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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ACTORS
Adoration Destroyed
Alien Sex Fiend
Arc Gotic
Artica
Astari Nite
Azar Paralelo
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
Hangwire
Haunted Horses
Horror Section
Horror Skunx
Incirrina
Incontrollabili Serpenti
Jovens Ateus
Kas Product
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
Píldora Letal
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 Crüxshadows
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
Сруб
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
Pink Turns Blue
Soviet Soviet
Rosegarden Funeral Party
Alien Sex Fiend
Selofan
Kirlian Camera
45 Grave
ACTORS
Xmal Deutschland
Kælan Mikla
The March Violets
Night in Athens
Paralisis Permanente
Leonora Post Punk
Mephisto Walz
Skeletal Family
Vandal Moon
Jovens Ateus
Plastique Noir
La Bande-Son Imaginaire
Horror Vacui
Silent Runners
Radio Werewolf
Ash Code
Paris Alexander
Siekiera
The Crüxshadows
Bloody Dead And Sexy
Fad Gadget
Whispering Sons
The frozen Autumn
Love Is Colder Than Death
Lust Era
Tears for the Dying
The Essence
Vacíos Cuerpos
Kalte Nacht
The Wake
Ritual Howls
S Y Z Y G Y X
Zombina & The Skeletones
Sex Gang Children
The Exploding Boy
The Beauty of Gemina
Сруб
Faith And The Muse
Your Funeral
Grave Pleasures
SYNDROME 81
WARFIELD
Jyrki 69
The Neon Judgement
Red Zebra
Parade Ground
Décima Víctima
Escape With Romeo
Chain Cult
Balzac
Structures
Anum Preto
The Cemetary Girlz
Devil Master
Virgin in Veil
HOFFEN
Neon
Belgrado
Bat Nouveau
Ana Curra
Scheitan
Hapax
Fliehende Stürme
Kas Product
Voodoo Church
Horror Section
Winter Severity Index
Paraf
Píldora Letal
Mangy Bones
Prismatic Shapes
Sally Dige
Nox Novacula
Tragic Black
Scarlet's Remains
Haunted Horses
Altar De Fey
Voz Propia
Two Witches