Gothic metal and symphonic metal band from Tours, France formed in 2019. They blend dark romance with orchestral grandeur from the Loire Valley.

Industrial/gothic metal act from the Neustadt bei Coburg/Ebern area of Franconia, Germany, formed in 2024. Their name, meaning "iron heart" in German, reflects the cold, mechanical determination that drives their fusion of industrial and gothic metal.

Gothic metal act from Bochum in Germany's Ruhr industrial heartland, crafting dark, atmospheric compositions since 2001. Their name, meaning "ice holy" in German, evokes the frozen, sacred quality of their gothic metal approach across more than two decades of activity.

Melodic heavy/gothic metal act from Bochum, Germany, blending soaring melodies with dark gothic atmospheres since 2022. Their name, meaning "ice crystal" in German, captures the crystalline beauty and cold elegance of their sound.

Gothic/black/death metal act from the Thuringian Forest towns of Tambach-Dietharz and Bad Tabarz, Germany, merging multiple extreme and dark metal styles since 2022. Their name, meaning "ice rain," evokes the harsh, unforgiving weather of their central German mountain home.

Black, death, and gothic metal band from Heraklion, Crete, Greece, active since 2018. They blend multiple extreme metal styles from the largest city on the island of Crete.

Underground to the core, this gothic metal and progressive metal act from Matera traffics in technical virtuosity in service of expansive, cinematic narratives. Since 2024, they've built a catalog that reflects Italy's underrated but thriving metal community.

Straddling the line between doom metal and gothic metal, this Dutch actfrom Zoetermeer fuses Type O Negative-school brooding grandeur with genuine emotional weight into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2019, and their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.

L'Aquila's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this doom metal and gothic metal unit is among them — wielding Type O Negative-school brooding grandeur with genuine emotional weight. Their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.