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Best gothic rock artists of the 2000s

The industry lost control of distribution and the music got stranger for it. Blogs did the job radio used to do. The South took the charts outright, and Kanye West began a run of reinventions that outlasted the decade he started it in.

Everyone who released a gothic rock album in the 2000s, ordered by how Riffiter listeners rate their catalog.

The Damned№ 1The Damned2 albums here4.0Weighted score4.0 avg · 4 ratings
  1. 2EvanescenceEvanescence2 albums here3.93.9 avg · 158 ratings
  2. 3The Sisters of MercyThe Sisters of Mercy1 album here3.83.7 avg · 3 ratings
  3. 4NightwishNightwish2 albums here3.83.8 avg · 76 ratings
  4. 5Clan of XymoxClan of Xymox8 albums here3.83.8 avg · 8 ratings
  5. 6KatatoniaKatatonia1 album here3.83.8 avg · 24 ratings
  6. 7HIMHIM9 albums here3.83.5 avg · 3 ratings
  7. 8Paradise LostParadise Lost1 album here3.83.7 avg · 39 ratings
  8. 9The CureThe Cure2 albums here3.83.7 avg · 131 ratings
  9. 10XandriaXandria1 album here2 ratings
  10. 11Fields of the NephilimFields of the Nephilim2 albums here2 ratings
  11. 12Have a Nice LifeHave a Nice Life1 album here1 rating
  12. 13UnheiligUnheilig1 album here
  13. 14The RasmusThe Rasmus1 album here
  14. 15Red Lorry Yellow LorryRed Lorry Yellow Lorry1 album here
  15. 16Mephisto WalzMephisto Walz2 albums here
  16. 17Lesbian Bed DeathLesbian Bed Death1 album here
  17. 18Dead Man WalkingDead Man Walking1 album here
  18. 19Remain in SilenceRemain in Silence1 album here
  19. 20Pins and NeedlesPins and Needles1 album here

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