Teen Gothic

I just recently saw SOM on tour with Blaqk Audio (specifically the show in Charlotte) and man.. have they always been like this? The show was really boring and tame compared to Blaqk Audio which kinda shocked me. Were my expectations too high? Did Blaqk Audio spoil me? SOM hardly acknowledged the crowd, I figured at least a few songs in they'd stop and be like "Thanks for coming out Charlotte! What did you guys think of Blaqk Audio??" or anything along those lines. Has Andrew Eldritch just gotten too old for this? Was this just an off day for the band? I left before the encore so maybe something more happened then, but regardless I left feeling a little dissapointed.

I will say I'm a little new to the goth scene, so maybe all shows are just like this and I'm used to seeing metallica tribute bands and the energy there lmao.

Additionally, is their mixing always that bad too? I could hardly hear him singing which sucked. Did anybody else feel this way?

I want to know what you all think. For me its definitely the Passion of Lovers by bauhaus, its just so catchy and overall i feel like it embodies goth as a whole.

So, I saw someone talking on here about "The Merry Thoughts" being a Sisters fan band… not gonna lie, it's literally like hearing unreleased Sisters of Mercy tracks.

Which got me thinking – are there similar … "inspired by" bands for the Fields of the Nephilim, The Mission, Rosetta Stone?

I really loved Merry Thoughts, but searching "sisters of mercy rip off" isn't likely to get me far.

Hope you guys can help / advise.

About love, sex, obsession, etc.

I'm looking for something that truly has a goth atmosphere, but with mosh riffs.

Right now the only things I can think of are Eyes of Fear and Portrayal of Guilt.

I've also heard a bit of deathrock/chain punk/black metal crossover, but honestly that sort of thing isn't my thing. I'm looking for cold post punk influenced atmospheric melancholy, combined with heavy mosh riffs.

I'm looking for the saddest, most gut wrenching, melancholic, painful goth songs that just make you want to die. Please give me some suggestions!

To be fair these are the only goth bands that I’ve listened to extensively, I’m sure if I knew of all that was out there my list would likely look very different.