List of gothic metal bands
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This is a list of gothic metal bands. Gothic metal is a genre of heavy metal music. It is characterized as a combination of the dark atmosphere of gothic rock with the aggression of heavy metal music. The genre originated during the early 1990s in Europe as an outgrowth of death/doom, a fusion of death metal, doom metal, and gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music. Lyrics are generally melodramatic and dark with inspiration from gothic fiction as well as personal experiences.
Members of metal bands such as After Forever,[1] HIM[2] and Nightwish[3] have downplayed or dismissed the gothic label from their music. The issue is obscured further by bands that have since moved away from gothic metal or even heavy metal music altogether, as is the case for Anathema and The Gathering.[4]
List of bands
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See also
References
Notes
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Krypteria haben sich mit ihrer EP Evolution Principle in kürzester Zeit zur heißesten deutschen Gothic Metal-Hoffnung gemausert. [With their EP Evolution Principle Krypteria have turned into the currently hottest German gothic metal aspiration.]
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Holly, ... singt sich mit Aylin Aslim durch ein mitunter zu streng geratenes Glanzstück an Gothic Metal,... [Holly, ... sings together with Aylin Aslim a highlight of Gothic metal, that has sometimes become too stern ...]
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Lullacry are a melodic, female-fronted hard rock outfit from Finland whose music, while occasionally borrowing from goth, remains firmly planted in the realm of pop metal.
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Melancholisch gotische Musik, welche recht selbstbewusst und betont in unteren metallischen Härtegraden agiert. [Melancholy gothic music that operates quite self-confident and accented in the lower grades of metallic hardness.]
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