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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Like A Doll
Single - Released April 17, 2025

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1980 AD
ASK I FALL
AlienBlaze
Baby Jane
Baustelle
Beneath The Hollow
Big Fear
Black Tape For A Blue Girl
Black Viiolet
Blaqk Van
Blood Orchid
Bobby Bass
Boy Destroy
Cersei
Ceylon Sailor
Charetta
Chris Harms
Cleffy
Coming Down
Crooked Bangs
Crying Tomorrow
Darkways
Deep Sunken Eyes
Depresión Post-Mortem
Der Moderne Man
DieAlone
Diva Destruction
DrySkull
Envy Of None
Eternal White Trees
Forever Dawn
GEMINA
Glass Apple Bonzai
Grace Bergere
Granuja
Grave Guy
Grimzlee
H6LLB6ND6R
Hangman's Chair
Haunted Horses
Haze'evot
Hell Cat
Horror Skunx
Infinity Broke
Jah PHNX
Jimmy & the Veil
Julia Wolf
Justin Warfield
KAZHA
Karol Miklos
LizNoir
Luna Dusk
MOMORYA
Marina Zispin
Mated
Mekons
Mood of a Sinner
Nathan James
New Model Army
Paraíso
Pariah Was One
Peter Murphy
Phillip Boa And The Voodooclub
Postindustrial Poets
Propter Hoc
Ratpenat
Ray Bull
Rehash
Resentvul
Ritualmord
Rosetta Stone
SINEZAMIA
Saliva Grey
Sex Mask
Sinnerella
SkellyAlive!
Solemn Golem
Specimen
Steve Kilbey
Sun God Motel
The Bolshoi Brothers
The Cruciatus Curse
The Filthy Tongues
The Mission
The New Mourning
Tito & Tarantula
Twin Tribes
VIOLENT VIRA
WHITE GALLOWS
Weak13
WesGhost
Witchz
ZOMBIE GIRL
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ÖSTKUSTEN
Наследие Большевиков
ТАйМСКВЕР
ТЯЖЁЛАЯ АТЛЕТИКА
Lisa Gerrard
The Last Dinner Party
WesGhost
She Wants Revenge
Resentvul
Ryan Gosling
Saliva Grey
Cleffy
VIOLENT VIRA
Sisters of Mercy
Witchz
Bauhaus
Richard O'Brien
Bobby Bass
Granuja
Twin Tribes
LetoDie
The Damned
Horror Skunx
Poets of the Fall
Baustelle
French Police
MEG MYERS
Litfiba
Killing Joke
Nicole Dollanganger
The Funeral Portrait
London After Midnight
Saint Avangeline
Crooked Bangs
Provoker
WHITE GALLOWS
Gerard Way
Static Dress
She Past Away
Дурной Вкус
Robert Smith
ULTRA SUNN
R. Missing
Tito & Tarantula
Dark Divine
Julia Wolf
Love and Rockets
Christian Death
Chris Harms
Johnny Goth
Old Gods of Asgard
Peter Murphy
New Model Army
Сметана band
Ray Bull
Sinnerella
Low Couture
Skinny Puppy
ТЯЖЁЛАЯ АТЛЕТИКА
The Chameleons
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Madame Macabre
CCCP – Fedeli Alla Linea
Scary Bitches
The Mission
This Cold Night
Raven's Banquet
Dead On A Sunday
Vast
Coyote Kid
Pink Turns Blue
Baby Jane
BatBat
Specimen
Kat Von D
Luvcat
Alien Sex Fiend
Jah PHNX
Phillip Boa And The Voodooclub
Nathan James
Blood Orchid
Grimzlee
pale fortress
The Icicle Works
Xmal Deutschland
Paul Ferguson
45 Grave
Red Hearse
Highway Gloom
Luna Dusk
Van Der Graaf Generator
Male Tears
Lilith Czar
Paralysed Age
CANTERVICE
Sad Lovers & Giants
Hangman's Chair
Mekons
The March Violets
Mephisto Walz
Depresión Post-Mortem
Castle Rat
Corpus Delicti
Rosetta Stone