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gothic rock

musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock
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gothic rock

Summary

gothic rock is a music genre[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • gothic rock's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • gothic rock is a type of post-punk[4].
  • gothic rock is a type of alternative rock[5].
  • gothic rock's Commons category is recorded as Gothic rock[6].
  • gothic rock's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[7].
  • gothic rock's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • 1979 marks the founding of gothic rock[9].
  • gothic rock's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gothic rock[10].
  • gothic rock's different from is recorded as Gothic art[11].

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Definition and Type

gothic rock's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include post-punk[4] and alternative rock[5].

Origins

1979 marks the founding of gothic rock[9].

Why It Matters

gothic rock has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

It has been cited as an influence by ethereal wave[13], a music genre[14], founded in 1982[15].

FAQs

Who did gothic rock influence?

gothic rock has been cited as an influence by ethereal wave[13].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0317172-gothic-rock
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0317172-gothic-rock, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259576|batch #259576]]"
  2. 8w ago · Sldst-bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Gothic rock
    Country of origin → United Kingdom, United States
    Inception → —
    Instance of → music genre
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30051|batch #30051]]: formatting following the current schema"
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