The Groove

The greatest gothic rock artists of all time

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

No. 1

The Cure

United Kingdom · 1977– · new wave

23.985

Why this number?

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25 Theatre of Tragedy

Norway · 1993–2010 · gothic metal 0.720

Ghost

Sweden · 2008– · heavy metal 0.620

Anathema

United Kingdom · 1990–2020 · alternative rock 0.575

28 This Mortal Coil

United Kingdom · 1983–1991 · dream pop 0.400

29 Mortiis

Norway · 1993– · electro 0.327

30 Kerli

Estonia · 1987– · electronic 0.323

31 The Cult

United Kingdom · 1983– · hard rock 0.284

32 Ethel Cain

United States of America · 1998– · rock 0.200