Teen Gothic

It is so strange to me to see people arguing against goth being a music based subculture, when that is the main thing that cemented me as a goth. Yes, the fashion and stuff can be fun, but when I discovered goth music, it's like I had found a part of me that was missing. I listen to other genres, but none really feel like home as much as goth music does. So, it kinda hurts when people just dismiss it or act like it's so hard to get into. I also used to run into so many "Goth was only in the 80's and is dead now" people and that also really upsets me because there is amazing new music out every year. I just wish more people would appreciate the evolution of goth music and love goth for what it is! This is just me venting I guess.

I was laughing at this Tiktok that was talking about how goths destroyed the temple of Artemis and the comments were like “my bad” and there was one comment that was like “destroyed by people who listen to MCR” and my smile never dropped so fast 😭 like not the MCR 😭😭(no shade to them ofc, love those guys)

I recently met someone and she mentioned that she was into goth music and I wanted to know what bands/songs you think I should listen to. For reference some bands from other genres that I really like are: Misfits, Dead Kennedys, Rob Zombie, Motionless in White, Ice Nine Kills, Whitechapel, and Fields of the Nephilim. I know these artists are wildly different from goth rock, but hopefully they could give some insight into what I may like. (I also have already started listening to Siouxsie and the Banshees, and really enjoy their sound)

i really enjoy goth music and bands, specifically (but not limited to) sisters of mercy, joy division, siouxsie and the banshees, killing joke, specimen, bauhaus, and the march violets. however, i don't wear trad goth clothes nor makeup, and i never have. am i considered goth?

Post your links to new releases from 2000 or later, let's give some focus to new music. In the list below, you'll find some new releases from the past few weeks!

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Here's some great new post-punk/goth releases:

False Figure – "Castigations" [Deathrock] (CA, U.S.A) (Releases Tuesday, 1st November)

Slaughterhouse – "Halloween" [Deathrock] (CA, U.S.A)

Haunt Me – "Don't Fall Asleep" [Post-Punk / Darkwave] (TX, U.S.A)

Cataphiles – "Cataphiles" [Deathrock] (Germany)

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Want more? Check out our full 2021 Spreadsheet and now our 2022 Spreadsheet of Upcoming/Recently Released music.

Don't forget about our ever-growing list of post-punk, goth rock, darkwave, deathrock, etc. releasing labels!

I just started listening to goth music and I really like some of it… some of it I don’t really like at all. Could someone point me in the direction of similar sounding vocals/beats? So far I really like Black Planet (my favorite) by The sisters of Mercy, Forever Suffer by Dark, Alien by Lebanon Hanover, and Tear You Apart by She Wants Revenge. Any recommendations?

Hello! I found a Black-Metal-Promotion Chanel on YouTube and it's a great way to discover new musicreleases in that genre – do you know any similar Chanels for typical goth-music/generes (goth rock, darkwave ect ect)?

Thanks!

The video is a bloodbath, filled with gore, greasepaint, machetes, and features an extended version of the original single that was produced by Bari Bari of Mephisto Walz.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7tN8zmkufE

https://preview.redd.it/tk2yxon1kj1a1.png?width=336&format=png&auto=webp&s=baa6aac4a9137e440f4f1a16e66694b9f1916747

The video is a bloodbath, filled with gore, greasepaint, machetes, and features an extended version of the original single that was produced by Bari Bari of Mephisto Walz.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7tN8zmkufE

https://preview.redd.it/tk2yxon1kj1a1.png?width=336&format=png&auto=webp&s=baa6aac4a9137e440f4f1a16e66694b9f1916747