Title: Death rock - Wikipedia
Headings: Death rock
Death rock
Contents
Characteristics
History
Etymology
Origins
Emergence
Interaction
Irreconcilable differences
Revival
Artists and bands
References
External links

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Not to be confused with Death metal or Death 'n' roll. Rock music subgenre
Death rock
Stylistic origins
Punk rock
shock rock
gothic rock
glam rock
horror film score
Cultural origins
Early 1980s, Los Angeles, California, United States
Derivative forms
Dark cabaret
Gothic rock
horror punk
psychobilly
Death rock (or deathrock) is a rock music subgenre incorporating horror elements and gothic theatrics. It emerged from punk rock on the West Coast of the United States in the early 1980s and overlaps with the gothic rock and horror punk genres. Notable death rock acts include Christian Death, Kommunity FK, 45 Grave, Zombina and the Skeletones, and Super Heroines. Contents
1 Characteristics
2 History
2.1 Etymology
2.2 Origins
2.3 Emergence
2.4 Interaction
2.5 Irreconcilable differences
2.6 Revival
3 Artists and bands
4 References
5 External links
Characteristics
Death rock songs usually incorporate a driving, repetitive rhythm section; the drums and bass guitar laying the foundation within a 4
4 time signature while the guitars either play simple chords or effects-driven leads to create atmosphere. Lyrics can vary, but are typically introspective and surreal, and deal with the dark themes of isolation, gloom, disillusionment, loss, life, death, etc.; as can the style, varying from harsh and dark to upbeat, melodic, and tongue-in-cheek. Death rock lyrics and other musical stylistic elements often incorporate the themes of campy horror and sci-fi films, which in turn leads some bands to adopt elements of rockabilly. Despite the similar-sounding name, death rock has no connection to death metal, which is a subgenre of heavy metal.