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    Gothic rock (also called goth rock or simply goth) is a style of rock music that emerged from post-punk in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The first post-punk bands which shifted toward dark music with gothic overtones include Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, Bauhaus, and the Cure.

    • 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.
    • Bauhaus – “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” (1979) Dracula himself was born in Hungary in 1882, a country he fled after the failed Communist revolution, ending up in Hollywood, where he would get his break as Bram Stoker’s iconic monster, a dark-lipped, exoticized evil that stalked across screen, careening in a stylish black satin cape.
    • The Cure – “A Forest” (1980) To call The Cure the greatest goth band in history is a profound and unmatched understatement. This entire list, conceivably, could comprise nothing but the band’s works but, in the interest of fairness, we have deigned to include others.
    • Siouxsie and the Banshees – “Cities in Dust” (1985) Siouxsie and the Banshees evolved from a cantankerous group of punks set on antagonizing their audience into a covertly canny pop group in only a matter of a few years.
    • Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – “The Mercy Seat” (1988) The murder ballad is a hybrid owing as much to the blues as it does to Irish folk music and early country.
  2. Oct 25, 2017 · Here are the best bands in goth music, including Joy Division, Bauhaus, the Cure and more.

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  3. Dec 21, 2023 · The 30 best goth bands of all time represent a diverse range of artists who have contributed to the genre’s development. These bands have created music reflecting the darkness and melancholy of the Goth aesthetic while incorporating elements from other genres, such as punk, new wave, and metal.

  4. While most goth rock isn’t necessarily hard rock, some is. However it’s defined, goth rock is an experience. Turn the lights down low, light a couple of candles, paint your nails black and take a tour through this list of 13 of the greatest and most famous goth rock bands of all time. Read on!