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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Mentally Murdered (2019)
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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.
Gothic and heavy metal band from Werlte in the Emsland, Germany, formed in 2020. They weave dark gothic atmospheres into a heavy metal framework from the rural northwest.
Gothic metal band from Ludwigslust in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, formed in 2019. They weave dark, dreamlike atmospheres into a melodic metal sound.
Death-doom-gothic metal band from Leipzig, Germany, active since 1995. With three decades of history, Cracked Corpuscles are veterans of the Saxon extreme metal scene, blending gothic atmospheres with crushing death-doom.
Iconic British extreme metal band from Ipswich, one of the most commercially successful extreme metal acts in history. Cradle of Filth blend black metal, death metal, gothic horror, and symphonic grandeur into a theatrical, unmistakable sound.
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