Featured bands
Extreme Gothic metal
| Band | Style | Country | Formed | Split | Fans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Cradle Of Filth
1991-
|
Extreme gothic Symphonic black Death Symphonic |
United Kingdom | 1991 | - | 1124 |
| 2 |
|
Agathodaimon
1995-2014
|
Symphonic black Extreme gothic |
Germany | 1995 | 2014 | 136 |
| 3 |
|
Little Dead Bertha
1994-
|
Extreme gothic | Russia | 1994 | - | 6 |
| 4 |
|
Darkmoon
1997-
|
Extreme gothic Melodic death Black Thrash |
Switzerland | 1997 | - | 5 |
| 5 |
|
Golden Dawn
1992-
|
Melodic black Extreme gothic Gothic black |
Austria | 1992 | - | 5 |
| 6 |
|
Lord Agheros
1999-
|
Extreme gothic | Italy | 1999 | - | 4 |
Gothic metal
| Band | Style | Country | Formed | Split | Fans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Nightwish
1996-
|
Symphonic power Gothic Symphonic |
Finland | 1996 | - | 2250 |
| 2 |
|
Moonspell
1989-
|
Folk Gothic black Gothic Symphonic black Black |
Portugal | 1989 | - | 1215 |
| 3 |
|
Cradle Of Filth
1991-
|
Extreme gothic Symphonic black Death Symphonic |
United Kingdom | 1991 | - | 1124 |
| 4 |
|
Paradise Lost
1988-
|
Gothic Electro gothic Death doom |
United Kingdom | 1988 | - | 1113 |
| 5 |
|
Within Temptation
1996-
|
Symphonic Gothic |
The Netherlands | 1996 | - | 981 |
| 6 |
|
Rotting Christ
1987-
|
Black Gothic |
Greece | 1987 | - | 845 |
| 7 |
|
Lacuna Coil
1994-
|
Gothic Alternative |
Italy | 1994 | - | 622 |
| 8 |
|
Tristania
1996-
|
Symphonic gothic Gothic |
Norway | 1996 | - | 608 |
| 9 |
|
Type O Negative
1989-2010
|
Gothic Doom |
USA | 1989 | 2010 | 561 |
| 10 |
|
In Mourning
2000-
|
Gothic Melodic death Progressive |
Sweden | 2000 | - | 556 |
| 11 |
|
Tiamat
1988-
|
Death Atmospheric gothic |
Sweden | 1988 | - | 535 |
| 12 |
|
Sirenia
2001-
|
Symphonic gothic | Norway | 2001 | - | 498 |
| 13 |
|
After Forever
1995-2009
|
Symphonic gothic Symphonic progressive |
The Netherlands | 1995 | 2009 | 484 |
| 14 |
|
The Gathering
1989-
|
Doom Death doom Atmospheric gothic Experimental rock |
The Netherlands | 1989 | - | 426 |
| 15 |
|
Xandria
1994-
|
Gothic Symphonic |
Germany | 1994 | - | 391 |
| 16 |
|
Before The Dawn
1999-2013
|
Gothic Melodic death |
Finland | 1999 | 2013 | 371 |
| 17 |
|
Theatre Of Tragedy
1993-2010
|
Gothic Gothic industrial |
Norway | 1993 | 2010 | 365 |
| 18 |
|
Graveworm
1992-
|
Gothic Symphonic black |
Italy | 1992 | - | 336 |
| 19 |
|
Lacrimosa
1990-
|
Gothic Symphonic |
Germany | 1990 | - | 322 |
| 20 |
|
Green Carnation
1990-
|
Death Gothic Progressive |
Norway | 1990 | - | 282 |
| 21 |
|
Virgin Black
1995-
|
Gothic Doom |
Australia | 1995 | - | 263 |
| 22 |
|
Lake Of Tears
1992-
|
Gothic Doom |
Sweden | 1992 | - | 243 |
| 23 |
|
Crematory
1991-
|
Death Gothic |
Germany | 1991 | - | 216 |
| 24 |
|
The Foreshadowing
1999-
|
Doom Gothic |
Italy | 1999 | - | 212 |
| 25 |
|
Deathstars
2000-
|
Industrial gothic | Sweden | 2000 | - | 209 |
| 26 |
|
Lacrimas Profundere
1993-
|
Gothic doom Gothic Gothic rock |
Germany | 1993 | - | 165 |
| 27 |
|
The Vision Bleak
2000-
|
Gothic | Germany | 2000 | - | 161 |
| 28 |
|
The Sins Of Thy Beloved
1996-
|
Symphonic gothic | Norway | 1996 | - | 157 |
| 29 |
|
The 69 Eyes
1990-
|
Gothic Glam rock Gothic rock Punk rock |
Finland | 1990 | - | 146 |
| 30 |
|
Heavenwood
1992-
|
Death Gothic Gothic doom |
Portugal | 1992 | - | 140 |
| 31 |
|
Trail Of Tears
1996-2013
|
Gothic | Norway | 1996 | 2013 | 137 |
| 32 |
|
Agathodaimon
1995-2014
|
Symphonic black Extreme gothic |
Germany | 1995 | 2014 | 136 |
| 33 |
|
Nightingale
1994-
|
Gothic Progressive |
Sweden | 1994 | - | 130 |
| 34 |
|
Darkseed
1992-
|
Gothic | Germany | 1992 | - | 109 |
| 35 |
|
Dominia
1999-
|
Symphonic death Melodic death Gothic |
Russia | 1999 | - | 104 |
| 36 |
|
UnSun
2006-2016
|
Gothic | Poland | 2006 | 2016 | 104 |
| 37 |
|
Midnattsol
2002-
|
Folk Gothic |
Norway | 2002 | - | 99 |
| 38 |
|
Beseech
1992-
|
Gothic | Sweden | 1992 | - | 94 |
| 39 |
|
Theatres Des Vampires
1994-
|
Symphonic black Gothic |
Italy | 1994 | - | 94 |
| 40 |
|
Blackguard
2001-
|
Gothic Folk Power |
Canada | 2001 | - | 91 |
| 41 |
|
Fields Of The Nephilim
1984-
|
Gothic rock Gothic Death |
United Kingdom | 1984 | - | 90 |
| 42 |
|
Penumbra
1996-
|
Symphonic gothic | France | 1996 | - | 86 |
| 43 |
|
Dark The Suns
2005-2013
|
Gothic | Finland | 2005 | 2013 | 85 |
| 44 |
|
Flowing Tears
1999-
|
Gothic | Germany | 1999 | - | 84 |
| 45 |
|
Madder Mortem
1993-
|
Avantgarde Gothic |
Norway | 1993 | - | 82 |
| 46 |
|
Warrel Dane
2007-
|
Gothic Gothic rock |
USA | 2007 | - | 77 |
| 47 |
|
Elis
2003-2012
|
Gothic | Liechtenstein | 2003 | 2012 | 74 |
| 48 |
|
Nemesea
2002-
|
Symphonic gothic Gothic rock |
The Netherlands | 2002 | - | 70 |
| 49 |
|
Throes Of Dawn
1994-
|
Extreme symphonic Gothic |
Finland | 1994 | - | 70 |
| 50 |
|
Krypteria
2004-
|
Symphonic gothic | Germany | 2004 | - | 69 |