Gothic Symphonic Metal Artists & the Gear They Use

Ben Moody

Guitarist · Evanescence

Marco Hietala

Bassist · Nightwish

Erno Matti Juhani Vuorinen

Guitarist · Nightwish

Tuomas Holopainen

Keyboardist · Nightwish

Ares

Singer, Guitarist · Immortal

John LeCompt

Guitarist · Evanescence

Daniel Cavanagh

Singer, Guitarist · Anathema

Kristian Niemann

Guitarist · Therion

Mark Jansen

Guitarist · Epica

Ricardo Amorim

Guitarist · Moonspell

Rune Eriksen

Guitarist · Mayhem

Thomas Youngblood

Guitarist · Kamelot

Anton Kabanen

Guitarist, Music Producer · Battle Beast

Isaac Delahaye

Guitarist · Epica

Ruud Jolie

Guitarist · Within Temptation

Johan Ericson

Guitarist, Music Producer · Draconian

René Rutten

Guitarist · The Gathering

Timo Somers

Guitarist · Delain

Maurycy Stefanowicz

Guitarist · Vader

Pedro Paixão

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Moonspell

Daniel Droste

Singer, Guitarist · Ahab

Rocky Gray

Guitarist, Drummer · Evanescence

Joona Björkroth

Guitarist · Battle Beast

Snowy Shaw

Singer, Guitarist · King Diamond

Arjen Anthony Lucassen

Singer, Guitarist · Ayreon

Rikard Ekberg

Singer, Guitarist · Eleine

Olof Mörck

Guitarist · Amaranthe

Dave Pybus

Bassist · Cradle of Filth

Coen Janssen

Keyboardist · Epica

Troy Donockley

Singer, Guitarist · Nightwish

Martijn Westerholt

Keyboardist, Composer · Within Temptation

Jukka Nevalainen

Drummer · Nightwish

Sean Tibbetts

Bassist · Kamelot

Fernando Ribeiro

Singer · Moonspell

Oliver Palotai

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Circle II Circle

Christian Hector

Guitarist · Ahab

Johan Andreassen

Bassist · Amaranthe

Kasperi Heikkinen

Guitarist · Beast in Black

Johan Niemann

Guitarist, Bassist · The Murder of My Sweet

Morten Løwe Sørensen

Drummer · Amaranthe

Joost van den Broek

Composer · Ayreon

Rob van der Loo

Bassist · Mayan

Nicholas Barker

Drummer · Dimmu Borgir

Alejandro Sanz

Singer, Guitarist · Calle 13

Epica

Music Producer

Ludwig Dante

Guitarist · Eleine

Aires Pereira

Bassist · Malevolence

Mike Coolen

Drummer · Within Temptation

Otto Schimmelpenninck van der Oije

Bassist · Delain

Grant Truesdell

Guitarist · Unleash the Archers

Martijn Spierenburg

Keyboardist, Composer · Within Temptation

Wolfgang Rothbauer

Guitarist · Edenbridge

Chris Merzinsky

Composer · Midnattsol

Anneke van Giersbergen

Singer, Guitarist · Ayreon

Janne Björkroth

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Battle Beast

Steffen Feldmann

Bassist · Lyriel

Endre Moe

Trail of Tears

Christian Vidal

Guitarist · Therion

Astrid van der Veen

Singer · Ambeon

Heinrich

Bassist, Music Producer · Decapitated

Kristian Kangasniemi

Composer · Katra

Floor Jansen

Singer · Nightwish

Christofer Johnsson

Guitarist · Therion

Philip Restemeier

Composer · Xandria

Emily Ovenden

Composer · Pythia

Kenneth Olsson

Tristania

Østen Bergøy

Singer · Tristania

Einar Moen

Composer · Tristania

Casey Grillo

Drummer · Kamelot

Kjetil Ingebrethsen

Tristania

Anders Høyvik Hidle

Guitarist · Tristania

Svein Terje Solvang

Tristania

Javier De La Casa

Bassist · Diabulus in Musica

Lasse Dellbrügge

Composer · Nemesea

Frank Claussen

Guitarist · Theatre of Tragedy

Tommy Lindal

Theatre of Tragedy

Nell Sigland

Singer · Theatre of Tragedy

Mike Voltz

Flowing Tears

Tommy Olsson

Theatre of Tragedy

Stefanie Duchêne

Singer · Flowing Tears

Cristian Zimmer

Flowing Tears

Bjørn Erik Næss

Composer · Trail of Tears

Ji-In Cho

Singer · Krypteria

Jeffrey Revet

Stream of Passion

Frank Stumvoll

Composer · Krypteria

S.C. Kuschnerus

Composer · Krypteria

Anton Helgesson

Bassist · Eleine

Johan van Stratum

Composer · Stream of Passion

Marcela Bovio

Singer · Stream of Passion

Matthias Landes

Drummer · ReVamp

Runar Hansen

Composer · Trail of Tears

Terje Heiseldal

Composer · Trail of Tears

Tommi Kuri

Amberian Dawn

Benjamin Buss

Flowing Tears

Andrea Dätwyler

Lunatica

Olga Romanova

Singer · Dark Princess