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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. | |||
| ==References== | |||
| ] "The Gothic Tradition" ] 0 521 777321 | |||
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