Gothic metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that incorporates elements of gothic rock, darkwave, and classical music. It is characterized by its dark, melancholic sound, often featuring haunting vocals, symphonic orchestration, and heavy guitar riffs. The lyrics often deal with themes of death, despair, and the supernatural. Bands in this genre often wear elaborate costumes and makeup, and their live performances are known for their theatricality.
Here you can see the popularity of Metal Gotico genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
141 releases
Explore metal gotico history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of metal gotico artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the metal gotico genre. You can find out what metal gotico genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | 73521 | |
| 2 | 38 | 27972 | |
| 3 | 36 | 67866 | |
| 4 | 35 | 37606 | |
| 5 | 32 | 24625 | |
| 6 | 26 | 17621 | |
| 7 | 30 | 51142 | |
| 8 | 30 | 18013 | |
| 9 | 25 | 11298 | |
| 10 | 27 | 10598 | |
| 11 | 21 | 12008 | |
| 12 | 17 | 4672 | |
| 13 | 20 | 9406 | |
| 14 | 19 | 7608 | |
| 15 | 18 | 5530 | |
| 16 | 16 | 6543 | |
| 17 | 15 | 4671 | |
| 18 | 15 | 3915 | |
| 19 | 14 | 4488 | |
| 20 | 11 | 5061 | |
| 21 | 11 | 2473 | |
| 22 | 4 | 3042 | |
| 23 | 5 | 2003 | |
| 24 | 6 | 3248 | |
| 25 | 6 | 3515 | |
| 26 | 6 | 1210 | |
| 27 | 6 | 2575 | |
| 28 | 4 | 206 | |
| 29 | 4 | 1219 | |
| 30 | 3 | 2009 | |
| 31 | 2 | 317 | |
| 32 | 2 | 697 | |
| 33 | 2 | 1080 | |
| 34 | 1 | 170 | |
| 35 | 1 | 375 | |
| 36 | 1 | 362 | |
| 37 | 1 | 620 | |
| 38 | 1 | 1173 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular metal gotico music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
