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Gothic doom act from Maribor, Slovenia's second-largest city, active since 2009. Children of God merges dark gothic atmospherics with crushing doom from the Drava River city.
Detroit gothic metal outfit Choose Death traffic in dark, melodic heaviness shaped by the Motor City's long history of hard rock and alternative metal. Moody and atmosphere-driven.
Gothic doom act from Kalmar on the Baltic coast, formed in 2024. Chord of Souls crafts dark, emotionally rich metal from southeastern Sweden.
Chris Harms is a Hamburg-based German musician and the founder of dark rock band Lord of the Lost, which he launched in 2007 as a solo project incorporating gothic metal, industrial rock, glam, and classical influences. Under that banner he has released over a dozen albums and toured Europe supporting Iron Maiden in 2022, before representing Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song Blood and Glitter. He released a debut solo album, 1980, on Napalm Records, exploring 1980s synth-pop separately from his work with Lord of the Lost.
Barstow, California's Chrysalis blends gothic metal's melancholy atmosphere with progressive metal's structural ambition, creating a dark, cinematic sound. Their music pairs heavy instrumentation with an emotionally expressive, layered approach.
Cinnamun Beloved is a gothic metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, fronted by vocalist and keyboardist Sabrina Filipčić. The band released their debut album The Weird Moment in 2015, followed by Stain in 2018, blending gothic metal with symphonic and electronic elements in a style shaped by the Buenos Aires underground.
Circle of Fear is a gothic metal band from San Antonio de Arredondo, Argentina, whose name is taken from a HIM song. The band released the single Deep Emotional Modus Operandi, a dark and atmospheric piece that drew coverage from international metal media in early 2026.
Gothic black doom act from Turin, active since 2004. Circus of Damnation has spent over two decades crafting dark, theatrical metal that bridges gothic, black, and doom traditions.
Gothic metal, groove, and metalcore band from the Tubingen/Reutlingen area, Germany, active since 2013. They blend dark gothic atmospheres with heavy grooves and metalcore dynamics.
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