Artists
Only Theatre of Pain, Christian Death's 1982 debut album, is widely held as the first American Gothic album and cannot be easily classified as either a darker flavor of punk, horror punk, or gothic rock. As a result, Rozz Williams, the deceased lead singer of Christian Death, Shadow Project, Premature Ejaculation, etc. was considered one of the most influential artists in the goth and deathrock scene. Patrick Mata of Kommunity FK is another influential male deathrocker, as is Larry Rainwater of Ex-VoTo.
Dinah Cancer has been referred to as the Queen of Deathrock, the Goddess of Deathrock and the High Priestess of Deathrock for her role as the frontwoman for 45 Grave during a time when female lead singers were still considered somewhat of a rarity. Other influential female deathrockers include Eva O and Voodoo Church's Tina Winter.
Many artists in the United States released EPs and LPs prior to 1982 which would now be considered deathrock, such as the previously mentioned Theatre of Ice and Mighty Sphincter. British bands also made major contributions to the deathrock sound by adding a strong post-punk influence, including Joy Division, Bauhaus, and Siouxsie and the Banshees. Other bands from around the world added their own unique contribution to deathrock, including Xmal Deutschland in Germany, Virgin Prunes from Ireland, and The Birthday Party in Australia.
However, The Sisters of Mercy, who are frequently played at deathrock clubs, are generally not considered to be a deathrock band, as the most prominent example of their sound Floodland has more in common with second-wave gothic rock bands (as they were the second wave's prime influence).
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—Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)
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“If the man who paints only the tree, or flower, or other surface he sees before him were an artist, the king of artists would be the photographer. It is for the artist to do something beyond this: in portrait painting to put on canvas something more than the face the model wears for that one day; to paint the man, in short, as well as his features.”
—James Mcneill Whistler (1834–1903)