Dream Theatre is okay. I can't call them cheezy without being called a hippocrite. Because I used to listen to Dio. Yes DIO. As in Ronnie James. But I like a few of their songs, Metropolis was okay. Can't say that I own one of their albums, classic though they are.
Evanesence is almost a little too mainstream for most Gothic tastes and some of their songs are borderline cheezy, but I wouldn't be so cruel as to ban them from a Goth's library. I doubt a real emo would claim them, either, though.
What about you Chez, ever heard Lacrimosa? True Goth Metal. A hybrid of our 'tastes.' You can find a link somewhere in my list, I think. It's in German, mind.
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