There is much confusion about this term. It appears to have
two meanings:
1: Same as Gothic Metal. People often call gothic metal "
goth metal" because they assume the two words are interchangable, or because they assume that because it's called "gothic" it must have something to do with
goth. It does not.
2: Any metal that so-called goths (usually wannabe goths) listen to. Could be anything from Nightwish to Slipknot depending on the whim of the speaker. This is a ficticous genre, ie there is no such thing as "
goth metal"!! Gothic Rock and Metal are POLLS APART!!!
There is no genre of goth
music which sounds anthing like metal. Period. Although there is no reason a
goth cannot have a varied music taste, there is no connection whatsoever between
goth and any form of metal.
For the true definition of gothic metal see gothic metal