Type O Negative at the 2007 Gods of Metal festival
This is a list of notable gothic metal bands. Gothic metal is a genre of music characterized as a combination of the dark atmosphere of gothic rock with the aggression of heavy metal. The genre originated during the early 1990s in Europe as an outgrowth of death/doom, a fusion of death metal, doom metal, and gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music. Lyrics are generally melodramatic and dark with inspiration from gothic fiction as well as personal experiences.
Members of metal bands such as After Forever,[1] HIM[2] and Nightwish[3] have downplayed or dismissed the gothic label from their music. The issue is obscured further by bands that have since moved away from gothic metal or even heavy metal music altogether, as is the case for Anathema and The Gathering.[4]
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^Haack, Melanie. "Interview with Ville Valo of HIM". Metalstorm.ee. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
^Hall of Metal. "Interview with Tuomas Holopainen and Anette Olzon of Nightwish". Hallofmetal.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
^Smit, Bas. "Souvenirs review". Lordsofmetal.nl. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
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