Deathrock

Deathrock is a musical genre characterized by its dark, introspective atmosphere, driving rhythms, and introspective lyrics. Emerging in the late 1970s and flourishing in the 1980s, deathrock evolved from the post-punk and gothic rock scenes, incorporating elements of horror punk and psychedelic rock. The genre's sound is marked by prominent basslines, distorted guitars, and haunting vocal styles, often featuring eerie whispers, screams, or spoken word passages. Deathrock's cultural significance lies in its ability to express the anxieties, fears, and disillusionments of a generation, tapping into the darker aspects of human experience. While often associated with the gothic rock movement, deathrock's more aggressive and experimental approach sets it apart, drawing parallels with post-punk's avant-garde spirit and the raw energy of horror punk. Notable for its emphasis on atmosphere and texture, deathrock has influenced a wide range of subsequent genres, from darkwave to industrial rock.

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Adoration Destroyed
Arc Gotic
Ariel Void
Artica
Astari Nite
Balzac
Before
Bella Lune
Bloody Dead And Sexy
Blutengel
Boy Harsher
Brain Eaters
Camlann
Canaan
Clan of Xymox
Cold In Berlin
Crying Vessel
Der Klinke
Desinteresse
Diavol Strain
Dish-Is-Nein
División Urbana
Doust
Dragsvik
Ductape
Ego Eris
Eirene
Escape With Romeo
Escarlatina Obsessiva
Fields Of Aplomb
Fields Of The Nephilim
Fields of Mildew
Gallows' Eve
Hangwire
Haunted Horses
Horror Section
Horror Skunx
Incontrollabili Serpenti
Jovens Ateus
Kanekuro
Kas Product
Kill Your Boyfriend
Kælan Mikla
La Bande-Son Imaginaire
Lagrima Negra
Leonora Post Punk
Lifeless Past
Los Malkavian
Lunar Dream
Lust Era
Lutos
Mark Reeder
Mood of a Sinner
Mosquito
Night in Athens
Noromakina
Parade Ground
Paraf
Paris Alexander
Plastique Noir
Pleasure Policy
Principe Valiente
Prismatic Shapes
Quântico Romance
Rain To Rust
RÜE MORGUE 131
SERCH.
Scarlet Leaves
Scheitan
Schonwald
Sevendials
Shadow Age
She Past Away
Silent Runners
Skeletal Family
Soviet Soviet
SØWT
THE NAMES
The Big Bad
The Downward Path
The Lautreamonts
The Quintessentials
The Secret Shelson's Band
The Shallow Graves
This Cold Night
Tourmaline Bats
Tv Dust
Twice Dark
U Just
Vacíos Cuerpos
Vazum
Veil of Light
WARFIELD
Xmal Deutschland
Zombina & The Skeletones
Última Dança
МОРТИДО
Сруб
Sisters of Mercy
The Cramps
Boy Harsher
Horror Skunx
The Damned
She Past Away
T.S.O.L.
Blutengel
Christian Death
Bragolin
Clan of Xymox
Traitrs
This Cold Night
Pink Turns Blue
Fields Of The Nephilim
Soft Kill
Soviet Soviet
Alien Sex Fiend
Rosegarden Funeral Party
Ductape
Selofan
Kirlian Camera
45 Grave
ACTORS
Xmal Deutschland
The March Violets
Kælan Mikla
Paralisis Permanente
Leonora Post Punk
Night in Athens
Mephisto Walz
Vandal Moon
Skeletal Family
Jovens Ateus
La Bande-Son Imaginaire
Horror Vacui
Plastique Noir
Siekiera
Radio Werewolf
Ash Code
Silent Runners
Bloody Dead And Sexy
Paris Alexander
Fad Gadget
The Crüxshadows
Whispering Sons
Love Is Colder Than Death
Lust Era
The frozen Autumn
Vacíos Cuerpos
Leipzig
Tears for the Dying
The Essence
The Wake
S Y Z Y G Y X
Ritual Howls
Kalte Nacht
Sex Gang Children
Zombina & The Skeletones
Faith And The Muse
The Exploding Boy
Сруб
The Beauty of Gemina
WARFIELD
Grave Pleasures
Your Funeral
Jyrki 69
SYNDROME 81
The Neon Judgement
Red Zebra
Structures
Décima Víctima
Balzac
Chain Cult
Parade Ground
Escape With Romeo
Anum Preto
Devil Master
The Cemetary Girlz
HOFFEN
Virgin in Veil
Belgrado
Neon
Píldora Letal
Ana Curra
Bat Nouveau
Hapax
Scheitan
Mangy Bones
Paraf
Voodoo Church
Fliehende Stürme
Kas Product
Horror Section
Winter Severity Index
Nox Novacula
Voz Propia
Sally Dige
Altar De Fey
Tragic Black