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The 50 most-read gothic metal artists worldwide, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.
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176 artists are ranked in gothic metal. The biggest move was Elysion, up 12 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Peter SteeleRed Hook · United States | 74,228 | 0 |
02 | Type O NegativeBrooklyn · United States | 43,916 | 0 |
03 | Motionless in WhiteScranton · United States | 27,237 | 0 |
04 | HIMHelsinki · Finland | 24,020 | 0 |
05 | Cradle of FilthIpswich · United Kingdom | 20,921 | 0 |
06 | Paradise LostHalifax · United Kingdom | 12,441 | +2 |
07 | In This MomentLos Angeles · United States | 11,302 | -1 |
08 | MaphraUnited States | 10,230 | -1 |
09 | Lacuna CoilMilano · Italy | 9,961 | 0 |
10 | KatatoniaStockholm · Sweden | 9,394 | +1 |
11 | Cristina ScabbiaMilano · Italy | 7,172 | +1 |
12 | Rotting ChristAthens · Greece | 6,928 | +1 |
13 | The GatheringOss · Netherlands | 6,867 | -3 |
14 | After ForeverLimburg · Netherlands | 6,595 | +7 |
15 | Simone SimonsHeerlen · Netherlands | 6,308 | -1 |
16 | XandriaBielefeld · Germany | 5,452 | 0 |
17 | Ave MujicaJapan | 5,140 | -2 |
18 | Theatre of TragedyStavanger · Norway | 4,352 | +2 |
19 | ManaHiroshima · Japan | 4,323 | -2 |
20 | MoonspellLisboa · Portugal | 4,228 | -1 |
21 | DraconianSäffle Municipality · Sweden | 3,914 | +1 |
22 | TiamatStockholm · Sweden | 3,876 | -4 |
23 | SentencedMuhos · Finland | 3,032 | +1 |
24 | SireniaStavanger · Norway | 2,572 | +5 |
25 | LacrimosaFrankfurt am Main · Germany | 2,351 | -2 |
26 | ElysionGreece | 2,315 | +12 |
27 | DeathstarsStrömstad Municipality · Sweden | 2,293 | 0 |
28 | BlackbriarAssen · Netherlands | 2,116 | -3 |
29 | Lord of the LostHamburg · Germany | 2,095 | -3 |
30 | TristaniaStavanger · Norway | 2,027 | +1 |
31 | Lake of TearsBorås · Sweden | 2,025 | +5 |
32 | Sakis TolisAthens · Greece | 1,971 | 0 |
33 | We Are the FallenLos Angeles · United States | 1,874 | -3 |
34 | Andrea FerroItaly | 1,736 | 0 |
35 | Trees of EternityÖrebro · Sweden | 1,644 | 0 |
36 | Lacrimas ProfundereWaging am See · Germany | 1,479 | -8 |
37 | TribulationArvika · Sweden | 1,430 | +3 |
38 | Snowy ShawGothenburg · Sweden | 1,421 | -1 |
39 | GothministerOslo · Norway | 1,205 | -6 |
40 | Vibeke SteneSokndal · Norway | 1,103 | +11 |
41 | AtrocityLudwigsburg · Germany | 1,102 | +3 |
42 | CharonRaahe · Finland | 1,099 | +3 |
43 | Ville LaihialaOulu · Finland | 1,093 | -2 |
44 | CrematoryMannheim · Germany | 1,089 | -1 |
45 | Silje WergelandBergen · Norway | 999 | -3 |
46 | Theatres des VampiresRoma · Italy | 918 | +3 |
47 | The Sins of Thy BelovedBryne · Norway | 869 | +6 |
48 | Before the DawnNastola · Finland | 845 | -2 |
49 | AilynEsplugues de Llobregat · Spain | 839 | +1 |
50 | George BurdiCanada | 835 | -3 |
128 | GaladrielBratislava · Slovakia | 137 | +31 |
72 | Dismal EuphonyStavanger · Norway | 420 | +26 |
131 | DelightPoland | 127 | +21 |
121 | Cultus SanguineMilano · Italy | 161 | +20 |
88 | Ex LibrisBoxtel · Netherlands | 301 | +18 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.