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deathrock 

Originally Deathrock was a term used for certain bands that came out of the Los Angeles and New York Punk scenes in the late 70's and early 80's. These were bands that were morbid, darker, and maybe even esoteric when compared to the more straight forward Punk bands. It was essentially America's counterpart to England's Positive Punk (later called Gothic) scene. In the 90's the term "Deathrock" disappeared as more and more American bands adopted the Euro Goth look and sound. Positive Punk, Deathrock, and Gloom & Doom merged under the "Goth" banner. But from the late 90’s to present day, the Goth scene became polluted by Techno, Cyber Culture, EBM and Nu-Metal. Goth had all but lost its Underground rock & roll roots as well as it's meaning. It became another watered down trend to the mainstream, and Techno Disco to the underground. Deathrock became a world wide term for traditional Goth as a response to all this. New guitar based bands sprouted up all accross the globe, continuing the legacy of Bauhaus, Joy Division, Christian Death and The Misfits. Deathrock returned as an alternative for modern Goths fed up with the tainted modern Goth scene.
West Coast Deathrock: Christian Death, Kommunity FK, 45 Grave.

East Coast Deathrock: Samhain, Mourning Noise, New Math

Positive Punk (Early Goth): Ausgang, Southern Death Cult, Sex Gang Children

Modern Deathrock: Bloody Dead and Sexy, Cinema Strange, The Brides
deathrock by Crypt September 8, 2004

Deathrocker 

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)
A deathrocker is both political and morbid
Deathrocker by pseudo-british January 24, 2009

deathnote 

Jordan: Hey did you watch deathnote
Pat: What's deathnote
Jordan:You got to be kidding me it's the best anime ever
deathnote by Jordan Fuller March 17, 2008

A Deathroll

While standing at the top of a flight of stairs . Carefull insert the thumb of your weaker hand into your anus . With the other hand begin the masturbate with great gusto. Just as you feel climax is come , launch yourself with full freedom down the stairs making sure to roll keeping the thumb fully inserted in your anus.
I did a deathroll last night
The kawasaki center steps is my everest
A Deathroll by Pink pages 2018 September 28, 2018

Deathnote 

A manga (Japanese comic book) In which a young school boy finds a book called a Deathnote. If he writes someones name in the Deathnote they will die.
1. Have you read the latest chapter of Deathnote?

2. I'm going to kill him by writing his name in the Deathnote
Deathnote by Tommy Kerr September 6, 2005

Deathrock 

What goth music originally sounded like before the mopey set took over. A combination of horror-themed post-punk and rock music. Such bands as Christian Death, The Birthday Party and Bone Orchard helped create the sound, while bands like Cinema Strange and Bloody Dead And Sexy continue the tradition today.
In the early 80's, you could go to the Batcave to hear deathrock and post-mortem glam.
Deathrock by Lakini Malich February 26, 2004
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