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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For the Black Birds
Album - 9 Tracks - Released May 23, 2025

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ACTORS
Adoration Destroyed
Alien Sex Fiend
Arc Gotic
Ariel Void
Artica
Astari Nite
Balzac
Before
Bella Lune
Blutengel
Boy Harsher
Brain Eaters
Canaan
Chain Cult
Clan of Xymox
Cold In Berlin
Crying Vessel
Der Klinke
Desinteresse
Diavol Strain
Dish-Is-Nein
División Urbana
Dragsvik
Ego Eris
Eirene
Escape With Romeo
Escarlatina Obsessiva
Fields Of Aplomb
Fields of Mildew
Gallows' Eve
Hangwire
Haunted Horses
Horror Section
Horror Skunx
Incirrina
Incontrollabili Serpenti
Jovens Ateus
Kas Product
Kick the Clown
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
Pink Turns Blue
Plastique Noir
Pleasure Policy
Prismatic Shapes
Quântico Romance
RÜE MORGUE 131
SERCH.
Scarlet Leaves
Scheitan
Schonwald
Sevendials
Shadow Age
Signo 13
Silent Runners
Skeletal Family
Soviet Soviet
Structures
SØWT
THE NAMES
Tears for the Dying
The Beauty of Gemina
The Big Bad
The Damned
The Downward Path
The Foreign Resort
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
Veil of Light
WARFIELD
Xmal Deutschland
Zombina & The Skeletones
Última Dança
МОРТИДО
Sisters of Mercy
The Cramps
Boy Harsher
The Damned
Horror Skunx
Blutengel
Christian Death
T.S.O.L.
Clan of Xymox
Traitrs
Bragolin
This Cold Night
Fields Of The Nephilim
Soviet Soviet
Soft Kill
Pink Turns Blue
Rosegarden Funeral Party
Alien Sex Fiend
Selofan
Kirlian Camera
45 Grave
Xmal Deutschland
ACTORS
Paralisis Permanente
The March Violets
Night in Athens
Leonora Post Punk
Kælan Mikla
Mephisto Walz
Vandal Moon
Plastique Noir
Jovens Ateus
Skeletal Family
La Bande-Son Imaginaire
Horror Vacui
Siekiera
Ash Code
Radio Werewolf
Silent Runners
Fad Gadget
Paris Alexander
Bloody Dead And Sexy
The Crüxshadows
Whispering Sons
The frozen Autumn
Love Is Colder Than Death
Lust Era
The Essence
Tears for the Dying
Vacíos Cuerpos
The Wake
Kalte Nacht
Ritual Howls
S Y Z Y G Y X
Zombina & The Skeletones
Sex Gang Children
The Exploding Boy
Сруб
The Beauty of Gemina
Faith And The Muse
WARFIELD
Red Zebra
Grave Pleasures
Jyrki 69
SYNDROME 81
The Neon Judgement
Your Funeral
Décima Víctima
Parade Ground
Chain Cult
Structures
Balzac
Escape With Romeo
Anum Preto
HOFFEN
Virgin in Veil
Belgrado
Neon
Devil Master
The Cemetary Girlz
Voodoo Church
Píldora Letal
Fliehende Stürme
Winter Severity Index
Horror Section
Mangy Bones
Hapax
Ana Curra
Scheitan
Paraf
Bat Nouveau
Kas Product
Prismatic Shapes
Voz Propia
Sally Dige
Tragic Black
Altar De Fey
Haunted Horses
Two Witches
Scarlet's Remains