Dark Wave

Dark wave is a music genre characterized by its moody, introspective soundscapes, typically featuring prominent use of distorted guitars, driving drum machines, and haunting synthesizers. Emerging in the late 1970s and peaking in popularity during the 1980s, dark wave drew from post-punk's experimentation and gothic rock's atmospheric intensity. This genre's cultural significance lies in its exploration of existential crises, social disillusionment, and emotional turmoil, resonating with a generation seeking to express their angst and nonconformity. Dark wave's distinctive blend of melodic sensibilities and sonic abrasiveness sets it apart from other genres, while its influence can be seen in subsequent styles like industrial and electronic body music. Notable for its dramatic, often baritone vocals and poetic lyrics, dark wave continues to captivate audiences with its intense, cathartic sound.

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Carta al Viento (Remix)
Single - Released July 25, 2025

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Alexander Goché
Allanamiento Emocional
Anders Manga
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Apoptygma Berzerk
Assemblage 23
Attrition
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Black Tape For A Blue Girl
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Blood Orchid
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Bodyweb
Castle Rat
Cataphiles
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Collide
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Darkness 2 Light
Darkways
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Demise Of Love
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Diva Destruction
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Elis
Envy Of None
Eternal White Trees
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Forever Dawn
Grace Bergere
Granuja
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In The Nursery
Inxious
Jah PHNX
Kat Von D
Lara Snow
Lilith Czar
Local Suicide
Los Punsetes
Luci Ferrum
Mace Blackmon
Neu Oscuro
Nova Materia
OMAS
Occults
PEAKS!
Pandemia
Provoker
R. Missing
Rain Hard
Raven's Banquet
Ray Bull
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Roses Are Dead
Rosetta Stone
SUA
Sable Noir
Silence Dead
Sins
Sjena
Somadamantina
Specimen
Stefan Certic
Still Blank
Summer Deaths
Tangerinecat
The Bolshoi Brothers
The Cassandra Complex
The Discussion
The Filthy Tongues
The OM
The Yagas
The Ðevil & the Uñiverse
Till Lindemann
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VIOLENT VIRA
VNDETTA
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Velvet Sick
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Old Gods of Asgard
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Johnny Goth
Ray Bull
Bloodlyne
ASP
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Dead On A Sunday
Wolfsheim
Somadamantina
Apoptygma Berzerk
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Specimen
Kat Von D
Alien Sex Fiend
Luvcat
Jah PHNX
Blood Orchid
Diary Of Dreams
Castle Rat
Deine Lakaien
Blixa Bargeld
Paralysed Age
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Daemon Grey
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Switchblade Symphony
The OM
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Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Local Suicide
The Crüxshadows
Velvet Acid Christ
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Die Form
Diva Destruction
The Danse Society
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We Are One
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L'âme Immortelle
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Inkubus Sukkubus
The Discussion
Elis
Collide
Nadda Mercenary
Zetra
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Black Tape For A Blue Girl
NOCTURN
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Desmond Doom
Faith And The Muse
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Envy Of None
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