Best Gothic Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Cradle of Filth 1991, United Kingdom Symphonic Black Metal, Gothic Metal	Cruelty and the Beast (1998) #79 Dusk... and Her Embrace (1996) #111 Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness of Decay (2017) #182
2	Lacrimosa 1990, Switzerland Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal	Elodia (1999) #29 Stille (1997) #60 Echos (2003) #524
3	Within Temptation 1996, Netherlands Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, Alternative Rock	The Unforgiving (2011) #1003 Mother Earth (2000) #1224 The Silent Force (2004) #1319
4	Graveworm 1992, Italy Melodic Black Metal, Gothic Metal	As the Angels Reach the Beauty (1999) #334 Scourge of Malice (2001) #709 Engraved in Black (2003) #3864
5	Estatic Fear 1994, Austria Symphonic Gothic Metal, Doom Metal	A Sombre Dance (1999) #123 Somnium Obmutum (1996) #990
6	Katatonia 1991, Sweden Death Doom Metal, Alternative Metal, Gothic Metal	Dead End Kings (2012) #886 Discouraged Ones (1998) #1187 Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2001) #1586
7	Paradise Lost 1988, United Kingdom Gothic Metal, Death Doom Metal	Gothic (1991) #867 Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us (2009) #916 In Requiem (2007) #1037
8	Draconian 1994, Sweden Gothic Metal, Death Doom Metal	Arcane Rain Fell (2005) #139 Under a Godless Veil (2020) #897 Turning Season Within (2008) #950
9	Dark Mirror ov Tragedy 2003, Korea Symphonic Black Metal, Gothic Metal	The Lord ov Shadows (2018) #356 The Pregnant of Despair (2009) #1893 Encaptured by the Shadow (2019) [Live]
10	Dark Lunacy 1997, Italy Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, Doom Metal	The Diarist (2006) #578 Devoid (2000) #794 Forget Me Not (2003) #1171
11	Theatre of Tragedy 1993, Norway Gothic Metal, Death Doom Metal, Electropop, Industrial Rock	Velvet Darkness They Fear (1996) #391 Aégis (1998) #641 Theatre of Tragedy (1995) #2665
12	Be'lakor 2004, Australia Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Gothic Metal	Vessels (2016) #544 Stone's Reach (2009) #600 Of Breath and Bone (2012) #663
13	Xandria 1997, Germany Gothic Metal, Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Sacrificium (2014) #702 Neverworld's End (2012) #1149 Fire & Ashes (2015) [EP] #4244
14	Lacrimas Profundere 1993, Germany Gothic Metal, Death Doom Metal	La naissance d'un rêve (1997) #554 Memorandum (1999) #2130 Burning: A Wish (2001) #2203
15	My Dying Bride 1990, United Kingdom Death Doom Metal, Doom Metal, Gothic Metal	The Dreadful Hours (2001) #1323 Turn Loose the Swans (1993) #1768 Songs of Darkness, Words of Light (2004) #2702
16	The Gathering 1989, Netherlands Alternative Rock, Gothic Metal, Doom Metal, Art Rock, Atmospheric Rock	Disclosure (2012) #1201 Home (2006) #1377 How to Measure a Planet? (1998) #1414
17	Ophelia 2003, Korea Gothic Metal, Doom Metal, Shoegaze	당신의 환상을 동정하라 (2010) #83
18	Sentenced 1988, Finland Gothic Metal, Death Metal	Frozen (1998) #613 Crimson (2000) #1078 Manifesto of Sentenced (2009) [Compilation]
19	Type O Negative 1989, United States Gothic Metal, Doom Metal, Alternative Metal	October Rust (1996) #1056 Bloody Kisses (1993) #1139 World Coming Down (1999) #2153
20	Novembre 1993, Italy Progressive Gothic Metal, Doom Metal, Death Metal	Ursa (2016) #905 The Blue (2007) #1801 Materia (2006) #2371
21	Dark Sanctuary 1996, France Darkwave, Gothic Metal, Neoclassical Metal	Royaume Mélancolique (1999) #782 Funeral Cry (1998) [Single] De lumière et d'obscurité (2000) #2961
22	Rotting Christ 1987, Greece Melodic Black Metal, Grindcore, Gothic Metal, Death Metal	Thy Mighty Contract (1993) #1083 Their Greatest Spells (2018) [Compilation] Theogonia (2007) #2686
23	Lacuna Coil 1997, Italy Gothic Metal, Alternative Metal	Swamped (2004) [Single] Comalies (2002) #2191 Trip the Darkness (2011) [Single]
24	Tristania 1997, Norway Symphonic Gothic Metal	Beyond the Veil (1999) #2088 Illumination (2007) #4897 Angina (1999) [Single]
25	Moonspell 1992, Portugal Gothic Metal, Black Metal	Night Eternal (2008) #2518 Wolfheart (1995) #3738 Extinct (2015) #4119
26	Tiamat 1989, Sweden Gothic Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal	Wildhoney (1994) #1675 A Deeper Kind of Slumber (1997) Clouds (1992) #4335
27	Sirenia 2001, Norway Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal	The Seventh Life Path (2015) #2551 Perils of the Deep Blue (2013) #3393 An Elixir for Existence (2004) #4452
28	Lake of Tears 1992, Sweden Gothic Metal, Doom Metal, Death Doom Metal	Forever Autumn (1999) #1308 Moons and Mushrooms (2007) #3212 A Crimson Cosmos (1997) #3831
29	Moonshine 1996, Korea Gothic Metal, Melodic Black Metal	Wake Up the Moon (2001) #1482 Eternal (2008) #4638 Songs of Requiem (2005) #6468
30	Tribulation 2004, Sweden Death Metal, Gothic Metal	The Formulas of Death (2013) The Children of the Night (2015) #1793 Down Below (2018) #3004
31	To/Die/For 1999, Finland Gothic Metal	Epilogue (2001) #1676 Wounds Wide Open (2006) #1677 All Eternity (2000) #2685
32	Before the Dawn 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Gothic Metal	Rise of the Phoenix (2012) #1260 My Darkness (2003) Deathstar Rising (2011) #5863
33	The Sins Of Thy Beloved 1996, Norway Symphonic Gothic Metal, Doom Metal	Lake of Sorrow (1998) #1063 Perpetual Desolation (2000) #6554 All Alone (1997) [EP]
34	Dismal Euphony 1992, Norway Melodic Black Metal, Gothic Metal	Autumn Leaves - The Rebellion of Tides (1997) #980 Soria Moria Slott (1996) #1775 Python Zero (2001)
35	Catamenia 1995, Finland Melodic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Gothic Metal	Chaos Born (2003) #2713 Eternal Winter's Prophecy (2000) #4491 Halls of Frozen North (1998) #5791
36	After Forever 1995, Netherlands Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal	After Forever (2007) #3035 Invisible Circles (2004) #4904 Remagine (2005) #5809
37	Leaves' Eyes 2003, Germany Symphonic Metal, Folk Metal, Gothic Metal	Njord (2009) #1914 Meredead (2011) #2226 King of Kings (2015)
38	Novembers Doom 1992, United States Death Doom Metal, Gothic Metal	To Welcome the Fade (2002) #3849 The Pale Haunt Departure (2005) #5013 The Knowing (2000)
39	Green Carnation 1990, Norway Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Gothic Metal	Light of Day, Day of Darkness (2001) #1348 The Acoustic Verses (2006) #3057 A Blessing in Disguise (2003)
40	Entwine 1995, Finland Gothic Metal	The Treasures Within Hearts (1999) #1635 Painstained (2009) #2524 Time of Despair (2002)

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