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Scarlet’s Remains war eine US-amerikanische Death-Rock- und Gothic-Punk-Band, die 2003 von Tony Havoc in Los Angeles gegründet wurde. Aufgrund ihrer rasch wachsenden Popularität zählen Scarlet’s Remains zu den Gruppen, die maßgeblich für das Death-Rock-Revival in den USA, vor allem auch in Kalifornien, verantwortlich sind.

Tony Havoc, Schlagzeuger und ehemaliges Mitglied der Musikgruppen Fearcult, Horrorshow, Hatesex und Voodoo Church, gründete 2003 die Band Scarlet’s Remains zusammen mit dem Bassisten Johann Schumann (vormals Christian Death, Shadow Project und Mephisto Walz) und dem Gitarristen Brian Elizondo. Im Sommer 2004 stieß eveghost als Sängerin zur Gruppe und komplettierte somit die Besetzung.

Sex Gang Children are an early gothic rock and post-punk band that formed in early 1982 in Brixton in London, England. Although the original group only released one official studio album, their singles and various other tracks have been packaged into numerous collections, and they remain one of the more well-known bands of the early Batcave scene and have reformed for new albums and touring at various times since the early 1990s.

The original lineup was Andi Sex Gang (vocals, guitar), Dave Roberts (bass), Terry McLeay (guitar) and Rob Stroud (drums). They were a dramatic band, relying on heavy bass, tribal drumming, sudden mood shifts, dramatic vocals and a cabaret sound (influencing the rise of the later dark cabaret scene). The band's first release was a cassette-only live album, Naked, in 1982. The Beasts EP, their first vinyl release, followed the same year after they signed to the Illuminated label. The band's only studio album from their original period together, Song and Legend, was released in 1983, reaching the top of the UK Indie Chart and spawning the single "Sebastiane". Stroud departed to form Aemoti Crii, to be replaced by former Theatre of Hate drummer Nigel Preston, who played on the band's next single, "Mauritia Mayer", before himself being replaced by former Death Cult drummer Ray Mondo. Roberts left in late 1983 to form Carcrash International, and the line-up settled to Andi, McLeay, Cam Campbell (bass) and Kevin Matthews (drums), a change forced by Ray Mondo's deportation to his native Sierra Leone.

Ghost is a Swedish rock band that was formed in Linköping in 2006. In 2010, they released a three-track demo followed by a 7-inch vinyl titled "Elizabeth", and later their debut full-length album Opus Eponymous. The song "Ritual" was chosen by Kerrang! as one of "The 50 Most Evil Songs Ever." The Grammis-nominated album was widely praised and significantly increased their popularity. Their second album and major label debut, Infestissumam, was released in 2013, debuted at number one in Sweden, and won the Grammis Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Album. The band released their third studio album, Meliora, in 2015, reaching number one in Sweden, and number eight in the US. Its lead single, "Cirice", earned them the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. The band released their fourth studio album, Prequelle, in 2018. The band released their fifth studio album, Impera, in 2022.

The Batcave was a weekly club-night launched at 69 Dean Street in central London in 1982. It is considered to be the birthplace of the Southern English goth subculture. It lent its name to the term Batcaver, used to describe fans of the original gothic rock music, who would adorn themselves in Batwing coffin necklaces to distinguish themselves from other goth clubs.

Alien Sex Fiend are an English gothic rock band, formed in London, England in 1982. The current lineup of the band consists of Nik Fiend and Mrs Fiend. Five of the group's albums and 12 of their singles reached top 20 positions in the UK indie charts in the period up to 1987.

Alien Sex Fiend were formed by Nik Wade (Nik Fiend), Christine Wade (Mrs Fiend), David James (Yaxi Highrizer) and Johnny Freshwater (Johnny Ha-Ha) in late 1982 at the Batcave club in London (where Nik worked). The band became known in the gothic scene for its dark, electronic industrial-leaning sound, heavy samples, loops, dub remixes and manic vocals. Wade had previously been a member of the Alice Cooper-influenced bands the Earwigs and Mr & Mrs Demeanour, and later the punk band Demon Preacher (later known as the Demons).

Mephisto Walz are an American rock band formed in 1985. The band's discography includes many full-length albums spanning nearly three decades, through Cleopatra Records and other labels.

Kommunity FK is an American post-punk/gothic rock band, formed in 1978, that helped establish what came to be known as the deathrock scene in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Virgin Prunes were an Irish rock band formed in 1977 in Dublin, Ireland. They disbanded in 1986 after the departure of singer Gavin Friday. The other members continued under the name The Prunes until they split up in 1991.

Il dark cabaret è un genere musicale nato negli anni settanta, generatosi dalla commistione e rielaborazione di generi musicali quali la darkwave, il rock gotico, il death rock, il post- e punk rock, il folk rock ed il glam rock, uniti ad una trasposizione estetico-musicale di generi teatrali come il cabaret tedesco decadente e risqué dell'era della Repubblica di Weimar, il vaudeville ed il burlesque. Sono inoltre presenti forti riferimenti al genere cinematografico noir.

Gli elementi distintivi del dark cabaret sono il pianoforte utilizzato in un modo trainante ed incisivo e voci maschili o femminili estremamente basse, influenzate da artisti come PJ Harvey. In alternativa, la musica può essere incentrata su strumenti come il violoncello, il violino, la fisarmonica o la tromba.

1919 are an English rock band formed in Bradford, England in early 1980.

Murder at the Registry (MATR) ist eine deutsche Post-Punk-Band, die 1988 gegründet wurde. Während Murder at the Registry in den Anfangsjahren vor allem durch ihre Live-Auftritte und selbstproduzierten Tapes und CDRs die deutsche Underground-Musiklandschaft mitbestimmte, besteht die Band seit dem frühen Tod der Musikerin Drella R. im Jahre 2007 vor allem als Studioprojekt.

Murder at the Registry steht in einer langen Tradition und ist beispielsweise beeinflusst durch Bands wie Joy Division, The Smiths, The Chameleons, Ultravox, The Beatles, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode und And Also the Trees. Grundsätzlich ist Murder at the Registry nicht auf einen bestimmten Sound festzulegen, gilt aber als eine der konsequentesten Death-Rock-Bands Deutschlands, die in weiten Kreisen Kultstatus genießt. Wenn sich die Band auch stets weiterentwickelt hat, so ist doch stets der typische "Murder-Sound" erhalten geblieben. Dies liegt nicht zuletzt an dem hohen Wiedererkennungswert der Stimme von Tomasz.

An ex-voto is a votive offering to a saint or to a divinity; the term is usually restricted to Christian examples. It is given in fulfillment of a vow (hence the Latin term, short for ex voto suscepto, "from the vow made") or in gratitude or devotion.

Ex-votos are placed in a church or chapel where the worshiper seeks grace or wishes to give thanks. The destinations of pilgrimages often include shrines decorated with ex-votos.

Ex-votos can take a wide variety of forms. They are not only intended for the helping figure, but also as a testimony to later visitors of the received help. As such they may include texts explaining a miracle attributed to the helper, or symbols such as a painted or modeled reproduction of a miraculously healed body part, or a directly related item such as a crutch given by a person formerly lame. There are places where a very old tradition of depositing ex-votos existed, such as Abydos in ancient Egypt.

Ausgang was an English gothic rock band formed in Birmingham, England in 1983.

Screams for Tina was an American death rock and gothic rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1985 by Warren Mansfield and Marvin Rinnig (guitar).

Skeletal Family are an English rock band formed in Keighley, West Yorkshire, in December 1982. The band was formed from the remaining members of an earlier group called the Elements, and took their name from the title of the song "Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family" from the 1974 David Bowie album, Diamond Dogs.

Ghost Dance were a British gothic rock and post-punk band formed in 1985 by Gary Marx and Anne-Marie Hurst as both were leaving their respective bands. The band were originally signed to Nick Jones' record label, Karbon Records, then were later signed to the major label Chrysalis Records, before splitting up in 1989. In 2019, the band reformed with Anne-Marie Hurst being joined by new members, Tim Walker - guitar, Stephen Derrig - guitar, Phil Noble - bass, Dave Wood - drums and began work on new material. Reunion shows followed in the UK and the band signed to Voltage Records for a new album release in 2022

Gitane DeMone is an American singer, musician and visual artist. Her career spans more than 30 years. She came to prominence in the mid-1980s as the keyboardist and backing vocalist of the influential death rock band Christian Death. In addition to her work with Christian Death, Demone was previously a member of Pompeii 99, worked with Dreadful Shadows, and has had a solo career which has included three studio albums: Am I Wrong?, Stars of Trash and The Reflecting Shadow.

Bloody Dead and Sexy is a German deathrock band.