Dark Rock

Called dark rock, and Dark Alternative Rock, is a form of rock music, the 1990s mainly emerged from the metal environment in the second half.

Especially in music journalism for the genre is often interchanged with the gothic rock and marketed accordingly. Despite isolated gothic rock bonds both genres are stylistically but not related to each other.

Background

As groups such as Paradise Lost and Secret Discovery reinforced examined in the second half of the 1990s, according to new forms of expression, they used modern elements to expand their sound. This prompted a move away from the metal and the development of a new genre, the dark rock.

In this case, increasing the use of alternative rock elements, the compositions to electronic nuances (eg through keyboards, in particular through the use of synthetic piano sounds ) extended, without, however, completely exit the metal environment. The song moves mostly between baritone and bass and want - create a melancholy mood - in interplay with the music. This often is reflected in the musical self- designations of the respective band. So Lacrimas Profundere titulieren example their music as rock ' n' Sad. The band End of Green, however, describes her style as Depressed Subcore.

In Finland, developed with such groups as HIM and The 69 Eyes, a similar scene, especially around the turn of the millennium and achieved worldwide success with representatives such as Charon, Sinamore and End of You still exists today.

"In the early 1990s we were Stockholm bands, such as the Backyard Babies, near. We made the same music and played in similar clubs. Eventually we went in different directions. They took the punk way - we the Dark Rock. We as Finns have just promoted our melancholy way we have in the blood anyway. "

The term " Dark Rock " came in 1997, first in the context of the album Slave to the Metal band Secret Discovery in appearance. and was later used by Nick Holmes, lead singer of the band Paradise Lost to rewrite the 1999 album host. Subsequently, the term came into contact with the German group Zeraphine used and was subsequently extended to other bands that move somewhere between alternative rock, metal and modern electronic music.

Occasionally there is some overlap with style forms such as symphonic metal and symphonic rock. This characteristic can be seen for example in symphonic metal bands like Nightwish or Within Temptation.

Significant representatives

  • The 69 Eyes
  • Antimatter
  • Beyond the Void
  • The Crest
  • Charon
  • Down Below
  • Eisheilig
  • LaminiusX
  • Mono Inc.
  • Mystigma
  • Near Dark
  • Roterfeld
  • Rozencrantz
  • Shock
  • Scream Silence
  • Secret Discovery
  • Sleeping Memories
  • Zeraphine

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  • Style of rock music
Gothic Metal German rock Electric guitar Bass guitar Electronic keyboard Paradise Lost (Band) Bass (voice type) Charon (band) Host (Paradise Lost album) Antimatter (band) The Crest (band)
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