The goth music genre, born out of the post-punk era, has evolved significantly since its inception in the late 1970s. Characterized by its dark, melancholic tones and often introspective lyrics, goth music has become a rich tapestry woven from various influences and styles. From its early roots to the diverse expressions seen today, goth bands have played a crucial role in shaping this unique and enduring genre.
Here is a list of the most notorious Goth Music bands recognized around the world:
Goth Rock Bands
- 1919
- 45 Grave
- The 69 Eyes
- Alien Sex Fiend
- All About Eve
- And Also the Trees
- Andi Sexgang
- ASP
- Asylum Party
- Ausgang
- The Awakening
- Balaam and the Angel
- The Batfish Boys
- Bauhaus
- Big Electric Cat
- The Birthday Party
- The Breath of Life
- Buck-Tick
- Children on Stun
- Christian Death
- The Church
- Clan of Xymox
- Closterkeller
- Cocteau Twins
- Corpus Delicti
- Cradle of Thorns
- The Crüxshadows
- The Cult
- The Cure
- Damien Done
- The Damned
- The Danse Society
- Dead Can Dance
- Death in June
- Diva Destruction
- Drab Majesty
- The Eden House
- The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
- Eva O
- Faith and the Muse
- Fields of the Nephilim
- Flesh for Lulu
- Gene Loves Jezebel
- Ghost Dance
- Gitane Demone
- HIM
- Ikon
- Inkubus Sukkubus
- Joy Division
- Killing Joke
- Kommunity FK
- Komu Vnyz
- Lacrimosa
- L’Âme Immortelle
- The Last Days of Jesus
- Lebanon Hanover
- London After Midnight
- The Lords of the New Church
- Love Like Blood
- Lycia
- La Calle de las Brujas
- Malice Mizer
- Mandragora Scream
- The March Violets
- Mephisto Walz
- The Merry Thoughts
- Miranda Sex Garden
- The Mission
- Mono Inc.
- Mors Syphilitica
- Nic Nassuet
- Nightingale
- Nightmare
- Nosferatu
- Paralysed Age
- Party Day
- Peter Murphy
- Pink Turns Blue
- Play Dead
- Razed in Black
- Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
- Rome Burns
- Roselia
- Rosetta Stone
- Samhain
- Saviour Machine
- Scarling
- Screams for Tina
- Sex Gang Children
- Shadow Project
- She Wants Revenge
- Siiiii
- Sinnergod
- Siouxsie and the Banshees
- The Sisters of Mercy
- Skeletal Family
- Soul Merchants
- Southern Death Cult
- Specimen
- Strange Boutique
- Super Heroines
- Switchblade Symphony
- Theatre of Hate
- Theatre of Ice
- Theatre of Tragedy
- These New Puritans
- This Mortal Coil
- Tones on Tail
- Trivalia
- Two Witches
- UK Decay
- Urban Tales
- The Veils
- Virgin Prunes
- Voltaire
- The Wake
- Xmal Deutschland
- You Shriek
- Zeraphine
Goth Metal Bands
- The 69 Eyes
- Ad Inferna
- After Forever
- Agathodaimon
- Amorphis
- Anathema
- April Weeps
- Artrosis
- ASP
- Asrai
- Atargatis
- Atrocity
- Autumn
- Ava Inferi
- Awakening, The
- Beseech
- Bloody Hammers
- Cadaveria
- Cemetary
- Chalice
- Charon
- Celtic Frost
- Coronatus
- Cradle of Filth
- Creation’s Tears
- Crematory
- Cryptal Darkness
- Cult of Luna
- Danzig
- Dark Princess
- Dark Tranquillity
- Darkseed
- Darkwell
- Deathstars
- Delain
- Devilment
- Diabulus in Musica
- Draconian
- Drastique
- Elis
- Elysion
- Entwine
- Epica
- Erben der Schöpfung
- The Eternal
- Eternal Tears of Sorrow
- Evanescence
- Eyes of Eden
- Fall of the Leafe
- Fatum Aeternum
- Flowing Tears
- Forever Slave
- For My Pain…
- Frown
- Graveworm
- HIM
- In Mourning
- In This Moment
- Katatonia
- The Kovenant
- Krypteria
- Lacrimas Profundere
- Lacrimosa
- Lacuna Coil
- L’Âme Immortelle
- Leah
- Leaves’ Eyes
- Letzte Instanz
- Lullacry
- Lyriel
- Macbeth
- Madder Mortem
- Mandragora Scream
- Marilyn Manson
- Metalwings
- Midnattsol
- Moi dix Mois
- Moonspell
- Monumentum
- Mortal Love
- My Dying Bride
- Nahemah
- Nemesea
- Nightwish
- Notre Dame
- Octavia Sperati
- Old Dead Tree, The
- Omega Lithium
- Pale Horse Named Death, A
- Paradise Lost
- Poisonblack
- Rotting Christ
- Schaliach
- Sentenced
- Silentium
- Sinamore
- Sinnergod
- Sins of Thy Beloved, The
- Sirenia
- Stravaganzza
- Stream of Passion
- Theatre of Tragedy
- Theatres des Vampires
- The Murder of My Sweet
- Therion
- Tiamat
- To/Die/For
- Trail of Tears
- Tristania
- Type O Negative
- Umbra et Imago
- Undish
- Unshine
- UnSun
- Urban Tales
- Virgin Black
- Vision Bleak, The
- We Are the Fallen
- Within Temptation
- Xandria
- Yōsei Teikoku