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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Album - 14 Tracks - Released March 19, 2025

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ACTORS
Adoration Destroyed
Alien Sex Fiend
Ana Curra
Artica
Balzac
Bedless Bones
Blutengel
Boy Harsher
Canaan
Chain Cult
Chemical Waves
Clan of Xymox
Coffin Moth
Cold In Berlin
Date At Midnight
Der Klinke
Diavol Strain
Dragsvik
Ego Eris
Eirene
Escape With Romeo
Escarlatina Obsessiva
Fields of Mildew
Fliehende Stürme
Gargula Valzer
HOFFEN
Hangwire
Haunted Horses
Hawkestrel
Horror Skunx
Incirrina
Kalte Nacht
Kas Product
Kline Coma Xero
Kælan Mikla
La Bande-Son Imaginaire
Lagrima Negra
Laura Casper
Leonora Post Punk
Lia Kapp
Lifeless Past
Low Blows
Lunar Dream
Lust Era
Lutos
Mangy Bones
Mood of a Sinner
Mosquito
Night in Athens
Noturna Régia
Nox Novacula
Otto Dix
Parade Ground
Paranoid Visions
Paris Alexander
Pink Turns Blue
Plastique Noir
Pleasure Policy
Principe Valiente
Prismatic Shapes
Píldora Letal
Q4U
Quântico Romance
S Y Z Y G Y X
SERCH.
SPECTRES
Scarlet Leaves
Schonwald
Selofan
Shadow Age
Signo 13
Skeletal Family
Soviet Soviet
Stranger and Lovers
Structures
THE NAMES
Tango Mangalore
Tears for the Dying
The Beauty of Gemina
The Cryptkeeper Five
The Crüxshadows
The Damned
The Downward Path
The Knutz
The Lautreamonts
The March Violets
The Quintessentials
The Secret Shelson's Band
The Wraith
The frozen Autumn
This Cold Night
Tv Dust
U Just
Vacíos Cuerpos
Whispering Sons
Xmal Deutschland
Última Dança
Сруб
Sisters of Mercy
Boy Harsher
The Damned
Horror Skunx
Blutengel
Christian Death
Traitrs
Clan of Xymox
This Cold Night
Pink Turns Blue
Soviet Soviet
Alien Sex Fiend
Selofan
45 Grave
ACTORS
Xmal Deutschland
The March Violets
Kælan Mikla
Night in Athens
Kirlian Camera
Leonora Post Punk
Paralisis Permanente
Mephisto Walz
Vandal Moon
Skeletal Family
La Bande-Son Imaginaire
Horror Vacui
Plastique Noir
Radio Werewolf
Ash Code
Siekiera
Paris Alexander
The Crüxshadows
Bloody Dead And Sexy
Fad Gadget
Whispering Sons
The frozen Autumn
Lust Era
Tears for the Dying
Vacíos Cuerpos
The Wake
Kalte Nacht
S Y Z Y G Y X
Ritual Howls
Sex Gang Children
The Essence
The Exploding Boy
The Beauty of Gemina
Faith And The Muse
SYNDROME 81
Red Zebra
Your Funeral
The Neon Judgement
Parade Ground
Grave Pleasures
Décima Víctima
Escape With Romeo
Chain Cult
Structures
Virgin in Veil
Balzac
Anum Preto
The Cemetary Girlz
HOFFEN
Belgrado
Kas Product
Сруб
Píldora Letal
Hapax
Bat Nouveau
Voodoo Church
Ana Curra
Winter Severity Index
Mangy Bones
Fliehende Stürme
Flat Duo Jets
Prismatic Shapes
Voz Propia
Sally Dige
Scarlet's Remains
Tragic Black
Nox Novacula
Altar De Fey
Haunted Horses
Secret Shame
Hangwire
Noturna Régia
THE NAMES
Otto Dix
The Soap Girls
Principe Valiente
Children On Stun
Paranoid Visions
SKEMER
Gangue Morcego
Eirene
Mementut
Martin Hall
Dystopian Society
Fields of Mildew