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45 Grave
A
A Life Once Lost
A Trust Unclean
Abiotic
Above This
Acacia Strain, The
Aechoes
Aegaeon
All Shall Perish
Amarna Reign
American Me
An Obscure Signal
Anamnesis
And Came Back Brutal
And Hell Followed With
Arbiter
Arcanum Effect, The
Aristeria
Arsonists Get All the Girls
Artifact, The
As Blood Runs Black
At The Throne of Judgment
Aversions Crown
B
Bauhaus
Before the Dawn
Beheading Of A King
Behold Oblivion
Beneath the Massacre
Blind Witness
Blood Of The Tyrants
Born of Osiris
Born to Suffer
Breakdown Of Sanity
Bridal Procession, The
Brother Von Doom
Buried In Verona
C
Carnifex
Chelsea Grin
Christian Death
Contortionist, The
Cramps
Crypt-Kickers
Cryptopsy
Cure, The
D
Damned, The
Dead Silence Hides My Cries
Death Becomes Her
Decades of Despair
Despised Icon
Devastating Enemy
Devastator, The
Disfigured Elegance
DevilDriver
Dillinger Escape Plan, The
Don Hinson and the Rigormorticians
Dweller
Dysphagic
E
Ease of Disgust
Emmure
Erra
F
Faceless, The
Feed Her To The Sharks
Fire In The Skies
Fit For A King
Fit For An Autopsy
G
Germs
Glass Cloud
H
Halo of Gunfire
Haunted, The
Hester Prynne
I
I Declare War
I The Breather
In Dying Arms
In The Midst of Lions
Iwrestledabearonce
J
Job for a Cowboy
Joy Division
K
Kalmah
Killswitch Engage
King Conquer
Kommunity FK
L
Lamb of God
Last Ten Seconds of Life, The
Lifeforms
Light This City
Locust, The
M
Make Them Suffer
Makers
Martyr Defiled
Mephisto Walz
Meshuggah
Misery Signals
Molotov Solution
Mouth of The Serpent
Mureau
My Autumn
N
Necrophagist
Ne Obliviscaris
Northlane
O
O’Kingdom
Oceano
Odious, The
Of Virtue
One More Victim
Overcast
P
Parkway Drive
Q
R
Red Chord, The
Regain The Legacy
Resist The Thought
Rings of Saturn
Rose Funeral
Runaways, The
S
S.O.D.
Salt The Wound
Samael
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Screaming Lord Sutch & the Savages
Sentients
Sex Gang Children
Shadow of The Colossus
Silence The Messenger
Sirens and Sailors
Sirens Fall Silent
Slayer
Slice The Cake
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Soilwork
Soulless, The
Southern Death Cult
Substructure
Suicide Silence
Super Heroines
System of a Down
T
This Horrible Machine
This or The Apocalypse
Thy Art is Murder
Trivium
U
Unearth
V
Veil of Maya
W
Walking With Strangers
Weirdos, The
We Still Stand Alive
Woe of Tyrants
Wrath of Vesuvius, The
X
Y
Z
Zacherle
Christian Death
Christian Death is widely considered the founding band of death rock. Formed in 1979, their dark, gothic sound blended punk with macabre themes and atmospheric music. Their debut album, Only Theatre of Pain (1982), set the tone for the death rock genre with haunting vocals, dark imagery, and a heavy, brooding sound.
Kommunity FK
Formed in 1978, Kommunity FK played a crucial role in the early death rock movement. Their music blends elements of punk, goth, and industrial sounds, creating an eerie, post-punk vibe. Albums like The Vision and the Voice (1983) helped establish the band’s dark, atmospheric style and influence on the genre.
45 Grave
45 Grave emerged from the Los Angeles punk scene in the early 1980s and became a staple of the death rock genre. Their music mixes horror-themed lyrics with punk energy and goth atmospheres. Tracks like “Partytime” from their album Sleep in Safety (1983) showcase their signature mix of grim humor and deathly themes, making them pioneers in the genre.
Mephisto Walz
Mephisto Walz, formed in 1985 by former Christian Death guitarist Barry Galvin, carried on the death rock tradition with their own twist. Known for their dark, ethereal sound, they blended gothic rock with more experimental elements. Albums like Immersion (1998) cemented their reputation within the death rock and gothic communities.
Super Heroines
Super Heroines, led by Eva O, were early pioneers of death rock in the Los Angeles scene. Formed in the early 1980s, their music mixed punk aggression with gothic themes. Known for their raw energy and haunting vocals, their albums like Cry for Help (1982) left a lasting impact on death rock and gothic subcultures.