [74]
Imperia The Netherlands, Norway 2003 [75]
Katatonia Sweden 1991 [76]
The Kovenant Norway 1999 [77]
Krypteria Germany 2001 [78]
Lacrimas Profundere Germany 1993 [79]
Lacrimosa Germany 1990 [80]
Lacuna Coil Italy 1994 [68][81][82][83][84]
L'Âme Immortelle Austria 1996 [85]
Leaves' Eyes Germany 2003 [82][86]
Letzte Instanz Germany 1996 [87]
Lullacry Finland 1999 [88]
Lyriel Germany 2003 [89]
Macbeth Italy 1995 [90]
Madder Mortem Norway 1993 [91]
Mandragora Scream Italy 1997 [92]
Midnattsol Germany 2002 [93]
Moi dix Mois Japan 2002 [94]
Moonspell Portugal 1992 [95][96][97]
Monumentum Italy 1987 [98]
Mortal Love Norway 2001 [99]
Motionless in White USA 2005 [100]
Murder of My Sweet, The Sweden 2007 [101]
My Dying Bride UK 1990 [102]
Nemesea The Netherlands 2002 [103]
Nightwish Finland 1996 [62][104][105]
Notre Dame Sweden 1997 [106]
Octavia Sperati Norway 2000 [107]
Old Dead Tree, The France 1997 [108]
Pale Forest Norway 1998 [109][110]
Pale Horse Named Death, A USA 2011 [111][112][113]
Paradise Lost UK 1988 [13][114][115][116]
Penumbra France 1996 [117]
Poisonblack Finland 2000 [118][119]
Rain Fell Within USA 1996 [120]
Riot USA 1975 [121]
Rotting Christ Greece 1987 [122]
Rublood Italy 2010 [123]
Sentenced Finland 1989 [124][125][126]
Silentium Finland 1995 [127]
Sinamore Finland 1998 [128]
Sins of Thy Beloved, The Norway 1996 [129]
Sirenia Norway 2001 [130]
Sorrowful Angels Greece 1999 [131]
Stravaganzza Spain 2004 [132]
Stream of Passion The Netherlands 2005 [133]
Taia Japan 1998 [134]
Theatre of Tragedy Norway 1993 [135][136]
Theatres des Vampires Italy 1994 [137]
Therion Sweden 1987 [138][139]
Tiamat Sweden 1988 [68][140][141]
To/Die/For Finland 1993 [142]
Trail of Tears Norway 1994 [143][144]
Tristania Norway 1996 [145]
Type O Negative USA 1990 [146][147][148][149]
Undish Poland 1991 [150]
Unshine Finland 2000 [151]
UnSun Poland 2006 [152]
Urn USA 1994 [153]
Virgin Black Australia 1993 [154]
Vision Bleak, The Germany 2000 [155][156]
We Are the Fallen USA 2009 [157][158]
Within Temptation The Netherlands 1996 [159][160][161]
Xandria Germany 1997 [162]
Yousei Teikoku Japan 1997 [94]

See also

References

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