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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Solo Quiero Estar Contigo
Single - Released February 14, 2026

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2DCAT
45 Grave
ALEX
ASP
Aesthetic Perfection
Ailise Blake
Allanamiento Emocional
Angelzoom
Apoptygma Berzerk
Arcana
Ash Code
Assemblage 23
Austra
Balduvian Bears
Blackrose
Blood Orchid
Blutengel
Brainwasher
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Castle Rat
Chemical Empire
Chris Harms
Corpus Delicti
Covenant
DECEITS
DRVVYN
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Dark Chisme
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Das Mörtal
Depeche Mode
Depresión Post-Mortem
Diamond Black
Diary Of Dreams
Die Krupps
Diorama
Diva Destruction
Dlina Volny
Elis
Envy Of None
Fields Of The Nephilim
Funker Vogt
Greymane
Grimes
Grizz
Hocico
IMAQO
Icon Of Coil
Inxious
LOVELORN DOLLS
Lara Snow
Leæther Strip
Lilith Czar
Lily Desmond
Love Is Colder Than Death
Luvcat
Modern Nun
Mylène Farmer
Nine Inch Nails
OMAS
Odd Obsessions
PEAKS!
Perishing
Peter Murphy
Project Pitchfork
Quentin Noire
Ray Bull
Robert Smith
Rotersand
SKORTS
Scythe For Sore Eyes
Seks w Czasach Wojny
She Past Away
Silk Daisys
Sins
Sjena
Sodality
Spookystack
Still Blank
Summer Deaths
Tangerinecat
The Discussion
The Halo Trees
The Immaculate Crows
The KVB
The OM
The Toxic Avenger
The Ðevil & the Uñiverse
Till Lindemann
Twin Tribes
VAMPIRO
VIOLENT VIRA
Vandal Moon
Velvet Sick
WHITE GALLOWS
Zetra
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HIM
Grimes
VIOLENT VIRA
She Wants Revenge
IC3PEAK
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Mylène Farmer
Danzig
GenriX
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Sisters of Mercy
Twin Tribes
Bauhaus
Carpenter Brut
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Rain Hard
Luvcat
London After Midnight
She Past Away
Provoker
WHITE GALLOWS
Peter Murphy
Robert Smith
Los Punsetes
Old Gods of Asgard
Yousei Teikoku
Johnny Goth
The Toxic Avenger
Blutengel
Chris Harms
Half Shy
ASP
Bloodlyne
Ray Bull
Gene Loves Jezebel
Austra
DECEITS
Apoptygma Berzerk
Fields Of The Nephilim
The KVB
Raven's Banquet
Project Pitchfork
Somadamantina
ALEX
Dead On A Sunday
Wolfsheim
Hocico
Vast
Specimen
Сталкер
Aesthetic Perfection
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Blood Orchid
Alien Sex Fiend
Quentin Noire
Kat Von D
Mathilde Fernandez
Covenant
Jah PHNX
Lilith Czar
Diary Of Dreams
Die Krupps
45 Grave
Deine Lakaien
Blixa Bargeld
Castle Rat
Depresión Post-Mortem
Paralysed Age
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Dark Chisme
Rotersand
CANTERVICE
Diorama
Arcana
Rosetta Stone
Vandal Moon
Assemblage 23
2DCAT
Mephisto Walz
In Strict Confidence
Ash Code
Funker Vogt
Daemon Grey
Das Mörtal
Switchblade Symphony
Leæther Strip
Velvet Acid Christ
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
The Crüxshadows
Icon Of Coil
Local Suicide
Corpus Delicti
We Are One
Diva Destruction
Nenorama
Dlina Volny
Grizz
Bleak Squad