Gothic Metal / Rock

Paradise Lost is an English metal band from Halifax, West Yorkshire, which originally emerged from death metal. In the early 1990s, it played a decisive role in the emergence and development of the death doom and gothic metal genres. The band's name comes from the famous epic poem Paradise Lost by John Milton, an important poet of the 17th century. The group currently consists of vocalist Nick Holmes, guitarists Gregor Mackintosh and Aaron Aedy, drummer Adrian Erlandsson, and bassist Steven…

Tiamat is a Swedish band that is considered one of the founders of gothic metal. The project is named after the primordial goddess Tiamat, who plays a central role in Babylonian mythology.

Treblinka, a well-known name that immediately brings to mind one of the most horrific extermination camps of World War II, was deliberately chosen by founding members Johan Edlund and Jörgen Thullberg. Two demos and a single were released under this name. At that time, the band's focus was on a provocative…

Type O Negative was an American rock/metal band from Brooklyn, New York, founded in 1989 by Peter Steele (born Peter Ratajczyk, January 4, 1962; died April 14, 2010), Sal Abruscato, Kenny Hickey, and Josh Silver.

Musically, the band moved between doom metal and gothic metal – the latter mainly due to the success of their most famous song, "Black No. 1." Their dark, melancholic sound, paired with black humor and sometimes self-deprecating lyrics, made them unique in the scene.

The band's name is…