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Main Gothic Metal subreddit.

With Doom Metal at its roots, Gothic Metal is defined by dark, depressed, passionate, and romantic themes, often incorporating Romantic Era musical elements. At its best, Gothic Metal combines the aggression and ponderous feeling of Doom Metal with the melodramatic imagery and musical style of Gothic Rock.

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Wednesday 13 at Brick by Brick in San Diego!

Horror punk legend Wednesday 13 is back at Brick by Brick this spring 💀🖤 Catch the San Diego stop of his There's No Such Thing As Monsters Tour on Mar. 23, 2025 with Stitched Up Heart, Dead Rabbits and I Ya Toyah! https://www.ticketweb.com/event/wednesday-13-with-special-guests-brick-by-brick-tickets/13958423?pl=brickbybrick&REFID=clientsitewp

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2024/12/02
17:09 UTC

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Cyber Week Sale : 30% off all Imbolg releases

Get 30% Off all our CDs & Vinyl with Discount Code : CYBERMONDAY24 http://foreverautumnrecords.bigcartel.com

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2024/12/02
07:02 UTC

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Deathstars - Death Dies Hard | Guitar Cover :) 🤘🏻🖤💕

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2024/12/01
20:23 UTC

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Creepiest/most unsettling goth metal? IDC if its "pure gothic metal" or just like influenced

I really like ebonyLake and portrayal of guilt, I havent been able to find much else that invokes such a similar feeling of intense creepy evil

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2024/11/30
06:42 UTC

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Underrated album and lead singer, Theatre of Tragedy - Hollow

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2024/11/27
08:59 UTC

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SO FORTUNATE to be on the road with THERE IS NO US in January. Come ruin all of your NYE resolutions with us at one of 7 Magick dates.

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2024/11/27
05:05 UTC

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Best gothic rock/metal songs of 2024

The ongoing year is reaching the end. Which song deserves a place on this playlist? One song/album in case album has been released.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0atp0oyDbSwrn3pXNVDhro?si=349295c053e14203

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2024/11/26
17:28 UTC

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Stuff similar to Tristania, The Sins of Thy Beloved, and Theatre of Tragedy?

These are undoubtedly my favourite gothic metal bands. I especially love, respectively, Widow's Weeds, Lake of Sorrow, and Aégis.

I've been trying to find songs/albums/bands similar to those but haven't been able to discover much except for very few bands – Artrosis stood out but it's still not quite there.

What I'm looking for is a sorrowful (even church-like) melody that presents both clean vocals and growls (the beauty and the beast kinda thing.)

I've searched for this on this very subreddit before, but I unfortunately didn't see any similarities between these bands and most I've seen recommended. I'm not looking for stuff like Paradise Lost or Type O Negative, for instance.

Any recommendations will be highly appreciated!

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2024/11/25
10:18 UTC

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Recommendations

I love NIN and Type O Negative… I wasn’t allowed to ask about Type O in the goth subreddit so I was directed here 😂 I’m mostly into metal but do like goth. Any recommendations based on these two bands?

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2024/11/24
06:13 UTC

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My Artrosis collection is now complete! (At least until the next release)

My collection of official Artrosis releases (studio albums, live albums, and singles, including both English and Polish versions of their full length albums). For those who don't know, Artrosis is a Polish band who played really atmospheric gothic/symphonic metal before becoming a mixture of gothic metal, progressive metal, industrial, and atmospheric rock.

Their first three album run of Ukryty wymiar (1997), W imię nocy (1998), and Posród kwiatów i cieni (1999) is some of my favorite gothic metal of all time. For something a bit more modern, their last album Odi et Amo (2015) is also really good.

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2024/11/23
20:42 UTC

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New Promo video for Red Devil 2024 featuring Tracy Nyxx

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2024/11/21
23:09 UTC

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Hi, does anyone know what video clip it is? (before 2009)

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2024/11/20
17:01 UTC

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HOLY OATH - RAVENBLACK (Canada, 2024)

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2024/11/18
17:46 UTC

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🦇 Hijos de la Noche (DRÁCULA, de Bram Stoker - Original Song MV)

Just an original metal song inspired by Bram Stoker's "Dracula" that I've recently released (it's in spanish, sorry) 🤘🦇

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2024/11/17
03:25 UTC

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The best gothis doom album of all time!

Draconian times is a life changing album, i highly recommend it if you havent listened to it yet

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2024/11/12
20:43 UTC

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Has anyone listened Point of View Secondhand?

I knew this band back in 2015. They actually had a page in the Metal Archives, altought is no longer there. Iirc, they're from Denmark and this was their only release called "Fraction of Faith".

I don't know if someone already mentioned this band here, but I urge you to give it a spin. The perfect mixture between 90's Goth Rock with heavy distorted guitars. It's worth every single song.

https://preview.redd.it/3ws6bzjkyh0e1.png?width=640&format=png&auto=webp&s=de85d062dd77f0c272de782571b3d1a2f32ebb0a

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2024/11/12
19:00 UTC

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¿Does anyone know what video clip the band in that box is?

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2024/11/12
09:46 UTC

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Which Gothic Metal band would be the best to make a cover of the song "Deep blue" by Ladytron?

Hi, everybody.

Which Gothic Metal band do you think would be the best to cover the song "Deep blue" by Ladytron?

I think the old BESEECH, first line-up, the early sound of BESEECH. What do you think?

Which other bands could be?

I really would like to hear a Gothic Metal version / cover of "Deep blue".

Thank you! (and sorry for bad english)

Best regards from Guadalajara, Jalisco, México!

2 Comments
2024/11/08
05:26 UTC

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Ad Infinitum blew us away in London

AD INFINITUM has always been a favourite of ours and when we had the opportunity of seeing them together with KAMELOT, we jumped at it. And what a fantastic evening we had. The energy, Melissa Bonny's voice and personality... wow! Simply wow. She's got a great 'female' voice and her growl makes your hair stand on end! The band is great, the music catching, and we enjoyed the concert very much.

https://youtu.be/Pb5uh440UEk

6 Comments
2024/11/07
22:07 UTC

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Are there any positive lyrical gothic metal bands?

Hello forum. Ive always loved gothic and doom metal. Draconian is my favourite band. However I'm at the stage of life where I'm coming out of the dark and depression times and going into positive and uplifting times and I seek positive lyrics. However most mainstream pop/rock music just doesn't give me the same feeling. So I was wondering if there were any bands in this genre that had positive affirming lyrics with the same dark sound. Thanks 🤘.

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2024/11/07
21:54 UTC

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Fallen Angels into Reality - See The Light

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2024/11/01
19:08 UTC

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S.H.O.U.T - All Hallows' Eve (Music Video) 2024 NEW SONG

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2024/11/01
12:00 UTC

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Darkness

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2024/11/01
10:48 UTC

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RORSCHACH TEST DEBUTS AT #5 MOST ADDED AFTER A LONG, LONG NAP

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2024/10/31
16:01 UTC

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Red Cain - DEMONS II (Official Video)

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2024/10/31
15:33 UTC

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New release by Imbolg : Red Devil 2024

Happy Halloween everyone! We are proud to announce our latest release.A new & improved version of Red Devil http://imbolg.hearnow.com

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2024/10/31
05:02 UTC

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Happy Halloween! Enjoy this cover of “Tanzlehrerin” (Dance Teacher) by Till Lindemann (singer of Rammstein). It’s a spooky song about dancing – check out these beautiful dance partners! 💃💀🕺

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2024/10/30
17:36 UTC

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