Sinéad O'Connor ranked among the most distinctive and controversial pop music stars of the 1990s, the first and in many ways the most influential of the numerous female performers whose music dominated airwaves throughout the decade. Brash and outspoken -- her shaven head, angry visage, and shapeless wardrobe a direct challenge to the popular... [+] Read More

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Based out of Charlotte, NC, Anders Manga released his first album, "One Up for the Dying" in 2005 on Vampture Records. The singles, "Shiver", "Solitary Heaven" & "We Won't Stay Dead" took Anders out of obscurity and into club rotation around the world. He was booked to play the infamous "Dracula's Ball" in Philadelphia... [+] Read More

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EVC (Ending The Vicious Cycle) is a darkwave/post-punk revival band based in Fort Worth, Texas, consisting of Toby Rider (lead vocals, bass, keyboards), Dan Cruz (guitar, harmony vocals) and Brian Carter (guitar, keyboards).

EVC’s sound is characterized by a mix of flanged bass, melodic guitar lines and classic 80s synth... [+] Read More

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Described as David Bowie meets David Byrne at a Door's concert. Euphonic Dissonance employ hardware and software instruments to channel the zeitgeist in a hybrid sonic sance assembled from elements of rock (classic, gothic, and indy) and electronic dance (idm, breaks, and techno).

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Gavin Friday was the lead singer and principal visionary of one of Ireland's most ambitious, challenging, and (often) difficult post-punk groups, the Virgin Prunes. After leaving the Prunes in 1986, he abandoned the music business to paint for a year and a half, returning to the fray after teaming up with pianist Maurice Roycroft (whom Friday... [+] Read More

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Love and Rockets comprised guitarist/vocalist Daniel Ash, bassist/vocalist David J, and drummer Kevin Haskins, all former members of the pioneering goth band Bauhaus. However, the group didn't sound very similar to its first incarnation. Instead, Love and Rockets emphasized the strains of psychedelia and glam rock that appeared underneath... [+] Read More

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Love Spit Love marked the second coming of vocalist Richard Butler, previously known for his work as the frontman of post-punk favorites the Psychedelic Furs. In the wake of the Furs' 1991 break-up, Butler relocated from his native Britain to New York City, where in 1992 he teamed with guitarist Richard Fortus to found Love Spit Love, so named... [+] Read More

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Maybe there’s just a feeling something is missing. It’s hard to pin down, difficult to articulate; a matter of lying in bed at night, kept awake by a mysterious yearning for more Wallace Stevens quotes set to low-down combustible grooves. Maybe it’s a sudden desire to hear words like “myxamatoid” and “spraddle” deployed in popular music instead... [+] Read More

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Best known as the former frontman of the influential goth-rock band Christian Death, Rozz Williams also enjoyed an eclectic solo career which saw his music take turns into industrial, cabaret and spoken-word projects. Born Roger Alan Painter, Williams was still a teen when he formed Christian Death during the 1980s; their debut LP, 1982's Only... [+] Read More

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The Bolshoi was a rock group from Leeds, England, featuring Trevor Tanner (vocals, guitar), Paul Clark (keyboards), Nick Chown (bass), and Jan Kalicki (drums). Their debut EP, the six-song Giants (1985), was followed by their first full-length album, Friends (1986), and then Lindy's Party (1987), which briefly made the U.K. charts. The band... [+] Read More

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The atmospheric pop band the Chameleons formed in Manchester, England, in 1981 from the ashes of a number of local groups: vocalist/bassist Mark Burgess began with the Cliches, guitarists Reg Smithies and Dave Fielding arrived from the Years, and drummer John Lever (who quickly replaced founding member Brian Schofield) originated with the... [+] Read More

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Derided by critics as pompous, melodramatic, and bombastic, the Mission, as they were known in their native U.K. (their name had to be changed in America owing to a Philadelphia R&B band with the same moniker), nonetheless attracted a core audience of goth rock fans. The Mission was formed in 1986 by guitarist/singer Wayne Hussey and bassist... [+] Read More

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Dutch band w/ gloomy Gothic dance pop, All Music Guide

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