Vocal Styles

There is a diverse range of vocal styles in gothic metal. The male singers in the genre range from guttural growls of death metal and black metal screams like Dani Filth and Morten Veland, the magistrates as Østen Bergøy tenor and baritone Peter Steele. For women, the different vocal styles include the screams and groans of Cadaveria, vocal style "pop" Tanja from Lullacry Lainio and style of operatic soprano Vibeke Stene of Tristania and Tarja Turunen. There are more female singers in the gothic metal than any other subgenre of heavy metal, but the vocals are not necessarily synonymous with the genre. Liv Kristine Theater of Tragedy and Leaves' Eyes label mentions that gothic metal is often misunderstood and said that "not every band with female vocalist is a gothic metal band" Gender is also known to attract more fans than other subgenres of heavy metal.