 While Fernando Ribeiro of Moonspell contends that Evanescence is not a metal band, publications such as the "New York Times", "Rough Guides", "Rolling Stone" and "Blender" have nonetheless identified Evanescence as a gothic metal act.Adrian Jackson, former bassist My Dying Bride feels the American group is doing something similar to My Dying Bride music, only in a more commercial direction.Gregor Mackintosh of Paradise Lost notes a generation gap between his group and Evanescence, suggesting that Paradise Lost has only influenced Evanescence indirectly through other acts like Lacuna Coil.