Gothic metal

Gothic metal (also called Goth metal) is a crossover between heavy metal music and gothic music itself; although the term 'metal' is debated by those who say it is mainly gothic music. It developed in the early 1990s in Europe and the United States. Gothic metal has proven somewhat difficult to categorise. Some fans and musicians have a firm concept of genre and subgenre, but others reject such categorisation as limiting or useless. There is often significant crossover from one category to another, and often the influence of non-metal music.

External links

Metal and Goth databases:

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• The BNR Metal Pages - short bio and review of almost every metal band there is.
• The Encyclopaedia Metallum - database of all metal bands (includes biographies, line-ups, reviews, etc.), updated by users.

Goth Metal magazines / portals / reviews:

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• Goth Metal World - band reviews, band database, radio, forums.