Gothic rock : Ask Biography

Music genre

Name

Gothic rock

Stylistic origins

Punk rock, post-punk, glam rock

Cultural origins

Late 1970s, United Kingdom

Typical instruments

Guitar - Bass - Drums - Drum machine - Synthesizer - Keyboard

Mainstream popularity

Largely underground until the mid and late 1980s; low since the mid 1990s.

Derivative forms

Ethereal Wave

Fusion genres

Dark cabaret - Deathrock - Gothabilly - Dark Wave

Other topics

Dark Wave - Culture - Fashion

Gothic rock (also referred to as goth rock or simply goth) is 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. The genre itself was defined as a separate movement from punk rock during the early 1980s largely due to the significant stylistic divergences of the movement; gothic rock, as opposed to punk, combines dark, often keyboard-heavy music with introspective and depressing lyrics. Notable gothic rock bands include Bauhaus, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Cocteau Twins, The Cure, The Sisters of Mercy, Virgin Prunes, Sex Gang Children, Christian Death, The Damned, Southern Death Cult, This Mortal Coil, Flesh for Lulu, UK Decay, The Mission, Specimen, Theatre of Hate, Theatre of Ice, Xmal Deutschland, The Danse Society, Dead Can Dance, Clan of Xymox, 45 Grave, Gene Loves Jezebel, Kommunity FK, Fields of the Nephilim and Alien Sex Fiend, among many others. Gothic rock gave rise to a broader goth subculture that includes clubs, fashion and numerous publications that grew in popularity in the 1980s.

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Music		Gothic rock - Dark Wave - Post-punk - Deathrock
Associated subcultures
Regional scenes		Batcave - Singapore Dark Alternative Movement - Slimelight - Toronto
Notable events		Wave-Gotik-Treffen - M'era Luna - Drop Dead Festival - Lumous Gothic Festival - Whitby Gothic Weekend - Convergence (goth festival) - Bats Day in the Fun Park
Other		Art - Fashion

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