Subgenres of gothic metal

Gothic Symphonic Metal:
instruments: guitar(s), percussion, synths or full symphonic orchestra , piano, bass
vocal: mostly female but also other types can be
tempo of percussion: normal
famous bands: Epica, Within Temptation

Gothic Black Metal:
instruments: guitar(s), percussion, bass
vocal: beast or beauty and beast or trinity
tempo of percussion: normal but also with fast passages
famous bands: Cradle of Filth, Theatres Des Vampires

Gothic Doom metal:
instruments: guitar(s), percussion, synth, klavír, niekedy aj husle, bassguitar(s)
vocal: mostly schizo, but relatively often trinity or beauty and beast is
tempo of percussion: normal with slower passages
famous bands: Paradise Lost (before: gothic doom, now: gothic rock) (vocal: male, Lacrimas Profundere (vocal: schizo)

Gothic Death Metal (very small widespread):
instruments: guitar(s), percussion: double beats a normal, synth, bassguitar(s)
vocal: beast or beauty and beast
tempo of percussion: faster, often very fast
famous bands: Crematory, Deadlock

Melodic Gothic Metal:
instruments: 2 guitars, percussion, synth, guitar(s), bass
vocal: beauty and beast or female
tempo of percussion: normal
famous bands: Mortal Love, Flowing Tears

Progressive Gothic Metal:
instruments: guitar(s), percussion, often also piano / synths, bass
vocal: often female, but beauty and beast can be also
tempo of percussion: normal
famous bands: To-Mera, Echoes Of Eternity
Note: as it is progressive, songs are longer, they contain longer passages, which are not repeated

Gothic Industrial Metal:
instruments: guitar(s) (often repeating riffs), sampling, synths or sequence lines, bass
vocal: beast or deep male vocal
tempo of percussion: normal
famous bands: Deathstars, Gothminister