Gothic rock

Gothic rock (also called goth rock or goth) is a genre of rock music that originated during the late 1970s.

Gothic rock (also called goth rock or goth) is a genre of rock music that originated during the late 1970s. Originally a label designating a handful of punk rock/post-punk bands, goth began to be defined as a separate movement in the early 1980s. In contrast to punk bands' aggressive hard-driving music and style, the early gothic bands' music was more introspective, and dealt with aesthetics and "dark"-themed literary or intellectual movements such as gothic horror, Romanticism, existential philosophy, and nihilism. Notable gothic bands include Bauhaus, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Cure, The Sisters of Mercy, and Fields of the Nephilim.

Largely separate from other genres of alternative rock of the 1980s, gothic rock gave rise to a broader goth subculture that includes goth clubs, goth fashions, and goth-oriented magazines.