The Groove

The greatest gothic metal artists of all time

28 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Paradise Lost

United Kingdom · 1988– · gothic metal

34.300

Why this number?

The full board

2 Theatre of Tragedy

Norway · 1993–2010 · gothic metal 9.624

3 Moonspell

Portugal · 1989– · gothic metal 9.442

4 Tristania

Norway · 1996–2022 · gothic metal 9.180

5 Lacuna Coil

Italy · 1997– · gothic metal 8.294

Within Temptation

The Netherlands · 1995– · symphonic metal 6.406

7 Tiamat

Sweden · 1987– · gothic metal 6.155

Nightwish

Finland · 1996– · symphonic metal 5.730

Katatonia

Sweden · 1991– · alternative metal 4.326

Rammstein

Germany · 1994– · industrial metal 3.422

Cradle of Filth

United Kingdom · 1991– · black metal 2.602

12 SUKI

Germany · 2012– · alternative metal 2.533