Definition:
1) A member of the deathrock counter-culture
2) A missing link between punk and
goth
3) A gothic-punk
Style and appearance:
A deathrocker's style is:
1) A mix of the
goth and punk fashion:
black\gray clothes,
ripped clothes typical to punk, amulets and jewelry typical to
goth, combat\biker boots (Doc Martins preferably).
2) Makeup
3) Nail-polish (some say it's necessary)
4) Deathhawk, mohawk, spikes, irokez, death
guy doo, trihawk, any colored or natural hair
5) D.I.
Y.
Attitude:
1) Have ironic humor
2) Be fond of blood, brains, zombies (mostly), vampires, bats.
3) Be political.
4) Be interested in supernatural, strange, mystical, occult things
5) Pretend to be undead
6) Be artistic, as both punks and goths are artistic
people
7) Read a lot (mostly anything you like)
8) Mosh and fight! - since you're half punk, you can mosh or fight whenever you want, as you have to stand up for what is yours
9) Be ironic!
10) Walk around graveyards, as you're half
goth, just don't mess it up
11) Never be too serious
12) Watch horror
13) Be yourself and don't sell-out!
14) Worship death, but don't take it as a authority
15) Be against mainstream
Music: (bands are JUST examples, listen to anything you like of these genres)
1) Deathrock (TSOL, 45 Grave, Christian Death)
2) Batcave
3) Post-punk (Joy Division, Siouxie and The Banshees)
4)
Goth-rock (there's not much there anymore, listen to what you find, unless they're posers or
pop-
goth)
5) Punk-rock (any with political background, but not
pop-punk)
6) Horror-punk (The Horrors, Misfits, Wednesday 13)
