Editing Music of Poland (section)

=== Gothic metal ===
[[File:Artrosis Castle Party 2009 16.jpg|thumb|upright|Magdalena "Medeah" Dobosz, vocalist of one of the most popular Polish gothic metal bands, [[Artrosis]]; pictured in 2009]]
Poland developed their [[gothic metal]] scene in the 1990s, although it was intertwined with the gothic rock movement since the beginning, focused around the Castle Party Festival founded in 1994. The scene was loosely inspired by Polish bands such as [[Closterkeller]], Pornografia, Fading Colours (all founded in the 1980s), and in later years by British acts like [[Paradise Lost (band)|Paradise Lost]], [[My Dying Bride]], [[Anathema (band)|Anathema]], and Norwegian [[Theatre of Tragedy]] among others. The earliest of the Polish gothic bands developed their sound from various styles like rock, black, death and doom metal, that include Battalion d'Amour (founded in 1989), Neolithic, [[Moonlight (band)|Moonlight]] (both founded in 1991), Sacriversum, [[Sirrah (band)|Sirrah]] (both founded in 1992), Hermh, Cemetery of Scream (both founded in 1993), Hefeystos, and Tower (both founded in 1994) among others. Most Polish gothic metal bands since the 1990s reached recognition only in Poland, or for short time in Europe. Compared with the black or death movement, gothic metal is a minor music scene.

Although considered as a rock band, Closterkeller developed a gothic metal sound in the late 1990s. With nine both native and English language albums released up to 2011 they became the most influential Polish gothic band.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} Battalion d'Amour with their poetic lyrics reached popularity with 1990s albums, which was lost after a change of the group's lead vocalist in the early 2000s. The band released their last album in 2005. Neolithic signed to French Adipocere Records developed a doom and progressive metal influenced sound. They released two albums and disbanded in 2006 with brief recognition in their home country. Moonlight active until 2007 released several albums in 2000s, combining a gothic metal style with trip hop and rock. Reformed several of times of the years, Hermh began as a gothic metal act before switching to symphonic black metal with vampire themed lyrics, and remains a studio project. Cemetery of Scream with five albums released is still active. Hefeystos, with a progressive rock influenced sound, released two albums, and eventually disbanded in 2000. While Tower disbanded in the late 1990s, also with two albums released. Only [[Sirrah (band)|Sirrah]] reached short-lived recognition in Europe with a recording deal from [[Music for Nations]]. Disbanded in 1998, the group was reformed in 2013 and is still active.

The second wave of gothic bands includes [[Artrosis]], Lorien (both founded in 1995), Aion, Desdemona (both founded in 1996), Sator (later renamed [[Delight (band)|Delight]]; founded in 1997), and Via Mistica (founded in 1998), among others. Artrosis quickly reached popularity in Poland with albums released by local label Morbid Noizz Productions. In the late 1990s Artrosis became the subject of interest from [[Tilo Wolff]]s label Hall of Sermon which released an English version of one of their albums. The band reached its popularity in the early 2000s with a contract from Metal Mind Productions. The band released seven Polish and four English language albums and remain active. Loriens popularity came with a debut album released by underground labels in Europe, USA, and Australia with promotion from [[Polskie Radio]] in their home country. After several line-up changes and one more album released, Lorien disbanded in 2005. Eight years later the group was reformed and is still active. While Aion gained some European acclaim with two albums released by [[Massacre Records]], and [[Impact Records]]. In later years the band remained local act with a recording deal from Metal Mind Productions. Eventually changing style to modern heavy metal on their fifth album, Aion disbanded after its release in 2004.

Although Desdemona's debut album was released in Japan, the band became a local act with albums released by Metal Mind Productions, eventually dropping their gothic metal style in favour of industrial with four album released, and a recording deal from [[Danse Macabre Records]]. Delight which began as a power metal band reached recognition in Poland with support from extensive touring, and several both Polish and English language albums released in the early 2000s. In 2005 after a performance at [[Wave Gotik Treffen]] in Germany Delight was signed to [[Roadrunner Records]], although after one album released the group was disbanded with no official statement. Via Mistica remains a local act with three albums released in the early 2000s. In later years several gothic metal bands have emerged, most of them remaining minor part of Polish heavy metal scene, that include such acts like Mystherium (founded in 2001), Ciryam (founded in 2003), [[UnSun]] (founded in 2006), and NeraNature (founded in 2009) among others. Only UnSun reached international acclaim with a recording deal from [[Century Media Records]], and albums charting in Japan, although after two albums the group went on hiatus due to problems with the vocalist's health.