Gothic progressive metal act from Varese, Lombardy, formed in 2019. Chantry blends dark atmospherics with progressive complexity.

Gothic metal band from the London/Milton Keynes area, England, formed in 2018. They weave dark, melancholic atmospheres into heavy metal.

Gothic metal band from Germany, active since 2015. They weave dark, melancholic atmospheres into a heavy metal framework with romantic and dramatic sensibilities.

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.

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.

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.

Gothic progressive metal band from 's-Hertogenbosch, active since 1999. Cirrha Niva has spent over a quarter century crafting atmospheric, emotionally rich progressive metal from North Brabant.