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) #71 Dusk... and Her Embrace (1996) #99 Cryptoriana - The Seductiveness of Decay (2017) #167
2	Lacrimosa 1990, Switzerland Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal	Elodia (1999) #31 Stille (1997) #53 Echos (2003) #633
3	Within Temptation 1996, Netherlands Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, Alternative Rock	The Unforgiving (2011) #1057 Mother Earth (2000) #1310 The Silent Force (2004) #1418
4	Graveworm 1992, Italy Melodic Black Metal, Gothic Metal	As the Angels Reach the Beauty (1999) #369 Scourge of Malice (2001) #755 Engraved in Black (2003) #4079
5	Estatic Fear 1994, Austria Symphonic Gothic Metal, Doom Metal	A Sombre Dance (1999) #130 Somnium Obmutum (1996) #1048
6	Paradise Lost 1988, United Kingdom Gothic Metal, Death Doom Metal	Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us (2009) #975 The Plague Within (2015) #1052 Gothic (1991) #1078
7	Katatonia 1991, Sweden Death Doom Metal, Alternative Metal, Gothic Metal	Dead End Kings (2012) #943 Discouraged Ones (1998) #1270 Last Fair Deal Gone Down (2001) #1678
8	Draconian 1994, Sweden Gothic Metal, Death Doom Metal	Arcane Rain Fell (2005) #127 Under a Godless Veil (2020) #559 Turning Season Within (2008) #1015
9	Be'lakor 2004, Australia Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Gothic Metal	Vessels (2016) #511 Stone's Reach (2009) #513 Of Breath and Bone (2012) #641
10	Dark Mirror ov Tragedy 2003, Korea Symphonic Black Metal, Gothic Metal	The Lord ov Shadows (2018) #381 The Pregnant of Despair (2009) #2006 The Lunatic Chapters of Heavenly Creatures (2014) #2750
11	Theatre of Tragedy 1993, Norway Gothic Metal, Death Doom Metal, Electropop, Industrial Rock	Velvet Darkness They Fear (1996) #436 Aégis (1998) #692 Theatre of Tragedy (1995) #3062
12	Dark Lunacy 1997, Italy Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, Doom Metal	The Diarist (2006) #625 Devoid (2000) #844 Forget Me Not (2003) #1255
13	Xandria 1997, Germany Gothic Metal, Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Sacrificium (2014) #746 Neverworld's End (2012) #1227 Fire & Ashes (2015) [EP] #4498
14	Lacrimas Profundere 1993, Germany Gothic Metal, Death Doom Metal	La naissance d'un rêve (1997) #609 Memorandum (1999) #2246 Burning: A Wish (2001) #2330
15	My Dying Bride 1990, United Kingdom Death Doom Metal, Doom Metal, Gothic Metal	The Dreadful Hours (2001) #1419 Songs of Darkness, Words of Light (2004) #2867 The Angel and the Dark River (1995) #2929
16	Sentenced 1988, Finland Gothic Metal, Death Metal	Crimson (2000) #1087 Frozen (1998) #1144 Manifesto of Sentenced (2009) [Compilation]
17	The Gathering 1989, Netherlands Alternative Rock, Gothic Metal, Doom Metal, Art Rock, Atmospheric Rock	Disclosure (2012) #1284 Home (2006) #1480 How to Measure a Planet? (1998) #1513
18	Ophelia 2003, Korea Gothic Metal, Doom Metal, Shoegaze	당신의 환상을 동정하라 (2010) #91
19	Type O Negative 1989, United States Gothic Metal, Doom Metal, Alternative Metal	October Rust (1996) #1122 Bloody Kisses (1993) #1702 World Coming Down (1999) #2271
20	Novembre 1993, Italy Progressive Gothic Metal, Doom Metal, Death Metal	Ursa (2016) #1335 The Blue (2007) #1898 Materia (2006) #2518
21	Rotting Christ 1987, Greece Melodic Black Metal, Grindcore, Gothic Metal, Death Metal	Thy Mighty Contract (1993) #1146 Their Greatest Spells (2018) [Compilation] Theogonia (2007) #2849
22	Moonspell 1992, Portugal Gothic Metal, Black Metal	Night Eternal (2008) #2629 Extinct (2015) #3093 Irreligious (1996) #3812
23	Dark Sanctuary 1996, France Darkwave, Gothic Metal, Neoclassical Metal	Royaume Mélancolique (1999) #836 Funeral Cry (1998) [Single] De lumière et d'obscurité (2000) #3160
24	Tiamat 1989, Sweden Gothic Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal	Wildhoney (1994) #1287 A Deeper Kind of Slumber (1997) #2050 Clouds (1992) #5240
25	Tribulation 2004, Sweden Death Metal, Gothic Metal	The Formulas of Death (2013) The Children of the Night (2015) #1888 Down Below (2018) #3539
26	Lacuna Coil 1997, Italy Gothic Metal, Alternative Metal	Swamped (2004) [Single] Comalies (2002) #2316 Trip the Darkness (2011) [Single]
27	Tristania 1997, Norway Symphonic Gothic Metal	Beyond the Veil (1999) #2203 Illumination (2007) #5195 Angina (1999) [Single]
28	Lake of Tears 1992, Sweden Gothic Metal, Doom Metal, Death Doom Metal	Forever Autumn (1999) #1397 Moons and Mushrooms (2007) #3920 A Crimson Cosmos (1997) #4050
29	Sirenia 2001, Norway Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal	The Seventh Life Path (2015) #2719 Perils of the Deep Blue (2013) #3312 An Elixir for Existence (2004) #4726
30	Moonshine 1996, Korea Gothic Metal, Melodic Black Metal	Wake Up the Moon (2001) #1573 Eternal (2008) #4712 Songs of Requiem (2005) #6870
31	To/Die/For 1999, Finland Gothic Metal	Epilogue (2001) #1774 Wounds Wide Open (2006) #1775 All Eternity (2000) #2847
32	Dismal Euphony 1992, Norway Melodic Black Metal, Gothic Metal	Autumn Leaves - The Rebellion of Tides (1997) #812 Soria Moria Slott (1996) #1703 Python Zero (2001)
33	Before the Dawn 1999, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Gothic Metal	Rise of the Phoenix (2012) #1347 My Darkness (2003) Deathstar Rising (2011) #6247
34	The Sins Of Thy Beloved 1996, Norway Symphonic Gothic Metal, Doom Metal	Lake of Sorrow (1998) #1131 Perpetual Desolation (2000) #6953 All Alone (1997) [EP]
35	Catamenia 1995, Finland Melodic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Gothic Metal	Chaos Born (2003) #2879 Eternal Winter's Prophecy (2000) #4766 Halls of Frozen North (1998) #6178
36	Green Carnation 1990, Norway Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Gothic Metal	Light of Day, Day of Darkness (2001) #1325 The Acoustic Verses (2006) #3248 A Blessing in Disguise (2003)
37	After Forever 1995, Netherlands Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal	After Forever (2007) #3232 Invisible Circles (2004) #5201 Remagine (2005) #6193
38	Leaves' Eyes 2003, Germany Symphonic Metal, Folk Metal, Gothic Metal	Njord (2009) #2027 Meredead (2011) #2890 King of Kings (2015)
39	Novembers Doom 1992, United States Death Doom Metal, Gothic Metal	To Welcome the Fade (2002) #4067 The Pale Haunt Departure (2005) #5309 The Knowing (2000)
40	Entwine 1995, Finland Gothic Metal	The Treasures Within Hearts (1999) #1736 Painstained (2009) #2688 Time of Despair (2002)

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