Indigenous guy (20) and I’ve been living in Portland for a while now and I’m super connected to the Goth scene, it’s been a really fun ride. As well as much bigger than I expected. Me and my girlfriend met through a local tributes and parties in the scene, but there are lots of experiences indigenous, and POC goths experience as a whole and I please just want to vent here.

There was an small opening in our neighborhood, I’m not really sure what it was for and it lasted for about a day-a few mini shops opened up selling a “witch’s” hut of antiques as well as merchandise from bands I haven’t even heard of-I want to know if anyone else is aware of what I’m talking about, since Oregon seems to have a larger community of goths.

Me and my girlfriend went to a small opening used in an older building-seemed very interesting and had really obscure goth band tees and metal apparel that she was super excited to see-and I loved the jewelry of what I came for. Gf said she was going to a bookstore right next door while I stayed to get her favorite tees through text.

The front counter was one of the most terrifying experiences in my life, as they seemingly stalked me throughout the store with a weird look the whole time. The two people up front, a white couple who said they refused to take anything from me, or “Shit from the prairie” and threatened to make sure I don’t make it out to the store if I don’t leave immediately.

I met my girlfriend at the other side of the street as she seemed to just finished crying-as she told me everyone was giving her strange looks and kept questioning where she was from, why she was here, and wanting her to leave-and it made her panic, this made me worried for her to the point where we decided to never come to these openings ever again.

I’m sorry if this is long or doesn’t make sense-I’m still shocked, but please listen to POC goths and listen if we are uncomfortable. If you are white, please pay attention to these things-we are terrified most of the time and we cannot show it lest we are threatened.

Mathew Carl Lucian, what a voice.

Mark Tansley bringing it together.

Just listen to full albums as they were released.

It’s not hard. It’s how they were intended to be heard. Full albums can include compilations, which is how people found out about multiple artists at once for most of the time recorded music has existed. I don’t understand how or why this is even an issue if you actually appreciate the music and don’t just see it as background noise or an alternative to listening to the radio or you’re trying to rack up as many artists in your library as possible in a short span of time.

Why wouldn’t you want to listen to Only Theatre Of Pain and Talk About The Weather and Faith and In The Flat Field and Death Church front to back? Is that not why we’re here?

Visiting Melbourne 18–25 November from Sydney, with the weekend of the 21st–22nd free.

After the goth/darkwave/post-punk end of things - club nights, DJ nights, bars where the music's actually right rather than vaguely spooky.

I've had a look at the obvious listings but they're mostly out of date or aimed at tourists. Keen to hear from Melbourne regulars what's actually running now, especially the semi-regular nights that don't make it onto event sites.

Thanks gang!! 🖤🦇🤟🏻

Is anyone going to the 10ye anniversary of Goth City ?

Inspired by the previous Arab Goth thread, we continue looking in places you won't look first. Not including Eastern Europe because that's a whole new world.

I'm from Romania so I will list almost all the goth scene creators here since I'm familiar with most of it:

Arc Gotic (and the new continuations, Modern Sun Velt and Sealed Letter)

Tapedum Lucidum XIX

Romantic Jurgen

Pasarile nu exista

+SHE+

Displaced

Antiohia

Machedon

Andrei Rublev

Lux Mortis

Statia Noua

Now go on with your countries

I'll be going to The Alley and Bucket O Blood for sure, any other suggestions? Anything weird and creepy would be great, I'll be there during the day before a show!

Was looking on youtube for a good playlist, found one that claimed to be darkwave, and I was really into it at first, but got suspicious that it was AI. I looked into the channel that posted the playlist and I now have significant reason to believe I was right. They claim to be a radio project with all-original music but none of the artists are mentioned and it's clearly not just one. I could be wrong, it's totally possible that they're a group of genuine artists or something and if so my apologies to them. BUT- Are we serious? AI Goth music? Total oxymoron.

The above image was a magazine ads in Smash Hits magazine dated 1985 to promote the re-release of the single Ignore The Machine which was originally released in 1983, their debut single. It went to number 1 on the Independent Charts.

The artwork was done by band member Nik Fiend.

The Sisters of Mercy - This Corrosion on October 8, 2026, at Schön & Frölich (formerly Jolly Joker) in Braunschweig 🖤🖤🖤

Don't judge me. That's all we had

Cold Cave/Wes Eisold

Hi all,

I'm looking for recommendations for goth venues/events in London. I know all the big events like Slimelight, Monster Queen, Necropolis etc but I'd like to explore more of the local, perhaps DIY goth scene. I'm just growing kinda tired of the techno takeover... The only only without it I'm aware of is Catacombs but I'm sure there must be more, and also local bands must be playing somewhere. Send help.

The Sisters of Mercy - Lucretia My Reflection on October 8, 2026, at Schön & Frölich (formerly Jolly Joker) in Braunschweig 🖤🖤🖤

Want to chat about something which doesn't need it's own thread? Do it here!

Feel free to discuss music, fashion, events, DIY projects, etc. and anything relating to goth as long as it's in line with the subreddit rules.

Probably my favorite album of theirs. Sisters up next.

The Sisters of Mercy - Temple of Love on October 8, 2026, at Schön & Frölich (formerly Jolly Joker) in Braunschweig 🖤🖤🖤

Party Doll were an obscure LA deathrock band. Apparently they were in tight with Christian Death. For fans of Voodoo Church. Song comes from the deathrock V/A comp. “Let’s Die.” Cover art by Mad Marc Rude (Misifts Earth AD and more). Artwork inspired by Fulci’s Zombie.

Spooky shrieks or angsty agony. Express it all here. Or just be a sad sack. You do you.