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As current this tag is being applied to artists in place of the tags symphonic metal and symphonic gothic metal. It is also being inappropriatly put on pages to cause disruption. Because of this, the top artists and radio station may not accurately reflect the intended content of this tag.
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Gothic Metal:
Gothic metal (and its variation Goth Metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal music. It is characterised as a combination of the dark and often melancholy atmospheres of doom metal with the aggression of the extreme metal subgenres, placing heavy emphasis on a beauty and the beast vocal style. The genre originated during the early 1990s in Europe originally as an outgrowth of doom/death, a fusion of death metal and doom metal. The music of gothic metal is considered diverse by those often unfamiliar with the primary scene, citing bands adopting a gothic approach to varying styles of heavy metal music. However the musicial aspects of Gothic Metal are very precise, though also mostly unrelated to goth metal, often causing what appears to be large diversity within the genre. Lyrics are generally melodramatic and mournful with inspiration from gothic fiction as well as personal experiences, though influence from fairy tales, myths and ancient history are also common.
Musically, the defining characteristics of gothic metal are its vocal style and structure. Vocally, gothic metal makes extensive use of the beauty and beast aesthetic as its most defining trait, this most often being shown as having a female vocalist singing, while a male vocalist provides a counterpoint through the use of vocals akin to black and/or death metal.
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gothic metal gigs in United States • view all
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| Wednesday 15 October 2008 | ||
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Blackest of the Black Tour 2008 at Roseland Ballroom
Danzig, Dimmu Borgir, Moonspell, Winds of Plague, Skeletonwitch |
Roseland Ballroom New York, United States |
31 people attended |
| Today (Thursday 16 October 2008) | ||
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Amorphis
Samael, Virgin Black |
Ridglea Theater Fort Worth, United States |
12 people attending |
| Tomorrow (Friday 17 October 2008) | ||
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Amorphis
Samael, Virgin Black |
Scout Bar San Antonio, TX, United States |
7 people attending |
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Blackest of the Black Tour 2008 at The Palladium
Danzig, Dimmu Borgir, Moonspell, Winds of Plague, Skeletonwitch |
The Palladium Worcester, United States |
25 people attending |
| Saturday 18 October 2008 | ||
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Amorphis
Samael, Virgin Black |
Scout Bar Houston, United States |
14 people attending |
| Sunday 19 October 2008 | ||
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Energy
Vanguard |
Viaduct Seattle, United States |
1 person attending |
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coolcat77 wrote:
lol at Nightwish, Evanescence, Cradle of Filth & Type O Negative
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Anne13 wrote:
"Sharon herself is ashamed of their gothic era..". I don't see how people can have the guts to say stuff like this. It's just not true. What she might have said, is that people still like to call them gothic, because they're unknown to what gothic really is, and she thinks that's a shame. But if they want to think like that, they're free to. It's not something you can change, and neither is it something to be ashamed of. She just thinks their music is symphonic rock / metal and not gothic.
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psycaffeine wrote:
related band called PSYCHOTICA is back, enjoy : ) http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=qO7Ay8QZv_A http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=amQDDq7dUVA&feature=related and the notice! http://toxicshockrecords.com/Psychotica.html
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Shakespirt wrote:
but tehy are so cute and popular
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Leyasu wrote:
Laying, did u miss the NOTICE on the Wiki? Run, thats fair cop, as a composer i can appreciate that logic. Having done one type of music and now refocusing into a more profitable area is fine, i started off in nu metal, went into gothic doom metal and now i compose in primarily gothic metal and emocore lol. Thats fair enough, well, best of luck with whatever she does, though id prefer if they stopped with the nu metal elements that spoil their music to me.
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Layinginblack wrote:
WTF? most of these artists aren't even "gothic metal" Tristania should be here...
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runforafall wrote:
nah, i dont think she is ashamed, she only said in a Rock sound that she wouldnt do that kind of album again. i don't think they only want to sell, many artists in gothic scene sell just like within temptation does. But is not wrong to sell more or less. it's their job, it's obvious they want to earn more money and have more fans, i still love their music.
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Leyasu wrote:
Sharon Den Adul is ashamed of having played in the gothic metal scene? I smell a money grabbing, corporate rat... seeing as the gothic metal scene isnt a sell more scene like per say, nu metal or symphonic rock. Oh wait, dont they play a combination of those two genres these days? Never mind.... from gothic metal to money grabbing one fell swoop...
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runforafall wrote:
i can accept that Enter and The Dance are gothic.. but since Mother Earth everything has changed. Sharon herself is ashamed of their gothic era.. i dont know why, i love all their music though. they dont have anything of gothic now. so, i totally agree with Leyasu
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Leyasu wrote:
They were Gothic Metal, then they moved into Symphonic Metal, did a several year long hiatus, and came back as a Symphonic Rock/Nu Metal type thing... Hardly anything to do with Gothic Metal in their new form...
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lygophile wrote:
WT were gothic on their first album, now they''re more atmospheric or so, but it's still a lot to do with gothic metal.
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runforafall wrote:
Lacuna Coil is a BIG NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! and Tristania used to be "gothic" it's not anymore imo.. But Nw, WT, Ev, LC noo please, that's NOT gothic.
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Leyasu wrote:
Lacuna Coil are a combination of Gothic Metal with Nu Metal. Type O Negative perform a variaion of Gothic Metal, called Goth Metal (click the ''read all'' button to see it). Evanescence, Nightwish and such are all here because of mistagging or people deliberatly misusing the tag.
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Argaalofthemyst wrote:
Out of the current 'top artists' only Type O Negative really fit into the genre as described in the wiki. Even they don't fit in perfectly with the descsription but if this meaning of gothic metal stops Type O being described as that then it is certainly incorrect. Also, bands like Lacuna Coil are often described as gothic metal even on sites like Metal Archives and I can't think of what else they would be described as. They certainly aren't symphonic metal of any shape or form and many more would argue with them being called gothic rock. If they aren't gothic metal then what are they?
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Maglor3Nessa wrote:
Who knows some good unknown gothic bands?
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haushi wrote:
Paradise Lost, Tristania, Moonspell
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x_upisdown wrote:
As much as I like some of these bands; they are not gothic.
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Novemberdeath wrote:
Nigtwish ....worst case of gothic
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Leyasu wrote:
Also, regarding the top artists. The LAST FM team tells me that the only way to change the top artists is to tag artists correctly. If u check a band/song then it will show what tags u have on that band/song. The top artists/songs are the ones people have tagged Gothic Metal the most. The only way to sort this out is if ''people tag things properly''.
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Leyasu wrote:
If u click the Read More and Read All buttons on the wiki, the wiki expands/reloads to a large article explaining what Gothic Metal is. Suffice to say there is two forms: Beauty And The Beast: Black/Death/Doom mixed together with a male black/death vocalist and a singing female vocalist. (Sirenia,Penumbra,Trail of Tears) Goth Metal: Goth Rock based heavy metal/doom metal. (Paradise Lost, Moonspell, Anathema) Bands of both forms belong on this wiki. Bands of the genre symphonic metal do not, as symphonic metal is bands that use lots of keyboarding, with just a female singer. (Xandria, Within Temptation, Leaves' Eyes) Hope that helps everyone. But seriously, read the wiki. You would learn a lot.
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