gothic rock
See also: Gothic rock
English
Alternative forms
- Gothic rock
Etymology
First coined by John Stickney in reference to The Doors in 1967 and used by the late 1970s to describe the musical scene that gave rise to the goth subculture, both from a supposed aesthetic similarity to dark and moody 19th century gothic fiction and earlier gothic art and architecture.
Noun
gothic rock (uncountable)
- (music) A style of music that developed out of punk rock in the late 1970s, with lyrics and imagery often referring to morbid, spooky or mystical ideas.
Synonyms
- positive punk (dated), gothic, goth
Hypernyms
- rock
Derived terms
- goth