Founded in Salzburg, Austria in 1992 by Stefan Traunmüller as a one-man project, Golden Dawn emerged from the same fertile scene as Abigor and Summoning, with whom they shared membership in the Austrian Black Metal Syndicate. The debut album The Art of Dreaming, recorded with session assistance from Abigor's Thomas Tannenberger and Pungent Stench's Martin Schirenc, established a melodic, atmospheric black metal approach that evolved toward gothic influences on subsequent releases. Masquerade appeared on Napalm Records seven years later, and the band has continued intermittently with albums including Return to Provenance in 2012.

Gomoria is a gothic metal project from Sofia, Bulgaria, formed in 2016, whose debut The Crossroad of Death features compositions by Krastyo Jordanov with lyrics by Albert Quallenkamp. The release explores dark, atmospheric territory with symphonic undertones and supernatural themes.

Gonezilla is a gothic doom metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2011, weaving dark melancholic atmospheres with French introspective lyrics and dual vocal interplay between clean female and aggressive male voices. Their discography includes Chimères (2016), the Sang Noir EP (2020), and Aurore (2022), drawing from the lineage of Theatre of Tragedy and Tristania.

Goot is a gothic metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2017 and weaving dark romanticism and heavy atmospherics into gothic metal from Russia's cultural capital. The project channels the grandeur and melancholy of the genre.

Goresleeps is a gothic/doom/death metal band from Ivanteyevka near Moscow, Russia, formed in 2023 and weaving dark romanticism into crushing doom and death metal. The project merges gothic atmospherics with extreme metal heaviness.

Gospelheim is a gothic metal band from Manchester, formed in 2021. They bring dark, atmospheric gothic metal to Manchester's diverse heavy music scene.

Atmospheric black/doom/gothic metal project from Chernivtsi formed in 2023, merging multiple dark metal styles into a richly textured sonic tapestry. Their multi-faceted approach weaves atmosphere, melancholy, and aggression from the foothills of the Carpathians.

Gothic Aspect is a gothic and symphonic metal band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2020, featuring vocalist Mari Wonderbird, guitarists Tony Laulumaa and Ilkka Paatere, and bassist Jarno Salo. Their releases Take My Pain and the Aftermath EP blend gothic atmospheres with symphonic metal grandeur.

Gothic Castle is a band from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, that evolved from doom/death metal origins in 2016 into gothic metal territory. The project bridges extreme metal heaviness with gothic atmospherics from the Volga.