a style of rock music that emerged from post-punk. gothic rock stood out due to its darker sound, with the use of primarily minor or bass chords, reverb, dark arrangements, or dramatic and melancholic melodies, having inspirations in gothic literature allied with themes such as sadness, nihilism, dark romanticism, tragedy, melancholy and morbidity.

• reference artists:

bauhaus, the cure, the sisters of mercy, christian death.