Best Gothic Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Paradise Lost 1988, United Kingdom Gothic Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal	Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us (2009) #843 Gothic (1991) #887 Tragic Idol (2012) #1088
2	Draconian 1994, Sweden Gothic Metal, Doom Metal	Arcane Rain Fell (2005) #154 Turning Season Within (2008) #1265 Where Lovers Mourn (2003) #1275
3	Theatre of Tragedy 1993, Norway Gothic Metal, Death Doom Metal, Electropop, Industrial Rock	Velvet Darkness They Fear (1996) #394 Aégis (1998) #593 Theatre of Tragedy (1995) #2300
4	Xandria 1997, Germany Gothic Metal, Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Sacrificium (2014) #658 Neverworld's End (2012) #1183 Fire & Ashes (2015) [EP]
5	Lacrimas Profundere 1993, Germany Gothic Metal, Death Doom Metal	La naissance d'un rêve (1997) #598 Memorandum (1999) #1822 Burning: A Wish (2001) #2079
6	Sentenced 1988, Finland Gothic Metal, Death Metal	Frozen (1998) Crimson (2000) #998 Manifesto of Sentenced (2009) [Compilation]
7	Ophelia 2003, Korea Gothic Metal, Doom Metal, Shoegaze	당신의 환상을 동정하라 (2010) #108
8	Type O Negative 1989, United States Gothic Metal, Doom Metal, Alternative Metal	October Rust (1996) #910 Bloody Kisses (1993) #978 World Coming Down (1999) #1849
9	Lacuna Coil 1997, Italy Gothic Metal, Alternative Metal	Swamped (2004) [Single] Trip the Darkness (2011) [Single] Swamped (Promo) (2004) [Single]
10	Moonshine 1996, Korea Gothic Metal, Melodic Black Metal	Wake Up the Moon (2001) #1321 Eternal (2008) #3310 Songs of Requiem (2005) #4084
11	Tiamat 1989, Sweden Gothic Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal	Wildhoney (1994) #1482 A Deeper Kind of Slumber (1997) Clouds (1992)
12	To/Die/For 1999, Finland Gothic Metal	Epilogue (2001) #1484 Wounds Wide Open (2006) #1485 All Eternity (2000) #2219
13	Green Carnation 1990, Norway Gothic Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock	A Night Under the Dam (2007) [Video] Light of Day, Day of Darkness (2001) #1249 The Acoustic Verses (2006) #1926
14	Entwine 1995, Finland Gothic Metal	The Treasures Within Hearts (1999) Painstained (2009) Time of Despair (2002)
15	Crematory 1991, Germany Gothic Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Death Metal	Awake (1997) Act Seven (1999) Believe (2000)
16	Krypteria 2004, Germany Gothic Metal, Power Metal	Bloodangel's Cry (2007) #2991 Krypteria (2005) My Fatal Kiss (2009) #4054
17	Dreams of Sanity 1991, Austria Gothic Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Game (2000) Masquerade (1999) #3235 Komodia (1997)
18	A Dream of Poe 2005, Portugal Gothic Metal, Doom Metal	The Mirror of Deliverance (2011) An Infinity Emerged (2015) A Waltz for Apophenia (2016)
19	For My Pain... 1999, Finland Gothic Metal	Fallen (2003) #1438 Killing Romance (2004) [Single]
20	The Vision Bleak Germany Gothic Metal	Witching Hour (2013) The Deathship Has a New Captain (2004) Carpathia - a Dramatic Poem (2005)
21	Beseech 1992, Sweden Gothic Metal	Black Emotions (2000) Souls Highway (2002) Drama (2004)
22	Charon 1992, Finland Gothic Metal	Downhearted (2002) Sorrowburn (1998) Tearstained (2000)
23	Penumbra 1996, France Gothic Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Last Bewitchment (2002) #3307 Seclusion (2003) Emanate (1999)
24	Trail of Tears 1997, Norway Gothic Metal, Symphonic Gothic Metal, Black Metal	Bloodstained Endurance (2009) Disclosure in Red (1998) Oscillation (2013)
25	Coronatus 1999, Germany Gothic Metal, Symphonic Metal, Folk Metal	Porta Obscura (2008) Fabula Magna (2009) Terra Incognita (2011)
26	Theatres des Vampires 1994, Italy Gothic metal	Moonlight Waltz (2011) Anima Noir (2008) Nosferatu, eine Simphonie des Grauens (1995) [Demo]
27	Gaia Korea Gothic Metal, Folk Metal	Nostalgia (2004) #2647
28	UnSun 2006, Poland Gothic Metal	The End of Life (2008) #4077 Clinic for Dolls (2010) #4184
29	Samsas Traum 1996, Germany Gothic Metal, Avant-garde Black Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Darkwave	Tineoidea oder: "Die Folgen einer Nacht" (2003) Utopia (2001) a.Ura und das Schnecken.Haus (2004)
30	Autumnblaze Germany Gothic Metal, Depressive Rock	Every Sun Is Fragile (2013) Mute Boy, Sad Girl (2002) Perdition Diaries (2009)
31	Flowing Tears Germany Gothic Metal	Jade (2000) Serpentine (2002) Razorbliss (2004)
32	The Foreshadowing 2005, Italy Gothic Metal, Doom Metal	Oionos (2010) Days of Nothing (2007) Second World (2012)
33	Moi dix Mois Japan Gothic Metal	Nocturnal Opera (2004) Reprise (2012) Dix Infernal - Scars of Sabbath (2003) [Video]
34	Evig Natt Norway Gothic Metal	I am Silence (2007) #3427 Darkland (2010) Evig Natt (2016)
35	Poisonblack 2000, Finland Gothic Metal, Heavy Metal	Escapexstacy (2003) Lust Stained Despair (2006) A Dead Heavy Day (2008)
36	Darkseed Germany Gothic Metal, Heavy Metal	Spellcraft (1997) Give Me Light (1999) Diving Into Darkness (2000)
37	Heavenwood Portugal Gothic Metal	Swallow (1998) Redemption (2008) The Tarot of the Bohemians (2016)
38	On Thorns I Lay 1995, Greece Gothic Metal, Death Doom Metal	Crystal Tears (1999) Orama (1997) Sounds of Beautiful Experience (1995)
39	Ashes You Leave Croatia Gothic Metal, Doom Metal	The Passage Back to Life (1998) Desperate Existence (1999) The Inheritance of Sin and Shame (2000)
40	Indica 2001, Finland Gothic Metal	A Way Away (2010) Shine (2014) Ikuinen Virta (2004)

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