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Oct 25, 2017 · The Story of Goth in 33 Songs. After it blazed through England and New York in the 1970s, the first wave of punk rock left a whole lot of darkness in its wake. As the decade rolled to a close ...
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May 22, 2024 · From murky origins, goth music made its first stirrings in the late 70s and early 80s. Defining the essence of “goth” is notoriously tricky. Its detractors deride it as a doom-laden, fashion ...
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- Strawberry Switchblade. The Scottish duo Strawberry Switchblade were a glorious blur of ribbons and lace, frills and polka dots. Despite the sweet, cupcake-goth look of Rose McDowall and Jill Bryson, the duo were able to write sad songs under all that confection.
- AFI. What were you doing in the 2000s if you didn’t have a side lip ring? The Californian hardcore-punk turned gloomy-rockers AFI broke through the emo buzz and ricocheted into the mainstream with their 2003 album, Sing the Sorrow.
- Diamanda Galas. Terrifying is an accurate description of Diamanda Galas. Since the late 1970s, she has steadily released experimental work that can raise tortured souls from the caverns of Satan’s lair, her voice writhing with an evil found only in the possessed.
- She Wants Revenge. They say the best form of flattery is imitation. If so, She Wants Revenge’s self-titled LP from 2006 puckers right up to some 1980s goth ass.
The music performed in those festivals is gothic music but not necessarily goth because Gothic isn't synonymous of goth. I see in the lineup of WGT for example that medieval music, gothic metal and neofolk are listed in gothic music, but medieval music, gothic metal and neofolk aren't definitely goth. They are music that belong in other cultures.
May 22, 2018 · Goth is a loose musical movement, subculture and fashion style that first appeared in England in the early 80s. In the aftermath of the original punk movement, a new wave of bands – Bauhaus, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Cure, Joy Division, the Sisters of Mercy and more – mashed together a love of glam rock, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, horror movies, fetish wear and goth literature to create ...
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May 22, 2016 · Like metal, goth began with music and made its own rules. Since day one, the argument over what goth really is has been rumbling like hearse wheels over the same bit of gravel. Back then, it could be simply defined as an artier form of punk with more cerebral lyrics, often inspired by literature, history and film, and a darker image.
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A 100 % goth and from all subgenres, from gothrock to deathrock. Courtesy of Gothic International: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1579009725661999/ And you should ...
