I'm 20 and from Baltimore, Maryland. I've been listening to both Goth rock (and it's various subgenres) and Gothic Metal for about five years now. Some genres I like are Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Gothic Metal, Folk/Viking Metal, Doom Metal, Doom/Death, Gothic Rock, Futurepop, EBM, Noise, Synthpop, Classic Rock, Glam Rock/Hair Metal, Punk, Horrorpunk, Psychobilly, Darkwave, Deathrock, Gothabilly, Traditional Heavy Metal, Folk Rock, Folk/Neo-Folk, Opera, Country, Celtic, 80s Pop, New Romantic, etc.,
Some of my favourite bands/artists include Nightwish, Tristania, Epica, Therion, Sisters of Mercy, My Dying Bride, Howling Syn, Bella Morte, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Theatre of Tragedy (before Nell), Visions of Atlantis, The Drowning Season, After Dusk, The 69 Eyes, Type O Negative, Moonspell, Metallica, Aquaria, Rhapsody, Heavenly, Depeche Mode, Forgotten Tales, Candlemass, Doomsword, Raven Black Night, After Forever, Within Temptation, Delain, Demether, Amatris, Forever Slave, Bride Adorned, Luca Turilli, Derdian, Darkwell, Atargatis, Dark Moor, In Extremo, BlutEngel, Cruxshadows, Thy Majestie, Kapel Maister, Olympos Mons, Seraphim, Seraphim Shock, Tors of Dartmoor, Paralysed Age, Hollenthon, etc.,