Goth
A goth girl as seen on the satirical cartoon South Park
This article is about the contemporary goth/gothic subculture. For the Germanic tribes of the same name, see the Goths.
Goth is a modern subculture that first became popular during the early 1980s within the gothic rock scene, a sub-genre of post punk. It is associated with gothic tastes in music and clothing. Styles of dress range from gothic horror, punk, Victorian, fetish, cybergoth, androgyny and/or lots of black (inspired by the beatniks). However, there is no dress code for goths.
Since the mid-1990s, styles of music that can be heard in goth venues range from gothic rock, industrial, punk, metal, techno, 1980s dance music, and several others. This does not represent a variety of music that is considered gothic mainstream, but rather a convention among DJ and nightclub owners to condense the number of nights devoted to any particular music venue.
In the early eighties, the number of Gothic or Death Rock bands were limited in number, and can be listed as The Cure, Bauhaus, Siouxsie & the Banshees. By the mid-eighties, these bands began proliferating, including Sisters of Mercy, This Mortal Coil. The nineties saw the growth of eighties bands and emergence of many new bands, most released by the Cleopatra label, such as Mephisto Walz, Switchblade Symphony, London After Midnight, Christian Death, Alien Sex Fiend. In the US, the subculture grew especially in New York and Los Angeles, with many nightclubs featuring gothic-industrial nights.
Bands such as Marilyn Manson and Cradle of Filth and other spin-off bands with names and clothing are often confused with being Goth. The popularity of This Mortal Coil and Dead Can Dance resulted in the creation of a music label called Projekt that produces what is colloquially termed Ethereal Goth or Darkwave.
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