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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16Volt
1980 AD
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Adam Usi
Ann in Black
Bauhouse
Baustelle
Beneath The Hollow
Bent By Sorrow
Bettina Schelker
Big Fear
Black Honey Cult
Blackrose
Blaqk Van
Bleak Fiction
Blessed Child Opera
Blood Orchid
Bobby Bass
Boy Destroy
Castle Rat
Cersei
Ceylon Sailor
Cinnamon Babe
Coming Down
Corpus Delicti
Dark Dazey
Deep Sunken Eyes
Deijuvhs
Demise Of Love
Depresión Post-Mortem
Der Moderne Man
Diorama
Dogma
Druidess
Envy Of None
Eternal White Trees
Evanescence
Florian Grey
Formal Sppeedwear
Gallows' Eve
Ghost
Glass Apple Bonzai
Grace Bergere
Granuja
HEISA
HOLOGRAMMA
Hail the Ghost
Haze'evot
Horror Skunx
I Shiver
Infinity Broke
Jah PHNX
Julia Wolf
Justin Warfield
Kevin Nolan
LetoDie
Lilith Czar
Lily Ashes
Luna Dusk
Lux Interna
Male Tears
Mated
Neu Oscuro
New Model Army
Oingo Boingo
Outshine
Pandemia
Personality Cult
Peter Murphy
Phillip Boa And The Voodooclub
Provoker
Purple Fog Side
Ratpenat
Repetition Repetition
Resentvul
Ritualmord
Sex Mask
Silence Dead
Solemn Golem
Stained With Silver
Steve Kilbey
The Discussion
The Funeral Portrait
The Hallelujah Ward
The Mission
The OM
Tito & Tarantula
Toyah
UnHoly God
Vazum
Victor and the Bully
Wall Of Voodoo
WesGhost
Witchz
Xmal Deutschland
ZOMBIE GIRL
Zetra
dreamchild
pale fortress
Раскольников
Evanescence
The Last Dinner Party
Lisa Gerrard
Molchat Doma
She Wants Revenge
WesGhost
Resentvul
Ryan Gosling
Oingo Boingo
Saliva Grey
Cleffy
Sisters of Mercy
VIOLENT VIRA
Bauhaus
Witchz
Richard O'Brien
Granuja
Bobby Bass
Twin Tribes
LetoDie
Baustelle
Horror Skunx
Dogma
The Damned
MEG MYERS
French Police
Poets of the Fall
London After Midnight
The Funeral Portrait
Nicole Dollanganger
Litfiba
Killing Joke
WHITE GALLOWS
Crooked Bangs
Saint Avangeline
Provoker
She Past Away
Gerard Way
Robert Smith
Static Dress
Дурной Вкус
Love and Rockets
T.S.O.L.
R. Missing
Julia Wolf
Tito & Tarantula
Dark Divine
Christian Death
ULTRA SUNN
Peter Murphy
Chris Harms
Old Gods of Asgard
Ludo
Johnny Goth
Сметана band
Ray Bull
Sinnerella
New Model Army
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
Soft Kill
BatBat
Vast
Pink Turns Blue
Baby Jane
Coyote Kid
Сталкер
Wall Of Voodoo
Specimen
Kat Von D
仮病
Luvcat
Alien Sex Fiend
pale fortress
Jah PHNX
Phillip Boa And The Voodooclub
Blood Orchid
Ductape
Grimzlee
Nathan James
Paul Ferguson
Xmal Deutschland
The Icicle Works
Castle Rat
Red Hearse
Blixa Bargeld
45 Grave
Paralysed Age
Male Tears
Lilith Czar