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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Genre-spanning band from London, active since 2009. Cold in Berlin blend death metal, doom, gothic, and stoner influences into a dark, theatrical sound.
Gothic metal band from the Hauts-de-France region, active since 2002. They weave dark, melancholic atmospheres into a heavy metal framework from northern France.
Gothic progressive doom act from Sovetskaya Gavan on Russia's Pacific coast, formed in 2019. Collider merges dark atmospherics with progressive complexity from one of the Far East's most remote port cities.
Gothic melodic death metal band from Urbach, Germany, formed in 2020. They weave dark gothic atmospheres into melodic death metal from the Swabian Rems Valley.
Death-doom and gothic metal band from Ostrava, Czech Republic, formed in 2014. They layer melancholic gothic atmospheres over crushing death-doom foundations, creating a dark and emotionally resonant sound.
Melodic death-gothic metal band from Esbjerg, Denmark, active since 2001. With over two decades of activity, Compos Mentis blend melodic death metal with gothic atmospheres from Denmark's fifth-largest city.
Gothic metal act from Sarpsborg formed in 2023, weaving dark atmospherics and melancholic melodies from southeastern Norway. Their sound explores the emotional weight and theatrical grandeur characteristic of the gothic metal tradition.
Gothic metal band from East Flanders, Belgium, active since 2012. They craft moody, atmospheric gothic metal drawing on the brooding romanticism and dark beauty that defines the genre's European lineage.
Gothic metal act from Chelyabinsk in the Urals, formed in 2021. Cordolium — Latin for 'heartache' — crafts dark, emotional gothic metal.
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