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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When a Good Heart Sways
Ep - 5 Tracks - Released January 3, 2025

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1980 AD
Adam Usi
Alien Sex Fiend
AlienBlaze
Baby Jane
Bauhouse
Black Viiolet
Bleak Fiction
Blood Orchid
Boy Destroy
Brian Molko
Cathedral In Flames
Chris Harms
Clan of Xymox
Cleffy
Corpus Delicti
Crooked Bangs
Crying Tomorrow
Dark Dazey
Dark Remedy
Darkways
Dead On A Sunday
Dead in Another Dimension
Death Valley High
Deijuvhs
Desmond Doom
European Vampire
Fashion Club
Feather & Bone
Flowers For The Dead
Forever Cold
Gavin Friday
Ghosting
Grave Guy
Grimzlee
H6LLB6ND6R
Harpy
Highway Gloom
JULES IS DEAD
Jah PHNX
Jekyll
Jimmy & the Veil
Kat Von D
Katrina Ford
Killing Joke
Larusta & The Dead Dogs
Little Mystery
Love It to Death
Love and Rockets
Mace Blackmon
Male Tears
Mangy Bones
Occults
Pariah Was One
Peter Murphy
Phantom Limbs
Pink Turns Blue
Poppy Roscoe
Postindustrial Poets
R. Missing
Raven's Banquet
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Resentvul
Rosetta Stone
SUA
Sadye
Saint Avangeline
Savages
Seraphim Shock
Sexbeat
She Past Away
Sluka
Solemn Golem
Some Days Are Darker
Soviet Shiksa
Stained With Silver
Stone Angels
Tears for the Dying
The After Hours
The Chameleons
The Crüxshadows
The Danse Society
The Funeral Portrait
The God Bombs
The Immaculate Crows
The Intemperate Sons
The Last Dinner Party
This Cold Night
ULTRA SUNN
UnHoly God
Under Delusion
Violent Vickie
WHITE GALLOWS
WesGhost
Witchz
Xmal Deutschland
Zetra
bloodmoon
pale fortress
Новосибирск
The Last Dinner Party
WesGhost
Resentvul
Cleffy
VIOLENT VIRA
Sisters of Mercy
Witchz
Bauhaus
Richard O'Brien
Bobby Bass
Twin Tribes
French Police
The Funeral Portrait
London After Midnight
Killing Joke
Crooked Bangs
Saint Avangeline
WHITE GALLOWS
Gerard Way
Static Dress
She Past Away
Robert Smith
Dark Divine
R. Missing
Love and Rockets
ULTRA SUNN
Christian Death
Peter Murphy
Low Couture
Sinnerella
Clan of Xymox
Ray Bull
Skinny Puppy
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
The Chameleons
pale fortress
The Mission
Scary Bitches
Dead On A Sunday
Raven's Banquet
This Cold Night
BatBat
Baby Jane
Pink Turns Blue
Vast
Coyote Kid
Specimen
Selofan
Kat Von D
Alien Sex Fiend
Blood Orchid
Rosegarden Funeral Party
Grimzlee
Jah PHNX
Chris Harms
Nathan James
Paul Ferguson
Xmal Deutschland
Fields Of The Nephilim
Red Hearse
45 Grave
Lilith Czar
Male Tears
Highway Gloom
Paralysed Age
CANTERVICE
The March Violets
Sad Lovers & Giants
The Crüxshadows
Castle Rat
Skeletal Family
Rosetta Stone
Corpus Delicti
Mephisto Walz
Horror Vacui
Depresión Post-Mortem
Satin Puppets
Gavin Friday
Plastique Noir
The Birthday Party
Tears for the Dying
Switchblade Symphony
Lords Of The New Church
Bloody Dead And Sexy
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Savages
Brian Molko
Tones On Tail
Die Form
The Danse Society
Dark
Ian Astbury
Raven Gray
Stained With Silver
xmal
All About Eve
Rehash
Diva Destruction
Inkubus Sukkubus
Cinnamon Babe