What is Gothic and Gothic Rock

gothic (or goth, gothdom, gothik, etc.), translated as "goth" in Chinese. In general textbooks, Gothic is defined as: a font; a style of architecture (especially a church); A popular genre in the late 18th and early 19th centuries with dark, terrifying, and supernatural themes (Chinese are more familiar with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and some Edgar Allan Poe's works); Or to refer to the Germanic peoples of Western Europe (in the case of Chaginshan Qiba, the gothic interpretation is barbarians, that is, to refer to the ancient Germanic peoples).

But that's not all about Goth. In fact, Gothic has developed into a complex culture with many branches. The interpretation and definition of Gothic culture is still very vague to this day.

Many things seem to be "Gothic", but they are not: such as the now-popular singer Marilyn Manson and the industrial guru Nin; A lot of things don't think of themselves as goths, although many people call them goths: like the bands Sisters of Mercy and Dead Can Dance.

It is unavoidable that many controversial things, such as vampire culture and interest in death, also fall under the category of Goth. Until now, there has not been a clear yardstick to measure what is real and what is false. However, as a lover of extreme metals, especially gothic extreme metals, it is necessary to understand the emergence and development process of gothic culture, at least we can more accurately recognize the essence of gothic culture, and help us to understand the connotation of those first, rather than just listening to enjoyment.

The concept of Gothic is as vague as the second floor.

But what can be described is that Gothic is medieval, beautiful, dark, lonely and calm, miserable, depressed, cold. It generally has a profound connotation and humanistic atmosphere.

These forms of ** are mainly derived from the Gothic culture of Europe, as well as pagan beliefs.

The Bauhaus were the pioneers of this form, but perhaps the current gothic is far from them.

Gothic rock can be simply understood as: the integration of gothic temperament into the framework of rock ** (arrangement, rhythm and orchestration, etc.) to produce a ** form that complements each other.

It should be pointed out that Dead Can Dance is indeed a favorite and guiding light for most goths.

It's hard to tell if it's a goth with an electric guitar alone (the ballad is okay), after all, it's not the same as blues.

Gothic is a dark and beautiful thing, and what matters is temperament.

So only by listening more can you discern the subtle differences.