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ABOUT THE AUTHOR (this is where your links or emails go and a short bio of you or something that would let us get to know you)

also, you can submit by joining the site and making a post, it works
like a regular blog and then I just have to approve it. If it isn’t porn
or spam, I will approve it.

Spamming is considered to be multiple posts regarding the one website in order to attract traffic there for a personal gain. If you are a band you may post your band sites as much as you wish. We will accept links to sites that fit our guidelines, but this must not be abused. Please do not spam our shoutbox or comments one post is enough. We are able to ban users that are spamming to much!

Warez, etc
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Adult Content
Images of nudity, real or not may be used, but only if they are portrayed in a non sexual way. Examples of images not allowed are those specifically of Male and Female genetalia, or two people engaging in any form of sexual activity. I alone have the final say on whether an image breaks these rules!

Aggressive Behavior
Aggressive behavior towards members or staff will not be tolerated. Where a member is found to be bullying or threatening another member they will have their account locked and/or banned. Telling someone off is not considered aggressive behavior if the fucker in question starts it. Don’t be a fucker, the Faery king doesn’t like it.

If you are looking to get your CD/DVD reviewed or added to the radio blog send us disks of MP3 or CD audio, AVI, MPG, DIVX for video. We can convert many formats so you don’t have to worry. You can send us pictures or anything you want. We love getting flyers because we make a lot of flyers.

Darkfaery Subculture Magazine

517 NW 95th ST

Oklahoma City, OK 73114

Otherwise, we encourage you to have fun here and treat us like a friend. We don’t like snobs, people who think they are better than everyone else, or people who whine a lot. We value strength and intelligence on all levels.

WE DO NOT BELIEVE IN THE TERMS POSER OR WANNABE, PLEASE DON’T COME HERE AND ACT LIKE YOU ARE THE COOLEST PERSON EVER, BECAUSE I AM SURE EVERYONE GOES THROUGH A POSER/WANNABE FAZE SOMETIME IN LIFE. GET OVER YOURSELF. If you didn’t want to be something, you couldn’t be. So you are a wannabe too!

Thank you,

Duvy

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darkfaery subculture magazine @ TrickConTreat

Hey all! Well, you guys, it’s not too soon to be thinking about what you plan
to do for Halloween in 2008, or rather what you plan to do for the first weekend
in October! We are very pleased to tell you about TrickConTreat.

TrickConTreat is a fan-run convention right here in Oklahoma City dedicated to
Halloween culture and this year they are proud to be hosting Oklahoma’s first
Hearse and Horror-rod Show! Come see the creepiest cars from across the region.
Activities will include fun and games for the kids, hands-on makeup and
costuming workshops, an art show and auction, unique vendors and exhibitors,
ghost-hunting info from local paranormal investigators, a charity auction to
benefit
http://www.thebellafoundation.org/

  The Bella Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in
Oklahoma City created to assist low-income, elderly or terminally ill pet owners
with the cost of veterinary care when it cannot be afforded. They need your
support!

  If Halloween and horror is your thing it’s not too late to get on the
guest list! In keeping with the Halloween spirit, all entrants should be
Halloween, Horror, Costume, gothic, dark fantasy, or similar subject matter
whether you are an artist, model, writer, filmmaker, or cosplayer it would be
great to see you there! From T-shirts to comics, costumes to artwork,
TrickConTreat is bringing you a collection of exhibitors you won’t find anywhere
else.
  I’m sure you are wondering what Darkfaery Subculture Magazine has planned
for TrickConTreat and let me just tell you it will be delicious as usual! Great
costumed fun and scary guests!
  Remember, TrickConTreat Weekend memberships are $30. One-day memberships
will be available at Registration for $15 each day.
  Pre-registered members are guaranteed a program book. Weekend members
paying at the convention will receive a program book while supplies last.
  This will be at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Oklahoma City North
located just off Highway I-235 (Broadway Extension) and minutes from I-44, I-40
and I-35. The Oklahoma City Holiday Inn hotel is sited just 5 miles North of
Downtown Oklahoma City and Bricktown.

You do not have to live in Oklahoma to take part in this awesome event. You just have to love Halloween!

So check out
TrickConTreat
http://trickcontreat.com/

and do keep an eye on Darkfaery Subculture Magazine for more info!

 

Darkfaery Subculture Magazine @ Soonercon

Darkfaery Subculture Magazine @ Soonercon
 
Hey, Everyone! Well, it’s spring/summer 2008 and you know that means! Events, contests, and shows! 
  This year Darkfaery Subculture/Darkspace is pleased to announce we will attending Soonercon ‘08 in a professional fashion. That’s right! After being in the hospital for most of last year I am back to work on hundreds of new projects and attending events is number one on my list. (Doing some of my own shows is second!)
If you are attending Soonercon, please come over to us and give a shout, it’s been a year or two since we were out with video and I have missed you guys. VNV Nation doesn’t really count since I was still sick and couldn’t socialize.
   We’ll be taking photos and video so you guys who are always asking when we’ll be updating our gallery with fan photos and event photos now is your chance to get in them. There will be lots of events to choose from at Soonercon so if you are trying to nail us down look for us in costume at Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Masquerade Ball, Sinnercon Dance, and probably most of the kinky events, like the kinky meet-and-greet, complete with a performance by Wicked Harem Belly Dance from Tulsa. Plans include a workshop series on the ethics and etiquette of convention (not conventional) sex, frank discussions of alternative life/lovestyles, and erotic art how-to’s. Z wanted me to remind you we can be found at the gaming tables too.
If you can’t attend, don’t worry, I’ll post info on how you can watch our videos on cable, MySpace, and YouTube. If you do come out, don’t be afraid of the camera, it won’t be afraid of you!
About DFSM/Darkspace
http://www.darkfaery-subculture.com/
http://www.dfsm.org/

About Soonercon
http://www.soonercon.info/

SoonerCon is a fan run multi-genre convention held annually in Oklahoma City.

If you’ve been around the Oklahoma City area for a while, the name may sound familiar. Here’s why. There used to be a club in Oklahoma City called STAR OKC. Like most fans, they wanted a convention. After putting on a few one-shot types in the late 1970s and early 1980s, these folks, mostly high-school age through just out of college youngsters, decided to get organized, work hard to raise some money, and try to get something started. SoonerCon 1 happened twenty one years ago, in June of 1986. The con was begun and ramrodded by the Chair of SoonerCon 1, Mike Hodge. What he and many other helpers achieved lasted through SoonerCon 13 in 1997. Lots of artist and writer guests, from Tim Powers and Gene Wolfe to Brad Foster and Robin Bailey, were welcomed to Oklahoma City. During those years SoonerCon had hundreds of staff and helpers, and up until the last few years SoonerCon was “owned” by STAR OKC.

With SoonerCon’s exclusive emphasis on traditional SF/fantasy books and art, making it a “lit con,” a move arose as well for a local charity “media con” emphasizing genre TV/film, comics, gaming and pop culture actors, designers, and other guests–especially from Star Trek. Thus was born ThunderCon, which debuted in June 2001, balancing SoonerCon’s November setting, and lasted through seven annual editions and often with staff and helpers working both. The new con operated with a non-profit board and involved all the local fan clubs interested, from Dr. Who, Babylon 5 and Trek’s Starfleet chapters to gaming, modelbuilding, real space and even Dark Shadows! With “BoomerCon” judged a little too cute for a sister event, this project was named in honor of both Oklahoma’s spring weather, its Indian heritage and the state’s heroic 45th Infantry Division, the Thunderbirds—and so ThunderCon was born, its logo even adapted from the 45th’s patch. ThunderCon was created and first run by another member of STAR OKC named Larry Nemecek, who with his wife Janet later moved to Hollywood to work on STAR TREK for Paramount. Yea, fanboys! A few other conventions have also taken place in the OKC area, but haven’t “taken root” for more than a year.

Participants in the 2008 SoonerCon Art Show Include:

Tom Kidd - http://spellcaster.com/tomkidd - SoonerCon 2008 Artist Guest of Honor!
David Lee Anderson - http://www.davidleeanderson.com
Peri Charlifu
Brad Foster - http://www.jabberwockygraphix.com
Ashen Gray - http://www.ashengray.com
Denise Hill
Rocky Kelley - http://www.rockykelley.com
Michael Sheyahshe - http://www.alternativemedia.biz
Terry Southard
Allison Stein - http://www.allisonstein.com
Bob Trobaugh
Evan Wardwell
Tim Chessmore
Cat Conrad - http://artistsinresidence.com/cat
Jan Sherrill Gephardt
W. J. Hodgson - http://www.wjhodgson.com
Dirk Hooper - http://www.dirkhooper.com
Kevin Hopkins
Marla Satterfield
Tony Trammell - http://www.dreamshipart.com
Alain Viesca - http://www.AlainVArts.com

Also Attending

Bill Allen
David Lee Anderson
Gary Babb
Julie Barrett
M. H. Bonham
Peter Bradley
James K. Burk
ShIrron Butterfly
Rachel Caine
Kimber Chessmore
Tim Chessmore
Deborah Chester
Casey Christofferson
R. Cat Conrad
Sherri Dean
Linda Donahue
Rhonda Eudaly
Randy Farran
Melanie Miller Fletcher
Brad Foster
Jan Sherrill Gephardt
Count Gregore
Bennie Grezlik
Beverly A. Hale
W.J. Hodgson
James Hollaman
Brian A. Hopkins
Kevin Hopkins
K. Hutson-Price
Gary Jonas
Rocky Kelley
Julie Kenner
Katherine Eliska Kimbriel
William Ledbetter
Julia Mandala
Mel Odom
Gloria Oliver
Cary Osborne
Jeff Provine
Oscar Ray
Marla Satterfield
Susan Satterfield
Michael Sheyahshe
Wm. Mark Simmons
Brad Sinor
Sue Sinor
Allison Stein
David Thayer aka Teddy Harvia
Tony Trammell
Steven Wedel
Martha Wells
Craig Wolf
Mario Wytch
Dr. Fear aka Brian Young
 

Gothicello

gothic labels

• Attica Records - A
  Manchester-based label, with free MP3 song downloads or RealAudio clips and
  online shopping.
• Carpe Mortem - Gothic label’s
  official site contains news, information on tours, and new releases.
• Chemical Emissions -
  British independent record label featuring artists such as Bloob and The
  Progeny of Angels.
• Chrom Records - Record label promoting
  artists including Deine Lakaien, Qntal, Das Holz, Helga Pogatschar,
  Distain!, Stendal Blast, Niowt, Silence, and others. With general
  information, news, tour dates, and chat.
• Cynfeirdd - French label and
  fanzine with artists like FDH and Friendship Into Decadence.
• Dancing Ferret Discs - Dark
  music record label specializing in gothic, industrial, and synthpop. Home of
  The Cruxshadows, and Paralysed Age.
• Decadance Records -
  Independend gothic and electro label based in Italy. With news, booking
  information, and releases from artists including Pulcher Femina and Miriam.
• Drug Mouth
  Records - Dark industrial, gothic, EBM, ambient, noise and techno metal
  label.
• Drug Mouth
  Records - A dark industrial, goth, elektro, techno, noise, experimental,
  and metal label including arists such as Klutching Envy and VEIN.023.
• Extrinia - Australian gothic and
  industrial label.
• Hall of Sermon - Swiss
  gothic metal label featuring bands such as Lacrimosa, Evergrey, and Dreams
  of Sanity.
• Helmet r00m - Digital recording
  studio and independent record label specializing in psych, experimental,
  gothic and electronic music.
• Ivy Records - Seattle
  based independent record company. Includes a list of album releases, links
  to band pages and mail order information.
• KM-Music/Sounds of
  Delight - German Darkwave and Gothic label. Home of Head on Fire, Syria,
  and Remembrance. News, guestbook, and links.
• Manic Depression -
  Gothique and dark electro label located in France.
• Phoenix
  Productions - Goth/Industrial promotion and management based in the
  metro Boston area.
• Prophecy
  Productions - German label which defines their releases as Eerie
  Emotional Music. Has bands like Empyrium, Antimatter, Autumnblaze, Arcturus,
  Dornenreich, In the Woods and Green Carnation.
• The Purple Gang Records Site
  - Detroit record label for gothic, industrial, and other genres of
  underground music. Event listing for shows. Detroit Electronica Coalition
  affiliate.
• Rise Above Records
  - UK label run by Lee Dorrian of Cathedral and Napalm Death fame,
  specialising in Doom Metal acts such as Electric Wizard, Mourn, Naevus,
  Orange Goblin, and Revelation.
• Sinister Records -
  Seattle-based independent label specializing in gothic, darkwave, deathrock,
  industrial and EBM genres. Featuring bands such as The Sins and Nevercraft.
• Tragick Records - Gothic,
  industrial and alternative record label, with bands specializing in the
  darker side of music.
• Trisol - Bands like Christian Death,
  Janus and Die Form publish their records here.
• tursa.com - Features Sol Invictus,
  L’Orchestre Noir, Tony Wakeford, Skald, and Algiz.
• Venture Beyond Records -
  Independent record company specializing in goth, darkwave and underground
  music from around the world, with bands such as The Grey Season and Squid.

Gothic Magazines

• Virus! Magazine - your magazine for dark music, fashion and culture, updated every day! news, interviews, reviews, ebm, electro, goth, gothic, gothic, industrial, death, deathrock, doom, black, synthie pop, metal, wave, alternative, punk, hard core, fetish.
• BlueBlood.net - Includes news on
  gothic music, fashion, and literature, editorials, and a mailing list.
• Candelabra - Poetry and short
  stories from a small group of members.
• CheapSkates -
  DIY and tips for frugal fashion, decorating, and lifestyle.
• The City Morgue -
  Washington, DC based print magazine published bi-monthly that covers what’s
  going on in the Goth/Industrial community, as well as accepting fiction,
  art, and photography.
• Dark Culture Magazine - A
  monthly publication regarding the darker side of life. Articles, memorials,
  contests, and other features. Formerly the Gothic Preservation Society.
• Dark Realms
  Magazine - Articles of gothic and horror interests, including spotlights
  on fashion and dark artists, reviews, interviews, and short fiction.
  Submission information, back issues, and content listings.
• ExquisiteSoul.net - E-Zine
  covering up and coming alternative artists, writers, musicians and events.
• From Dust ‘zine -
  Focus on lesser known/obscure artists. Music, visual art, writings, and
  venues.
• Goth is Dead - Art gallery,
  journal, forums, poetry and prose. Submissions accepted.
• Goth-A-Billy - Fashion, show
  list, fiction, band list, movies, poetry, FAQ, car photos, and links.
• Gothic Beauty Magazine -
  Gothic and fetish fashion magazine. Current issue information, advertising
  rates, media and contact information, as well as links and testimonials.
• Gothic Fairy Tales: For
  Melancholy Children - Biannual arts and entertainment e-zine featuring
  artwork, poetry, and comics.
• Gothic.Net - A daily updated
  web-based publication of dark fiction - writings from Poppy Z. Brite,
  Richard Matheson, Ramsey Campbell, and many others published every Monday.
  Available by subscription.
• GothPunk.com - Gothic and punk
  webzine featuring news, articles, editorials, and quizzes.
• Guerilla
  Publishing: Sins of the Flesh - Goth Horror Dark Fantasy Zine published
  by “Guerilla Publishing”. They also distribute a growing range of
  Alternative magazines and comix.
• HIP Magazine - Late 80’s gothic
  fanzine published by underground poet/writer Vladik Cervantes. Also contains
  his published work.
• Jade - An underground
  gothic zine.
• Mars Dust - A multi-genre
  e-zine covering People, Music, Art, and Writing (including book and movie
  reviews, as well as interviews). Good pictures, good content.
• Morbid Outlook - A gothic
  lifestyle magazine filled with content catering to music, art, fashion,
  fiction.
• Movement Magazine - An
  interactive gallery featuring the dark, innovative artwork of prominent
  North Florida artists such as Max Micheals, Nathanael Thorin and Alle
  Zivaljevich.
• Newgrave Magazine
  - Dark and gothic underground magazine. Contact information, ordering, and
  table of contents for the glossy print magazine.
• The Obscure
  Tapestry - A collaborative thread of Dark word and Imagery.
• QRD zine - Read new issues
  plus archived reviews and interviews of many artists from the gothic scene.
• ROSA SELVAGGIA - Gothic
  alternative Magazine (printed and web-site) and Mail Order (Fashion &
  Music).
• Severance
  Magazine - Gothic, industrial, ethereal, ambient, darkwave and
  experimental music. News and reviews, artwork and interviews.
• This is My Hole
  - News, reviews, music downloads of gothic to noise, and cemetery
  photographs.
• Ver Sacrum - Articles,
  interviews, reviews, and events pertaining to the Italian gothic scene and
  beyond.

gothic artists

• Art of Stephen Kasner - In
  these works, figures float in an air suddenly denser, peopled with spirits
  and thoughts, sensed rather than seen.
• 
  Art-Nocturne: The Art of Ver Curtiss - Unique art with a Gothic flair:
  illustration, sculpture, photography, & a few surprises.
• Autumn, Darkness,
  Monsters (1996) - a celebration of dark fantasy, Halloween 1996 at UVic
  Visual Arts
• Candy Apple Black - Preview
  of upcoming comic about a fallen angel with information about movie
  prospects and artwork.
• Dark
  Chamber - It has articles on gothic arts, paranormality and legends, an
  image gallery, a horror tales section, many related links and a newsletter.
• Dark Maiden - The lair of
  dark eroticist and horrorslut, Duana. Features deviant creations like
  photography, art, filmworks, fiction, poetry, articles, essays.
• Dark Pictures - Gothic Art
  work by Marcel de Jong (Amsterdam 1967). Comic books, comic art,
  photography, and sculpture.
• Dark’s Art Parlour -
  Specializing in the beautiful and disturbing.
• The Daughter of
  Darkness - Dark sensual artwork, photography and writing by duana r.
  anderson featuring goth-erotic and fetish.
• Dia de los Muertos - Day of the
  Dead - Dia de los muertos artwork. A brief history of the celebration
  and a link to a site to purchase Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead, art
  directly from the artist.
• Dying Sun dot Net - An eclectic
  collection of dark art of all kinds. A definitive starting place for art of
  a darker vein.
• Eyes of Chaos - The Dark Art of
  Mike Bohatch - Specializing in horror illustrations, using digital
  manipulations.
• Gothic Artwork - Your home
  for dark art, horror props, and sculpture.
• Grendel’s Den - The dark and
  creepy online world of artist D.E. Christman. Digital fine art,
  illustrations and graphic design.
• The Imperfect World -
  Dark poetry by the sites creator and many others, artisticly insain pictures
  and stories. Music, gothic, deep thought, insanity.
• The Lilith Gallery of Toronto
  - Gothic and feminist art that makes you think. Gallery is based in Toronto
  but shows international Neo-Gothic artists like Charles Alexander Moffat and
  Victoria Van Dyke.
• The Literary Gothic
  - Collection of texts which deal with Gothic literature and resources
  concerning this topic.
• 
  Michael Rodham-Heaps - Work of English contemporary artist Michael
  Rodham-Heaps.
• Myke Amend Studios - Gallery
  containting gothic art, comics, music, literature, photography, and
  animation including the dark comedy comic strip “Some Ghouls Wander by
  Mistake.” A graphic art and design agency based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
• Night Magick Art
  E-cards - Offers free pagan e-cards for holidays, special occasions or
  just because…featuring the dark fantasy art and gothic art of Jessica
  Galbreth.
• Nightlings 13 - V2.0 - Nightlings
  13 - dark and twisted art, music and poetry of Michael C Winchester.
• Nothing Infinity
  - A dark art experiment.
• Obscure Wonders -
  Dark Romanticism - literature, music, movies, comics. Nick Cave, Ann
  Radcliffe and Tim Burton among many others. Philosophical and religious
  discussions of the gothic mystery.
• Russian Gothic Page - A large
  collection of gothic art, including large images if works by artists such as
  Gustav Dore and Peter Breughel.
• The Shadow Gallery - The online
  art gallery of Ryan Ulrich including photographies, paintings and a bio.
• Shmeng - Gothic community. Includes
  artwork, photography, forums, poetry, literature.
• Sinister Visions - The
  dark art of Chad Savage. Pen, pencil, digital, mixed media, comics and
  photos. Zombo The Clown and the Vampire Carvnival.
• Spiked Reality - Pen
  and Ink drawings, photography and robots. Some gothic oriented material
• Tainted Tribe - Images,
  poetry, fonts, backgrounds, themes, screen savers, reviews, and links.
• TaLamia Gallery - Dark
  art of Alison Tu, aka TaLamia. Contains twisted & disturbing illustrations.
• Womb of the Dragon - The online
  gallery of Kenny Clark - The online portfolio of Kenny Clark,
  specializing in highly detailed sandblasted glass of ‘darker’ subject
  matter.
• Work Of Peter Graves -
  Artwork, writings, and photography.
• Wycked One Designs - A gallery
  and online store of cemetery, horror, supernatural, nightmarish, undead,
  evil, gothic, dark art and beyond. Also features Ouija Board art.

gothic bands

This list is in no way complete, i’m just lazy….;-) i added a new one to the top of the list.

• Gothicello - As the solo project GothiCello, Gerald Nicks is striving for a unique fusion of styles from Ethno Gothic and Industrial to Dark Jazz and Heavy Classical. Also see: Gothicello Merch
• Voices of Masada - a UK based gothic band.
• Absent Me - Sacramento based
  Rock/Goth band. Site includes music,pictures,upcoming shows and tag board.
• Adfinem -
  Fansite for the UK band including news, biographies, tour dates,
  discography, and interviews.
• Aenima - Official site
  for this ethereal/experimental/gothic group. With news, band story,
  biographies, release information, photography, and links.
• All Living Fear - MP3s,
  merchandise, profiles, lyrics, history, discography, photos, and links.
• Altered States -
  Profiles, discography, show list, reviews, MP3s, and history.
• Amateur God - Dark and gothic
  electro ambient project.
• Amber Spyglass - Gothic,
  ethereal and progessive rock.
• Anguish - A gothic
  darkwave/industrial band from San Francisco with a melancholy/aggro feel.
  With biographies, song downloads, radio play and show information.
• Arc Gotic - Official site of
  this Romanian band with a dark, romantic atmosphere. Pictures, lyrics, mp3.
• Archaos - Official
  band page with a discography, biography and free MP3 samples to download.
• Asrai - Information
  about this Dutch gothic rock band, including news, a biography, band
  discography, tour dates, sound samples and pictures.
• Audra - Official band site,
  with pictures, merchandise, MP3s, lyrics, press, and links.
• Baron Uberman
  Armenius Bon Von Hugenstein - Musician’s homepage, including information
  on bands Annabel Lee, and The Flying Buttresses, plus a creature named
  Smaug.
• Belisha - A gothic rock band from
  the UK. With background, pictures, news, and MP3s.
• Beseech - A goth/metal band from
  Sweden, with information, releases, biography, and free MP3 song downloads.
• Beyond Flesh
  - A project formed by P. Emerson Williams. Artist IUMA page include audio
  downloads and streaming, background, and links.
• Black Tape for a Blue
  Girl - Official site. Includes news, audio, photos, band profiles,
  interviews, and discography.
• Bloob - Singer/songwriter/drummer.
  Site features news, biography, lyrics, MP3 files, photographs and
  merchandise.
• Bored Living Slow -
  Rock band from Central Florida. Site contains audio files, CD ordering
  information, and contact information.
• Butterfly Messiah -
  Haunting gothic music, sound samples, photos, reviews, merchandise available
  for sale, and links to related sites.
• Cassandra’s Myth - The band’s
  official website, free MP3 download, pictures, gig guide and infos.
• Caustic Soul
  - A darkwave gothic band from Colorado.
• Cave Of Black Ghosts -
  Featuring information such as live pictures, audio files and IRC chat about
  The Cure and The Creatures.
• Cell Division
  - Dark rock from Zurich, Switzerland. Featuring band background, pictures,
  MP3s, and streaming audio and video clips.
• Chaos Engine, The - News,
  profiles, photos, merchandise, and contact information.
• Cinema Strange - Fan site
  with discography, biography and lyrics.
• Cold Colours - The
  Official website for Cold Colours, maintained by the band. Includes band
  biography, photos, Mp3s and latest news.
• 
  Crying Whilst Dying - Two-piece from Kentucky. News, biography,
  discography, lyrics, and contact information
• Cyril Place - A
  gothic/industrial project, featuring MP3s, Quicktime video, lyrics, and
  links.
• Dark Poets Society - Official
  website of the German goth band Dark Poets Society.
• Dead Artist Syndrome -
  Official site of frontman Brian Healy and his pioneering Christian Goth
  band. News, merchandise, lyrics, biography with book list, interviews, and
  photos.
• Dead Poets
  Society - Free downloadable music of Gothic/Electronic act Dead Poets
  Society.
• Deep Eynde, The - Official
  website.
• Deranged Motives
  - EBM synth project out of South Florida combining pulsating electronic
  beats with atmospheric melodic strings.
• DeSade - By blending punk with
  the haunted melodies of the UK’s new Goth movement, the American Goth sound
  was born and dubbed death-rock. DeSade has taken a foundation of death-rock
  and adapted it to modern standards.
• Descendants of Cain -
  London based gothic band with an outstanding debut album “Aziluth” and the
  second album “Briah”.
• Diary of Dreams -
  Polish fanpage including lyrics, galleries, discography and interviews.
• Die Monster Die - Graveyard
  rock N’ roll.Horror Punk/gothic rock.In the grand tradition of the Misfits.7
  songs available to download.
• Die Schlaflosen
  - A site dedicated to the dark gothic sounds of Die Schlaflosen. Featuring
  pictures and downloads of this Hollywood based band.
• Dream Disciples - Glasgow,
  UK band with news, show dates, discography, merchandise, photos, and links.
• Dreams of Sanity -
  Official band site, featuring photos, albums, interviews, lyrics, free MP3s,
  and links to other gothic sites.
• Drent, Sid - A
  Melbourne-based poet, singer and songwriter. With poetry and writings.
• Dual Eden
  - Official site, including RealAudio and MP3 downloads, reviews and
  calendars.
• Empty Storage - Progressive
  darkrock band from Germany.
• 
  Entwine - Fan site for the Finnish goth rock band with news, pictures,
  discography, lyrics, FAQs and concert reviews.
• Eternal Bereavement
  - Official website. Contains pictures, member information, music, lyrics,
  tabs, fan art/poetry, contact information and a message board.
• Eve of Destiny - Eve of
  Destiny/Haruhiko Ash/Kozi news, info, reviews and pictures.
• Everdespair -
  Official homepage of the Pop/Heavy Lovemetal playing band.
• EvilRite - The official Homepage of
  Ritchie Wenaweser from WeltenBrand and his Solo-project EvilRite.
• Excession - Includes news,
  gig updates,merchandise, links and contact information.
• Fair Bitch Projekt, The - The official
  website of The Fair Bitch Projekt, a harsh gothic rock band from the gloomy
  depth of Turin, Italy.
• Fektion Fekler - Official site
  for news, pictures, and music for this electro group.
• First Church of
  the Living Dead, The - Christian goth band’s site features articles,
  MP3s, a newsletter and merchandise.
• Flaming Fire - A “spooky
  electronic chant” band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn. With news, background,
  and links.
• Flesh Eating Foundation - A
  Staffordshire, UK band signed to peoplesound. Influences include Depeche
  Mode, Ministry, The Pixies, Nine Inch Nails, The Smiths, and Skinny Puppy.
• Floodland -
  Information, reviews, and pictures of this Austrian gothic-rock band.
• Flying Buttresses, The
  - The official Flying Buttresses website. Everything you ever wanted to know
  about them and somethings you wish you’d never found out.
• Fra Lippo Lippi - Official
  site includes history and discography for the Norwegian band.
• Fraglen
  - A gothy groovilicious female duo who presents an original underground
  avant garde, esoteric, and eclectic sound for your souls. It’s called Gothic
  Spirituality Music.
• Frogpad - French electronic pop
  project. Site includes background information, audio clips, images, and
  concert dates.
• Ghosting - Official homepage of
  the German dark gothic band.
• Groupies, The - A girl goth
  band site, with pictures, song lyrics, news, and listings of clubs in a few
  German cities, plus London and Los Angeles.
• hAND - Official site of this
  up-and-coming emo-gothic rock band with sound samples to download, photos
  and news.
• Holy Kiss, The
  - A San Francisco-based deathrock band. With pictures, show dates, and link
  to band mp3.com pages for song downloads and music streaming.
• Howling Syn - A
  gothic/medieval/metal band from Montreal, Canada. With background,
  discography, MP3s, pictures, Winamp skins, and links.
• Ikon - Official site includes
  news, lyrics, discography, MP3 files, and gig dates.
• Imbolg’s Realm - Goth Band from New
  Jersey, named after the pagan winter holiday. With download of the song
  Duisigh (Awaken), links,chatroom, pictures, and news on upcoming shows.
• Incus - Incus is a 6 piece darkworld band
  featuring orchestral and tribal percussion, bass, cello, keyboards, and
  vocals. With an unusual instrumentation and skilled use of dynamics, Incus
  produces a spiritually hypnotic, tribal, and dark yet uplifting sound.
• Inertia - London based band with
  release information, merchandise, news, and links.
• Jacinta Arcadia - Australian
  Gothic Alternative Artist. Bella Ragazza, Haunting Ambience, Dark
  Faerytales, Venusian Vocals.
• James, Tyreah - Gothic female
  vocalist from Florida, formerly with Three Ton Gate. MP3s, photos, art
  gallery, links.
• Jenn Vix - Official artist
  website with information and links to news, music and videos.
• Jesus and the Gurus -
  Over 100 photos and videos and mp3 from the electro shock rock band from
  Zureich.
• Jesus Cleaver, The -
  Official site with vivid and emotive lyrics, a lush, beautifully disturbing
  atmosphere.
• Killing Miranda - News,
  show dates, profiles, audio samples, images, quotes, merchandise, and links.
• Kismet - An extension of
  the cult band Mizar this band is Australia based although performs regularly
  in Macedonia.
• Klaus, Deita - Hear the new album
  of Deita Klaus, “Order of the Golden Dawn” on MP3 featuring the
  controversial “Saint Diana,” a song about the former Princess Diana of
  Wales.
• KQdelirium -
  MP3s for the solo artist Christopher Quintos.
• Lair of The Shadow Dance -
  Official band site with images, sounds, information, releases and tour dates
  on this band from Finland.
• L´Âme Immortelle - Thomas
  Rainer and Sonja Kraushofer offer news, live reports, and a biography on
  their main band.
• Last Cry, The - Official site,
  with then and now pictures of band and crew member.
• The Last Dance - Los Angeles
  and Fountain Valley, California band site, offering insight on the band,
  tour dates and some MP3 downloads.
• Leisure Hive
  - Description and contact information.
• Libitina - The band’s
  official website, with news, live dates, MP3s, lyrics, merchandise and
  photos.
• Lilac Ambush - Boston Massachusetts
  Original Darkwave Band that melds the classic sounds of New Wave, Gothic &
  Industrial music in a pleasing, modern project.
• Live Not on Evil
  - Official site contains information about the band and their release “Lucky
  Stiff”. Contact information, upcoming shows, video for “the Scary Polka”.
• Lucan Wolf - The Lord of the
  Night’s official site is where you can dig up all the music, merchandise and
  other grave goods.
• Man and Machines - Man and
  Machines is Florida’s industrial/electronic mayhem from the depths of the
  underground scene.
• Mannequin Oddio
  - Free mp3 music downloads from Orthodox Gothic, Darkwave, Ambient,
  Industrial, EBM, Post-rock, Experimental, IDM, and Electronica.
• Manuskript - Show dates,
  merchandise, and discography.
• Marionettes
  - News, discography, history, photos, and contact information.
• Masochistic Religion
  - From the gothic hall of fame, Masochistic Religion continues to make music
  of a dark nature. The Band invites you to join them on their sonic journy
  from hell.
• Mephisto Walz - Official home
  page, with lyrics and song information, guitar and bass tabs, photographs,
  interviews and reviews, releases and related links.
• MerryWidowWeb - The official
  site for the Jacksonville based Gothic Industrial band Merry Widow.
• Mindshaft - Band originally
  formed in the mid-90s. Includes band history, reviews, lyrics, gig listing,
  and music samples.
• Moonspell - Official page of the
  band from Portugal.
• Moth -
  Three-piece gothic soundscape ensemble from the UK creating otherworldly
  sound and mood.
• Mothburner - A
  Celtic/blues/goth band from Cornwall UK, featuring biographies, pictures and
  links.
• Museum - A site featuring gothic
  rock music and images of this southern California band.
• Nemesea - New gothic symphonic
  metal sensation from Groningen, The Netherlands. Check out the gigs section
  for upcoming performances.
• 
  Neurepublik - Official site for this Dayton, Ohio based band. With news,
  audio clips, release information, and links.
• New Risen - Synthpop-gothic
  musician from Nantes, France. Official site includes news, lyrics, audio,
  and contact information.
• Night Eternal, The - A
  gothic/ethereal blend of classical inspiration celebrating the unification
  of three human voices.
• Nocturne - Official band site with
  pictures, sounds, biography, mailing list, merchandise and tour dates.
• Odor of Pears - Pictures,
  music and other information on this unique goth/industrial/world/performance
  art band.
• Of the Wand and the Moon
  - Danish folk noir music with Nordic mythological influences. Releases,
  photos and links to other music sites.
• Of withering ashes - Dark and
  barren heavy rock landscape, with traces of metal, celtic and gothic rock.
• Ostara - Official site for the music
  of Richard Leviathan.
• Pandrix Napier - Up and
  comming Gothic/Hardcore band. Pandrix Napier will pierce and corrupt your
  soul with the perfect blend of intense hardcore beats surrounded by gothic
  undertones.
• Paris Grim - Artist pages covering
  dark side arts, films, music, industrial MP3s, animations, and cryptic
  tales.
• Passion Play - Oxfordshire,
  UK band with photos, audio samples, merchandise, links, and contact
  information.
• Pelt - Fan site for the
  gothic rock band. With tour information, interviews, pictures and news.
• Razed In Black - Official
  band site, featuring news, tour dates, photos, audio and video.
• Razor Skyline, The - San
  Francisco and Seattle-based goth band site, with pictures, news, MP3s and
  related links.
• Red Badge Moment - Official
  site for this edgy, passionate, experimental musical project.
• Rhea’s Obsession -
  Russian fan site in Russian and English, featuring biography, discography,
  articles, news, pictures, and links.
• Rome Burns - Homepage for the
  band Rome Burns. Described by Mick Mercer as “Cool Goth with a sense of
  style that comes naturally”.
• Sabrina - Official site of
  gothic pop-rock recording, featuring biography, streaming audio, MP3s, photo
  gallery, news, fan club and links.
• Sand, The - Official site of the
  gothic rock one-man-band Sisters of Mercy style inspired by the Sandman.
  Contains free mp3 downloads from “The Memory of Dead Romances” CD, news,
  pictures, gothic resorces & dark links.
• Savior Sect - Gothic Rock, Dark
  Wave, Alternative Original Music.
• Schim - The art and
  music of Schim at their official homepage.
• Science and Horror -
  Official site for this dark gothic rock band featuring news, reviews,
  history, and MP3 samples for download.
• Scissorkiss - Fronted by
  strong female vocals, braced by blistering guitars, and backed by infectious
  beats, Boston-based Scissorkiss forges a seamless metallic alloy of
  aggressive gothic dance and dark techno-rock.
• Sekond Skin - Band site for
  Second Skin Links and events, and band related news for the Gothic and
  Idustrail set. Audio, photos, and reviews.
• Shades of Winter -
  Gothic rock band with free mp3s.
• Skeletal Family - Official
  site for the reformed 80’s goth band. Includes news, discography, gig guide,
  pictures, MP3s, and guest book.
• Solitary Sinners -
  Official site for the gothic punk band. With news, show details, lyrics, and
  links.
• Sopor Aeternus and the Ensemble
  of Shadows - A European dark band. Featuring background, FAQ,
  interviews, pictures, discography, lyrics, and MP3s.
• Stiffff Kitties - Popular
  USA based internationally charting Goth/Industrial/Trance/Dance band with a
  unique general audience appeal.
• 
  Strangewalls - A New England low-fi/gloom/post-punk/ether noise band,
  with sounds and reviews.
• Stripper - History,
  MP3s, show dates, and contact information.
• Stun - Official
  site with information on this now-split English goth band.
• Swarf - A moody electronica
  project. With news, biography, MP3 clips, pictures, reviews, show dates, and
  links.
• Sword Volcano Complex, The -
  Official site of this new artist whose debut release is on World Serpent.
  Also including information on SVC and related projects.
• Synoptia - Official
  artist site, with band information, news, pictures, discography, samples,
  lyrics, concert information and reviews.
• SYPh0N - An
  Ohio-based industrial/goth band, with biography, discography, forums and
  chat rooms.
• Terminal Ready
  - Official page for the band from Charlottesville, Virginia. With brief
  member profiles, pictures, show dates, and link to band MP3.com pages for
  downloads and further information.
• Thanatos
  - Romantic-pop, dark-folk and goth band on Projekt records, with album and
  video shopping links.
• Thebrotheregg - Portland
  Oregon’s Avant-rainpop quartet.
• These Crimson Dreams
  - History, profiles, photos, audio samples, merchandise, and contact
  information.
• Tiamat - Lyrics,
  photos, gallery of art at this unofficial site.
• Tragic Black - The official
  Tragic Black website with band photography, MP3 audio samples, lyrics, show
  dates, biography and merchandise.
• Trespass - The official site of
  the new french Gothic-rock band, news, downloadable mp3s, pictures.
• TuraTempla - TuraTempla is a
  cyber gothic project in which several musicians make songs in the styles of
  VNV Nation, Mesh etc. Styles varieing from Cyber to Noise and Industrial all
  are in TuraTempla soundscape.
• Twelfth of Never - Official
  site of this Massachusetts-based band. Find sound clips, tour information,
  personal profiles and band merchandise.
• UltraGrey - Texas-based band’s
  official site. With full length MP3 and RealAudio files, images, band
  history, release details and show calendar.
• Vanishing, The - Photos,
  links, and contact information.
• Vargotah - Official site with
  news, band, album, tour information, and links.
• Velvet Angel - The official
  website of the band.
• Vessels of Wrath - A
  gothic/industrial/metal band from Phoenix, Arizona. With news, background,
  pictures, lyrics, and MP3s.
• Villian -
  Information on this deathrock band, plus personal information on their
  gothabilly drummer.
• ViolentFix - A
  gothic/industrial project. With news, show dates, discography, and
  photography.
• Vision Bleak, The - Allen
  B. Konstanz and Ulf Theodor Schwadorf celebrate creepy and haunting
  entertainment inspired by the Horror-Novels and -Movies of Max Schreck, John
  Carpenter, Friedrich Murnau, H.P.Lovecraft or George Romero.
• Voodoo Church - A
  deathrock band that rose from the early California death-rock horror punk
  scene in 81-82.
• Wailing Wall - Official web site
  of the L.A. death-rock/post-punk band, with news, profile, pictures and MP3
  audio samples.
• World’s Greatest Band -
  Metal-goth rock music band. Site features MP3s, CD information and fanclub
  information.
• 9xDead - Site contains everything
  you never wanted to know about 9xdead, South Wales premier Dark Rock band.
• Xiphoid Process
  - New Mexico band’s official site includes news, biography, discography, and
  MP3s.
• 
  Xteriphonia - Italian darkwave industrial band’s site features news,
  biography, MP3s, images, tourdates, and contact information.
• Yorick - Includes photos, news,
  and discography with lyrics and song clips.
• Zeitgeist - Darkwave
  and gothrock out of Sydney, Australia. Provides information on discography,
  events, gigs, photos and mailing list.
• Zeitgeist Zero - Site
  about the UK band includes news, sound clips, photos, and show dates.
• Zoar - Music for the movies in your
  head.

Gothic Dresses

Gothic Dresses
By Robert Panciera

Gothic aesthetics is something that usually shocks others and is generally frowned upon, but little do those who do not understand it know that being goth is about this one thing: art.

In today’s world, underground and more obscure types of culture, music, and fashion are very hard to come by due to its scarcity. Hot Topic is definitely the ‘biggest’ fashion store for gothic culture and other types of similar interests (yet the popularity is seldom). Goths are found here and about, but there are many people who wish to stick with more ‘mom and pop’ or ‘DIY” (Do It Yourself) type chains.

Hot Topic, as well as other places in a big city may not be exactly what people are looking for due to price and availability of the desired gothic clothing; many have now started using the internet to search for gothic-related clothing and items for purchase rather than having only things in a normal store available to them.

Finding these stores may be a bit hard for others due to the lack of them on the internet, but if you prefer to buy clothing, as well as other gothic related items, using a smaller mailorder type website is your best bet. ‘Big chainstore’ generally translates into, ‘big factories’ which means that the items you are buying are not usually paid attention to and given the detail that it requires to end up with a quality product.

Finding quality gothic related clothing products for a good price is hard to come by at any given major chain store, so finding more of a smaller place is definitely your best bet for getting the quality product that you want for an even cheaper price than you’d pay in a store located in a mall.

Click here for more information on finding the store that suits your needs for gothic clothing

Gothic Clothes Styles - From Romantic Goth to Cybergoth

Gothic Clothes Styles - From Romantic Goth to Cybergoth
By Liza Lee

Traditional period Goth garb usually consists of mostly black clothing along with some white and are often accessorized with silver or pewter. The stereotypical gothic outfit sometimes referred to as the romantic look may include elaborate gowns and corsets, veils, full skirts, neck corsets, fishnets, lace and velvets. Also popular are tight-fitting trousers, pointy boots, flouncy poet or pirate shirts and footwear with buckles. I find the simplicity of traditional Goth style lends itself to variation, and is can be combined with fetish elements to give it a dark and romantic edge.

Closely related to the Romantic (Victorian, Elizabethan, Renaissance) Goth style is the Gothic Lolita style that emerged from Japan, usually a combination of black and white, often black with white lace and typically decorated with ribbons and lace trims. Frilly, ruffled or lace-trimmed Victorian blouses are also popular with Gothic Lolitas and designs are usually modest, sometimes with long lace-capped sleeves and/or high-necked blouses. Some additions may include mini top hats, parasols, and lace headdresses.

Most recently, Goth fashion has been infiltrated by forward-thinking styles that are more futuristic, science fiction and youthful. UV-reactive colors and materials, progressive fashions, huge shoes and boots, wild hair extensions using artificial materials, often with an undercut shave, goggles, cybernetics, androgyny, the influence of cyberpunk or anime themes and body modification are some of the elements of Cybergoth. A full-spectrum of bright or neon colors are an exciting addition to black. For example, a popular combination is black with hot pink, a flattering color for most skin tones.

Of course, you can borrow elements of one or more gothic subcategory and sometimes this is dependant on the occasion. For gothic theme parties, you may combine elements of vintage, Victorian and fetish to create a costume that is intentionally spectacular and fantasy-oriented as an artistic display.

For more gothic clothes tips and photos, visit http://www.goth-style-secrets.com

Liza Lee
Goth-Style-Secrets
http://www.goth-style-secrets.com