Pagan rock
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Pagan rock is a genre of rock music created by adherents of neopagan traditions. It emerged as a distinct genre from gothic rock in the 1980s. Bands in this genre will often use pagan and occult imagery and deal with pagan themes. In some cases the definition is stretched to include rock bands embraced by modern Pagans.
History
An early
Characteristics
The term "Pagan rock" differentiates the genre from
.In many ways, the label of "Pagan rock" carries with it the same complexities and problems as Christian rock. Like contemporary Christian music, it is more an umbrella term than a cohesive musical genre. The Pagan rock label can include bands like Inkubus Sukkubus and The Moon and the Nightspirit who explicitly state their allegiance to Neopaganism; bands like Abney Park who have Neopagans in the band but do not label themselves as pagan rock, and bands like Unto Ashes who sing songs involving occult and Neopagan themes but avoid publicly labeling their personal belief systems.
See also
- Neopagan music
- Wave-Gotik-Treffen
- Folk rock
- Goth subculture
- Dark wave
- Neofolk
- Pagan metal
- Viking rock
References
Citations
- ^ Lewis 1999, p. 194.
- ^ a b Pitzl-Waters 2014, p. 76.
- ^ Morgan 2003, p. 519.
- ^ Pitzl-Waters 2014, p. 81.
Sources
- ISBN 1-57607-134-0.
- Morgan, David (2003). "Inkubus Sukkubus". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock. London: Rough Guides. pp. 519–520. ISBN 1-84353-105-4.
- Pitzl-Waters, Jason (2014). "The Darker Shade of Pagan: The Emergence of Goth". In Weston, Donna; Bennett, Andy (eds.). Pop Pagans: Paganism and Popular Music. London and New York: Routledge. pp. 76–90. ISBN 978-1-84465-646-2.
External links
- List of Pagan artists on Witchvox Archived 7 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- Pagan rock on the internet