List of dark rock bands

The following is a list of notable dark rock bands:

• Anathema ^[1]
• The Awakening ^[2]
• Bullet for My Valentine ^[3]
• Big John Bates Noirchestra ^[4]
• City of Caterpillar ^[5]
• Damien Done ^{[6] [7]}
• Destiny ^[8]
• Duotang ^[9]
• Entwine
• Evanescence ^[10]
• Fields of the Nephilim ^[11]
• Grinderman ^[12]
• Hedningarna ^[13]
• HIM ^[14]
• Katatonia ^[15]
• Lapko ^[16]
• Lord of the Lost ^[17]
• Lorelei ^[18]
• Lycia ^[19]
• Madrugada ^{[20] [21]}
• Paradise Lost ^[22]
• Phase ^[23]
• Planes Mistaken for Stars ^[24]
• Roterfeld ^[25]
• Sheila Divine ^[26]
• She Wants Revenge ^[27]
• Stabbing Westward ^[28]
• The Warlocks ^[29]
• The Beauty of Gemina
• Wolf Parade ^[30]
• Xiu Xiu ^[31]
• Zeraphine ^[32]

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2. Van Pelt, Doug (February 2010). "The Awakening update". HM Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
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4. "Big John Bates:Noirchestra". Frontman Records.
5. Butler, Blake. "City of Caterpillar - The City of Caterpillar". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
6. Anderl, Tim (21 April 2023). "Video Premiere: Damien Done - 'Bounty and Blight" (featuring La Femme Pendu)". New Noise Magazine . Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
7. "DAMIEN DONE unveils an eclectic blend of post punk, gothic rock, new wave with great new album "Total Power" - IDIOTEQ.com". 17 May 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
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9. Spano, Charles (26 June 2001). "The Bright Side - Duotang". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
10. Bialczak, Mark (15 August 2003). "EVANESCENCE TO ROCK K-ROCKATHON; SINGER AMY LEE, 21, IS GETTING USED TO THE HECTIC LIFE MUSIC STARDOM CAN BRING". The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY). Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. ...members of what's been described as a dark-rock band, lead guitarist Ben Moody, guitarist John LeCompt and drummer Rocky Gray.
11. Pizek, Jeff (29 November 2002). "Fields of Nephilism's 'Fallen' falls a bit short". Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL). It's a moody slice of dark rock, but its existence is shadier than the canopy of a dead tree on a moonlit night.^{[ dead link ‍]}
12. Riemenschneider, Chris (25 November 2010). "Nick Cave piles it on with Grinderman; Australia's dark rock prince went for broke Tuesday night at First Avenue, and hit his mark". Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN). Archived from the original on 9 April 2016.
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17. "Blut und Glitzer beim ESC: Dark-Rocker Lord of the Lost über Korsetts und Kindheitsträume". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN   1865-2263 . Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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19. Raggett, Ned. "The Burning Circle and Then Dust [2 CD] - Lycia". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
20. "Madrugada; The Deep End of Norway". Nordic Reach. 30 September 2005. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2012. The dark rock brings to mind musicians such as Nick Cave and Iggy Pop.
21. "Artists :: MADRUGADA". MusicMight. Archived from the original on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
22. "Paradise Lost; Biografie, Musikvideos, News, Fotos". VIVA.tv. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2012. Der Frage nach der Zuordnung zu einem musikalischen Stil begegnete Sänger Nick Holmes mit der eigenen Genredefinition Dark Rock
23. "Phase; Bio, News, Photos". AllMusic. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
24. Gutierrez, Nate (22 October 2004). "SOUND WAVES.(Pasatiempo)". The Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 5 May 2012. Planes Mistaken for Stars is pure, loud, dark rock.^{[ dead link ‍]}
25. "Dark Rocker Roterfeld im Kloster". heute. Vienna, Austria. 26 March 2012.
26. Ruberto, Toni (1 July 2001). "Stop and Listen". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. The melodically rich dark rock is potent and haunting.
27. Alexander, Chris (25 November 2011). "Peter Murphy and She Wants Revenge in Toronto". Fangoria.
28. Borzillo, Carrie (7 March 1998). "Stabbing Westward Sees The Positive". Billboard Magazine. p. 9.
29. Perry, Tim (18 January 2003). "Going Out: Pop - Single of the Week". The Independent (London). Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. ...it's dark rock that makes the Strokes sound like David Sneddon.
30. "The Billboard Reviews Albums". Billboard Magazine. 21 June 2008. p. 53.
31. Morse, Steve (2 September 2005). "Tales from the dark side". The Boston Globe (subscription required). The graphic lyrics, however, which give Xiu Xiu the shape of dark rock opera, are what stand out the most.
32. "News". Releasemagazine.net. Retrieved 5 April 2012.