The following is a list of notable artists who have been described as
gothic rock by reliable sources. "Gothic rock" is a term typically used to describe a musical subgenre of
post-punk and
alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English
punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes. According to both Pitchfork[1] and NME,[2] proto-goth bands included
Joy Division,[1][2][3]Siouxsie and the Banshees,[1][2]Bauhaus[1][2] and
the Cure.[1][2] The term was first used by critic John Stickney in 1967 to describe the music and accompanying performances by
the Doors. The Doors' lyrics and their "audience-antagonizing performances" have even been seen as the beginning of gothic rock.[4]
^Rambali, Paul (July 1983). "A Rare Glimpse into a Private World". The Face. Curtis' death wrapped an already mysterious group in legend. From the press eulogies, you would think Curtis had gone to join Chatterton, Rimbaud and Morrison in the hallowed hall of premature harvests. To a group with several strong gothic characteristics was added a further piece of romance. The rock press had lost its great white hope, but they had lost a friend. It must have made bitter reading.
^Buckley, Jonathan; Lewis, Justin (1996).
Rock: The Rough Guide.
Rough Guides.
ISBN978-1-85828-201-5. After their debut single, Love Me, had caused a few small ripples, the band took their brand of light, airy Goth rock back to the studio and released Sun Family (1985)...
^
abcdefHowahl, Georg (2012). "10 Goth-Rock-Hymnen mit Nebelgarantie [10 goth rock hymns with a guarantee for haze]". Sonic Seducer (in German). Vol. Special Edition, no. 1. p. 24.
^Strong, Martin C. (2003). The Great Indie Discography,
Canongate Books,
ISBN1-84195-335-0, p.295. "Heavy goths in the mould of Sisters of Mercy or early Danse Society, the band followed up with a debut album, The Guilty Have No Pride (1983)."
^Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (2 August 2003).
Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–.
ISSN0006-2510. {{
cite book}}: |author= has generic name (
help)
^Matsumoto, Jon (27 April 1995).
"The Lords of the New Church". LA Times. Retrieved 10 January 2022. Perhaps "The Lords of the New Church's" gothic rock production values were too dark and sinister sounding for mass tastes.
^Eck, Markus (2001).
"Mandragora Scream – Fairy Tales From Hell´s Caves". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 6+7. Archived from
the original on 2 December 2013. Mandragora Scream spielen überaus melodischen und von himmelschreiendem Weltschmerz getränkten melodramatischen Gothic-Rock, ... [Mandragora Scream play an extremely melodic Gothic rock soaked in glaring pessimism ...]
^Strong, Martin C. (2003). The Great Indie Discography,
Canongate Books,
ISBN1-84195-335-0, p.407. "...this fledgling goth outfit emerged from the same scene that spawned The Sisters of Mercy, releasing the cheesy "Religious as Hell" as their debut single on the latter's 'Merciful Release' imprint."
^Freitag, Kornelia (2012). Apocalypse Soon?: Religion and Popular Culture in the United States. Münster: LIT Verlag Münster. p. 48.
ISBN978-3-643-90117-0.
^Mercer, Mick. (1988). Gothic Rock Black Book. Omnibus Press.
ISBN0-7119-1546-6.
^"BLAZE BAYLEY Featured In New SINNERGOD Video". Blabbermouth.net. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2023. Vocalist Blaze Bayley (Iron Maiden, Wolfsbane) is featured in the new video from U.K. goth rock/industrial metal band Sinnergod.
The following is a list of notable artists who have been described as
gothic rock by reliable sources. "Gothic rock" is a term typically used to describe a musical subgenre of
post-punk and
alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English
punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes. According to both Pitchfork[1] and NME,[2] proto-goth bands included
Joy Division,[1][2][3]Siouxsie and the Banshees,[1][2]Bauhaus[1][2] and
the Cure.[1][2] The term was first used by critic John Stickney in 1967 to describe the music and accompanying performances by
the Doors. The Doors' lyrics and their "audience-antagonizing performances" have even been seen as the beginning of gothic rock.[4]
^Rambali, Paul (July 1983). "A Rare Glimpse into a Private World". The Face. Curtis' death wrapped an already mysterious group in legend. From the press eulogies, you would think Curtis had gone to join Chatterton, Rimbaud and Morrison in the hallowed hall of premature harvests. To a group with several strong gothic characteristics was added a further piece of romance. The rock press had lost its great white hope, but they had lost a friend. It must have made bitter reading.
^Buckley, Jonathan; Lewis, Justin (1996).
Rock: The Rough Guide.
Rough Guides.
ISBN978-1-85828-201-5. After their debut single, Love Me, had caused a few small ripples, the band took their brand of light, airy Goth rock back to the studio and released Sun Family (1985)...
^
abcdefHowahl, Georg (2012). "10 Goth-Rock-Hymnen mit Nebelgarantie [10 goth rock hymns with a guarantee for haze]". Sonic Seducer (in German). Vol. Special Edition, no. 1. p. 24.
^Strong, Martin C. (2003). The Great Indie Discography,
Canongate Books,
ISBN1-84195-335-0, p.295. "Heavy goths in the mould of Sisters of Mercy or early Danse Society, the band followed up with a debut album, The Guilty Have No Pride (1983)."
^Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (2 August 2003).
Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–.
ISSN0006-2510. {{
cite book}}: |author= has generic name (
help)
^Matsumoto, Jon (27 April 1995).
"The Lords of the New Church". LA Times. Retrieved 10 January 2022. Perhaps "The Lords of the New Church's" gothic rock production values were too dark and sinister sounding for mass tastes.
^Eck, Markus (2001).
"Mandragora Scream – Fairy Tales From Hell´s Caves". Sonic Seducer (in German). No. 6+7. Archived from
the original on 2 December 2013. Mandragora Scream spielen überaus melodischen und von himmelschreiendem Weltschmerz getränkten melodramatischen Gothic-Rock, ... [Mandragora Scream play an extremely melodic Gothic rock soaked in glaring pessimism ...]
^Strong, Martin C. (2003). The Great Indie Discography,
Canongate Books,
ISBN1-84195-335-0, p.407. "...this fledgling goth outfit emerged from the same scene that spawned The Sisters of Mercy, releasing the cheesy "Religious as Hell" as their debut single on the latter's 'Merciful Release' imprint."
^Freitag, Kornelia (2012). Apocalypse Soon?: Religion and Popular Culture in the United States. Münster: LIT Verlag Münster. p. 48.
ISBN978-3-643-90117-0.
^Mercer, Mick. (1988). Gothic Rock Black Book. Omnibus Press.
ISBN0-7119-1546-6.
^"BLAZE BAYLEY Featured In New SINNERGOD Video". Blabbermouth.net. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2023. Vocalist Blaze Bayley (Iron Maiden, Wolfsbane) is featured in the new video from U.K. goth rock/industrial metal band Sinnergod.