Teen Gothic

Yes, one can argue that Goth is still around, but where I live, we haven't had anything goth in almost a decade now. Whatever goths we've had, have either "grown up" or moved abroad, if they even were goth and not just metalheads going through a goth phase, to begin with.

Because there's no scene, no foreign bands want to come here either, not even from neighbouring countries (She Past Away is a good example, they tour the Americas even though it'd be cheaper for them to come here), and no local bands want to play anything goth for the same reason. The few goths that are still around don't even talk to each other anymore for different reasons (for example, I had an acquaintance who randomly started talking shit about me, so naturally we stopped communicating).

I mean, maybe I'm too old for goth and should just move on, but it's been part of me for so long, I don't want to let it go, ya know?

It's depressing, really. 🙁