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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 , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Joy Division , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Bauhaus , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and the Cure .
According to both Pitchfork [1] and NME, [2] proto-goth bands included Joy Division, [1] [2] [3] Siouxsie and the Banshees, [1] [2] Bauhaus [1] [2] and the Cure. [1] [2] The term was first used by critic John Stickney in 1967 to describe the music and accompanying performances by the Doors. The Doors' lyrics and their "audience-antagonizing ...
A woman dressed in gothic style in June 2008. Goth is a subculture that began in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s. It was developed by fans of gothic rock, an offshoot of the post-punk music genre.
In “Goth: A History," Tolhurst says he was inspired by the writings of Joan Didion — and so he weaves in first-person accounts while exploring goth music's origins from punk's anarchy. The ...
Initially, drum machines were not a regular part of the shoegazing genre but a basic component of new wave, post-punk, and gothic rock music. [51] In contrast to shoegazing, ethereal wave usually features a traditional early 1980s post-punk and gothic rock signature, [99] devoid of any influences of the simultaneously existing noise pop ...
Dark wave, or darkwave, is a music genre that emerged from the new wave and post-punk movement of the late 1970s. [5] [6] Dark wave compositions are largely based on minor key tonality and introspective lyrics and have been perceived as being dark, romantic and bleak, with an undertone of sorrow.
A crucial source on Gothic history is the Getica of the 6th-century historian Jordanes, who may have been of Gothic descent. [31] [32] Jordanes claims to have based the Getica on an earlier lost work by Cassiodorus, but also cites material from fifteen other classical sources, including an otherwise unknown writer, Ablabius.
Deathrock (or death rock) is a rock music subgenre incorporating horror elements and gothic theatrics. It emerged from punk rock on the West Coast of the United States in the early 1980s and overlaps with the gothic rock and horror punk genres. [1] [2] Notable deathrock acts include Christian Death, Kommunity FK, 45 Grave, and Super Heroines. [1]