According to music journalist Simon Reynolds, standard musical fixtures of gothic rock include "scything guitar patterns, high-pitched basslines that often usurped the melodic role [and] beats that were either … See more

Forerunners (1960s and 1970s)
Critic John Stickney used the term "gothic rock" to describe the music of the Doors in October 1967, in a … See more

In the 1990s, several acts including PJ Harvey, Marilyn Manson, Manic Street Preachers, and Nine Inch Nails included gothic characteristics in their music without being assimilated into the genre. According to Rolling Stone, PJ Harvey's music in 1993 … See more

• An Early History of Goth at Pete Scathe's website, last updated 24 July 2017
• Gothic rock at AllMusic See more

In terms of fashion, gothic bands incorporated influences from 19th-century Gothic literature along with horror films and, to a lesser … See more

• List of gothic festivals
• List of gothic rock bands
• Goth subculture See more

Books
• Thompson, Dave (2002). The Dark Reign of Gothic Rock. Helter Skelter. ISBN 9781900924481.
• Charlton, Katherine (2003). Rock Music Styles (Fourth ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-249555-3. See more