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Columbus, Ohio gothic metal band weaving dark atmosphere, heavy guitar work, and melancholic melody into brooding compositions. Cursed Be draws on the gothic metal tradition with an emotionally resonant and gloomy aesthetic.
Gothic metal band from Offenburg in Baden, Germany, formed in 2015. They weave dark, melancholic atmospheres into a heavy metal framework from the Upper Rhine.
Gothic metal act from the seaside resort city of Sopot, formed in 2014. Cyanide Kiss crafts dark, romantic gothic metal from the Tri-City area on the Baltic coast.
Cyber Croatoan is an extreme industrial and gothic metal project from Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, founded by vocalist and composer Phillipe Vitriol with the aim of blending extreme metal with electronic music. The band draws influences from Cradle of Filth, Rammstein, Hocico, and Psyclon Nine, combining guttural and operatic vocals over a backdrop that shifts between industrial gothic, djent, doom, and symphonic elements. Their debut album "Past of Pain" was released in 2013, followed by the EP "New Vision of Pain" in 2019.
Gothic metal act from Padua, formed in 2016. Cyber Cross blends dark electronic textures with gothic metal from the Veneto region.
Cygnus Rift is a heavy and gothic metal band from Rancagua, in Chile's O'Higgins region, with themes spanning death, power, and revenge. The band released a string of singles from 2022 onward, including 'In My Darkest Hours' and 'Brother's War', before issuing their debut full-length 'Arcane Heptagon Artificers' in 2026.
Boston death/grind band operating in the New England extreme metal underground with an unrelenting approach to brutality and noise. Cynicism attacks with short, punishing blasts of combined death metal and grindcore aggression.
Gothic industrial metal act from Stange in Hedmark, active since 2008. Cynicon merges dark electronic elements with gothic metal from the Norwegian interior.
Gothic metal band from Hamminkeln in the Lower Rhine region, Germany, formed in 2022. They craft dark, atmospheric gothic metal from the North Rhine-Westphalian countryside.
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