Goth rock.

Solo project of Scott-David Allen since 1993.  Samples and real instruments.
comparisons: Type O Negative; Therapy?; Enya

Inactive, UK-based.

Leeds-based industrial art-terrorists.  Started as a duo.

Industrial, EBM, electro, darkwave, crossover. Hard, dark, accessible. Lots of guitars. Electro/death rock, distorted vocals, guitar riff, melancholic.

Goddard thought his muscular body looked like that of Michaelangello's Adam and added ant because they were natural survivors.

Emerged from the 1970s punk scene, The Ants had 7 singles in the Top 40 at one time in 1981, and have sold approximately 16,000,000 records.  Adam Ant appeared in Derek Jarman's Jubilee in 1977 before forming the Ants.

Malcolm McLaren managed for a while, taking much of the band with him. Car Trouble (which was produced by Chris Hughes (Under the Gun, Temple of Love 1992)) came out in early 1980 to free the Ants from a record deal.

More recently Adam has been sectioned at the Royal Free Hospital, north London, following an incident in January, 2002.

comparisons: Bo Diddley (drums); Burundi (drums).

Central Pennsylvanian Goths (close to Three Mile Island). Danceable industrial, dark-gothic, dark, sinister, romantic, powerful, atmospheric, sensuous with throaty vocals. Sound imagery, dark, romantically sinister, intelligent programming, hybrid of sounds. Anti-religious sentiment. Keyboards, guitars.

Based in Portugal.

Synth-goth, ethereal rock, darkwave, gothic rock.
comparisons: This Ascension; Prikosnoverie label; The Gathering; Cocteau Twins; Cure; Mission.

Goth, punk, industrial, experimental, dance, psychobilly, synthpop, glam, techno, but always fun and light-hearted. Active since 1982, Batcave band. For ten years Nik Fiend and Mrs. Fiend wrote, recorded, toured, made videos, did artwork and edited the Fiendzine. Took a break in 1992 after they stopped touring, filling their time with a live album, original demos and compilation albums, the 'Inferno' computer game soundtrack (instrumental), which led to them becoming a lot more computer literate.

Nik learned sound engineering which eventually leading to Alien Sex Fiend setting up their own record company (rather than signing up to another one) in preparation for their next album.

Based in Devon, they were the first band to play at the first Whitby Goth Festival. Alternative / Goth band, more recently they have tended towards rock quitar.

They played their first gig (comprising mostly of Sisters tracks and other covers) at The Parrot in Torquay in September 1992, a few months after forming. Richard joined soon after, though the band broke up not long after.
Matthew wrote a few new songs before the band returned, with Webb, who left shortly afterwards and was replaced by Jago. Racher joined in early 1994, taking over vocal duties from Matt.
The band took off in 1995, and Tackle was replaced by Heard, as Tackle didn't have enough time to commit to the band. Heard later left for the same reason, leaving the band as a duo.
Whitehouse joined in October 1997, in time for a new ep and a small tour, before Racher quit in December 1997, tired of touring. Roe (a bandmate of Whitehouse from the Gypsy Dogs (a local rock band)) joined as a stand-in until a new vocalist could be found, but ended up staying.
Whitehouse had to leave due to ill health around September, 1998, though he did return to play a gig at the Borderline and remains a friend to the band.
Following falling audiences and a changing sound the band split up, Matt and Paul forming a new band, Corrosion.
North and Racher the reformed the band in 2001, following interest from a Polish record label (with Roe's approval), playing a few gigs in December. 2002 saw more gigs and 2003 should see a new album, to be released at the 10th anniversary Whitby Gothic Weekend, and a tour in December.

The website also gives information on The Crazy World of Arthur Wilton Brown.

comparisons: Danse Society.

Side-project of O Yuki Conjugate.

Ethereal duo from Florida. Did the soundtrack for a film called Creep. Organs, synthesizers, dark vocals, trancy drums, atmospheric.

Classical, ethereal melancholic, dreamy, experimental, surreal. Neoclassical electronica. Largely instrumental, violin, acoustic guitar, keyboards, accordian sometimes female vocals.

Austrian goth-metal, dark-electro. Thomas and Hannes have roots in black metal and synth-pop. Techno sounding songs, classical, distorted male vocals. Based on 'feelings adn momentary sensations'. Symphonic electro, melodies, aggressive electronics.

Ambient, semi-experimental.
comparisons: Cold Meat

Formed 1997, Anaheim, CA, USA as American Vampire.  Took a break in 1998-1999, changing name to AmVamp in October, 2001.

British.  Misanthropic?  Named after Charm from Excalibur?

German.  Industrial, EBM, dance. Pounding electro with a sense of humour. Played Zillo 1998.

Mainly solo electronic, darkwave. Overwrought dirge, dark drollery, scruffy techno, light soul music, electronica, metal, industrial.

comparisons: Einsturzende; Tori Amos.

Ethnic drones, arabic percussion.  Formed as solo studio project of Mykel Boyd in late 1989.

Electro, future pop.
comparisons: VNV Nation.

Country-ish elements in How I Loved You

UK-based.

Formerly known as Nightshade.

French goth band

Norwegian.  Goth, industrial, techno, dance, electro, EBM, future pop.  Scandinavian. Attention grabbing synths.  Keyboard instrumentals, '80s synthpop to electro industrial.  Played Infest 99.

Mid eighties band.

Napoli, Italy-based apocalyptic folk band.

Now (early/mid 2003) managed by Glenn Psychosis.
comparisons: Iggy Pop; Marilyn Manson; Orb

Atmospheric, disjointed sound fractures, altered tempos, hazy feedback, industrial, ethereal. Raw guitars, chant-like vocals, buried melodies.

Italian darkwave. impassioned vocals, keyboards

Experimental industrial

USA future pop / ebm, German lyrics.

comparisons: VNV Nation; all the popular German ebm bands.

Italian ambient, atmospheric. Mediæval, classical, baroque, folk, neo-folk, ritual, ethereal, romantic, mystical, '80s/'90s gothic influences. Electronic based with classical and spanish guitar, synthesizers, samples and piano. Lyrics in Latin, German and French.

South African Siouxsie-ish. Successful but short-lived.

Active since 1982, UK, from Coventry industrial scene, founded by Martin Bowes.  Electro-Goth, neo-classical, minimalist electro, gloomy, gothic, dramatic, experimental, melodramatic with violin, viola, percussion.  Electronic atmospherics, acoustics, male, female vocals.  Industrial dance EBM rhythms, avante garde, latest stuff is a lot more dancey, trancey, trippy?  Big following in USA.  Alex Novak was with them for one tour.  Studio techno-pop, industrial, Gothic chamber music.  More successful in Europe than the UK, have toured Holland (where Martin lived for a while in 1988/9), Germany, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Yugoslavia, Northern America, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Poland, Denmark.  Founded The Cage in 1992 (their own recording studio, also used for outside productions).  Collaborated with Franck Dematteis (of the Paris opera).  Appeared on soundtrack to 'Shower of Blood' (vampire film).  Christine once appeared on Blind Date (March 2001).
comparisons: Snog

Ethereal, soft, haunting, sometimes driving. Whispered vocals, layered keyboards.

Most of the people from German electro-goth Project Pitchfork, but more goth ambient/ethereal rather than industrial. Quirky electronics, atmospheric.

Atmospheric, mystical stage presence.

Inactive (now Terminal 46). Industrial rock/metal.

Industrial / Alternative.

Another band called Autumn

New England-based, formed September 1995. Dark romantic atmospheric neo-classical gothic music. Dark, slow repetitive piano, tympan percussion and organ chords throughout, with a little acoustic guitar. Singing duo (and thus duets). Sung poetry, dark atmosphere. Rich melodies, tragic themes, neoclassical ensemble, dark symphonic, ethereal, mediaeval, operatic, chants, baroque, orchestral atmosphere. Erika left to write a novel, after which she returned. Appearances from members of December Wolves. Have worked with the poet Claudia Lingstädt-Kukulka.
comparisons: Dead Can Dance; Stoa; Arcana; Third & The Mortal; Arcana; Enya; classical.

Batcave band?

Columbus, Ohio industrial with deep, screaming, distorted deep male vocals and many samples, waves of keyboards. Gothic industrial, electro-gothic, ethereal, atmospheric, darkwave, dark ambient sounds in places.