Chicago is "the hotbed of gothic activity,"†
as well as the birthplace of industrial music, with help from the
advent of Wax Trax! Records in the late 70s and early 80s. Needless to
say, Chicago is very open and welcoming to new music styles and
artists, and many have gotten their start here. The following is a list
of some of the local "dark underground" bands and musicians in the
Chicago area. Bands are listed within their primary sound genre. Get
listed or change genre category.
AMBIENT/ETHEREAL/SHOEGAZE
| BAND NAME | LATEST ALBUM | UPCOMING SHOWS |
| Arch Visceral Parlor | Lascia, Wilis EP | |
| The Glass Hour
or on MySpace Ethereal |
Amaranthine | |
| The Dead
Superheroes or on MySpace "Dark chamber rock" |
I'll Spend My Nights in the Graveyard |
|
| Rachael's.Surrender
or on
MySpace Darkwave |
RS | |
| Relenter
or on
MySpace Darkwave/Goth |
Through the Mirror | |
| Sensuous Enemy
or on
MySpace Ambient/New Wave/Goth/Industrial |
Fragments | |
| The
Shadowpeople or on MySpace (Milwaukee,
WI) Gothic |
Fortunes Told | |
| Soulscape
or on
MySpace New Gothic |
Grave New World | |
| Trigger10d
or on
MySpace Trip-hop/Darkwave |
but the girl's the same Remix EP |
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DEATH METAL/GOTH METAL
| BAND NAME | LATEST ALBUM | UPCOMING SHOWS |
| Fashion Bomb or
on
MySpace Gothic Metal |
Devils
to Some, Angels to Others |
|
| Dies Mali or on
MySpace Dark, Heavy Gothic Industrial |
|
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| Marazene or on
MySpace Industrial |
Machination | |
| Something
Beautiful Gothic/Progressive/Metal |
||
| URN
or on
MySpace Goth/Industrial/Metal |
Desecrated Ashes |
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EBM
| BAND NAME | LATEST ALBUM | UPCOMING SHOWS |
| 101
Damnations or on MySpace EBM, Industrial, Goth |
Muse | |
| Grigori 3 or on
MySpace EBM |
Exile | |
| Infinity
Interrupt or on
MySpace Industrial/EBM |
Hybrid Still Life | |
| P
T I
or on
MySpace Electro/EBM |
Exhaust |
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ELECTRO
| BAND NAME | LATEST ALBUM | UPCOMING SHOWS |
| i:scintilla or on MySpace Electro/Industrial |
Optics |
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ELECTRONICA/SYNTHPOP
| BAND NAME | LATEST ALBUM | UPCOMING SHOWS |
| Atomica
or on MySpace Down-tempo/Electronica |
komposi003 | |
| Comasoft or on
MySpace |
Impulsive | |
| The Dead Room or on
Reverb Nation |
Rastignire | |
| Terminal Bliss
or on
MySpace Synthpop/Darkwave |
The Art of Seduction |
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GOTHABILLY
| BAND NAME | LATEST ALBUM | UPCOMING SHOWS |
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GOTHIC/DARKWAVE
| BAND NAME | LATEST ALBUM | UPCOMING SHOWS |
| Bella Luna
or on
MySpace Gothic rock |
"Loading...Please Wait" | |
| BioCarbon-13 Experimental/Darkwave |
Cheeseball | |
| Dead Superheroes Orchestra Gothic Chamber Rock |
I'll Spend My Nights in the Graveyard | |
| Fragmentation
or on
MySpace Industrial/Darkwave/Aggrotech |
{forthcoming} | |
| Leper
or on
MySpace goth/industrial |
new album September, 2009 |
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INDUSTRIAL/NOISE
| BAND NAME | LATEST ALBUM | UPCOMING SHOWS |
| Acumen Nation or on on MySpace Electro-industrial |
What the F**k | |
| Cruciform
Injection or on MySpace Electronic Industrial |
Aftermath | |
| Curse This
Metal Body Industrial |
||
| Compliant
or on
MySpace Industrial |
[none] | |
| Digital Mindy
or on
MySpace Industrial/Rock/Metal |
Falling Up | |
| Die
Warzau
or on
MySpace Industrial |
Convenience | |
| The Gothsicles
or on
MySpace of Milwaukee, WI Gothic / Industrial with comedy |
Etherblisster EP listen on website, or buy Halo compilation; new album upcoming. | |
| Jilt Industrial |
||
| ManufraQture
or on
MySpace Industrial/Hardcore |
No Rest For The Wicked | |
| Seven
Mile Radius Industrial |
Seven
Mile Radius |
|
|
SutureSelf Industrial/EBM/electronica |
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| Project.44
or on
MySpace Dark industrial |
The System Doesn't Work |
|
| Room 101
or on
BandCamp.com Industrial Punk Rock |
The Gadfly |
|
| Stromkern or on MySpace Industrial |
Light It Up |
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LOLITA
| BAND NAME | LATEST ALBUM | UPCOMING SHOWS |
| Curiosity Gothic Lolita Industrial Jazz Music |
Curiosity |
