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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 .
The music preferred by goths includes a number of styles such as gothic rock, death rock, cold wave, dark wave and ethereal wave. [1] The Gothic fashion style draws influences from punk, new wave, New Romantic fashion [2] and the dressing styles of earlier periods such as the Victorian, Edwardian and Belle Époque eras. The style most often ...
"Gothic rock" is a term typically used to describe a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes. According to both Pitchfork [1] and NME, [2] proto-goth bands included Joy Division, [1] [2] [3 ...
Articles relating to the Goth subculture, a music-based 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. Its imagery and cultural proclivities indicate influences from 19th-century Gothic fiction and from horror films.
The Cure are often identified with the gothic rock genre, and are viewed as one of the form's definitive bands. [155] [156] [157] However, the band has routinely rejected classification, particularly as a gothic rock band. Robert Smith said in 2006, "It's so pitiful when 'goth' is still tagged onto the name The Cure", and added, "We're not ...
Bauhaus were an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978. Known for their dark image and gloomy sound, Bauhaus are one of the pioneers of gothic rock, although they mixed many genres, including dub, glam rock, psychedelia, and funk. [3]
Lacrimas Profundere is a gothic metal band from Germany.Their name means "to shed tears" in Latin.Their stylistic aesthetic has changed over time; originally a gothic death-doom band, they have simplified their style to a more mainstream gothic rock/metal style with more influences from bands such as HIM, The 69 Eyes, before returning to their heavier gothic doom roots on their 2019 album ...
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 ...