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gothic metal

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Gothic metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that incorporates elements of gothic rock, darkwave, and classical music. It typically features dark, atmospheric, and brooding sounds, often with haunting melodies and operatic vocals. The genre emerged in the early 1990s and is characterized by its use of heavy guitar riffs, chugging basslines, and pounding drums, as well as the incorporation of keyboards, synthesizers, and orchestral instruments. Gothic metal bands often explore dark themes such as death, loss, and despair, and are known for their theatrical live performances. Some well-known gothic metal bands include Type O Negative, Paradise Lost, and Lacuna Coil.

100 chronological releases

Place Cover Date Artist Album Tags Other places
56 1988 Paradise Lost Paradise Lost
7 1993 Lacrimosa Satura
94 1993-08-17 Type O Negative Bloody Kisses
35 Cover for Icon 1993-09-23 Paradise Lost Icon
81 Cover for Wildhoney 1994-09-01 Tiamat Wildhoney
89 Cover for Wolfheart 1995-04-01 Moonspell Wolfheart
64 Cover for Draconian Times 1995-06-07 Paradise Lost Draconian Times
73 Cover for Mandylion 1995-08-28 The Gathering Mandylion
71 1996-07-29 Moonspell Irreligious
93 Cover for October Rust 1996-08-20 Type O Negative October Rust
45 Cover for Velvet Darkness They Fear 1996-09-25 Theatre of Tragedy Velvet Darkness They Fear
86 1996-09 Within Temptation Enter
21 Cover for Down 1996-11-11 Sentenced Down
23 Cover for Stille 1997-03-17 Lacrimosa Stille
16 1997-04-01 Theatre of Tragedy A Rose for the Dead
27 Cover for A Deeper Kind Of Slumber 1997-04-22 Tiamat A Deeper Kind Of Slumber
54 1997-07-13 Paradise Lost One Second
50 Cover for The Dance 1998 Within Temptation The Dance
48 1998-01-26 Lacuna Coil Lacuna Coil
100 Cover for One Second MCD 1998-01-26 Paradise Lost One Second MCD
66 Cover for Widow's Weeds 1998-03-02 Tristania Widow's Weeds
65 Cover for Aégis 1998-05-11 Theatre of Tragedy Aégis
57 Cover for Frozen 1998-07-15 Sentenced Frozen
92 1999-02-16 Lacuna Coil In a Reverie
43 1999-07-20 Lake of Tears Forever Autumn
39 1999-08-11 Tiamat Skeleton Skeletron
75 Cover for Elodia 1999-08-21 Lacrimosa Elodia
61 Cover for Tonight's Decision 1999-08-31 Katatonia Tonight's Decision
82 1999-09-20 Type O Negative World Coming Down
37 1999-09 Tristania Beyond the Veil
33 1999-10-25 Cradle of Filth From The Cradle To Enslave
20 Cover for Believe in Nothing 2000 Paradise Lost Believe in Nothing
53 Cover for Crimson 2000-01-17 Sentenced Crimson
95 2000-12-04 Within Temptation Mother Earth
85 2001-01-18 Lacuna Coil Unleashed Memories
87 Cover for Ice Queen 2001-06 Within Temptation Ice Queen
41 Cover for Darkness And Hope 2001-08-27 Moonspell Darkness And Hope
76 Cover for World of Glass 2001-09-24 Tristania World of Glass
36 Cover for Fassade 2001-10-01 Lacrimosa Fassade
31 2001-12-27 After Forever Decipher
2 Cover for Judas Christ 2002-02-13 Tiamat Judas Christ
74 Cover for The Cold White Light 2002-05-13 Sentenced The Cold White Light
88 2002-05-21 Sirenia At Sixes and Sevens
11 2002-07-22 Nightwish Bless the Child
97 Cover for Comalies 2002-09-18 Lacuna Coil Comalies
84 2002-10-21 Paradise Lost Symbol of Life
58 2003 Within Temptation Running Up That Hill
19 Cover for Escapexstacy 2003-02-17 Poisonblack Escapexstacy
55 Cover for Kill the Sun 2003-05-05 Xandria Kill the Sun
99 Cover for Life Is Killing Me 2003-06-16 Type O Negative Life Is Killing Me
25 Cover for The Antidote 2003-09-29 Moonspell The Antidote
8 2003-10-20 Draconian Where Lovers Mourn
49 2003-10-27 Tiamat Prey
68 Cover for An Elexier For Existence 2004 Sirenia An Elexier For Existence
83 2004-02-23 Sirenia An Elixir for Existence
15 2004-03-25 After Forever Invisible Circles
51 Cover for Ravenheart 2004-05-24 Xandria Ravenheart
12 Cover for Once 2004-06-04 Nightwish Once
70 2004-08-17 Leaves' Eyes Lovelorn
91 Cover for Nymphetamine 2004-09-27 Cradle of Filth Nymphetamine
5 2004-10-04 Elis Dark Clouds in a Perfect Sky
26 2004-10-11 Sirenia Sirenian Shores
67 2004-11-12 Within Temptation The Silent Force
29 Cover for Lichtgestalt 2005-05-02 Lacrimosa Lichtgestalt
34 Cover for The Funeral Album 2005-05-25 Sentenced The Funeral Album
1 Cover for Vinland Saga 2005-05-30 Leaves' Eyes Vinland Saga
62 2005-08-22 Xandria India
4 Cover for Songs for the Sinners 2005-08-31 Charon Songs for the Sinners
18 2005-09-05 Beseech Sunless Days
32 2006-02-13 Katatonia My Twin
30 2006-03-24 Theatre of Tragedy Storm
98 Cover for Karmacode 2006-03-31 Lacuna Coil Karmacode
17 2006-04-21 Moonspell Memorial
42 Cover for Lust Stained Despair 2006-08-25 Poisonblack Lust Stained Despair
46 2006-09-04 Delain Lucidity
22 2006-09-12 Type O Negative The Best of Type O Negative
9 Cover for The Open Door 2006-09-25 Evanescence The Open Door
28 2007-01-19 Krypteria Bloodangel's Cry
60 Cover for Illumination 2007-01-19 Tristania Illumination
79 2007-02-23 Sirenia Nine Destinies And A Downfall
78 2007-03-08 Within Temptation The Heart of Everything
69 Cover for Dead Again 2007-03-13 Type O Negative Dead Again
59 Cover for In Requiem 2007-05-18 Paradise Lost In Requiem
44 2008-02-29 Draconian Turning Season Within
40 Cover for Night Eternal 2008-05-16 Moonspell Night Eternal
80 Cover for October Rust (Special Edition) 2008-12-29 Type O Negative October Rust (Special Edition)
63 2009-01-23 Sirenia The 13th Floor
77 2009-04-21 Lacuna Coil Shallow Life
52 Cover for Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us 2009-09-01 Paradise Lost Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us
47 Cover for Lacuna Coil - EP 2010 Lacuna Coil Lacuna Coil - EP
96 Cover for The Reckoning 2011 Within Temptation The Reckoning
13 2012-04-18 Paradise Lost Tragic Idol
14 2012-06-01 Delain We Are the Others
10 2014-03-28 Lacuna Coil Broken Crown Halo
24 2014-07-22 Jason Aldean Burnin' It Down
72 Cover for Kinfolks 2019-10-10 Sam Hunt Kinfolks
6 Cover for Obsidian 2020-05-15 Paradise Lost Obsidian
38 Cover for Water Under The Bridge 2022-06-23 Sam Hunt Water Under The Bridge
3 Cover for Atrium 2022-10-26 Katatonia Atrium
90 Cover for Outskirts 2023-03-10 Sam Hunt Outskirts