Teen Gothic

So I saw Twin Tribes, Harsh Symmetry, and Bootblacks at Brooklyn Made last night. All around good show, everyone sounded great. But then a handful of people in the crowd had to go and ruin things for everyone else there. These people started moshing during Heart & Feather of all songs and pushing/slamming into people who were not at all interested in moshing.

And then during Fantasmas, they do it again but even more aggressively. Someone in the front was slammed into and yelled at this guy to cut it out, it immediately escalated into a whole fistfight with a couple other people jumping him. I had to hold this guy's arm back and yell at him to stop until security intervened (and of course shove me out of the way despite obviously attempting to break up the fight). Props to Twin Tribes for keeping it professional and continuing to play but I can't help but feel bad for them with this stupid bullshit distracting the entire audience during their last song.

I get it, moshing is fun and I'll gladly jump into pits at metal and punk shows. But slamming into people who obviously just want to chill and dance is obnoxious af. This isn't like hardcore shows where that's expected and you're aware of the risks, moshing is just something you almost never see at goth concerts, especially since most of the music isn't really fitting for it.

What's really annoying, this isn't the first time this has happened. I've had to deal with people starting mosh pits at shows for She Past Away and Clan of Xymox just to name a couple. And I'm not one to gatekeep on the grounds of fashion, it's a music-based subculture after all. But 100% of the time, it's been people who aren't visibly goth/alternative or regulars at clubs who start this shit. It's just random hipsters showing up and distracting from the bands and actively bothering everyone there. And now assaulting people for no reason. So fucking stupid and annoying.

ok I just made a new reddit account with the sole purpose of asking this question. im genuinely curious about what non-english goth bands are out there. (the language, I don't mean nationality-wise) thank you in advance to everyone who comments any recommendations

anyone have advice or experience going through tsa with a bunch of jewelry and accessories? I want to bring some spiked wrist cuffs with me but i dont want tsa to take them away 😭😭

Hi, I'm hoping some of you might be interested in checking out this new sub. I've met too many people from underground/alt countercultures in sobriety spaces that didn't have a place to express their cultural identity really openly. I wanted to try and create that space here on reddit. We don't follow any particular philosophy of sobriety, and put harm reduction above binary, black and white approaches. If you're sober or just curious, why not come and check us out? Thanks for reading this.

I'm especially into things like powerviolence/grind/d beat, but generally anything across the extreme punk rock/hardcore/metal realm. I'm looking for goth music that's also maybe inspired or adjacent to that, or that you just think would be enjoyable for people that also enjoy that stuff. Also my friend showed me 45 Grave and I really enjoyed them.

By the way there's this band from Albany NY called Wet Specimens that fits this category, it's the only one I can think of myself lol, try them out, they're sick.

For me, I don't have goth friends, but I have met some lovely people involved in the subculture 🙂 For example, I was at the record store buying a Sisters of Mercy, The Cult and The Cure albums (along with some metal albums) and a father with a Sisters of Mercy band shirt and his daughter complimented me on my choice of album. Which was Floodland, but First and Last and Always is my favourite.

Years ago, I tried making a friend on Amino and I met a German girl who was very into goth rock and darkwave, but industrial too. She was very cheerful and kind, but I didn't access my account any more for some reason. I still think about her to this day and wish I could've kept her username or something.

I knew a girl at high school who listened to goth rock and post-punk and knew quite a bit about the subculture, but you would never have guessed that by the way she portrayed and dressed herself! I had a blast talking about the subculture, history and music with her. We have both expressed that we want to spend more time with each other and that we want to be good friends. However, we are both expecting each other to make the first move, like two Hollywood cowboys waiting to draw at a gunfight.

Where did you meet other goths IRL?