Teen Gothic

I love the intensity of songs like in the flat field, dark entries, and even fun (but intense) songs like st vitus dance. Are there any other bands that share this vibe? Is there a sub genre that gives that more intense vibe? I tend to lean more towards that rather than bands like the cure. There was a post similar to this a while ago but it specified for modern bands. I am hoping for some older bands, 80s & 90s. Please give suggestions.

I just watched this new video from Disturban covering Eurydice Dixon's assault and murder.

TRIGGER WARNING : descriptions of murder and sexual assault

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-eGloQ0X6U

I'll summarise so people who don't want to watch it can get the gist of what happened. In 2018 Eurydice Dixon (an up and coming Australian stand-up comedian) was on her way home after meeting with her boyfriend that night in Melbourne, Australia and she was stalked, sexually assaulted and killed by a man because he liked how she looked "goth". I will not name him because fuck this arsehole, he doesn't deserve the infamy.

His reason for stalking and assaulting her that night was he liked the look of her "because she looked goth". He also liked "emo" porn on the internet and over time shifted into more sexually violent content then later snuff films. He was also viewing this sort of material online after the crime to re-live it. He told his dad that next time he'll do it "better".

The chief of police spoke about ways women can keep themselves safe and many women took offence at this as it felt like victim blaming. And of course this annoyed the MRAs and anti-feminists. Before the planned vigil for Eurydice on the spot she died, an MRA activist vandalised it because he didn't like the feminist connotations. That's besides the main point about why I am posting this here but it is worth mentioning as it shows the contempt many men have towards women in general.

This is a case with a direct link to goths, emos and alt people being sexualised online leading to a real life crime. We don't know if he was just an awful man fetishising who took things way too far or saw her looking "goth" as a sign of weakness thus a soft target. I feel like he was emulating the porn he was watching either way. It was all for self gratification and power on his part and Eurydice looking goth/emo was a big part of that.

A lot of the porn out there with goth/emo people is very sexually violent or at least BDSM oriented. This shows it can lead to violent consequences in the real world though it has to be said most people wouldn't do something like this. But it can happen and they will cite that sort of porn as an influence.

I hope this bastard is never let out of prison as the judge thinks he has no remorse and will highly likely do it again. That said, he apparently isn't having an easy time of it in prison as other inmates have attacked him due to the nature of his crime.

I love The Cure, but they are very different to a lot of goth bands, I was wandering if there were any similar bands you'd reccomend?

I am looking for new songs for my playlist :3. But I would like to have similar sound to Sisters of Mercy! Thanks in advance 👀

Edit 1: Thank you all!

Hello! I'm kind of new to goth music, and my experience so far has been limited to goth-ish visual kei artists such as Közi or Buck-Tick around the 90s, but I really love their sound and want to find more. I have checked out some of the bands listed on the sidebar on this subreddit, but I'm having trouble pinning down the soft/dark yet somewhat rock-adjacent sound that I love about the aforementioned bands. If anyone has recommendations, I would love to receive them!

I absolutely adore the band and I’d love to find something like it. Any recommendation is greatly appreciated!

Same musical vibe but just a lil less wack lyrics
Pls + thanks u !! 🏩

Pretty much what it says in the title. The Cure is my fave band and I'd be interested in something similar with a female lead singer. Other faves are Sisters of Mercy and Vision Video if that helps

Thanks in advance 🖤

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I've been obsessed with this song for the past week and simply can't get enough of it, it's hauntingly enchanting, really