Teen Gothic

like scary bitches, dark, fortress by paradox obscur, vampyre erotica and wytches by incubus succubus etc.

I like goth rock and death rock a lot but a lot of it doesn’t hit for me when i’m in a very depressed state. This probably sounds stupid asf but idgaf. I’m just wondering if anyone knows any goth songs with lyrics or atmospheres that evoke a suicidal, depressive vibe.

A lot of the most popular goth songs seem pretty happy or energetic. I want something that sounds like it was written by someone who lost all hope and only lives in total misery. Something that would feel cathartic if I felt suicidal. Kind of like depressive, suicidal black metal but, without the black metal/harsh vocals.

also: I don’t really like The Cure. I know they have some sad songs but they just never hit the right vibe for me. They’re music isn’t dark or brooding enough, idk.

I'm not even sure if this is considered goth but I've been obsessed with the low-fi/ambient sound it has and would love to find more songs with the same qualities. Recs would be greatly appreciated 🙂

I’m new to goth music and wondered if there are any albums that are a “must listen to”?

I’ve been delving into gothic music over the past year and have officially decided to become a goth myself, and recently I’ve been trying to get into deathrock music such as Voodoo Church and 45 Grave but that’s as far as I’ve gotten.

I was also listening to this band called “The Naked and the Dead” and quite enjoyed their music.

hello! i’m looking for new music similar to the contents of the playlist attached – i’m not really sure what to call this genre (so if anyone can tell me what genre is it specifically, that would be helpful so i can find more music on my own. i’ve researched genres like ethereal wave and neoclassical dark wave since these seem to be slightly similar to this type of music but not exactly what i’m looking for. i found that a lot of ethereal wave music such as Autumns Gray Solace or Love spirals Downward were not energetic enough or, in the kindest way possible, too monotonous. i also found most songs from bands like the frozen autumn to be too electronic.)

the best way i can describe what i’m looking for is an intersection of goth and shoegaze music – so ideally something atmospheric with a lot of guitars, distortion, ethereal (ideally female) vocals, but still gothic mood, lyrics and general sound.

this is probably best represented by:

autumn – the hating tree

mephisto waltz – alle in asche

strange boutique- hills like white elephants

the eden house – to believe in something

thank you in advance to anyone who has any recommendations 🙂

Hi everyone, I decided to make a list of goth bands and albums I've found to be interesting, since most of them are pretty unpopular, and some were never even mentioned on this sub. I'll attach the YouTube links to the albums/playlists/songs.

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Mizar – a Macedonian post-punk/goth-rock band from the 80s. It has deep male vocals of Goran Tanevski inspired by christian orthodox chants. They incorporate a lot of religious and folk elements in their music.

Mizar (self titled, 1988)

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Militia Christi – an Italian goth-rock band created by the members of Theatres des Vampires. As the name suggest, their music is religiously themed, including lots of church organs and bells. Demonically possessed cathedral vibes. Also it has screaming/growling vocals in Latin/Italian. Pretty unusual for goth music.

Militia Christi – Ordo Militia Templi (2001)

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Ataraxia – actually, it's an Italian folk/neoclassical band, but just like Dead Can Dance their debut album was goth-rock, hence why they're always put in this box. The lyrics here are in Italian, Latin, German, French and English. I really love the deep, powerful contralto voice of Francesca Nicoli – one of my favorite vocalists. She's been inspired by the infernal style of Diamanda Galas. My favorite song is "In Articulo Mortis", feels like an act of exorcism.

Ataraxia – Prophetia (1990)

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Love Is Colder Than Death – an ethereal/darkwave band from Germany. It reminds me of early Dead Can Dance, but more towards electronic side. Their first two albums are great for lonesome and relaxing nights in your closed room… or cemetery strolls. Later on they turned on full DCD-neoclassical-ethno style.

Love Is Colder Than Death – Teignmouth (1991)

Love Is Colder Than Death – Mental Traveler (1992)

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Ľahka Muzá – unjustly unknown and extremely great goth-rock/ritualistic ethereal band from Slovakia. I'm grateful I stumbled upon this name accidentally in YT comments and decided to give them a try, and only because I like listening to different languages. What a damn loss it would be. Haunting banshee vocals of Gudrun, tribal industrial drums and atmospheric blurred guitars… They also have side project called Hieros Gamos, which sounds very similar to the main one. Don't get what's the point, but it counts, too.

Ľahka Muzá – V Záblesku Večnosti (2004)

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Collection d'Arnell-Andréa – a band from France and the only one I could consider to be an actual neoclassical darkwave – as they, indeed, mix BOTH goth-rock and symphonic elements such as pianos, violins and tender operatic female vocals.

Collection d'Arnell-Andréa – Villers-Aux-Vents (1994)

Collection d'Arnell-Andrea – Un Automne A Loroy (1989)

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Nevskij Prospect – 80s post-punk/goth-rock band from Sweden. Very beautiful music with female operatic vocals. For romantic goth vibes.

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA4F86857AAD157F2&feature=shared

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Dead Souls Rising – a darkwave band from France that sounds kinda like Switchblade Symphony, with electronic/symphonic bits. That's enough to be interested in them, I think.

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzKw6H7Zcb8-SAAN5e3VmVmx_pq7Z3dd1

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The Last Days of Jesus – and another band from Slovakia. A mix of deathrock, progressive rock and organs, their first creations were pretty gloomy as opposed to their later works. And, again, another band that incorporates religious elements.

The Last Days of Jesus – The time of crucifixtion (1994)

The Last Days of Jesus – Arma Christi (2007)

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Godless Procession – a contemporary goth-rock band from Mexico with songs in Spanish. Deep powerful male vocals is what got me into them, at first I even thought it was some side project of Mizar.

Godless Procession (self titled, 2014)

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Untoten – a German gem. A band created by a musician David A. Line and a Hungarian beauty Greta Csatlós with her seductive vocals. Absolutely dark, mysterious, sexy and vampire-like. Their musical range is pretty diverse (from dark cabaret to electronic to metal sound) but still, they have plenty of goth-rock and darkwave songs. Very creative and non-cliche. It's sad German Schwarze Szene is so unpopular because it's a good gateway to goth. I can actually imagine tons of Tik Tok girls obsessing over this band. (…ok, better to be unpopular)

Untoten – Lichtbringer

Untoten – Die Jagd

Untoten – Koste das Blut!

Untoten – Unvergessen

Untoten – Der kleine Tod

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Rosa Crux – a neomedieval band from France. Same situation as with Ataraxia and Dead Can Dance. Their debut EP (consisting only 4 songs) was goth-rock. Vocals of Thomas are inspired by medieval chants and all lyrics are in Latin. And don't forget to look for their concert videos – you won't regret it, very spectacular.

Rosa Crux – Aglon

Rosa Crux – Abrasax

Rosa Crux – Morituri

Rosa Crux – Ilepho

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Umbra et Imago – a German band that started as darkwave. Alas, they later turned into generic metal (damn, what's it with bands abandoning their original style?), but this album is what we need. Long songs, psychotic vocals of Mozart, mysterious darkness and enchanting drums that make you wanna stand up and dance through the whole night until the morning sun arise. Then you can go back into your coffin. Song "Erotica (Erotic Mix)" is a dancefloor banger.

Umbra et Imago – Träume, Sex und Tod (1992)

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Rakta – a contemporary Portuguese post-punk band that sounds a lot like Xmal Deutshcland(finally!), except with more psychedelic rock vibes.

Rakta – III (2016)

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Crisantemo del carrione – an Italian darkwave band with folk motives and male vocals. Chilly, beautiful and melancholic. Great for dancing in the blooming garden on a spring day. Somewhere deep in Italian provinces for better experience. Very light feeling.

Crisantemo del carrione – Fiore di passione (2007)

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Miranda Sex Garden – an ethereal/post-punk band from USA. They started with madrigal music, but later turned into pretty whimsical mix of angelic female vocals and… Hard to explain their style, better to listen.

Miranda Sex Garden – Fairytales Of Slavery (1994)

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That's all… For now. I hope you'll find new favorite songs (or even bands) from this list.

Im new to the music been exploring and so far i love the music but i have alot to learn

I've recently been getting into the kind of music that siouxsie and the banshees make, and I really liked the song "Dear Prudence", so I'm looking for more songs of that kind.