Gothtober-The Top 40 Greatest Goth Bands 40 to 31

 

All too often, people get caught up in the fashiopn and lose focus on what really matters: the music. I am putting the music center stage here and acknowledging who continues to rock stages and brings the sonic darkness to life for us to celebrate. First off, it says bands, so that eliminates solo acts and one-man shows, and some of my favorites, so no Gary Numan, Chelsea Wolfe, or Marilyn Manson. Sure, some of them have freuent collaborators, but these are at the very least duos who continued to make an impact on goth as we know it today. Some opened new doors for the genre; others are keeping the flame burning in the midnight hour into the genre's tomorrow. There are a range of sub-genres that are included under the black umbrella of goth, death rock, and dark wave being the most obvious, but I am including a few post-punk, neo-folk, metal and industrial acts if they really have Halloween flowing through their veins. 

40- 45 Grave 

Long-running death rock act is almost a one-hit wonder, but they are still a pillar of the death rock scene and are loads of fun.

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39- Zeromancer 

They helped carry 90s goth into the 2000s. 

38- Patriarchy  

This due makes sure dark music is staying sexy with their industrial-tinged dark pop bangers.

   

37-London After Midnight

Officiated the second marriage of goth rock to electronic music 

36-Sex Gang Children

The most unhinged dark punk band of the 80s

 

35- Wax Idols 

One of the few post-punk revival bands that was dark enough to become goth. 

 

34- Sisters of Mercy

You might expect them to rank higher andd while they do have a very defining sound, they are so terrible live I could not in good conscience rank them any higher as the other bands would blow them off stage with ease

   

33-Altar De Fey

The death-rock champs keep the undead genre alive; they sound more vital than ever. 

 

32- Astari Nite

The newcomers have already made an impact by proving themselves to be one of the best live bands rocking stages these days, even if they have taken on a little more of a new wave sound. 

   

 31-TSOL

Sure they started off as a punk band, and while that wa always under the surface, they gave themselves over to the darkness to transition over into death rock. 

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