Gothic Rock Black Book

Arts & Photography

Mercer, Mick

Music

Music Sales Corp

The vast Goth underground--with its dignified, melancholic graveyard aesthetic derived from such sources as Gothic horror novels, the Addams Family, Alice Cooper, and Anne Rice--is nothing short of an international phenomenon. The Hex Files offers a five-continent survey of what's out there and how to plug into the Goth scene worldwide. 200+ illustrations.

The Hex Files - The Goth Bible

Reference

B. T. Batsford Limited

Mick Mercer is a journalist and author best known for his photos and reviews of the goth, punk and indie music scenes. This book is a great blast from the past. It's a fairly detailed encyclopedia of the Gothic rock scene throughout the 80's and early 90's by one of the journalists who covered it. Though fairly dated now( I think few of the bands covered exist anymore) Mercer does his surly sarcastic best to give an overview of the Goth scene, from the bands to the fans, writers, artists, showing where the scene had been and where it was going. I loved this book in 1992 and its still a great read today. Highly recommended to anyone interested in the history of Goth.

Gothic Rock

Cleopatra Records

Since Mick Mercer’s acclaimed last book 21st Century Goth was published in 2002, the MySpace internet phenomenon has helped fuel a worldwide explosion of related music. But as well as adding countries to the musical map, the post-Goth scene has resulted in a bewildering variety of musical sub-genres. This fully illustrated book is aimed to be the ultimate resource to make sense of the chaos, covering the fields of ambient, cabaret noir, deathrock, goth, gothic metal, horror punk, melodramatic song, post-punk, and psychobilly. Packed with discographical information, web addresses, line-ups, and often contributions from the bands themselves, this is the first edition of a book that will be turned to again and again and will undoubtedly appear in new editions as the years pass.

Music to Die For: The International Guide to Today's Extreme Music Scene

Cherry Red Books

<p>The most complete single source of Goth and Goth–related information ever published.</p>

21st Century Goth

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Reynolds & Hearn

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