Gothic rock
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Gothic rock is a subgenre of rock music which grew out of British post-punk in the late 1970s. The genre draws from gothic literature, nihilism, dark romanticism, poetry and tragedy. The style evolved
The Doors inspired the coining of the term "gothic rock" and were also an important influence of the genre
David Bowie influenced the post-punk bands that helped spawn the gothic rock genre
Siouxsie and the Banshees were one of the first British bands to play a post-punk music with gothic overtones; Siouxsie Sioux pictured in November 1980
Gothic rock band Bauhaus performing live in August 2006
Goth subculture
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Goth is a music-based subculture that emerged from nightclubs such as the F Club and Batcave in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s, as well as gothic rock, a genre that evolved from British pos
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…Fiend, Specimen, UK Decay, Sex Gang Children, Rubella Ballet and Southern Death Cult. The British press later opted for the term "goth" to define the subculture and style of music, which was further developed by the arrival of the Sisters of Mercy, followed by Flesh for Lulu, Play Dead, Rubella Ballet, Gene…
A woman dressed in goth style in June 2008
Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees in 1980
Bauhaus—Live in concert, 3 February 2006
Lead singer and guitarist Robert Smith of the Cure