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Gothic rock (also called goth rock or simply goth) is a style of rock music that emerged from post-punk in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The first post-punk bands which shifted toward dark music with gothic overtones include Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, Bauhaus, and the Cure.
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- Strawberry Switchblade. The Scottish duo Strawberry Switchblade were a glorious blur of ribbons and lace, frills and polka dots. Despite the sweet, cupcake-goth look of Rose McDowall and Jill Bryson, the duo were able to write sad songs under all that confection.
- AFI. What were you doing in the 2000s if you didn’t have a side lip ring? The Californian hardcore-punk turned gloomy-rockers AFI broke through the emo buzz and ricocheted into the mainstream with their 2003 album, Sing the Sorrow.
- Diamanda Galas. Terrifying is an accurate description of Diamanda Galas. Since the late 1970s, she has steadily released experimental work that can raise tortured souls from the caverns of Satan’s lair, her voice writhing with an evil found only in the possessed.
- She Wants Revenge. They say the best form of flattery is imitation. If so, She Wants Revenge’s self-titled LP from 2006 puckers right up to some 1980s goth ass.
Oct 25, 2017 · Here are the best bands in goth music, including Joy Division, Bauhaus, the Cure and more.
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Aug 18, 2023 · Goth rock, often referred to as simply “goth,” is a subgenre of rock music characterized by its distinctive blend of dark, atmospheric soundscapes, introspective lyrics, and a sense of melancholy.
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Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Bauhaus's debut single, "Bela Lugosi's Dead", released in late 1979, was retrospectively...
