#deceits

[bloodlessbodyy]

Contemporary Goth Band Favorites 🦇

in no particular order

Male Tears

synth pop, dark electro, dark wave, ebm

super catchy tunes with a classic gothic pop sound!!

recommended songs: belladonna, adult film, hit me, cry… forever

Panic Priest

post-punk, synth pop

super sing-along-able jams, moody gothic vocals and sassy melodies

recommended songs: she’s my guy, in all severity, self control, sanctified, the entirety of their album psychogoria is excellent

Deceits

brand new post punk trio, danceable and up-tempo with emotional lyrics

if you love The Cure, you will adore these guys

they only have four songs out right now - but they are all awesome!

i love: en soledad, failures

Vision Video

if you’re in the goth community online, especially tik tok, you have definitely heard of vision video. i cannot recommend them enough.

Dusty (Goth Dad) has an incredible soaring voice, thought provoking lyrics, super sing-along-able

recommended songs: in my side, cruelty commodity, promises

Harsh Symmetry

harsh symmetry’s debut album Display Model was released earlier this year, every song is incredible

dark wave with lots of reverb and bass synth

recommend songs: like an opiate, pugilist, severance

Death of Lovers

post punk with ghostly vocals, synths, guitar, and the occasional saxophone, backed up by that classic goth repetitive drum beat

i love their album The Acrobat - specifically perfect history and the title track

Lebanon Hanover

if you don’t listen to lebanon hanover yet, you’re missing out.

depressing and moody dark wave perfect for crying and dancing simultaneously - emotional lyrics and absolutely gorgeous vocals

recommend: album - let them be alien, songs - sadness is rebellion, i’m a reject, northern lights

Ritual Veil

if you liked male tears you’ll love this

heavy synth usage and upbeat tempo, perfect for dancing at the club - or alone in your room of course

recommended songs: favorite toy, surface, gray filter

Boy Harsher

yet again, if you’re not listening you’re missing out on some great darkwave ebm synth pop tunes.

heavy synth usage, eerie vocals, danceable

recommend songs: LA, face the fire, yr body is nothing

The Palest Grey

the palest grey’s debut album Always Haunted is a callback to the original, traditional gothic sound.

if you like christian death, this is for you.

genuinely spooky music, with eerie and mournful vocals

i love: in this room, suicide, uhh the whole album

Thanks for taking the time to read of all this. These are 10 of my favorite contemporary goth bands at the moment, and i hope you found something you like to add to your arsenal!! if you have recommendations for me or want to talk about goth subculture send me an ask or leave a comment :)

stay spooky

[nugothrhythms]

@dustofeve​ The big three neurodivergent 80s post-punk/new wave dudes people usually think of are Gary Numan (autistic), David Byrne of the Talking Heads (also autistic), and Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo/film composer  (ADHD/OCD combo). Blixa Bargeld of Einstürzende Neubauten (more industrial, but it’s technically an offshoot of post-punk and gets associated a lot with goth) and of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds up until 2003 is synesthesic.

As for modern bands, I know that the lead guy in Urban Heat mentioned something about being some kind of neurodivergent in an interview. The lead singer of Male Tears is pretty public about being autistic, as is one of the guys in Deceits.

There are more, but those are the ones I can remember right now.

[autisticgoff]

Need more goth mutuals so hmu I also luv nu metal

[deepdowntraumahound]

[delightintheway]

*Video!* TREASON - "...by many deceits and false promises, by the heaping up of lies..." -> -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwUtdWO55oE&list=PLE8FlkxQPQkNIgyNvi80ZOJtvD5LuxQ3J&index=29 <- <- "For I shall bring calamity in waves! Behold, the weight of My punishment shall increase by measure, bringing forth destruction without respite! Escape shall flee away, safety shall become a distant memory and no shelter shall be found, forcing the rebellious into the rocks, the mighty into the clefts of the rocks, and the kings of the earth into the caves of the mountains! From the least to the greatest, they shall all seek to hide themselves from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of The Lamb!

Behold, the unity of the nations shall be eaten up, As the caterpillar devours the newly sprouted vine, As the worms beneath the ground eat up the roots!…

All shall wither, until the fire comes To set the whole field ablaze!…

By a spark and by a flame of fire, By a strike from roiling clouds, Shall the fire be kindled by My own hand!…

Says The Lord."

Excerpt from: https://www.thevolumesoftruth.com/Treason

[foreverinmyhead]

for postpunk lovers

[makeastraightpath]

TREASON - "...by many deceits and false promises, by the heaping up of lies..." *Source: https://www.thevolumesoftruth.com/Treason

[cmbdragon98]

Pushed you away

That fateful day

When I failed you

When I failed me

[lettersfromgod]

"Behold, I had given mankind dominion over that which is Mine, even over all My good earth and every living thing upon it, and this is how My own children repay Me?! WITH SORROWS?! What do you mean by this, O sons of men?! Where are your hearts?! For you have endeavored to rip My image from your chests, as you cast away every blessing with which I had blessed you, feeding it to the dogs! Behold, even the pearl, of which you were to cherish, have you taken and smashed upon the rocks, shattering all hope, breaking My heart in pieces! O sons of men, what do you mean by this?! Why now do you go out to pervert your ways, as one with no heart and no mind at all?! For that which I behold in your hearts is evil upon evil, darkness, veiled darkness and vain deceits! Even now, you devise plans to utterly destroy yourselves! Sons of men, what do you mean by these things?! How is it I bless you, and you return evil for good and death for life, even to the destroying of all things holy, even to the innocent, MURDERING MY LITTLE ONES WHILE STILL IN THE WOMB?! Have you no love in your hearts at all?! Have you no compassion for these I have given you?! DEAD GENERATION! MULTITUDES OF CONDEMNED AND DYING PEOPLES!" Says The Lord

Excerpt from: https://www.thevolumesoftruth.com/A_Day_of_Thick_Clouds_and_Darkness,_Bitter_Sorrows…_The_Day_of_Deliverance_and_Judgment,_The_Day_of_The_Lord

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF0QuDTdmMc&list=PLE8FlkxQPQkP4Ljrix_obl1uYSx1VNyqE&index=8

[bloodlessbodyy]

new tunes from deceits tomorrow!!! give them a listen, they deserve it. 🦇

absolute bangers only from these guys

[nugothrhythms]

"A Burial Of Dreams," a 2023 single by Los Angeles dark post-punk trio Deceits

[lycheeleeches]

I was going down memory lane and the urge to draw these freaks again, came. Not fully satisfied with how they look but I personally think it’s a massive improvement from how I used to draw them

It’s nice to see how much I’ve improved :D

[littlestpersimmon]

The Lonely Apothecary

[delightintheway]

*NEW Video!* TREASON - "...by many deceits and false promises, by the heaping up of lies..." -> -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwUtdWO55oE&list=PLE8FlkxQPQkNIgyNvi80ZOJtvD5LuxQ3J&index=29 <- <- "The kingdoms of men shall raise themselves up, though night has fallen; behold, out of deep darkness, the kingdoms of men shall rise and make themselves one by treason; by many deceits and false promises, by vanities and vain flatteries, by the heaping up of lies, shall they come together as one. They shall raise themselves up, boasting unity and peace, and safety from the hand of The Almighty, until their loftiness flies high above all kingdoms, from those of ancient times even to this day…

YET THERE SHALL BE NO PEACE! Says The Lord. For I shall bring calamity in waves! Behold, the weight of My punishment shall increase by measure, bringing forth destruction without respite! Escape shall flee away, safety shall become a distant memory and no shelter shall be found, forcing the rebellious into the rocks, the mighty into the clefts of the rocks, and the kings of the earth into the caves of the mountains! From the least to the greatest, they shall all seek to hide themselves from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of The Lamb!"

~ Says The Lord

Excerpt from: https://www.thevolumesoftruth.com/Treason

[princeofmisfortune]

Happy birthday to the birthday mans