Gothic rock

Gothic rock (sometimes called goth rock) is a genre of rock music that originated during the late 1970s. 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 1980s. 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: Audra

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Tuesday 21 August 2012
Carnival of Madness 2012 Evanescence, New Medicine Tuesday 21 August 2012	Eagles Club/The Rave/Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, United States 43.038074 -87.943308	Add shout
Tuesday 28 August 2012
Carnival of Madness 2012 Evanescence, Chevelle Tuesday 28 August 2012	Stage AE Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, United States 40.446027 -80.012305	Add shout

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Silanis

Troyspiral2 your definition of gothic is the reason why this tag is overloaded with "wannabe edgy"-shit.

Tuesday evening
ShiverTool

evanescence is just hardcore. not goth. not nearly atmospheric enough.

Friday afternoon
Troyspiral2

HIM and evanescence are both Gothic, just with a small G rather than a capital G. Sort of like how some movies are love stories and three other genres as well. Also Gothic doesn't have to mean "good" it can be goth and be bad. (Evanescence being a key target for that)

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Victor-Purge

evanescence and HIM isn't gothic rock, but had influences of this styles...

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Self-Distortion

Why isn't the Cure in the top 8?

13 days ago
SoRave

Evanescence? Ew.

14 days ago
mboixo

Evanescence and HIM Gothic Rock??? Arghhh sacrilege

18 days ago
Blood_Gothic

People tagging Evanescence, HIM, Lord of the Lost and other scum as 'gothic rock' must be killed by fire. Or f*cked 'till death by the zombified body of Rozz Williams.

19 days ago