Teen Gothic

So I was reading through the FAQ's for the sub for funsies and in the section about Gothic Metal there's a snippet talking about the lack of an established metal-goth rock fusion which got me thinking of Unto Others(formerly Idle Hands) who play essentially bass-driven Deathrock with a heavier guitar tone and touches of metal aggression at rare times(Think TSOM's Vision Thing meets Horror Vacui and The 69 Eyes), these guys are getting pretty popular, touring around the world and all and I'm wondering if it'll spawn more music along these lines, and if it does, how would it be recieved by the goth community? Would it be accepted? What would it mean for the evolution of the genre? It's such an interesting development to me considering there really aren't any bands with this sort of sound, at least none so established as this so it's difficult to say what the impact will be going foreward. My personal opinion is that the next wave of goth music will consist of 2 main sylistic routes, the first being similar to that of the latest Christian Death album which imho continued to push the limits of what goth music could be and secondly similar to Unto Others as I've detailed. I'd like to hear some thoughts on the matter!

Hello everyone,

The subreddit grows every single day and so do the posts, so we think it's about time we introduced a band blacklist, albeit a small one.

Frankly, we're quite tired of being seen as the subreddit who thinks "only 5 bands from the 80s are goth" or that we "don't accept anything other than traditional goth bands". We've seen this many times from users in the past and we can only assume that they are only sorting the subreddit as 'hot'.

So from today, the following list of bands are banned from being posted on the subreddit, except for on Throwback Thursday:

• Bauhaus
• Siouxsie and the Banshees
• The Cure
• The Sisters of Mercy
• Joy Division
• Christian Death
• Cocteau Twins
• Dead Can Dance

'Throwback Thursday' can be used for any releases pre-2000s, as our new Modern Music Monday is for post-2000s. This doesn't mean you can't post other 80s, 90s, 00s, 2010s and 2020s bands outside of these days, but do keep the blacklisted bands only on Thursday's.

This list isn't final and we will review the influx of band every so often, to determine if anything needs to be added or dropped from the list.

Posts from these bands on days other than Thursday's are only accepted if:

• It is a rare or recently recorded live version of a performance
• It is a new release e.g. song, EP, album, etc. Excluding remastered versions
• It is about a new tour or reunion
• An anniversary of a release or even a band members birthday

By implementing this new rule, we hope that new, obscure, and underground bands and albums can get a little bit more recognition and attention that they deserve.

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If you're new, confused, and have never heard any of the above artists, please note that you can reach baby bat/beginner recommendation material through our Wiki on our Music Menu, which recommends tailored playlists. Additionally, you can still use the 'Classic Song' flair which songs from the bands above should come under.

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Since this is a new rule, please comment any questions you may have or anything that you want clarifying.