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Is horror punk a part of goth, or does it just share a visual aesthetic (piefed.world)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/36598580

I know what the really early goth bands were (the smiths, banshees, etc) and how it started primarily as post punk, but outside of that im pretty confused on what bands/genres are a part of goth. It doesn’t help that there are a lot of bands (usually alternative metal) that are liked by/associated with goth but have nothing to do with the actual subculture. (Learning about goth so far has felt like the inverse of learning about emo, where I started out knowing mostly newer bands and understood the genre more as I learned more about the early foundational bands, whereas with goth I only really know the early bands and am completely lost from there)

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[–] Sergio@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

o yeah I remember seeing that.... I think that post had been copied from r$ddit? I bet people there burned em for saying the smiths were goth, lel...

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

It's definitely possible. I haven't been to read it in years at this point myself. I definitely understand people who tend to group the smiths in with goth as a larger whole. Introspective melancholic postpunk and all. Musically the vibe fits in many ways. Even if the overall aesthetic doesn't and Morrissey is a right shitheal.