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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Play Alone
Single - Released December 26, 2025

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2DCAT
ALEX
ASP
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Ailise Blake
Allanamiento Emocional
Angelzoom
Apoptygma Berzerk
Arcana
Ash Code
Assemblage 23
Austra
Balduvian Bears
Blackrose
Bleak Squad
Blood Orchid
Blutengel
Bodyweb
Brainwasher
CANTERVICE
Carpenter Brut
Castle Rat
Corpus Delicti
Covenant
DECEITS
DamageJoy
Das Ich
Das Mörtal
Dead On A Sunday
Depeche Mode
Depresión Post-Mortem
Diamond Black
Diary Of Dreams
Die Krupps
Diorama
Dlina Volny
Elis
Fevr
Fields Of The Nephilim
Funker Vogt
Grimes
Grizz
H6LLB6ND6R
Hocico
IMAQO
Icon Of Coil
Johnny Goth
LOVELORN DOLLS
Lara Snow
Lilith Czar
Lily Desmond
Love Is Colder Than Death
Lupa J
Luvcat
Modern Nun
Mylène Farmer
Nine Inch Nails
OMAS
Odd Obsessions
PEAKS!
Perishing
Peter Murphy
Project Pitchfork
Quentin Noire
Raven's Banquet
Requiem For Her Soul
Robert Smith
Rotersand
SKORTS
Sable Noir
Sandhouse
Scythe For Sore Eyes
Silk Daisys
Sins
Spookystack
Still Blank
Summer Deaths
Tangerinecat
The Crüxshadows
The Danse Society
The Discussion
The Halo Trees
The Immaculate Crows
The KVB
The OM
The Toxic Avenger
The Yagas
The Ðevil & the Uñiverse
Till Lindemann
Twin Tribes
VAMPIRO
VIOLENT VIRA
Vandal Moon
Velvet Sick
WHITE GALLOWS
Zetra
spiralteeth
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Nine Inch Nails
Grimes
VIOLENT VIRA
She Wants Revenge
IC3PEAK
Till Lindemann
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
Provoker
WHITE GALLOWS
Peter Murphy
Robert Smith
Los Punsetes
Yousei Teikoku
The Toxic Avenger
Johnny Goth
Old Gods of Asgard
Blutengel
Half Shy
Chris Harms
Ray Bull
ASP
Bloodlyne
Austra
Gene Loves Jezebel
DECEITS
Fields Of The Nephilim
Apoptygma Berzerk
Raven's Banquet
Somadamantina
ALEX
The KVB
Dead On A Sunday
Project Pitchfork
Wolfsheim
Hocico
Vast
Specimen
Сталкер
Aesthetic Perfection
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Alien Sex Fiend
Blood Orchid
Quentin Noire
Kat Von D
Covenant
Lilith Czar
Diary Of Dreams
Jah PHNX
Die Krupps
Deine Lakaien
Castle Rat
Blixa Bargeld
Paralysed Age
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CANTERVICE
Rotersand
Arcana
Diorama
Rosetta Stone
Assemblage 23
Vandal Moon
Funker Vogt
In Strict Confidence
Mephisto Walz
Ash Code
Daemon Grey
2DCAT
Depresión Post-Mortem
Das Mörtal
Switchblade Symphony
Local Suicide
The Crüxshadows
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Corpus Delicti
Velvet Acid Christ
Icon Of Coil
Bleak Squad
Dlina Volny
Grizz
Die Form
Diva Destruction
Nenorama
We Are One
The Danse Society
Deijuvhs
Inkubus Sukkubus
The OM
The Discussion