Goth

:This article is about the contemporary goth/gothic subculture. For the Germanic tribes of the same name, see the Goths.

Music

Since the late 1970s, the number of Gothic or Death Rock bands were limited in number, and included bands such as Public Image Ltd, The Cure, Bauhaus, Siouxsie & the Banshees, and Joy Division. By the mid-eighties, these bands began proliferating, including Sisters of Mercy, and This Mortal Coil. The nineties saw the further growth of eighties bands and emergence of many new bands, most of the North American examples being released by the Cleopatra label, such as Mephisto Walz, Switchblade Symphony, Razed in Black, London After Midnight, Christian Death, and Alien Sex Fiend. In the US, the subculture grew especially in New York and Los Angeles, with many nightclubs featuring gothic/industrial nights.

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1970s - Public Image Ltd - The Cure - Bauhaus - Siouxsie & the Banshees - Joy Division - Sisters of Mercy - This Mortal Coil - North American - Mephisto Walz - Switchblade Symphony - Razed in Black - London After Midnight - Christian Death - Alien Sex Fiend

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Since the mid-1990s, styles of music that can be heard in goth venues range from gothic rock, industrial, EBM, synthpop, punk, metal, techno, 1980s dance music, and several others, although this does not represent a variety of music that is considered gothic mainstream, but rather a convention among DJ and nightclub owners to condense the number of nights devoted to any particular music venue.

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1990s - Gothic rock - Industrial - EBM - Synthpop - Punk - Metal - Techno - 1980s

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Today, the scene is most active in Western Europe, especially Germany, with large festivals such as Wave Gotik Treffen, Zillo, M'era Luna and others drawing tens of thousands of fans from all over the world.

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Western Europe - Germany - Wave Gotik Treffen - Zillo - M'era Luna

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Bands such as Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Type O Negative and Cradle of Filth are often considered to be Gothic, though many "purists" refuse to consider them as such. The popularity of bands such as 4AD music label artists This Mortal Coil and Dead Can Dance resulted in the creation of a label called Projekt that produces what is colloquially termed Ethereal Goth or Darkwave. Bands which fall under the Darkwave category include Lycia, Project Pitchfork, Love Spirals Downwards, Android Lust, and Black Tape for a Blue Girl.

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Nine Inch Nails - Marilyn Manson - Type O Negative - Cradle of Filth - 4AD - This Mortal Coil - Dead Can Dance - Projekt - Ethereal Goth - Darkwave - Lycia - Project Pitchfork - Love Spirals Downwards - Android Lust - Black Tape for a Blue Girl

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