History Main / GothRock

* 45 Grave (also Horror Punk)

* Kommunity FK
* Voodoo Church
* Cinema Strange

Not related to GothicMetal or UsefulNotes/CyberGoth.

See also: DarkWave and UsefulNotes/CyberGoth.

Common musical features of the genre include [[LeadBassist melodies carried by the bass guitar]], with the electric guitar taking a secondary role, sparse and minimalistic beats,[[note]]Commonly created by drum machines, if not a real drummer.[[/note]] effects-laden scything guitar patterns with [[EchoingAcoustics lots of reverb]], and (often) use of synthesizers. Vocals tend to be [[PerishingAltRockVoice gloomy]] [[CreepyMonotone and monotone]], though [[BadassBaritone deep, droning baritones]] and [[CarefulWithThatAxe spine-chilling shrieks]] are not uncommon.

PostPunk’s DarkerAndEdgier child, and the primary genre of music associated with {{Goth}}s.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"Some wear leather, some wear lace / Some wear makeup on their face"''[[note]]Clockwise from upper left: Music/{{Bauhaus}}'s ''Bela Lugosi’s Dead''; Music/{{The Sisters of Mercy}}'s ''First and Last and Always''; Music/{{The Cure}}'s ''Pornography''; Music/{{Fields of the Nephilim}}'s ''Dawnrazor''; Music/{{Christian Death}}'s ''Only Theatre of Pain''; Music/{{Siouxsie and the Banshees}}'s ''Juju''; Music/{{The Damned}}'s ''Phantasmagoria''; Music/{{Specimen}}'s ''Batastrophe''; Music/{{Xmal Deutschland}}'s ''Fetisch''.[[/note]]]]

Goth Rock or Gothic Rock emerged in [[UsefulNotes/{{GreatBritain}} the UK]] somewhere between the [[TheSeventies late 1970s]] and [[TheEighties early 1980s]] as an {{evol|vingTrope}}ution of PostPunk, with its essential features [[TropeCodifier codified]] by bands such as Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees, Music/JoyDivision, Music/{{Bauhaus}} and Music/TheCure. What differentiates Goth from Post-Punk is a more theatrical style (and arguably more GlamRock influence) and (most of the time) more elaborate songs with more frequent use of electronics. The theatrical style, with its connotations of artificiality, resulted in a situation where most of the bands closely identified with Goth vehemently denied being Goth bands, notably Music/TheCure and Music/TheSistersOfMercy. Goth has four subgenres which are Deathrock,[[note]] which is characterized by a much greater punk influence and a more theatrical presentation that often takes heavy influence from BMovie {{horror}} and '50s kitsch, occasionally overlapping with {{psychobilly|Genre}}.[[/note]] DarkWave, Cold Wave, and Ethereal Wave.

Goth emerged in [[UsefulNotes/{{GreatBritain}} the UK]] somewhere between the [[TheSeventies late 1970s]] and [[TheEighties early 1980s]] as an {{evol|vingTrope}}ution of PostPunk, with its essential features [[TropeCodifier codified]] by bands such as Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees, Music/JoyDivision, Music/{{Bauhaus}} and Music/TheCure. What differentiates Goth from Post-Punk is a more theatrical style (and arguably more GlamRock influence) and (most of the time) more elaborate songs with more frequent use of electronics. The theatrical style, with its connotations of artificiality, resulted in a situation where most of the bands closely identified with Goth vehemently denied being Goth bands, notably Music/TheCure and Music/TheSistersOfMercy. Goth has four subgenres which are Deathrock,[[note]] which is characterized by a much greater punk influence and a more theatrical presentation that often takes heavy influence from BMovie {{horror}} and '50s kitsch, occasionally overlapping with {{psychobilly|Genre}}.[[/note]] DarkWave, Cold Wave, and Ethereal Wave.

* Music/GardenOfDelight
* Music/InkubusSukkubus

* Music/RosettaStone
* Music/{{Swans}} - Although [[GenreBusting not a straight-forward example]], they started incorporating elements of the genre into their sound starting on ''Children of God''. Later jettisoned all traces of Goth Rock on ''Soundtracks for the Blind''.

[[AC: Pre-Punk Predecessors]]

[[AC: UsefulNotes/{{Punk}} Predecessors]]

[[AC: PostPunk Predecessors]]

[[AC: First Wave Goth Rock]]

[[AC: Second Wave Goth Rock and Batcave]]

[[AC: Third Wave Goth Rock]]

[[AC: Contemporary Goth Rock]]

[[AC:Cold Wave]]

[[AC:DarkWave]]

[[AC: Deathrock]]

[[AC: Ethereal Wave]]

Goth emerged in [[UsefulNotes/{{GreatBritain}} the UK]] somewhere between the [[TheSeventies late 1970s]] and [[TheEighties early 1980s]] as an {{evol|vingTrope}}ution of PostPunk, with its essential features [[TropeCodifier codified]] by bands such as Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees, Music/JoyDivision, Music/{{Bauhaus}} and Music/TheCure. What differentiates Goth from Post-Punk is a more theatrical style (and arguably more GlamRock influence) and (most of the time) more elaborate songs with more frequent use of electronics, used to construct foreboding, sorrowful, often epic soundscapes. The theatrical style, with its connotations of artificiality, resulted in a situation where most of the bands closely identified with Goth vehemently denied being Goth bands, notably Music/TheCure and Music/TheSistersOfMercy. Goth has four subgenres which are Deathrock,[[note]] which is characterized by a much greater punk influence and a more theatrical presentation that often takes heavy influence from BMovie {{horror}} and '50s kitsch, occasionally overlapping with {{psychobilly|Genre}}.[[/note]] DarkWave, Cold Wave, and Ethereal Wave.

Lyrics are usually [[ByronicHero thoughtful and introspective]], and there may be inspirations in literature[[note]]Often GothicHorror[[/note]] and poetry, allied with themes of [[RuleOfSymbolism religious symbolism]], {{romanticism}} and supernatural mysticism, as well as [[UsefulNotes/{{Existentialism}} existentialism]], [[StrawNihilist nihilism]], [[MelancholyMusicalNumber melancholy]] and {{tragedy}}.

Lyrics are usually [[ByronicHero thoughtful and introspective]], and there may be inspirations in literature[[note]]Often GothicHorror[[/note]] and poetry, allied with themes of [[RuleOfSymbolism religious symbolism]], and supernatural mysticism, as well as [[UsefulNotes/{{Existentialism}} existentialism]], [[StrawNihilist nihilism]], [[MelancholyMusicalNumber melancholy]] and {{tragedy}}.

Goth emerged somewhere between the [[TheSeventies late 1970s]] and [[TheEighties early 1980s]] as an {{evol|vingTrope}}ution of PostPunk, with its essential features [[TropeCodifier codified]] by bands such as Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees, Music/JoyDivision, Music/{{Bauhaus}} and Music/TheCure. What differentiates Goth from Post-Punk is a more theatrical style (and arguably more GlamRock influence) and (most of the time) more elaborate songs with more frequent use of electronics, used to construct foreboding, sorrowful, often epic soundscapes. The theatrical style, with its connotations of artificiality, resulted in a situation where most of the bands closely identified with Goth vehemently denied being Goth bands, notably Music/TheCure and Music/TheSistersOfMercy. Goth has four subgenres which are Deathrock,[[note]] which is characterized by a much greater punk influence and a more theatrical presentation that often takes heavy influence from BMovie {{horror}} and '50s kitsch, occasionally overlapping with {{psychobilly|Genre}}.[[/note]] DarkWave, Cold Wave, and Ethereal Wave.

Goth emerged in the [[TheSeventies late 1970s]] as an {{evol|vingTrope}}ution of PostPunk, with its essential features [[TropeCodifier codified]] by bands such as Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees, Music/JoyDivision, Music/{{Bauhaus}} and Music/TheCure. What differentiates Goth from Post-Punk is a more theatrical style (and arguably more GlamRock influence) and (most of the time) more elaborate songs with more frequent use of electronics, used to construct foreboding, sorrowful, often epic soundscapes. The theatrical style, with its connotations of artificiality, resulted in a situation where most of the bands closely identified with Goth vehemently denied being Goth bands, notably Music/TheCure and Music/TheSistersOfMercy. Goth has four subgenres which are Deathrock,[[note]] which is characterized by a much greater punk influence and a more theatrical presentation that often takes heavy influence from BMovie {{horror}} and '50s kitsch, occasionally overlapping with {{psychobilly|Genre}}.[[/note]] DarkWave, Cold Wave, and Ethereal Wave.

[[AC:Dark Wave]]

* Music/ThisMortalCoil: Creator/FourADRecords music collective including members of Music/CocteauTwins, Music/DeadCanDance and Music/ThePixies. Also DreamPop.

* Music/ThisMortalCoil (Creator/FourADRecords music collective including members of Music/CocteauTwins, Music/DeadCanDance and Music/ThePixies. Also DreamPop.)

* Music/ThisMortalCoil (Creator/FourADRecords music collective including members of Music/CocteauTwins, Music/DeadCanDance and Music/Pixies. Also DreamPop.)

* Music/ThisMortalCoil (also DreamPop)
** ''Music/{{Blood}}'' (1991)

Arguably, the TropeCodifier for the genre is one specific song: "Bela Lugosi's Dead" by Music/{{Bauhaus}}. All the primary elements of Goth Rock are there: Sparse drumming, guitars used for texture rather than being the dominant instrument, the bass guitar carrying the melody, dark lyrics, monotone vocals, and lots of reverb on everything.

Goth emerged in the [[TheSeventies late 1970s]] as an {{evol|vingTrope}}ution of PostPunk, with its essential features [[TropeCodifier codified]] by bands such as Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees, Music/JoyDivision, Music/{{Bauhaus}} and Music/TheCure. What differentiates Goth from Post-Punk is a more theatrical style (and arguably more GlamRock influence) and (most of the time) more elaborate songs with more frequent use of electronics, used to construct foreboding, sorrowful, often epic soundscapes. The theatrical style, with its connotations of artificiality, resulted in a situation where most of the bands closely identified with Goth vehemently denied being Goth bands, notably Music/TheCure and Music/TheSistersOfMercy. Goth has four subgenres which are Deathrock,[[note]] which is characterized by a much greater punk influence and a more theatrical presentation that often takes heavy influence from BMovie {{horror}} and '50s kitsch, occasionally overlapping with {{psychobilly|Genre}}.[[/note]] DarkWave, Cold Wave, and Ethereal Wave.

PostPunk’s DarkerAndEdgier child.

Goth Rock, or Gothic Rock is an {{evol|vingTrope}}ution of PostPunk, and is the primary genre of music associated with {{Goth}}s.

Goth emerged in the [[TheSeventies late 1970s]] with its essential features [[TropeCodifier codified]] by bands such as Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees, Music/JoyDivision, Music/{{Bauhaus}} and Music/TheCure. What differentiates Goth from Post-Punk is a more theatrical style (and arguably more GlamRock influence) and (most of the time) more elaborate songs with more frequent use of electronics, used to construct foreboding, sorrowful, often epic soundscapes. The theatrical style, with its connotations of artificiality, resulted in a situation where most of the bands closely identified with Goth vehemently denied being Goth bands, notably Music/TheCure and Music/TheSistersOfMercy. Goth has four subgenres which are Deathrock,[[note]] which is characterized by a much greater punk influence and a more theatrical presentation that often takes heavy influence from BMovie {{horror}} and '50s kitsch, occasionally overlapping with {{psychobilly|Genre}}.[[/note]] DarkWave, Cold Wave, and Ethereal Wave.

Goth Rock, or Gothic Rock is an {{evol|vingTrope}}ution of PostPunk, emerging in the [[TheSeventies late 1970s]] with its essential features [[TropeCodifier codified]] by bands such as Music/SiouxsieAndTheBanshees, Music/JoyDivision, Music/{{Bauhaus}} and Music/TheCure, and is the primary genre of music associated with {{Goth}}s.

What differentiates Goth from Post-Punk is a more theatrical style (and arguably more GlamRock influence) and (most of the time) more elaborate songs with more frequent use of electronics, used to construct foreboding, sorrowful, often epic soundscapes. The theatrical style, with its connotations of artificiality, resulted in a situation where most of the bands closely identified with Goth vehemently denied being Goth bands, notably Music/TheCure and Music/TheSistersOfMercy. Goth has four subgenres which are Deathrock,[[note]] which is characterized by a much greater punk influence and a more theatrical presentation that often takes heavy influence from BMovie {{horror}} and '50s kitsch, occasionally overlapping with {{psychobilly|Genre}}.[[/note]] DarkWave, Cold Wave, and Ethereal Wave.

Common musical features of the genre include [[LeadBassist melodies carried by the bass guitar]], with the electric guitar taking a secondary role, sparse and minimalistic beats[[note]]Commonly created by drum machines, if not a real drummer.[[/note]], effects-laden scything guitar patterns with [[EchoingAcoustics lots of reverb]], and (often) use of synthesizers. Vocals tend to be [[PerishingAltRockVoice gloomy]] [[CreepyMonotone and monotone]], though [[BadassBaritone deep, droning baritones]] and [[CarefulWithThatAxe spine-chilling shrieks]] are not uncommon.