Teen Gothic

going to see Datura tomorrow night at the Substation in seattle. saw them in portland at the coffin club and they are amazing.

https://www.substationseattle.com

https://daturapnw.bandcamp.com

Haven’t added to the subreddit in a while. Thought I’d hop back on 🖤

I got this clip from a friends Instagram when she went to one of their live performances around 4/21/23. Nox Novacula is a death rock band from Seattle. I know this isn’t a lot to go off of and don’t blame you if you can’t find it cus i’m having even less luck

More moody, melancholic music made in “marvellous” Melbourne.

So, I got super deep into the goth subculture at 17, and I was a monster high kid in middle school so who’s rlly surprised? I’d say that was my first exposure to gothic things, back when I loved my monster high dolls at 11-13 while simultaneously dipping my toes into the world of emo and metal and something of the complete opposite, kpop 😭 but anyways at 16/17 I started listening to goth artists a lot, so I say thats when I officially started being goth. I never got to actually LOOK goth tho, even tho I wanted to. I’m currently overcoming social anxiety and body image issues and gender related issues that prevented me from dressing the way I wanted, so now that I’ve recently turned 20, I’ve decided this will be when I start expressing myself to the fullest, without a care. I don’t want a repeat of my teens. And the problem is, I have this silly little complex about being 20 and only now doing this, since I could’ve been doing it since high school. Ik its so so stupid to think that 20 is “too late” for anything but its kinda hard to ignore when ppl my age are constantly talking about how “old” they are.

Hi, I've been researching the subculture for a while now and one thing that I'm constantly getting confused about and that cause me a headaches is drawing a line when it comes to early goth bands. If we exclude the American deathrock scene, I know there's positive punk and post punk goth bands but also there are bands that are apparently just darker sounding post punk bands which people don't consider as goth and there's exactly where I'm having troubles with. Below I listed bands that I find confusing so if you guys can help me tell me which of those is goth and which isn't I would really appreciate it. Thank you.

Sad Lovers and Giants
The Snake Corps
The Chameleons
Pink Turns Blue
And Also The Trees
The Bolshoi
Flesh For Lulu
The Sound
New Model Army
Killing Joke
Lords Of The New Church
The Damned
Virgin Prunes
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
Tones On Tail
Love And Rockets
The Glove
The Creatures
Dalis Car
Gene Loves Jezebel
Balaam And The Angel
Ghost Dance

I saw that on top of this subreddit there was a part dedicated to goth worldwide, but there was nothing for Italy, so I would like to suggest some bands to add there (mods could look at those bands and then decide if they should be added). Christine Plays Viola; Sorry; Heels; The Spiritual Bat; Japan Suicide; Go Flamingo!; Avant-garde; Dystopian Society; Secret Sight; Beyond Soul; Estetica Noir; Tetrolugosi; Sindrome Del Dolore; A Silent Noise; Nero Moderno; Branches. I don't know if they are a perfect fit but I tried