Any Goth Rock Fans?

[L'Oiseau Noir]

Anybody besides me into things like Electronica, Darkwave, Industrial, Gothic Rock/Symphonic Rock, and so forth?

Some bands I'd really recommend checking out is Nightwish, Within Temptation, Emilie Autumn, Jack Off Jill, The Dresden Dolls (they're not gothic, but I love their cabaret style) London After Midnight, Theatre of Tragedy, Collide, and quite a few others... I just don't need to list all of those at the moment.

[DamaNegra]

*drools*

Sonata Arctica, Epica, Rhapsody, Xandria, Legion of Hetheria, Tetriconia...

*drools again*

[Nakhlasmoke]

I'm all old-skool.
Sisters, the Mission, Joy Division...

But I'll second that rec for The Dresden Dolls. Excellent band.

[poetinahat]

I'm all old-skool.
Sisters, the Mission, Joy Division...

But I'll second that rec for The Dresden Dolls. Excellent band.
Bauhaus/Tones on Tail/Love and Rockets. Mm.
And old Cure: the Seventeen Seconds and Pornography albums.
Southern Death Cult were lurvly too.

If you like it waaaay more ponderous, try Swans. (Too much for me.)

[Nakhlasmoke]

Bauhaus/Tones on Tail/Love and Rockets. Mm.
And old Cure: the Seventeen Seconds and Pornography albums.
Southern Death Cult were lurvly too.

If you like it waaaay more ponderous, try Swans. (Too much for me.)

Ah yes. I see you are a man after my own heart. :)

I think we might be giving away our advanced age. Bring me my (black) zimmerframe, minion!

[Bmwhtly]

My Chemical Romance?

Or is that a little Emo?

[L'Oiseau Noir]

*drools*

Sonata Arctica, Epica, Rhapsody, Xandria, Legion of Hetheria, Tetriconia...

*drools again*

Epica's a great band, so is Sonata Arctica. Kamelot's pretty good too.

And to the last post, yeah, My Chemical Romance falls under the Emo category of music. But hey, we like what we like. :)

And to Nakhlasmoke, I like Sisters of Mercy too. They're brilliant.

[DamaNegra]

*madly takes notes on the groups mentioned*

Epica's a great band, so is Sonata Arctica. Kamelot's pretty good too.

Ah, yeah, I forgot to mention Kamelot, but I've got their complete discography. I'll listen to them as soon as stupid computer lets me rescue it from the depths of its hard drive (ate all my files).

And to the last post, yeah, My Chemical Romance falls under the Emo category of music. But hey, we like what we like. :)

Emo! Burn the emo!! Hahaha ok maybe not. But be careful on the International Emo Kicking Day :D Ok, I'm a bad person.

[L'Oiseau Noir]

*madly takes notes on the groups mentioned*



Ah, yeah, I forgot to mention Kamelot, but I've got their complete discography. I'll listen to them as soon as stupid computer lets me rescue it from the depths of its hard drive (ate all my files).



Emo! Burn the emo!! Hahaha ok maybe not. But be careful on the International Emo Kicking Day :D Ok, I'm a bad person.

Haha, personally I don't really like the emo scene either. I think it's ridiculous in my opinion, but hey, I'm not one to dictate to other people what they should or shouldn't wear, or what they should and shouldn't do. I just would never get involved with it--goth scene's for me. :)

[Bmwhtly]

Haha, personally I don't really like the emo scene either. I think it's ridiculous in my opinion, but hey, I'm not one to dictate to other people what they should or shouldn't wear, or what they should and shouldn't do.The scene holds no appeal, just the music.
Anyway, I'll leave before the "Kick a non-goth" party starts.
:D

[Nakhlasmoke]

Scenes are for scenesters, music's for people.

;)

Know what I mean?

[waylander]

I saw Nightwish in London a while back, wonder how their new singer is going to work out?

[Nolita]

I admit it. I like the new Voltaire. But the only bands I like from this thread are the old ones. :( I'm old.

Also I kick My Chemical Romance. Sorry, but there I was feeling all modern for finding a much younger man attractive; then it turns out their lead singer's only 2 years younger than me. Damnit! Turns out I'm old fashioned. But I admit to liking the music.

Hate the whole "Emo means emotive" thing though. WTF? So other genres aren't emotive? Makes no sense to me. I'm too old.

[L'Oiseau Noir]

I saw Nightwish in London a while back, wonder how their new singer is going to work out?

No, their new singer is terrible. She turned Nightwish from Symphonic Rock into crappy Pop Rock. You'd have to hear it for yourself to know what I mean.

[L'Oiseau Noir]

Scenes are for scenesters, music's for people.

;)

Know what I mean?

Yeah, I definitely know what you mean. :)

[Shadow_Ferret]

Anybody besides me into things like Electronica, Darkwave, Industrial, Gothic Rock/Symphonic Rock, and so forth?


Wow. I've never even heard of those genres.

[poetinahat]

I think they used to be called 'Hawkwind' and 'Marillion'.

[Chasing the Horizon]

I love Jack Off Jill, though I always just thought of them as hard rock. Of course, to me all rock music is either soft rock, hard rock, or metal (then there's pop rock, but I don't consider that music). Can you tell I know nothing about the music industry? :D For all I know, I listen to a lot of the music types you listed and don't even know it.

Lots of bands listed I've never heard of. I'll have to check them out, since I'm always looking for (and rarely finding) new music I like. Anymore recommendations?

[Chasing the Horizon]

Wow. I've never even heard of those genres.
I've heard of electronica and industrial, though I was never entirely sure what exactly they meant. Is Nine Inch Nails electronica? (They sound very 'electronic', but I may be taking the term too literally)

[L'Oiseau Noir]

I've heard of electronica and industrial, though I was never entirely sure what exactly they meant. Is Nine Inch Nails electronica? (They sound very 'electronic', but I may be taking the term too literally)

I think NIN would be considered either electronica or industrial. I'm not too sure, but I think it's either of the two.

[Chasing the Horizon]

Since NIN is one of my favorite bands, I guess I like electronica and industrial too.

[Nakhlasmoke]

When NIN first released Pretty Hate Machine, the Depeche Mode influence was really obvious, so I'd definitely class that album as electronica, later works were more industrial, but I don't think of NIN as an industrial band - Ministry is industrial to me.

Then again, I find country music really gothic in its themes, so don't listen to me, what do I know. :P

[poetinahat]

Ministry is industrial to me.
It's hilarious to listen to the With Sympathy album in the context of later Ministry. It makes even early Depeche Mode sound like Motorhead by comparison. (Put your drink down before you start up the player.)

[Nakhlasmoke]

haha yeah wasn't Al Jourgesen originally marketed as a pop star? I'm trying to think back to my Melody Maker days, so I could be wrong.

[DamaNegra]

No, their new singer is terrible. She turned Nightwish from Symphonic Rock into crappy Pop Rock. You'd have to hear it for yourself to know what I mean.

She has a pretty voice. I'm listening to Eva right now, and even though I'm about to fall asleep from the lack of heavy guitars, I don't find anything officially wrong with the song.

[RG570]

Sonata Arctica is not goth rock.

It is power metal. Totally different. It's almost as silly, but at least with guys like SA, you get some interesting guitar work.

[DamaNegra]

Sonata Arctica is not goth rock.

It is power metal. Totally different. It's almost as silly, but at least with guys like SA, you get some interesting guitar work.
I know, but the OP said that it didn't have to be goth rock, just something of the sort. Sonata Arctica is the best... have you heard their song Broken? Or Shy? The End of This Chapter? My Land?

*drools*

[newmod]

Put me down as Old School (actually listening to a demo for Dominion/Mother Russia at the mo). Sisters, Mission, Joy Division, Cure, early NIN.

Any takers for Fields of the Nephilim? The Damned? Alien Sex Fiend?

Anybody remember Rosetta Stone???

Not goth, but they pop up on one or two goth compilations: New Model Army.

[DamaNegra]

Oh, I forgot to mention Leaves' Eyes, Stream of Passion, Sirenia, Rage and Dragonland.

[Nolita]

Siouxie and the Banshees!!!! They're goth right? Love them.

[poetinahat]

Any takers for Fields of the Nephilim? The Damned? Alien Sex Fiend?
Fields... YES. "The Nephilim" is a great, great, GREAT album.
And The Damned? I must have, oh, twenty of theirs. Brilliant. (Not entirely goth, but one of my favorites ever.)
Don't know much about ASF other than "Now I'm Feeling Zombified". That's a gap in my learnin'.

I have one old NMA album with "Frightened" on it. I'll pull it out again when it's safe to bring the turntable out of hiding from inquisitive toddler hands.

[L'Oiseau Noir]

She has a pretty voice. I'm listening to Eva right now, and even though I'm about to fall asleep from the lack of heavy guitars, I don't find anything officially wrong with the song.

I don't argue she has a pretty voice, but I just think her talents don't do well with a band like Nightwish. I liked the operatic voice of Tarja a lot better, and thought it fit the mood of the songs a lot better, making it, in my opinion, more epic in sound.

But hey, that's just my opinion. :)

[DamaNegra]

I don't argue she has a pretty voice, but I just think her talents don't do well with a band like Nightwish. I liked the operatic voice of Tarja a lot better, and thought it fit the mood of the songs a lot better, making it, in my opinion, more epic in sound.

But hey, that's just my opinion. :)

Nah, you're just making up excuses because, in your mind, Tarja and Nightwish were born together and are meant to be together, so no one will ever reach her level. You're on the same boat as a lot of Nightwish fans.


She's gone!!!! GOOOOOOOOOONE!!!!!!!!!! Time to move oooooooon!!!!! :e2tongue:

[L'Oiseau Noir]

Nah, you're just making up excuses because, in your mind, Tarja and Nightwish were born together and are meant to be together, so no one will ever reach her level. You're on the same boat as a lot of Nightwish fans.


She's gone!!!! GOOOOOOOOOONE!!!!!!!!!! Time to move oooooooon!!!!! :e2tongue:

I really don't think you have any right to tell me what I think. And the lead singer, the new one, for Nightwish--isn't her name Annette? I know she's gone, but I really did think her voice sounded better with the music.

Please, respect my opinions--don't tell me what I think.

[Nakhlasmoke]

I think Dama's post was meant to be poking a bit of fun, the smilies were a give away.

Moving on, yep, not goth at all but NMA are wonderful,. Then again, we can draw all sorts of lines about what qualifies something as goth. - Some will argue that the Cure, Souixse, Sisters of Mercy etc, are goth. Those same bands will tell you they're not. *shrug*

Lets add Nick Cave to the list. Pimp-daddy goth ftw!

[DamaNegra]

I really don't think you have any right to tell me what I think. And the lead singer, the new one, for Nightwish--isn't her name Annette? I know she's gone, but I really did think her voice sounded better with the music.

Please, respect my opinions--don't tell me what I think.

Hahaha sorry, I was poking fun at you :) I didn't think you'd take it too personally, since I'm not really the kind of person you should take too seriously. And yes, the new girl's name is Annette. Frankly, Tarja's name is cooler, if nothing else :D *runs away*



So, can anyone recommend something a little heavier?? Something like death metal in music but not in vocals?

[L'Oiseau Noir]

Hahaha sorry, I was poking fun at you :) I didn't think you'd take it too personally, since I'm not really the kind of person you should take too seriously. And yes, the new girl's name is Annette. Frankly, Tarja's name is cooler, if nothing else :D *runs away*



So, can anyone recommend something a little heavier?? Something like death metal in music but not in vocals?

Dope Stars Inc. may be up your alley, or London After Midnight. Deathstars is another good band worth checking out as well.

And sorry about before, I've always taken things way too seriously for my own good.

[poetinahat]

So, can anyone recommend something a little heavier?? Something like death metal in music but not in vocals?
Maybe some older stuff -- not exactly metal, but heavy heavy feedback:
- My Bloody Valentine, Loveless
- The Jesus and Mary Chain, Psycho Candy

[DamaNegra]

And sorry about before, I've always taken things way too seriously for my own good.

Hahahaha don't worry, I often get myslef into trouble for joking around too much :D I'm a goof. And, well, my humor is Mexican humor, which isn't really fit for everyone. We're odd, irreverent and make fun of anyone and anything, even when other people would find it offensive. It takes a lot of getting used to, so I don't blame you.

I'll get to checking out the bands!!

[newmod]

So, can anyone recommend something a little heavier?? Something like death metal in music but not in vocals?

Well, it's not death metal but some later Killing Joke stuff is a little bit heavy with "normal" vocals. Personally I prefer the earlier stuff, but it ain't heavy.

You listened to Fugazi?

[edwardcullen13]

I have found my people!!! i am absolutely in LOVe with goth rock/metal/industrial!

[L'Oiseau Noir]

I have found my people!!! i am absolutely in LOVe with goth rock/metal/industrial!

Welcome to the thread, haha. :)

[Inkdaub]

This thread has gone beyond the strict bounds of goth music so here are some of my favorites.

Type O Negative is one of my favorite bands of all time and combine gothrock/metal and hardcore sounds. Peter Steele has a very deep voice which is pretty impressive with it's vampiric heaviness...but the guy can also belt it out with the best of them. All the guys sing but when you become familiar with the band you can pick out Steele pretty easily and he is a wonder.

Bauhaus is one of the greats...but Love and Rockets are better.

Ministry isn't goth but they are dark and have some gothish, moody pieces within their catalog. Another of my all time favorites.

Dead Can Dance might be goth in a way sortof maybe...but they are one of the all time great bands wherever you place them.

Fugazi was mentioned...not goth but one of the greatest rock bands ever.

[L'Oiseau Noir]

This thread has gone beyond the strict bounds of goth music so here are some of my favorites.

Type O Negative is one of my favorite bands of all time and combine gothrock/metal and hardcore sounds. Peter Steele has a very deep voice which is pretty impressive with it's vampiric heaviness...but the guy can also belt it out with the best of them. All the guys sing but when you become familiar with the band you can pick out Steele pretty easily and he is a wonder.

Bauhaus is one of the greats...but Love and Rockets are better.

Ministry isn't goth but they are dark and have some gothish, moody pieces within their catalog. Another of my all time favorites.

Dead Can Dance might be goth in a way sortof maybe...but they are one of the all time great bands wherever you place them.

Fugazi was mentioned...not goth but one of the greatest rock bands ever.

I agree, Bauhaus is definitely one of the greats. :)

[maxmordon]

Abney Park
Voltaire
some of Nightwish
some of Switchblade symphony
Sisters of Corrosion
Bulhaus
some of Evanescence
some of MCR
some of The Dresden Dolls
Within Temptation
some of Siouxie and the banshees

and of course, the They Might Be Giants of the genre, The Gothic Archies!!!

[Nolita]

I dunno if it's goth but Oingo Boingo, and of course Danny Elfman have inspired many a goth. I'll use any excuse to start a Dead Man's Party sing along. :D

[maxmordon]

I dunno if it's goth but Oingo Boingo, and of course Danny Elfman have inspired many a goth. I'll use any excuse to start a Dead Man's Party sing along. :D

Who cares if is or if is not goth. Oingo Bongo is really cool, They made a movie during the 80's some surreal,artsy thing I don't remember how was named...

[Nolita]

Ah I know that movie. Forbidden Zone(frequently misnamed The Forbidden Zone, funnily I'm convinced it's because Antics in the Forbidden Zone came out around that time).

Well, their songs are very dark. Even the "happy" songs have dark and at times disturbing lyrics.

[ZannaPerry]

Would Evanescence be a goth band? I think so. I love their music. All of it, especially Amy Lee's voice and all the hard to find songs. Just something about her voice is very haunting.

I also like My Chemical Romance and Nightwish.

[maxmordon]

Ah I know that movie. Forbidden Zone(frequently misnamed The Forbidden Zone, funnily I'm convinced it's because Antics in the Forbidden Zone came out around that time).

Well, their songs are very dark. Even the "happy" songs have dark and at times disturbing lyrics.

I have been watching movie fragments on youtube and is just an awesome movie!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_lvDLeTae8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Uh-AFFDys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOhncfDJum8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dm0O_CS-VI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88tJX6Ru3ew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdPE4glNLyA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WXj-2ccy8o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP_xIJFZaoY

[Inkdaub]

Rasputina is another favorite of mine...are they goth? Seems like they would have a goth fanbase but maybe not.

Has anyone here heard the gothic Christmas records? I heard one years ago where a band whose name I forgot covers the song the Whos down in Whoville from the Grinch sing...the 'Pah who dorays pah who doress welcome Christmas christmas time' however you would spell their lyrics. At any rate it was an awesome song.

[maxmordon]

I have several Gothic Christmass songs by Abney Park and one (called Gothic X-Mass) by Within Temptation

[Xx|e|ph|e|me|r|al|xX]

Would Evanescence be a goth band? I think so. I love their music. All of it, especially Amy Lee's voice and all the hard to find songs. Just something about her voice is very haunting.

I also like My Chemical Romance and Nightwish.


Xx|Oh yes, my favoritest band ever. Evanescence. :LilLove:

Lacrymosa: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qzqybMSKi4I

Understanding: http://youtube.com/watch?v=CWBjmDv51xk

Bah, just snoop around a tad there, related videos, etc. You'll find a bunch. Almost everything they've ever recorded can be found on youtube. :3

I love it. XD|xX

[Cate]

Yummy!

Sisters of Mercy
Love and Rockets
Ministry
Dead Can Dance
Bahaus
Joy Division

Theres more but it has been a while!

[Nefertiti Baker]

I'm a Gothic/Industrial gogo diva in the NYC scene. Right now, I'm addicted to "Forever" by Necessary Response. Absolutely hooked. I have to admit, though, that I thought that he was Assemblage 23 at first. If you like that style of music, you should check them out.