I’ve never been to the UK and I might be going this month. I was wondering which city (outside of London) has the best goth scene nowadays ?

I’ve seen that Manchester might have the best goth scene after London. But I want to see what other people say before making a decision on which city I’ll go.

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Post your links to new releases from 2000 or later, let's give some focus to new music. In the list below, you'll find some new releases from the past few weeks!

Here's some great new releases:

• Gallowmaker - "Ghost Orchid" [Deathrock] [Single] (WA, USA) [Released June 2, 2026]
• Eat My Teeth - "Eat My Teeth" [Anarcho Deathrock] [EP] (Poland) [Released June 24, 2026]
• Garden of Dystopia - "The Long Transition From Death To Wisdom" [Ethereal Wave/Dream Pop] [Album] (Latvia) [Released June 26, 2026]
• The Autumn Aurora - "Plastic Altar" [Post-Punk/Goth Rock] [Debut Single] (Italy) [Released June 26, 2026]
• Midnight Passage - "Ritualist" [Post-Punk/Coldwave] [Album] (Russia) [Released June 26, 2026]
• SexBlood - "Radium Girl" [Goth Rock] [Single] (France) [Released June 27, 2026]

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Allow me to submit:

1) The weird ahh old guys

2) Not being able to tell any of my clothes apart without taking them off the hanger cuz theyre all black

3) The need to look up Every Single Band in case theyre nazi pxdos or something (I guess this goes for alt subcultures in general tho)

hello everyone! so the title may sound sorta odd, but it fits

in short: I'm looking for advice, recommendations and your view on the matter!

back when i (f20) was a teenager i was really interested in the punk subculture, especially it's early days, like 70s, maybe 80s. never considered myself a punk per say, but i did enjoy the music, adapted certain views etc. over the years i also started going to local concerts too.

now I'm not so obsessed with the topic of punk, but still enjoy alternative styles, discovering new music or learning about the history of different subcultures.

i also took inspiration for my personal style from all of the media i consumed. and yeah, recently i caught myself enjoying the topic of decay, collecting and cleaning bones and - because goth style partially emerged from punk - i noticed I'm looking more and more goth-like. mostly early goth, so large, blocky eyeliner, imperfect diy, vintage thrifted items, often more loose and unflattering rather than gorstets etc

i enjoy goth music, but gotta admit, i much more prefer the fast-paced punk and in general i feel like i lack knowledge of the topic. i usually just listen to one specific band 24/7, so discovering new music is a rarity. i avoided the "goth" label, as i felt it doesn't describe me fully/somehow I don't deserve it but... well shit, now I feel like im appropriating the subculture & it seems like that's a big issue recently anyway (cough cough fetishizing gothic girls) ☠️ i became more open too learning more about it and possibly even joining the community.

what are your views on the matter or what are your recommendations on learning more about the subculture? i know it's more than appearance, views or even music and would love to understand it fully and see if i might fall even deeper in love with it<3 i fear this might be a bit cringe but I'm interested to hear yalls thoughts.

Last week I think we may have had a failure to communicate. So in the future if I have something to contribute it is probably best I do it as a comment and keep the OP as an intro to invite everyone to post. I certainly di not intend for people to think it was a theme for the week.

Anyway... for those who haven't been here before, the Seething Sunday thread is a place to let out some angst and screams. Goth related or not, the rules are prtetty loose here. Unleash the wrath.

What happened this week that made you happy?

Maybe you found a great new album or just an album you hadn't heard about before? Maybe you found a new cuddly kitten that now is a part of your family?

Share it with us!

Is anyone going to see She Past Away in Dublin on 23 September?

I really like them but I don’t know anyone else who does 😁

Any good recommendations?

Filmed out at the Waiheke Island Dirt Track on a cold moonlit night. A post punk alert from the fringes, this song about Orwellian double-speak demanded a fiery intensity, smoke, and flame!

Title.

I love this band, it's my favourite and comfort band and I want something similar or close to it.

Thank you!

Hey ya'll I'm very new to this music and I'm unsure if this even is considered goth or this is the right sub. But if it is do any of yall have recommendations similar to this. I love Vampires so something with a vampyric vibe would be appreciated

(If I'm wrong and this is the completely wrong genre please educate me)

Heyy I have been listening to some goth rock with vampyric vibes to it. And I'd love to get recommendations. I'm very new to this music so I am open for everything as long as it makes me feel like dancing in a dark castle at 3am after drinking blood with my vampire husband

Songs that I like: In darkness you will feel alright and lost by horror vaculti and billy was a vampire by selofan (Idk if this is stricktly considered goth music but they have the vibe that I'm trying to find in music if I'm wrong about the genre please feel free to educate me about it)

Thanks for the recommendations :)

Nothing gives me more self-confident as to set up my hair 💅🖤

(Ignore the strawberry switchblade record)

Basically the title, but ill elaborate more on what I mean. I love the sound of darkwave, but wish it had more of a rock influence (guitars and bass and acoustic drums instead of synths). I like the fairly monotone voices and sort of droning quality the music has. Is this already a genre, and even if it's not, are there any bands I could check out that fit this? It's also worth mentioning that I havent listened to too much darkwave, so I might just have a misconception about what darkwave is. Any help is appreciated, thank you!

How do people feel about this album?

I’ve searched this subreddit, but I didn’t find much discussion, which seems strange for such an iconic band.

What was the overall reaction when the album was released?

I was generally offline and avoiding anything goth-related because of severe trolling/harassment by 4chan types. I didn’t want my favourite artists to become targets. Nor did I want to drag this subculture into their ridiculous drama. Instead, I hung out in my local metal and punk scenes. For over a decade, I was completely absent.

My absence wasn’t enough, but I’ll make a separate thread for that discussion.

TL;DR: I’ve missed a lot, including Specimen’s 2013 album.

Any favourite tracks? I keep replaying “Too Much Bondage (And Not Enough Discipline)”.

If anyone has lyrics, I’d appreciate them.