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| ''Gothic Music'' is a relatively invovled term, in that it is necessary to distinguish it as distinct (but by no means whatsoever exclusive) of the term ]. Goth music is a relatively narrow selection of genres encompassing mainly ] and some ], ], ], ] etc. normally heavily linked with the ]. Gothic Music however is a distinct term referring to music that fits within the classic ], rather than the goth subculture: that is, music with a dark air that embraces themes of nature, excess and decay over order, logic and reason, often with a bent towards the supernatural. | |||
| The widest genre of music that is not goth but could largely be considered gothic is ], especially the european subgenres such as ], ] and particularly ], ] and ]. It is also the genre in which the most confusion between the two terms arises, with ] and ] being particularly often confused. In its right sense '''Gothic Metal''' is a much wider term than '''Goth Metal''', which should properly only be used to describe bands heavily influenced by ] and its related genres such as ] and ], as opposed to gothic metal which can be extended to apply to considerable portions of Doom and Black metal, particularly ], which is indeed sometimes called 'Gothic Black Metal'. | |||
| It should be noted that, whilst Gothic music is not necessarily Goth, Goth music is almost always Gothic. More over, gothic metal is usually not considered gothic by members of the gothic music scene. | |||
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| ] "The Gothic Tradition" ] 0 521 777321 | |||
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