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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She Wears Black
Single - Released October 31, 2024

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13th Chime
45 Grave
Agonised By Love
Alien Sex Fiend
Altar De Fey
Babylon Whores
Bat Nouveau
Belgrado
Bloody Dead And Sexy
Blutengel
Chain Cult
Children On Stun
Christian Death
Coffin Moth
Cotswolds
Creaming Jesus
Dystopian Society
Esses
Faith And The Muse
Flower Leperds
Grave Pleasures
Hemifonia
Horror Vacui
Laura Casper
Legal Weapon
Lifeless Past
Lithium Dawn
Lock Howl
Mallet Head
Mangy Bones
Mephisto Walz
Miguel and the Living Dead
Moth
Musta Paraati
Mystic Priestess
Naut
Nox Novacula
Peace Corpse
Pig Frenzy
Pink Turns Blue
Plastique Noir
RAKTA
Radio Werewolf
Rikk Agnew
SPECTRES
SYNDROME 81
Scarlet's Remains
Seatemples
Secret Hate
Secret Shame
Sex Gang Children
Shadow Project
Siekiera
Skeletal Family
Spiritual Bats
Structures
The Cemetary Girlz
The Cheifs
The March Violets
The Mescaline Babies
The Naked And The Dead
The Spiritual Bat
The Wake
The Wraith
This Cold Night
Tragic Black
Vandal Moon
Vendemmian
Virgin in Veil
Voice Of Destruction
Voodoo Church
Xmal Deutschland
Your Funeral
Ötzi
Christian Death
Blutengel
This Cold Night
Pink Turns Blue
Alien Sex Fiend
45 Grave
Xmal Deutschland
The March Violets
Mephisto Walz
Vandal Moon
Skeletal Family
Horror Vacui
Plastique Noir
Radio Werewolf
Bloody Dead And Sexy
Siekiera
The Wake
Sex Gang Children
Faith And The Muse
SYNDROME 81
Your Funeral
Belgrado
Structures
Virgin in Veil
Grave Pleasures
The Cemetary Girlz
Chain Cult
Mangy Bones
Bat Nouveau
Voodoo Church
Altar De Fey
Scarlet's Remains
Nox Novacula
Tragic Black
Secret Shame
Children On Stun
Dystopian Society
The Naked And The Dead
Vendemmian
13th Chime
Shadow Project
Musta Paraati
SPECTRES
Coffin Moth
Naut
Mystic Priestess
Ötzi
The Wraith
Miguel and the Living Dead
Lifeless Past
Rikk Agnew
RAKTA
The Mescaline Babies
Legal Weapon
Esses
Flower Leperds
The Cheifs
Creaming Jesus
The Spiritual Bat
Voice Of Destruction
Seatemples
Babylon Whores
Cotswolds
Moth
Spiritual Bats
Lithium Dawn
Lock Howl
Secret Hate
Peace Corpse
Mallet Head
Laura Casper
Pig Frenzy
Hemifonia
Agonised By Love