List of gothic rock artists explained
See also: List of gothic metal bands.
The following is a list of notable artists who have been described as gothic rock by reliable sources. "Gothic rock" is a term typically used to describe a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes. According to both Pitchfork[1] and NME,[2] proto-goth bands included Joy Division,[1] [2] [3] Siouxsie and the Banshees,[1] [2] Bauhaus[1] [2] and the Cure.[1] [2] The term was first used by critic John Stickney in 1967 to describe the music and accompanying performances by the Doors. The Doors' lyrics and their "audience-antagonizing performances" have even been seen as the beginning of gothic rock.[4]
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- Strong, Martin C. (2003). The Great Indie Discography, Canongate Books,, p.295. "Heavy goths in the mould of Sisters of Mercy or early Danse Society, the band followed up with a debut album, The Guilty Have No Pride (1983)."
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- News: The Lords of the New Church . Matsumoto . Jon . April 27, 1995 . LA Times . 2022-01-10 . Perhaps “The Lords of the New Church’s” gothic rock production values were too dark and sinister sounding for mass tastes..
- Web site: David Hasselhoff and The Stooges' James Williamson cover "Open Your Eyes" . Schatz . Lake . September 10, 2019 . Consequence of Sound . 2022-01-10 . “Open Your Eyes” was originally released by ’80s-era gothic rock outfit The Lords of the New Church.
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- https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224348/http://www.sonic-seducer.de/index.php/component/option%2Ccom_reviews/anzeige%2C5601/func%2Cdetail/ . Mandragora Scream – Fairy Tales From Hell´s Caves . 2 December 2013 . Markus . Eck . . 6+7 . 2001 . de . Mandragora Scream spielen überaus melodischen und von himmelschreiendem Weltschmerz getränkten melodramatischen Gothic-Rock, ... [Mandragora Scream play an extremely melodic Gothic rock soaked in glaring pessimism ...] . dead .
- Strong, Martin C. (2003). The Great Indie Discography, Canongate Books,, p.407. "...this fledgling goth outfit emerged from the same scene that spawned The Sisters of Mercy, releasing the cheesy "Religious as Hell" as their debut single on the latter's 'Merciful Release' imprint."
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