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After Forever - Prison Of Desire
2000: Highlights - Leaden Legacy, Yield To Temptation |
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Avrigus - The Secret Kingdom
2001: Highlights - Dark Angels' Ascension, Flesh |
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Cradle Of Filth - Dusk... And Her Embrace
1996: Highlights - Malice Through the Looking Glass, Dusk... And Her Embrace, Beauty Slept In Sodom |
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Cradle Of Filth - Midian
2000: Highlights - Cthulhu Dawn, Lord Abortion, Her Ghost In The Fog |
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Darzamat - Solfernus' Path
2009: Highlights - False Sleepwalker, Solfernus' Path, Mesmeric Seance |
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Draconian - Arcane Rain Fell
2005: Highlights - The Apostasy Canticle, Expostulation, Death Come Near Me |
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Draconian - Where Lovers Mourn
2003: Highlights - The Cry of Silence, A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal, It Grieves My Heart |
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Estatic Fear - A Sombre Dance
1999: Highlights - Chapter I, Chapter IV, Chapter VIII |
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Evereve - Stormbirds
1998: Highlights - On Lucid Wings, Stormbirds |
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Forest Stream - Tears of Mortal Solitude
2003: Highlights - Legend, Snowfall, Winter Solstice |
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For My Pain - Fallen
2003: Highlights - Dancer In The Dark, Rapture Of Lust, Tomorrow Is Closed Gate |
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Lacrimas Profundere - Memorandum
1999: Highlights - Black Swans, The Fate Of Equilibrium |
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Lacrimosa - Elodia
1999: Highlights - Allein zu zweit, Halt Mich, Sanctus |
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Lake Of Tears - Forever Autumn
1999: Highlights - So Fell Autumn Rain, Forever Autumn, Demon You/Lily Anne |
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Moonspell - Wolfheart
1995: Highlights - Wolfshade, Vampiria |
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My Dying Bride - The Dreadful Hours
2001: Highlights - A Cruel Taste of Winter, My Hope The Destroyer |
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My Dying Bride - Turn Loose The Swans
1993: Highlights - Your River, The Crown of Sympathy |
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Paradise Lost - Icon
1993: Highlights - Embers Fire, True Belief |
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Penumbra - Seclusion
2003: Highlights - Tragical Memories, Seclusion |
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Sentenced - The Cold White Light
2002: Highlights - Neverlasting, Excuse Me While I Kill Myself |
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The Sins Of Thy Beloved - Lake Of Sorrow
1998: Highlights - Until The Dark, All Alone |
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Sirenia - At Sixes And Sevens
2002: Highlights - Sister Nightfall, On The Wane |
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SpiRitual - Pulse
2008: Highlights - Symphony of Life, Pulse |
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Tiamat - Wildhoney
1994: Highlights - The Ar, Gaia |
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Theatre Of Tragedy - Theatre Of Tragedy
1995: Highlights - A Hamlet For A Slothful Vassal, A Distance There Is |
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Theatre Of Tragedy - Velvet Darkness They Fear
1996: Highlights - Bring Forth Ye Shadow, And When He Falleth |
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The Foreshadowing - Days Of Nothing
2007: Highlights - Departure |
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Todesbonden - Sleep Now, Quiet Forest
2008: Highlights - Surrender To The Sea, Fading Empire, Battle of Kadesh |
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Trail of Tears - A New Dimension of Might
2002: Highlights - Ecstatic, Crashing Down, Liquid View |
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Tristania - Beyond The Veil
1999: Highlights - Beyond The Veil, A Sequel Of Decay, Heretique |
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Tristania - Widow's Weeds
1998: Highlights - Evenfall, Midwintertears, My Lost Lenore |
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Virgin Black - Requiem - Mezzo Forte
2007: Highlights - In Death, Domine, Lacrimosa |
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Virgin Black - Sombre Romantic
2002: Highlights - Drink The Midnight Hymn, Museum Of Iscariot |
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The Vision Bleak - The Deathship Has A New Captain
2004: Highlights - Wolfmoon, Night of the Living Dead, Deathship Symphony |
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Within Temptation - Enter
1996: Highlights - Enter, Grace, Blooded |
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| #1 for sure. I don't think I could ever find a goth metal album I will praise and adore as much as Beyond The Veil. Pure perfection. |
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Hmm... this is top 9 as I see.  |
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Written by ravendeath on 24.01.2012 at 18:13
Hmm... this is top 9 as I see.
Oh, I never noticed. I will get another one up there. |
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Well, I thumbed up this list a while ago, since it's the best gothic list I've seen on this site  BUT I have a few "complaints" as well as suggestions.
First of all, I don't think Cradle Of Filth belongs in this list, but that's just me. Same goes for the albums of My Dying Bride that are in this list (especially Turn Loose The Swans, which is death/doom and not really gothic). The "gothic" albums of MDB are: The Angel and the Dark River (brilliant album), Like Gods of the Sun (awesome album and probably the most "gothic" album they ever released) and For Lies I Sire (their worst album by far and the only one that I don't like, so don't put it in this list!  ).
Now that we got the complaints out of the way, here are a few suggestions:
- Evereve - Seasons
- Evereve - Stormbirds
- The Gathering - Mandylion
- The Gathering - Nighttime Birds
These are the only suggestions I can give you because your list is already full with great albums that I know. All four albums are atmospheric gothic metal and amazing to say the least. Definitely give them a try, you won't be disappointed.  |
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Written by EMols86 on 25.02.2013 at 21:17
Well, I thumbed up this list a while ago, since it's the best gothic list I've seen on this site BUT I have a few "complaints" as well as suggestions.
First of all, I don't think Cradle Of Filth belongs in this list, but that's just me. Same goes for the albums of My Dying Bride that are in this list (especially Turn Loose The Swans, which is death/doom and not really gothic). The "gothic" albums of MDB are: The Angel and the Dark River (brilliant album), Like Gods of the Sun (awesome album and probably the most "gothic" album they ever released) and For Lies I Sire (their worst album by far and the only one that I don't like, so don't put it in this list! ).
Now that we got the complaints out of the way, here are a few suggestions:
- Evereve - Seasons
- Evereve - Stormbirds
- The Gathering - Mandylion
- The Gathering - Nighttime Birds
These are the only suggestions I can give you because your list is already full with great albums that I know. All four albums are atmospheric gothic metal and amazing to say the least. Definitely give them a try, you won't be disappointed.
Hi, and thanks for the suggestions. I kinda disagree with you with CoF not being a gothic band as they haven't really been anything else since other than their black metal demos and debut album. Their other/more recent albums could be classified 'extreme gothic/symphonic' band with a slight influence in black metal. Sorry, but I'm keeping them.
MDB is most definitely a death/doom band. I do hear alot of gothic elements in their music and alot more than most bands claiming to be gothic. You have your opinion and I have mine.
Now your suggestions:
I have heard of Evereve, and I might consider adding them. So thanks 
The Gathering... maybe not. Both Mandylion and Nighttime Birds don't feel very gothic to me. Highly atmospheric as they are, but not so gothic. |
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Written by Dark†SymphonY on 25.02.2013 at 21:44
Hi, and thanks for the suggestions. I kinda disagree with you with CoF not being a gothic band as they haven't really been anything else since other than their black metal demos and debut album. Their other/more recent albums could be classified 'extreme gothic/symphonic' band with a slight influence in black metal. Sorry, but I'm keeping them.
MDB is most definitely a death/doom band. I do hear alot of gothic elements in their music and alot more than most bands claiming to be gothic. You have your opinion and I have mine.
Now your suggestions:
I have heard of Evereve, and I might consider adding them. So thanks
The Gathering... maybe not. Both Mandylion and Nighttime Birds don't feel very gothic to me. Highly atmospheric as they are, but not so gothic.
Ah, I always felt CoF to be more black than gothic... but since I don't care for them anymore, I'm not sure and you could be right after all. It's your list after all, and those are probably CoF's best albums anyway!
About MDB... to me they've always seemed death/doom with gothic elements, aside from the few albums I mentioned, which are more gothic/doom for sure. If you listened to all of MDB's albums (which I have ) you'll know Like Gods of the Sun is easily their most gothic album to date, followed up by The Angel and the Dark River. Personally I think those two belong in this list way more than Turn Loose the Swans and The Dreadful Hours (both brilliant death/doom albums in my opinion), but again: it's your list! 
I think you'll like Evereve a lot, judging by your musical taste. Their first two albums are all I've heard by them, but those two seem to be the best ones by a long shot. Like Mandylion (Nighttime Birds not so much, though it's still a great album), I think both are great candidates for this list! |
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Nice to see you put Evereve - Stormsbirds on it. It's definitely good enough for this list!  |
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Good list, I saw many of my favourites there (Tristania, Estatic Fear, Sirenia). I have a few suggestions too:
Autumn - Summer's End
Autumn - My New Time (gothic rock/metal)
Beseech - Black Emotions
Flowing Tears - Thy Kingdom Gone
Madder Mortem - Desiderata (with jazz influences, quite dissonant)
Madder Mortem - Eight Ways
Nemesea - Mana (very similar to After Forever)
Stream Of Passion - Embrace The Storm (Arjen Lucassen's project, symphonic/progressive, but i hear some gothic elements too)
Todesbonden - Sleep Now, Quiet Forest (atmospheric doom/gothic)
if you already knew these, just disregard my comment |
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Written by Rhiannon on 06.03.2013 at 23:14
Good list, I saw many of my favourites there (Tristania, Estatic Fear, Sirenia). I have a few suggestions too:
Autumn - Summer's End
Autumn - My New Time (gothic rock/metal)
Beseech - Black Emotions
Flowing Tears - Thy Kingdom Gone
Madder Mortem - Desiderata (with jazz influences, quite dissonant)
Madder Mortem - Eight Ways
Nemesea - Mana (very similar to After Forever)
Stream Of Passion - Embrace The Storm (Arjen Lucassen's project, symphonic/progressive, but i hear some gothic elements too)
Todesbonden - Sleep Now, Quiet Forest (atmospheric doom/gothic)
if you already knew these, just disregard my comment
Thanks for the suggestions. I have listened to most of these albums so I will think before adding.
Todesbonden is definitely gothic, so I will look into that one.
Stream of Passion, I will say no, but thanks for suggesting it.
Nemesea and Autumn, both have gothic elements, but I have doubts with them as I didn't like much of their music.
Flowing Tears and Madder Morten, interest me the most, so I will check out their albums before adding. |
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