BABYMETAL talk about expanding the definition of metal and what they can be as band in this exclusive interview following ...

Here are the 5 goth metal bands who deserved to be bigger! Luckily… not all of them are six feet under, and, hopefully, their fanbases will continue to grow. Before exploring our main picks, however, ...

Though goth metal is a tiny niche in the U.S. ― easily topped by Evanescence, playing the Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater on Sept. 11 in Tuscaloosa ― there's more across the pond, especially in Scandanavia ...

Wes Hauch, guitarist of Atlanta-based deathcore outfit Alluvial, pauses. He’s pondering one of metal music’s most enduring questions: How heavy can it get? “Hmm, that’s a good question…,” he begins.

Sonja aren’t a traditional supergroup—the members of this Philadelphia trio have all collaborated with one another elsewhere, most notably in beastly Philly black-metal band Woe. But these folks also ...

Finland’s approach to modern folk music is vastly different than the singer-songwriter-centric subgenre most Americans are familiar with. Over there, it’s not so much a harbinger of heartbreak or ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

A name change from Idle Hands didn’t stop the rise of Unto Others in trad and goth metal. The Portland band’s interest in somber gloom, electrifying hooks, and a dash of extremity help them stand out ...

Last year, Draagyn stirred up buzz for her debut single “Majesty,” an eight minute epic that mixed dark folk, ethereal goth, doom metal, black metal, and an operatic side without ever sounding like it ...

American rock band Evanescence is set to bring San Diego County to life with a stop in Chula Vista during their first world ...

This 1996 track from October Rust leans more toward gothic metal than gothic rock, but it’s a classic (though notably explicit) piece of work that is more than worthy of a spot on our list. That ...