that would be for me like debating a creationist when they say show me proof that god does not excist i simply will not enduldge in it out of intellectual honesty however we can have a look at one of their live appearences obviously there is no gothic rocking going on in this live appearence it is undeniably a metal show the muscicians are undeniably metal heads they undeniably riff like a metal band and they undeniably pose with their guitars like metal heads you don't have to be a journalist to see this you only need to be able to know the difference between what gothic rock sounds like and what metal sounds like a source claiming that evanescence is a gothic rock act is really not a realiable source