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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Dose Makes The Poison
Album - 11 Tracks - Released August 8, 2025

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Adam Usi
Ann in Black
Baby Jane
Bauhouse
Bent By Sorrow
Bettina Schelker
Big Fear
Black Honey Cult
Bleak Fiction
Blood Orchid
Bloody Dead And Sexy
Bobby Bass
Camlann
Castle Rat
Cersei
Cinnamon Babe
Dark Dazey
Dead On A Sunday
Demise Of Love
Depresión Post-Mortem
Diamond Black
Diorama
Druidess
Dunkelwald
European Vampire
Florian Grey
Formal Sppeedwear
French Police
Gallows' Eve
Ghost
Gina Birch
Grace Bergere
Granuja
Grimzlee
Hail the Ghost
Harpy
Horror Skunx
I Shiver
Infinity Broke
Jah PHNX
Jeffrey Runnings
Julia Wolf
Kevin Nolan
LetoDie
Lilith Czar
Lily Ashes
Luci Ferrum
Luna Dusk
Luna's Dark Secret
Lux Interna
Mace Blackmon
Male Tears
Molchat Doma
Neu Oscuro
Oingo Boingo
Outshine
PEAKS!
Pandemia
Paul Banks
Personality Cult
Peter Murphy
Phantom Limbs
Provoker
Purple Fog Side
R. Missing
Raven's Banquet
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Repetition Repetition
Resentvul
Rosetta Stone
Society of the Silver Cross
Stained With Silver
Steve Kilbey
Still Blank
Stone Angels
Ten Branches
The Chameleons
The Discussion
The Funeral Portrait
The Hallelujah Ward
The Immaculate Crows
The Intemperate Sons
The Mission
The OM
The Yagas
Toyah
Twin Tribes
ULTRA SUNN
UnHoly God
VAMPIRO
Vazum
Victor and the Bully
Wall Of Voodoo
WesGhost
Wolfskull
Xmal Deutschland
Zetra
pale fortress
Раскольников
Evanescence
HIM
The Last Dinner Party
Lisa Gerrard
Molchat Doma
She Wants Revenge
WesGhost
Resentvul
Ryan Gosling
Sisters of Mercy
Saliva Grey
Oingo Boingo
Cleffy
VIOLENT VIRA
Bauhaus
Witchz
Richard O'Brien
Granuja
Bobby Bass
Twin Tribes
LetoDie
Baustelle
French Police
Dogma
The Damned
Poets of the Fall
Horror Skunx
MEG MYERS
Litfiba
Nicole Dollanganger
London After Midnight
The Funeral Portrait
Killing Joke
WHITE GALLOWS
Crooked Bangs
Saint Avangeline
Provoker
She Past Away
Gerard Way
Дурной Вкус
Robert Smith
Static Dress
Julia Wolf
Christian Death
ULTRA SUNN
Love and Rockets
Tito & Tarantula
R. Missing
T.S.O.L.
Dark Divine
Johnny Goth
Peter Murphy
Old Gods of Asgard
Chris Harms
Ludo
Сметана band
Ray Bull
New Model Army
Low Couture
Sinnerella
ТЯЖЁЛАЯ АТЛЕТИКА
Skinny Puppy
The Chameleons
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
CCCP – Fedeli Alla Linea
Madame Macabre
The Mission
Scary Bitches
Dead On A Sunday
This Cold Night
Raven's Banquet
BatBat
Vast
Сталкер
Baby Jane
Coyote Kid
Soft Kill
Specimen
Pink Turns Blue
Wall Of Voodoo
pale fortress
Kat Von D
Luvcat
Alien Sex Fiend
仮病
Grimzlee
Phillip Boa And The Voodooclub
Nathan James
Ductape
Jah PHNX
Blood Orchid
Blixa Bargeld
Xmal Deutschland
Castle Rat
45 Grave
The Icicle Works
Paul Ferguson
Red Hearse
Highway Gloom
Paul Banks