Gothic Rock

Gothic rock is a genre characterized by its dark, introspective soundscapes, often featuring prominent basslines, driving drum machines, and atmospheric guitar work. Emerging in the late 1970s and thriving throughout the 1980s, gothic rock drew inspiration from post-punk's experimentalism and the avant-garde. Bands in this genre often employed haunting vocal styles, with lyrics that explored themes of mortality, existential crisis, and social disillusionment. As a reaction against mainstream culture, gothic rock cultivated a sense of community and identity among its adherents, particularly in the UK's post-industrial landscapes. With its distinctive blend of introspection and sonic experimentation, gothic rock influenced a range of subsequent genres, including industrial, darkwave, and emo. Notable for its emphasis on atmosphere and texture, gothic rock continues to captivate audiences with its intense emotional resonance and rebellious spirit.

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Adam Usi
Ann in Black
Baby Jane
Bauhouse
Baustelle
Bent By Sorrow
Bettina Schelker
Big Fear
Black Honey Cult
Bleak Fiction
Blood Orchid
Bloody Dead And Sexy
Bobby Bass
Boy Destroy
Castle Rat
Cersei
Ceylon Sailor
Cinnamon Babe
Dark Dazey
Darkness 2 Light
Deijuvhs
Demise Of Love
Depresión Post-Mortem
Diamond Black
Diorama
Dogma
Druidess
Dunkelwald
Envy Of None
Evanescence
Florian Grey
Formal Sppeedwear
Gallows' Eve
Gavin Friday
Ghost
Gina Birch
Glass Apple Bonzai
Grace Bergere
Grimzlee
HEISA
Hail the Ghost
Harpy
I Shiver
Infinity Broke
Jah PHNX
Jeffrey Runnings
Julia Wolf
Justin Warfield
Kevin Nolan
LetoDie
Lilith Czar
Lily Ashes
Luci Ferrum
Luna Dusk
Lux Interna
Mace Blackmon
Male Tears
Mated
Neu Oscuro
New Model Army
Oingo Boingo
Outshine
PEAKS!
Pandemia
Paul Banks
Personality Cult
Peter Murphy
Phillip Boa And The Voodooclub
Provoker
Purple Fog Side
Raven's Banquet
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Repetition Repetition
Resentvul
Society of the Silver Cross
Stained With Silver
Steve Kilbey
Ten Branches
The Chameleons
The Discussion
The Funeral Portrait
The Hallelujah Ward
The Intemperate Sons
The Mission
The OM
The Yagas
Toyah
UnHoly God
VAMPIRO
Vazum
Victor and the Bully
Wall Of Voodoo
WesGhost
Xmal Deutschland
ZOMBIE GIRL
Zetra
pale fortress
Раскольников
Evanescence
The Last Dinner Party
Lisa Gerrard
Molchat Doma
WesGhost
She Wants Revenge
Resentvul
Ryan Gosling
Oingo Boingo
Sisters of Mercy
Saliva Grey
Cleffy
VIOLENT VIRA
Witchz
Bauhaus
Richard O'Brien
Granuja
Bobby Bass
Twin Tribes
LetoDie
Baustelle
The Damned
Horror Skunx
Dogma
French Police
MEG MYERS
Poets of the Fall
London After Midnight
Nicole Dollanganger
The Funeral Portrait
Killing Joke
Litfiba
WHITE GALLOWS
She Past Away
Saint Avangeline
Crooked Bangs
Provoker
Gerard Way
Static Dress
Дурной Вкус
Robert Smith
Tito & Tarantula
ULTRA SUNN
Love and Rockets
T.S.O.L.
Christian Death
R. Missing
Julia Wolf
Dark Divine
Peter Murphy
Ludo
Chris Harms
Johnny Goth
Old Gods of Asgard
Low Couture
Сметана band
Ray Bull
New Model Army
Sinnerella
ТЯЖЁЛАЯ АТЛЕТИКА
Skinny Puppy
CCCP – Fedeli Alla Linea
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Madame Macabre
The Chameleons
Scary Bitches
The Mission
This Cold Night
Dead On A Sunday
Raven's Banquet
Baby Jane
BatBat
Soft Kill
Specimen
Wall Of Voodoo
Coyote Kid
Сталкер
Vast
Pink Turns Blue
Alien Sex Fiend
Kat Von D
Luvcat
仮病
pale fortress
Grimzlee
Ductape
Jah PHNX
Phillip Boa And The Voodooclub
Blood Orchid
Nathan James
Paul Ferguson
Xmal Deutschland
The Icicle Works
Red Hearse
45 Grave
Castle Rat
Blixa Bargeld
Luna Dusk
Van Der Graaf Generator
Paralysed Age