Goth rock

Goth rock (sometimes called gothic rock) is a genre of rock music that originated during the late 1970’s. Originally bands from the genre had strong ties to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk styles. The genre itself was defined as a separate movement from punk rock during the early 1980’s. Gothic rock artists deal with dark themes and intellectual movements such as gothic horror, Romanticism, existential philosophy, and nihilism. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: The Frozen

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Silanis

v saw it too. The well known misbelief that visual kei is so goff.

Tuesday evening
chocoberryz

LOOOL I saw a Visual Kei picture in the background behind the bio...

last week
Silanis

Wow, this tag is actually good! (except that the 69 still don't belong here, but I can tolerate it.)

March 2012
thetrogg

I would

February 2012
SmilelimS

I wouldn't call Sisters of Mercy Goth.

January 2012
chouchter

"Type O Negative is the closest Metal Has ever come to being "Goth Metal" as they actually had some post-punk influence." There are more bands, especially within doom and gothic metal genres. Paradise Lost did a nice cover of a Sisters of Mercy song, Katatonia has stated that the Cure and Fields of the Nephilim are among their main influences, and Agalloch was influenced in part by Fields of the Nephilim and Joy Division. Also the albums Aégis by Theatre of Tragedy and Illumination by Tristania sound heavily influenced by gothic rock. I think there's more gothic rock/post-punk influence in metal than people realise (or are willing to admit).

January 2012
Timppa2000

The Cure? anyone?

January 2012
starxnoxstar

Type O Negative is the closest Metal Has ever come to being "Goth Metal" as they actually had some post-punk influence. [3]

November 2011