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Charts Top of 2024 Top 200

	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Cradle Of Filth 1991-	Death metal Symphonic black metal Extreme gothic metal Symphonic metal	United Kingdom	1991	-	1380
2	Agathodaimon 1995-	Symphonic black metal Extreme gothic metal	Germany	1995	-	175
3	Ghosts Of Atlantis 2019-	Extreme gothic metal	United Kingdom	2019	-	11
4	Little Dead Bertha 1994-	Extreme gothic metal	Russia	1994	-	10
5	Darkmoon 1997-2017	Extreme gothic metal Melodic death metal Black metal Thrash metal	Switzerland	1997	2017	7
6	Golden Dawn 1992-	Melodic black metal Extreme gothic metal Gothic black metal	Austria	1992	-	7
7	Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy 2003-	Symphonic black metal Extreme gothic metal	Korea, South	2003	-	5
8	Lord Agheros 1999-	Extreme gothic metal	Italy	1999	-	4

Style

Cradle Of Filth

1991-

Death metal
Symphonic black metal
Extreme gothic metal
Symphonic metal

United Kingdom

1991

1380

Agathodaimon

1995-

Symphonic black metal
Extreme gothic metal

Germany

1995

175

Ghosts Of Atlantis

2019-

Extreme gothic metal

United Kingdom

2019

Little Dead Bertha

1994-

Extreme gothic metal

Russia

1994

Darkmoon

1997-2017

Extreme gothic metal
Melodic death metal
Black metal
Thrash metal

Switzerland

1997

2017

Golden Dawn

1992-

Melodic black metal
Extreme gothic metal
Gothic black metal

Austria

1992

Dark Mirror Ov Tragedy

2003-

Symphonic black metal
Extreme gothic metal

Korea, South

2003

Lord Agheros

1999-

Extreme gothic metal

Italy

1999

	Style	Country	Formed	Split	Fans
1	Paradise Lost 1988-	Death doom metal Gothic metal Doom metal Death doom metal	United Kingdom	1988	-	1499
2	Moonspell 1989-	Black metal Folk metal Gothic black metal Gothic metal Symphonic black metal	Portugal	1989	-	1434
3	Cradle Of Filth 1991-	Death metal Symphonic black metal Extreme gothic metal Symphonic metal	United Kingdom	1991	-	1380
4	Rotting Christ 1987-	Black metal Gothic metal	Greece	1987	-	1134
5	Within Temptation 1996-	Gothic metal Symphonic metal Alternative metal	The Netherlands	1996	-	1117
6	Type O Negative 1989-2010	Gothic metal Doom metal	USA	1989	2010	737
7	Lacuna Coil 1994-	Gothic metal Alternative metal	Italy	1994	-	728
8	In Mourning 2000-	Gothic metal Melodic death metal Progressive metal	Sweden	2000	-	694
9	Tristania 1996-2022	Symphonic gothic metal Gothic metal	Norway	1996	2022	683
10	Tiamat 1988-	Death metal Atmospheric gothic metal	Sweden	1988	-	674
11	Sirenia 2001-	Symphonic gothic metal	Norway	2001	-	565
12	The Gathering 1989-	Death doom metal Doom metal Atmospheric gothic metal Experimental rock	The Netherlands	1989	-	542
13	After Forever 1995-2009	Symphonic gothic metal Symphonic progressive metal	The Netherlands	1995	2009	539
14	Xandria 1994-	Gothic metal Symphonic metal	Germany	1994	-	462
15	Theatre Of Tragedy 1993-2010	Gothic metal Gothic industrial metal	Norway	1993	2010	442
16	Before The Dawn 1999-	Melodic death metal Gothic metal	Finland	1999	-	421
17	Lacrimosa 1990-	Gothic metal Symphonic metal	Germany	1990	-	379
18	Graveworm 1992-	Melodic black metal Gothic metal	Italy	1992	-	377
19	Green Carnation 1990-	Death metal Gothic metal Progressive metal	Norway	1990	-	367
20	Triptykon 2008-	Doom metal Gothic metal	Switzerland	2008	-	357
21	Lake Of Tears 1992-	Gothic metal Doom metal	Sweden	1992	-	320
22	Virgin Black 1995-	Gothic metal Doom metal	Australia	1995	-	298
23	Tribulation 2001-	Thrash metal Death metal Black metal Gothic metal	Sweden	2001	-	288
24	Crematory 1991-	Gothic metal Death metal	Germany	1991	-	251
25	Deathstars 2000-	Industrial gothic metal	Sweden	2000	-	241
26	The Foreshadowing 1999-	Doom metal Gothic metal	Italy	1999	-	235
27	Lacrimas Profundere 1993-	Gothic metal Gothic doom metal Gothic rock	Germany	1993	-	206
28	The 69 Eyes 1990-	Glam rock Punk rock Gothic metal Gothic rock	Finland	1990	-	196
29	The Sins Of Thy Beloved 1996-	Symphonic gothic metal	Norway	1996	-	191
30	The Vision Bleak 2000-	Gothic metal	Germany	2000	-	184
31	Agathodaimon 1995-	Symphonic black metal Extreme gothic metal	Germany	1995	-	175
32	Heavenwood 1992-	Death metal Gothic metal Gothic doom metal	Portugal	1992	-	163
33	Nightingale 1994-	Gothic metal Progressive metal	Sweden	1994	-	155
34	Trail Of Tears 1996-	Gothic metal	Norway	1996	-	155
35	On Thorns I Lay 1992-	Gothic metal Death doom metal Doom metal Alternative rock Death doom metal	Greece	1992	-	124
36	Darkseed 1992-	Gothic metal	Germany	1992	-	120
37	Fields Of The Nephilim 1984-	Gothic rock Gothic metal Death metal	United Kingdom	1984	-	116
38	Madder Mortem 1993-	Gothic metal Avantgarde metal	Norway	1993	-	114
39	Dominia 1999-	Symphonic death metal Melodic death metal Gothic metal Symphonic death metal Melodic death metal	Russia	1999	-	112
40	UnSun 2006-2016	Gothic metal	Poland	2006	2016	110
41	Warrel Dane 2007-2017	Gothic metal Gothic rock	USA	2007	2017	109
42	Midnattsol 2002-	Folk metal Gothic metal	Norway Germany	2002	-	108
43	Beseech 1992-	Gothic metal	Sweden	1992	-	106
44	Dawn Of Solace 2006-	Doom metal Gothic metal	Finland	2006	-	106
45	Theatres Des Vampires 1994-	Gothic metal Symphonic black metal	Italy	1994	-	103
46	Dark The Suns 2005-	Gothic metal	Finland	2005	-	102
47	Penumbra 1996-	Symphonic gothic metal	France	1996	-	102
48	Hanging Garden 2004-	Death doom metal Gothic metal	Finland	2004	-	97
49	Blackguard 2001-	Gothic metal Folk metal Power metal	Canada	2001	-	94
50	Flowing Tears 1999-	Gothic metal	Germany	1999	-	89

Style

Paradise Lost

1988-

Death doom metal
Gothic metal
Doom metal
Death doom metal

United Kingdom

1988

1499

Moonspell

1989-

Black metal
Folk metal
Gothic black metal
Gothic metal
Symphonic black metal

Portugal

1989

1434

Cradle Of Filth

1991-

Death metal
Symphonic black metal
Extreme gothic metal
Symphonic metal

United Kingdom

1991

1380

Rotting Christ

1987-

Black metal
Gothic metal

Greece

1987

1134

Within Temptation

1996-

Gothic metal
Symphonic metal
Alternative metal

The Netherlands

1996

1117

Type O Negative

1989-2010

Gothic metal
Doom metal

USA

1989

2010

737

Lacuna Coil

1994-

Gothic metal
Alternative metal

Italy

1994

728

In Mourning

2000-

Gothic metal
Melodic death metal
Progressive metal

Sweden

2000

694

Tristania

1996-2022

Symphonic gothic metal
Gothic metal

Norway

1996

2022

683

Tiamat

1988-

Death metal
Atmospheric gothic metal

Sweden

1988

674

Sirenia

2001-

Symphonic gothic metal

Norway

2001

565

The Gathering

1989-

Death doom metal
Doom metal
Atmospheric gothic metal
Experimental rock

The Netherlands

1989

542

After Forever

1995-2009

Symphonic gothic metal
Symphonic progressive metal

The Netherlands

1995

2009

539

Xandria

1994-

Gothic metal
Symphonic metal

Germany

1994

462

Theatre Of Tragedy

1993-2010

Gothic metal
Gothic industrial metal

Norway

1993

2010

442

Before The Dawn

1999-

Melodic death metal
Gothic metal

Finland

1999

421

Lacrimosa

1990-

Gothic metal
Symphonic metal

Germany

1990

379

Graveworm

1992-

Melodic black metal
Gothic metal

Italy

1992

377

Green Carnation

1990-

Death metal
Gothic metal
Progressive metal

Norway

1990

367

Triptykon

2008-

Doom metal
Gothic metal

Switzerland

2008

357

Lake Of Tears

1992-

Gothic metal
Doom metal

Sweden

1992

320

Virgin Black

1995-

Gothic metal
Doom metal

Australia

1995

298

Tribulation

2001-

Thrash metal
Death metal
Black metal
Gothic metal

Sweden

2001

288

Crematory

1991-

Gothic metal
Death metal

Germany

1991

251

Deathstars

2000-

Industrial gothic metal

Sweden

2000

241

The Foreshadowing

1999-

Doom metal
Gothic metal

Italy

1999

235

Lacrimas Profundere

1993-

Gothic metal
Gothic doom metal
Gothic rock

Germany

1993

206

The 69 Eyes

1990-

Glam rock
Punk rock
Gothic metal
Gothic rock

Finland

1990

196

The Sins Of Thy Beloved

1996-

Symphonic gothic metal

Norway

1996

191

The Vision Bleak

2000-

Gothic metal

Germany

2000

184

Agathodaimon

1995-

Symphonic black metal
Extreme gothic metal

Germany

1995

175

Heavenwood

1992-

Death metal
Gothic metal
Gothic doom metal

Portugal

1992

163

Nightingale

1994-

Gothic metal
Progressive metal

Sweden

1994

155

Trail Of Tears

1996-

Gothic metal

Norway

1996

155

On Thorns I Lay

1992-

Gothic metal
Death doom metal
Doom metal
Alternative rock
Death doom metal

Greece

1992

124

Darkseed

1992-

Gothic metal

Germany

1992

120

Fields Of The Nephilim

1984-

Gothic rock
Gothic metal
Death metal

United Kingdom

1984

116

Madder Mortem

1993-

Gothic metal
Avantgarde metal

Norway

1993

114

Dominia

1999-

Symphonic death metal
Melodic death metal
Gothic metal
Symphonic death metal
Melodic death metal

Russia

1999

112

UnSun

2006-2016

Gothic metal

Poland

2006

2016

110

Warrel Dane

2007-2017

Gothic metal
Gothic rock

USA

2007

2017

109

Midnattsol

2002-

Folk metal
Gothic metal

Norway
Germany

2002

108

Beseech

1992-

Gothic metal

Sweden

1992

106

Dawn Of Solace

2006-

Doom metal
Gothic metal

Finland

2006

106

Theatres Des Vampires

1994-

Gothic metal
Symphonic black metal

Italy

1994

103

Dark The Suns

2005-

Gothic metal

Finland

2005

102

Penumbra

1996-

Symphonic gothic metal

France

1996

102

Hanging Garden

2004-

Death doom metal
Gothic metal

Finland

2004

Blackguard

2001-

Gothic metal
Folk metal
Power metal

Canada

2001

Flowing Tears

1999-

Gothic metal

Germany

1999

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