 In the 21st century, gothic metal has enjoyed a strong mainstream presence in Finland with many representatives enjoying commercial success.In addition to the aforementioned HIM, the bands Charon, Entwine, For My Pain..., Lullacry, Poisonblack, Sentenced, and To/Die/For have all found their singles or albums hitting the top ten of the Finnish charts.Of these bands, Sentenced notably formed as far back as 1989 with their early albums in the melodic and blackened death metal vein.