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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Brand new as of 2025, Concord, California's WinterSorrow arrive with gothic metal drama wrapped in symphonic grandeur — a style that draws on the full orchestral palette to frame heavy metal beneath layers of atmosphere and dark romance. It's early days, but the symphonic gothic metal form has a devoted audience, and WinterSorrow are already building within its most expressive traditions.
Gothic metal band from Munich, Germany formed in 2015. Wintersoul blends atmospheric darkness with melodic sensibility in the gothic metal tradition, drawing from the rich cultural backdrop of Bavaria's capital.
Gothic metal band from Vicenza, Italy formed in 2021. Wintryfrost channels dark romanticism through gothic metal from the Palladian city of the Veneto.
Gothic/doom metal and gothic rock band from Volkel, Netherlands formed in 2022. Wish weaves romantic darkness through gothic metal and doom from the North Brabant region.
Gothic and industrial metal band from Perugia, Italy active since 2017. Wisteria weaves dark gothic atmospheres with industrial textures from the medieval Umbrian hilltop city.
Gothic, stoner, and doom metal band from Rome, Italy formed in 2020. Witches of Doom channels the Eternal City's dark history through a potent blend of gothic atmospherics, stoner grooves, and doom weight.
Chicago's Withering Soul are a long-running project that has shifted over its lifespan from black/gothic metal into melodic black metal territory — a natural evolution that has added melodic sophistication without blunting their darker instincts. Formed in 2011, they have had over a decade to develop their sound and build a foothold in Chicago's diverse and serious metal underground. Their later melodic black metal direction places them alongside acts like Dissection and Naglfar in their harmonic ambitions.
Founded in Veszprém, Hungary in 1997, Without Face fused progressive metal, Gothic metal, and thrash in a dual-vocal framework, with male and female voices sharing the narrative weight of lyrics drawn from H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, and Longfellow. Their debut Deep Inside (2000) appeared on Hammer Music Productions and was subsequently released in the US through Dark Symphonies Records, while the Earache/Elitist follow-up Astronomicon (2002) brought them to wider attention. The band folded shortly after despite interest from the label in a longer deal.
Symphonic gothic/progressive metal band from Novosibirsk, Russia active since 2017. Wizardmask weaves orchestral grandeur and gothic atmosphere into progressive metal from Siberia's largest city.
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