They have gone through allot of changes, but still have made fantastic songs and music videos.There are a lot of baby bats here. Joy Division deserves to be above these "oh so spooky hardcore" bands that are forgettable in the long run.Listening to Joy Division in 2014 provides the mysterious uncertain pleasure of enjoying music far ahead of its time.Best goth metal band I've ever heard.
Bauhaus was an earthquake in the music industry and inspired the likes of Joy Division, and The Sisters of Mercy. Secondly, this being said I still stand by the rest of her fans myself included, in that she is truly awesome! They are, of course awesome. HIM? "In fact the true queen of goth... Whoever saw the on stage knows what I'm talking about. She has raised the standard for music and has proved to others that you don't have to be JUST a goth band or JUST a metal band, but you could be whatever you wanted to be.

God, it's beautiful to listen to. However, they toured in April 2007,…Kommunity FK is a post-punk/gothic rock band that helped establish what came to be known as the deathrock scene in Los Angeles. Rock: Pop: Metal: Punk: Jazz: … I personally have difficulty seeing what similarity Evanescence, HIM and Nightwish have to any Gothic Rock groups except for image. Cristina Scabbia all the way her voice is just so unique and beautiful. I have become an instant fan overnight!

Goths can of course be into any music, but don't call non Goth music Goth. Her voice is divine, flawless. Sisters of Mercy is a true Goth pioneer. But the music videos are not cool at all just. "Gothic rock" is a term typically used to describe a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Bauhaus is credited with creating the first true goth song, "Bela Lugosi's Dead". However, I believe it was an absolute mistake for them to have kicked Tarja out of the band, I mean that just simply does not make any sense whatsoever! Goth was deep, dark and intelligent, and the genre was most likely manic just like Andrew Eldritch.

How they ever got described as goth is way beyond me. He sings about Gothic material and concepts, but his music is not Gothic.NIN aren't goth. The Cure was Goth back when they did 17 Seconds, Faith, and, Pornography. . Joy Division is just the "mother" of all gothic bands. Come on you can not miss them out of the top 10Quite easy one of the best bands period. That shows true passion and talent, not caring bout being super famous and getting tons of media hype, but still making fantastic music. The Mission UK was made up of ex-members of Sisters of Mercy. They're more synth-rock/dream pop, but considering we have quite a few non goth bands on here, I think they should definitely stay in that case.Awesome band.

Yes, they have songs that are Gothic, but they don't consider themselves Goth and they're more focused on Alternative Metal. Sorry, I like a few Evanescence songs, but they're not traditional goth rock.Due to a misunderstanding of what Gothic Rock is, this list is plauged with Evanescence (Alternative Metal, not Goth), HIM (Hard Rock/Metal, not Goth), Nightwish (Metal, not Goth) and Marilyn Manson (Industrial Metal, not Goth).The distintive sound of robert's voice and the leading, carrying high pitched basslines of simon will always be superior to any other combination in gothic bands I've heard of so far.I totally love Evanescence their songs are deep and meaningful. deathrock)...The Cure bores me. I found this a really hard decision (as I'm a massive fan of lots of bands on this page) but I just love listening to The Cure. Goth is deep, dark, and intelligent with rich textures that evoke a mood in the listener. Term Goth bands was created in late 1970s by the British Press and used for a bunch of New Wave/Post Punk bands with a dark sound. This band does not deserve to be this low.CoX here? "I have been a fan of Nightwish since around 2005. The creative core consists of Julianne…Theatre of Hate were a post-punk, goth rock band which formed in Britain in 1980, and disbanded in late 1982. They were a very dramatic band, relying on heavy bass,…Mephisto Walz is legendary for its contributions to the deathrock genre, having been an inspiration to a whole host of contemporary gothic…The Creatures were a musical act formed in 1981 by Siouxsie and the Banshees members Siouxsie Sioux and Budgie. They are Industrial rock or some may know their category as "Nu Metal;" a subject that also includes James Maynard Kenon's bands, Type-o-Negative, and other similar industrial metal influenced bands. There needs to be substance.HIM is my number one since 1999. Witness all the copycat bands like The Cure isn't even a real goth band, the disintegration album only had the same producer/ same sound. 1) Prophecy 2) Collector 3) Let Go 4) Pandora 5) Apology.
Siouxsie & The Banshees has more Goth Rock songs on there than Evanescence. They're inspirational in lyrics and music. I've been through a lot and there songs are the one thing that reach me and put me at peace with the world.WHAT KIND OFF LISE IS THIS?! Their songs are deep and meaningful and beautiful and completely understand my feelings. #93? Absolutely no doubt about it she should be way up there in the top of this list for sure! This is a list of gothic metal bands.Gothic metal is a genre of heavy metal music.It is … Sorry but I sometimes can't tell or simply hear the difference between the the other bands while the cure has and always had their sound! I think The Shroud is highly under rated. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes. What are Him, Evenescence and Rasmus doing here? Weitere Ideen zu Grufti, Vintage goth, Punk. I respect her because she ain't like some other female artists who rely more on their sex appeal rather than talent to sell their songs. Pretty much every song has some deep and dark feeling to it (especially songs like Craving, and Cry In The Wind).