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Nearly 20 years after deathrock and goth first appeared on the music scenes in Southern California and London, the deathrock revival began in Southern California. During 1998 in [[Long Beach, California]], owners of the Que Sera, a local bar asked Jeremy “Jermz” Meza and friends, to throw a one-night “old school” Gothic Halloween party. After the success of the one-off party, the event quickly evolved into a regular deathrock club called Release the Bats<ref>[http://www.releasethebats.info/ ReleaseTheBats.info]</ref> and a focal point in California for the reemerging deathrock movement. (The club is named after a song by the Australian band [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]].)

Nearly 20 years after deathrock and goth first appeared on the music scenes in Southern California and London, the deathrock revival began in Southern California. During 1998 in [[Long Beach, California]], owners of the Que Sera, a local bar asked Jeremy “Jermz” Meza and friends, to throw a one-night “old school” Gothic Halloween party. After the success of the one-off party, the event quickly evolved into a regular deathrock club called Release the Bats<ref>[http://www.releasethebats.info/ ReleaseTheBats.info]</ref> and a focal point in California for the reemerging deathrock movement. (The club is named after a song by the Australian band [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]].)

The current deathrock movement is similar to the original deathrock scene in Los Angeles and the Batcave movement in London,<ref>[http://kisskissbangbang.bravehost.com/faq1.html KissKissBangBang.com]</ref> but more unified in the US, UK, and Europe through various record labels. In addition to clubs, the current scene is centered around concerts, special events, parties, and horror movie screenings, as well as bands like Ex-VoTo,Cinema Strange, [[Bloody Dead And Sexy]], [[Chants of Maldoror]], [[Cauda Pavonis]] and [[Tragic Black]]. The [[internet]] is playing a major role in the deathrock revival. There are [[websites]] devoted to the discussion deathrock [[music]], [[Band (music)|bands]] and [[fashions]] as well as horror movies, such as [http://www.deathrock.com deathrock.com] and [http://www.post-punk.com post-punk.com], plus [[Electronic mailing list|mailing lists]] for deathrockers on various online virtual communities, such as [[MySpace]].

The current deathrock movement is similar to the original deathrock scene in Los Angeles and the Batcave movement in London,<ref>[http://kisskissbangbang.bravehost.com/faq1.html KissKissBangBang.com]</ref> but more unified in the US, UK, and Europe through various record labels. In addition to clubs, the current scene is centered around concerts, special events, parties, and horror movie screenings, as well as bands like Ex-VoTo,Cinema Strange, [[Bloody Dead And Sexy]], [[Chants of Maldoror]], and [[Tragic Black]]. The [[internet]] is playing a major role in the deathrock revival. There are [[websites]] devoted to the discussion deathrock [[music]], [[Band (music)|bands]] and [[fashions]] as well as horror movies, such as [http://www.deathrock.com deathrock.com] and [http://www.post-punk.com post-punk.com], plus [[Electronic mailing list|mailing lists]] for deathrockers on various online virtual communities, such as [[MySpace]].

There has been a shift to a more post-punk sound as a result of the influence of the European bands of the 80s. Second, there is the apolitical influence of [[psychobilly]] which discourages political debates that have the potential to fragment the scene (however a couple of famous death rock acts, [[TSOL]] and [[Rudimentary Peni]], were originally [[anarcho-punk]] bands, and there is still some slight crossover between the two scenes). The [[Drop Dead Festival]], which is similar to psychobilly’s Hootenanny, gives bands with smaller fan bases an opportunity to play before larger crowds.<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.18.02/allshookdown-0229.html MetroActive.com]</ref>

There has been a shift to a more post-punk sound as a result of the influence of the European bands of the 80s. Second, there is the apolitical influence of [[psychobilly]] which discourages political debates that have the potential to fragment the scene (however a couple of famous death rock acts, [[TSOL]] and [[Rudimentary Peni]], were originally [[anarcho-punk]] bands, and there is still some slight crossover between the two scenes). The [[Drop Dead Festival]], which is similar to psychobilly’s Hootenanny, gives bands with smaller fan bases an opportunity to play before larger crowds.<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.18.02/allshookdown-0229.html MetroActive.com]</ref>

Nearly 20 years after deathrock and goth first appeared on the music scenes in Southern California and London, the deathrock revival began in Southern California. During 1998 in [[Long Beach, California]], owners of the Que Sera, a local bar asked Jeremy “Jermz” Meza and friends, to throw a one-night “old school” Gothic Halloween party. After the success of the one-off party, the event quickly evolved into a regular deathrock club called Release the Bats<ref>[http://www.releasethebats.info/ ReleaseTheBats.info]</ref> and a focal point in California for the reemerging deathrock movement. (The club is named after a song by the Australian band [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]].)

Nearly 20 years after deathrock and goth first appeared on the music scenes in Southern California and London, the deathrock revival began in Southern California. During 1998 in [[Long Beach, California]], owners of the Que Sera, a local bar asked Jeremy “Jermz” Meza and friends, to throw a one-night “old school” Gothic Halloween party. After the success of the one-off party, the event quickly evolved into a regular deathrock club called Release the Bats<ref>[http://www.releasethebats.info/ ReleaseTheBats.info]</ref> and a focal point in California for the reemerging deathrock movement. (The club is named after a song by the Australian band [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]].)

The current deathrock movement is similar to the original deathrock scene in Los Angeles and the Batcave movement in London,<ref>[http://kisskissbangbang.bravehost.com/faq1.html KissKissBangBang.com]</ref> but more unified in the US, UK, and Europe through various record labels. In addition to clubs, the current scene is centered around concerts, special events, parties, and horror movie screenings, as well as bands like Ex-VoTo,Cinema Strange, [[Bloody Dead And Sexy]], [[Chants of Maldoror]], and [[Tragic Black]]. The [[internet]] is playing a major role in the deathrock revival. There are [[websites]] devoted to the discussion deathrock [[music]], [[Band (music)|bands]] and [[fashions]] as well as horror movies, such as [http://www.deathrock.com deathrock.com] and [http://www.post-punk.com post-punk.com], plus [[Electronic mailing list|mailing lists]] for deathrockers on various online virtual communities, such as [[MySpace]].

The current deathrock movement is similar to the original deathrock scene in Los Angeles and the Batcave movement in London,<ref>[http://kisskissbangbang.bravehost.com/faq1.html KissKissBangBang.com]</ref> but more unified in the US, UK, and Europe through various record labels. In addition to clubs, the current scene is centered around concerts, special events, parties, and horror movie screenings, as well as bands like Ex-VoTo,Cinema Strange, [[Bloody Dead And Sexy]], [[Chants of Maldoror]], [[Cauda Pavonis]] and [[Tragic Black]]. The [[internet]] is playing a major role in the deathrock revival. There are [[websites]] devoted to the discussion deathrock [[music]], [[Band (music)|bands]] and [[fashions]] as well as horror movies, such as [http://www.deathrock.com deathrock.com] and [http://www.post-punk.com post-punk.com], plus [[Electronic mailing list|mailing lists]] for deathrockers on various online virtual communities, such as [[MySpace]].

There has been a shift to a more post-punk sound as a result of the influence of the European bands of the 80s. Second, there is the apolitical influence of [[psychobilly]] which discourages political debates that have the potential to fragment the scene (however a couple of famous death rock acts, [[TSOL]] and [[Rudimentary Peni]], were originally [[anarcho-punk]] bands, and there is still some slight crossover between the two scenes). The [[Drop Dead Festival]], which is similar to psychobilly’s Hootenanny, gives bands with smaller fan bases an opportunity to play before larger crowds.<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.18.02/allshookdown-0229.html MetroActive.com]</ref>

There has been a shift to a more post-punk sound as a result of the influence of the European bands of the 80s. Second, there is the apolitical influence of [[psychobilly]] which discourages political debates that have the potential to fragment the scene (however a couple of famous death rock acts, [[TSOL]] and [[Rudimentary Peni]], were originally [[anarcho-punk]] bands, and there is still some slight crossover between the two scenes). The [[Drop Dead Festival]], which is similar to psychobilly’s Hootenanny, gives bands with smaller fan bases an opportunity to play before larger crowds.<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.18.02/allshookdown-0229.html MetroActive.com]</ref>

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Nearly 20 years after deathrock and goth first appeared on the music scenes in Southern California and London, the deathrock revival began in Southern California. During 1998 in [[Long Beach, California]], owners of the Que Sera, a local bar asked Jeremy “Jermz” Meza and friends, to throw a one-night “old school” Gothic Halloween party. After the success of the one-off party, the event quickly evolved into a regular deathrock club called Release the Bats<ref>[http://www.releasethebats.info/ ReleaseTheBats.info]</ref> and a focal point in California for the reemerging deathrock movement. (The club is named after a song by the Australian band [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]].)

Nearly 20 years after deathrock and goth first appeared on the music scenes in Southern California and London, the deathrock revival began in Southern California. During 1998 in [[Long Beach, California]], owners of the Que Sera, a local bar asked Jeremy “Jermz” Meza and friends, to throw a one-night “old school” Gothic Halloween party. After the success of the one-off party, the event quickly evolved into a regular deathrock club called Release the Bats<ref>[http://www.releasethebats.info/ ReleaseTheBats.info]</ref> and a focal point in California for the reemerging deathrock movement. (The club is named after a song by the Australian band [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]].)

The current deathrock movement is similar to the original deathrock scene in Los Angeles and the Batcave movement in London,<ref>[http://kisskissbangbang.bravehost.com/faq1.html KissKissBangBang.com]</ref> but more unified in the US, UK, and Europe through various record labels. In addition to clubs, the current scene is centered around concerts, special events, parties, and horror movie screenings, as well as bands like Ex-VoTo,Cinema Strange, [[Bloody Dead And Sexy]], [[Chants of Maldoror]], [[Cauda Pavonis]] and [[Tragic Black]]. The [[internet]] is playing a major role in the deathrock revival. There are [[websites]] devoted to the discussion deathrock [[music]], [[Band (music)|bands]] and [[fashions]] as well as horror movies, such as [http://www.deathrock.com deathrock.com] and [http://www.post-punk.com post-punk.com], plus [[Electronic mailing list|mailing lists]] for deathrockers on various online virtual communities, such as [[MySpace]].

The current deathrock movement is similar to the original deathrock scene in Los Angeles and the Batcave movement in London,<ref>[http://kisskissbangbang.bravehost.com/faq1.html KissKissBangBang.com]</ref> but more unified in the US, UK, and Europe through various record labels. In addition to clubs, the current scene is centered around concerts, special events, parties, and horror movie screenings, as well as bands like Ex-VoTo,Cinema Strange, [[Bloody Dead And Sexy]], [[Chants of Maldoror]], and [[Tragic Black]]. The [[internet]] is playing a major role in the deathrock revival. There are [[websites]] devoted to the discussion deathrock [[music]], [[Band (music)|bands]] and [[fashions]] as well as horror movies, such as [http://www.deathrock.com deathrock.com] and [http://www.post-punk.com post-punk.com], plus [[Electronic mailing list|mailing lists]] for deathrockers on various online virtual communities, such as [[MySpace]].

There has been a shift to a more post-punk sound as a result of the influence of the European bands of the 80s. Second, there is the apolitical influence of [[psychobilly]] which discourages political debates that have the potential to fragment the scene (however a couple of famous death rock acts, [[TSOL]] and [[Rudimentary Peni]], were originally [[anarcho-punk]] bands, and there is still some slight crossover between the two scenes). The [[Drop Dead Festival]], which is similar to psychobilly’s Hootenanny, gives bands with smaller fan bases an opportunity to play before larger crowds.<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.18.02/allshookdown-0229.html MetroActive.com]</ref>

There has been a shift to a more post-punk sound as a result of the influence of the European bands of the 80s. Second, there is the apolitical influence of [[psychobilly]] which discourages political debates that have the potential to fragment the scene (however a couple of famous death rock acts, [[TSOL]] and [[Rudimentary Peni]], were originally [[anarcho-punk]] bands, and there is still some slight crossover between the two scenes). The [[Drop Dead Festival]], which is similar to psychobilly’s Hootenanny, gives bands with smaller fan bases an opportunity to play before larger crowds.<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.18.02/allshookdown-0229.html MetroActive.com]</ref>

Nearly 20 years after deathrock and goth first appeared on the music scenes in Southern California and London, the deathrock revival began in Southern California. During 1998 in [[Long Beach, California]], owners of the Que Sera, a local bar asked Jeremy “Jermz” Meza and friends, to throw a one-night “old school” Gothic Halloween party. After the success of the one-off party, the event quickly evolved into a regular deathrock club called Release the Bats<ref>[http://www.releasethebats.info/ ReleaseTheBats.info]</ref> and a focal point in California for the reemerging deathrock movement. (The club is named after a song by the Australian band [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]].)

Nearly 20 years after deathrock and goth first appeared on the music scenes in Southern California and London, the deathrock revival began in Southern California. During 1998 in [[Long Beach, California]], owners of the Que Sera, a local bar asked Jeremy “Jermz” Meza and friends, to throw a one-night “old school” Gothic Halloween party. After the success of the one-off party, the event quickly evolved into a regular deathrock club called Release the Bats<ref>[http://www.releasethebats.info/ ReleaseTheBats.info]</ref> and a focal point in California for the reemerging deathrock movement. (The club is named after a song by the Australian band [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]].)

The current deathrock movement is similar to the original deathrock scene in Los Angeles and the Batcave movement in London,<ref>[http://kisskissbangbang.bravehost.com/faq1.html KissKissBangBang.com]</ref> but more unified in the US, UK, and Europe through various record labels. In addition to clubs, the current scene is centered around concerts, special events, parties, and horror movie screenings, as well as bands like Ex-VoTo,Cinema Strange, [[Bloody Dead And Sexy]], [[Chants of Maldoror]], and [[Tragic Black]]. The [[internet]] is playing a major role in the deathrock revival. There are [[websites]] devoted to the discussion deathrock [[music]], [[Band (music)|bands]] and [[fashions]] as well as horror movies, such as [http://www.deathrock.com deathrock.com] and [http://www.post-punk.com post-punk.com], plus [[Electronic mailing list|mailing lists]] for deathrockers on various online virtual communities, such as [[MySpace]].

The current deathrock movement is similar to the original deathrock scene in Los Angeles and the Batcave movement in London,<ref>[http://kisskissbangbang.bravehost.com/faq1.html KissKissBangBang.com]</ref> but more unified in the US, UK, and Europe through various record labels. In addition to clubs, the current scene is centered around concerts, special events, parties, and horror movie screenings, as well as bands like Ex-VoTo,Cinema Strange, [[Bloody Dead And Sexy]], [[Chants of Maldoror]], [[Cauda Pavonis]] and [[Tragic Black]]. The [[internet]] is playing a major role in the deathrock revival. There are [[websites]] devoted to the discussion deathrock [[music]], [[Band (music)|bands]] and [[fashions]] as well as horror movies, such as [http://www.deathrock.com deathrock.com] and [http://www.post-punk.com post-punk.com], plus [[Electronic mailing list|mailing lists]] for deathrockers on various online virtual communities, such as [[MySpace]].

There has been a shift to a more post-punk sound as a result of the influence of the European bands of the 80s. Second, there is the apolitical influence of [[psychobilly]] which discourages political debates that have the potential to fragment the scene (however a couple of famous death rock acts, [[TSOL]] and [[Rudimentary Peni]], were originally [[anarcho-punk]] bands, and there is still some slight crossover between the two scenes). The [[Drop Dead Festival]], which is similar to psychobilly’s Hootenanny, gives bands with smaller fan bases an opportunity to play before larger crowds.<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.18.02/allshookdown-0229.html MetroActive.com]</ref>

There has been a shift to a more post-punk sound as a result of the influence of the European bands of the 80s. Second, there is the apolitical influence of [[psychobilly]] which discourages political debates that have the potential to fragment the scene (however a couple of famous death rock acts, [[TSOL]] and [[Rudimentary Peni]], were originally [[anarcho-punk]] bands, and there is still some slight crossover between the two scenes). The [[Drop Dead Festival]], which is similar to psychobilly’s Hootenanny, gives bands with smaller fan bases an opportunity to play before larger crowds.<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.18.02/allshookdown-0229.html MetroActive.com]</ref>

Nearly 20 years after deathrock and goth first appeared on the music scenes in Southern California and London, the deathrock revival began in Southern California. During 1998 in [[Long Beach, California]], owners of the Que Sera, a local bar asked Jeremy “Jermz” Meza and friends, to throw a one-night “old school” Gothic Halloween party. After the success of the one-off party, the event quickly evolved into a regular deathrock club called Release the Bats<ref>[http://www.releasethebats.info/ ReleaseTheBats.info]</ref> and a focal point in California for the reemerging deathrock movement. (The club is named after a song by the Australian band [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]].)

Nearly 20 years after deathrock and goth first appeared on the music scenes in Southern California and London, the deathrock revival began in Southern California. During 1998 in [[Long Beach, California]], owners of the Que Sera, a local bar asked Jeremy “Jermz” Meza and friends, to throw a one-night “old school” Gothic Halloween party. After the success of the one-off party, the event quickly evolved into a regular deathrock club called Release the Bats<ref>[http://www.releasethebats.info/ ReleaseTheBats.info]</ref> and a focal point in California for the reemerging deathrock movement. (The club is named after a song by the Australian band [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]].)

The current deathrock movement is similar to the original deathrock scene in Los Angeles and the Batcave movement in London,<ref>[http://kisskissbangbang.bravehost.com/faq1.html KissKissBangBang.com]</ref> but more unified in the US, UK, and Europe through various record labels. In addition to clubs, the current scene is centered around concerts, special events, parties, and horror movie screenings, as well as bands like Ex-VoTo,Cinema Strange, [[Bloody Dead And Sexy]], [[Chants of Maldoror]], [[Cauda Pavonis]] and [[Tragic Black]]. The [[internet]] is playing a major role in the deathrock revival. There are [[websites]] devoted to the discussion deathrock [[music]], [[Band (music)|bands]] and [[fashions]] as well as horror movies, such as [http://www.deathrock.com deathrock.com] and [http://www.post-punk.com post-punk.com], plus [[Electronic mailing list|mailing lists]] for deathrockers on various online virtual communities, such as [[MySpace]].

The current deathrock movement is similar to the original deathrock scene in Los Angeles and the Batcave movement in London,<ref>[http://kisskissbangbang.bravehost.com/faq1.html KissKissBangBang.com]</ref> but more unified in the US, UK, and Europe through various record labels. In addition to clubs, the current scene is centered around concerts, special events, parties, and horror movie screenings, as well as bands like Ex-VoTo,Cinema Strange, [[Bloody Dead And Sexy]], [[Chants of Maldoror]], and [[Tragic Black]]. The [[internet]] is playing a major role in the deathrock revival. There are [[websites]] devoted to the discussion deathrock [[music]], [[Band (music)|bands]] and [[fashions]] as well as horror movies, such as [http://www.deathrock.com deathrock.com] and [http://www.post-punk.com post-punk.com], plus [[Electronic mailing list|mailing lists]] for deathrockers on various online virtual communities, such as [[MySpace]].

There has been a shift to a more post-punk sound as a result of the influence of the European bands of the 80s. Second, there is the apolitical influence of [[psychobilly]] which discourages political debates that have the potential to fragment the scene (however a couple of famous death rock acts, [[TSOL]] and [[Rudimentary Peni]], were originally [[anarcho-punk]] bands, and there is still some slight crossover between the two scenes). The [[Drop Dead Festival]], which is similar to psychobilly’s Hootenanny, gives bands with smaller fan bases an opportunity to play before larger crowds.<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.18.02/allshookdown-0229.html MetroActive.com]</ref>

There has been a shift to a more post-punk sound as a result of the influence of the European bands of the 80s. Second, there is the apolitical influence of [[psychobilly]] which discourages political debates that have the potential to fragment the scene (however a couple of famous death rock acts, [[TSOL]] and [[Rudimentary Peni]], were originally [[anarcho-punk]] bands, and there is still some slight crossover between the two scenes). The [[Drop Dead Festival]], which is similar to psychobilly’s Hootenanny, gives bands with smaller fan bases an opportunity to play before larger crowds.<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.18.02/allshookdown-0229.html MetroActive.com]</ref>

Nearly 20 years after deathrock and goth first appeared on the music scenes in Southern California and London, the deathrock revival began in Southern California. During 1998 in [[Long Beach, California]], owners of the Que Sera, a local bar asked Jeremy “Jermz” Meza and friends, to throw a one-night “old school” Gothic Halloween party. After the success of the one-off party, the event quickly evolved into a regular deathrock club called Release the Bats<ref>[http://www.releasethebats.info/ ReleaseTheBats.info]</ref> and a focal point in California for the reemerging deathrock movement. (The club is named after a song by the Australian band [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]].)

Nearly 20 years after deathrock and goth first appeared on the music scenes in Southern California and London, the deathrock revival began in Southern California. During 1998 in [[Long Beach, California]], owners of the Que Sera, a local bar asked Jeremy “Jermz” Meza and friends, to throw a one-night “old school” Gothic Halloween party. After the success of the one-off party, the event quickly evolved into a regular deathrock club called Release the Bats<ref>[http://www.releasethebats.info/ ReleaseTheBats.info]</ref> and a focal point in California for the reemerging deathrock movement. (The club is named after a song by the Australian band [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]].)

The current deathrock movement is similar to the original deathrock scene in Los Angeles and the Batcave movement in London,<ref>[http://kisskissbangbang.bravehost.com/faq1.html KissKissBangBang.com]</ref> but more unified in the US, UK, and Europe through various record labels. In addition to clubs, the current scene is centered around concerts, special events, parties, and horror movie screenings, as well as bands like Ex-VoTo,Cinema Strange, [[Bloody Dead And Sexy]], [[Chants of Maldoror]], and [[Tragic Black]]. The [[internet]] is playing a major role in the deathrock revival. There are [[websites]] devoted to the discussion deathrock [[music]], [[Band (music)|bands]] and [[fashions]] as well as horror movies, such as [http://www.deathrock.com deathrock.com] and [http://www.post-punk.com post-punk.com], plus [[Electronic mailing list|mailing lists]] for deathrockers on various online virtual communities, such as [[MySpace]].

The current deathrock movement is similar to the original deathrock scene in Los Angeles and the Batcave movement in London,<ref>[http://kisskissbangbang.bravehost.com/faq1.html KissKissBangBang.com]</ref> but more unified in the US, UK, and Europe through various record labels. In addition to clubs, the current scene is centered around concerts, special events, parties, and horror movie screenings, as well as bands like Ex-VoTo,Cinema Strange, [[Bloody Dead And Sexy]], [[Chants of Maldoror]], [[Cauda Pavonis]] and [[Tragic Black]]. The [[internet]] is playing a major role in the deathrock revival. There are [[websites]] devoted to the discussion deathrock [[music]], [[Band (music)|bands]] and [[fashions]] as well as horror movies, such as [http://www.deathrock.com deathrock.com] and [http://www.post-punk.com post-punk.com], plus [[Electronic mailing list|mailing lists]] for deathrockers on various online virtual communities, such as [[MySpace]].

There has been a shift to a more post-punk sound as a result of the influence of the European bands of the 80s. Second, there is the apolitical influence of [[psychobilly]] which discourages political debates that have the potential to fragment the scene (however a couple of famous death rock acts, [[TSOL]] and [[Rudimentary Peni]], were originally [[anarcho-punk]] bands, and there is still some slight crossover between the two scenes). The [[Drop Dead Festival]], which is similar to psychobilly’s Hootenanny, gives bands with smaller fan bases an opportunity to play before larger crowds.<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.18.02/allshookdown-0229.html MetroActive.com]</ref>

There has been a shift to a more post-punk sound as a result of the influence of the European bands of the 80s. Second, there is the apolitical influence of [[psychobilly]] which discourages political debates that have the potential to fragment the scene (however a couple of famous death rock acts, [[TSOL]] and [[Rudimentary Peni]], were originally [[anarcho-punk]] bands, and there is still some slight crossover between the two scenes). The [[Drop Dead Festival]], which is similar to psychobilly’s Hootenanny, gives bands with smaller fan bases an opportunity to play before larger crowds.<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.18.02/allshookdown-0229.html MetroActive.com]</ref>

Nearly 20 years after deathrock and goth first appeared on the music scenes in Southern California and London, the deathrock revival began in Southern California. During 1998 in [[Long Beach, California]], owners of the Que Sera, a local bar asked Jeremy “Jermz” Meza and friends, to throw a one-night “old school” Gothic Halloween party. After the success of the one-off party, the event quickly evolved into a regular deathrock club called Release the Bats<ref>[http://www.releasethebats.info/ ReleaseTheBats.info]</ref> and a focal point in California for the reemerging deathrock movement. (The club is named after a song by the Australian band [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]].)

Nearly 20 years after deathrock and goth first appeared on the music scenes in Southern California and London, the deathrock revival began in Southern California. During 1998 in [[Long Beach, California]], owners of the Que Sera, a local bar asked Jeremy “Jermz” Meza and friends, to throw a one-night “old school” Gothic Halloween party. After the success of the one-off party, the event quickly evolved into a regular deathrock club called Release the Bats<ref>[http://www.releasethebats.info/ ReleaseTheBats.info]</ref> and a focal point in California for the reemerging deathrock movement. (The club is named after a song by the Australian band [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]].)

The current deathrock movement is similar to the original deathrock scene in Los Angeles and the Batcave movement in London,<ref>[http://kisskissbangbang.bravehost.com/faq1.html KissKissBangBang.com]</ref> but more unified in the US, UK, and Europe through various record labels. In addition to clubs, the current scene is centered around concerts, special events, parties, and horror movie screenings, as well as bands like Ex-VoTo,Cinema Strange, [[Bloody Dead And Sexy]], [[Chants of Maldoror]], [[Cauda Pavonis]] and [[Tragic Black]]. The [[internet]] is playing a major role in the deathrock revival. There are [[websites]] devoted to the discussion deathrock [[music]], [[Band (music)|bands]] and [[fashions]] as well as horror movies, such as [http://www.deathrock.com deathrock.com] and [http://www.post-punk.com post-punk.com], plus [[Electronic mailing list|mailing lists]] for deathrockers on various online virtual communities, such as [[MySpace]].

The current deathrock movement is similar to the original deathrock scene in Los Angeles and the Batcave movement in London,<ref>[http://kisskissbangbang.bravehost.com/faq1.html KissKissBangBang.com]</ref> but more unified in the US, UK, and Europe through various record labels. In addition to clubs, the current scene is centered around concerts, special events, parties, and horror movie screenings, as well as bands like Ex-VoTo,Cinema Strange, [[Bloody Dead And Sexy]], [[Chants of Maldoror]], and [[Tragic Black]]. The [[internet]] is playing a major role in the deathrock revival. There are [[websites]] devoted to the discussion deathrock [[music]], [[Band (music)|bands]] and [[fashions]] as well as horror movies, such as [http://www.deathrock.com deathrock.com] and [http://www.post-punk.com post-punk.com], plus [[Electronic mailing list|mailing lists]] for deathrockers on various online virtual communities, such as [[MySpace]].

There has been a shift to a more post-punk sound as a result of the influence of the European bands of the 80s. Second, there is the apolitical influence of [[psychobilly]] which discourages political debates that have the potential to fragment the scene (however a couple of famous death rock acts, [[TSOL]] and [[Rudimentary Peni]], were originally [[anarcho-punk]] bands, and there is still some slight crossover between the two scenes). The [[Drop Dead Festival]], which is similar to psychobilly’s Hootenanny, gives bands with smaller fan bases an opportunity to play before larger crowds.<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.18.02/allshookdown-0229.html MetroActive.com]</ref>

There has been a shift to a more post-punk sound as a result of the influence of the European bands of the 80s. Second, there is the apolitical influence of [[psychobilly]] which discourages political debates that have the potential to fragment the scene (however a couple of famous death rock acts, [[TSOL]] and [[Rudimentary Peni]], were originally [[anarcho-punk]] bands, and there is still some slight crossover between the two scenes). The [[Drop Dead Festival]], which is similar to psychobilly’s Hootenanny, gives bands with smaller fan bases an opportunity to play before larger crowds.<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.18.02/allshookdown-0229.html MetroActive.com]</ref>

Nearly 20 years after deathrock and goth first appeared on the music scenes in Southern California and London, the deathrock revival began in Southern California. During 1998 in [[Long Beach, California]], owners of the Que Sera, a local bar asked Jeremy “Jermz” Meza and friends, to throw a one-night “old school” Gothic Halloween party. After the success of the one-off party, the event quickly evolved into a regular deathrock club called Release the Bats<ref>[http://www.releasethebats.info/ ReleaseTheBats.info]</ref> and a focal point in California for the reemerging deathrock movement. (The club is named after a song by the Australian band [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]].)

Nearly 20 years after deathrock and goth first appeared on the music scenes in Southern California and London, the deathrock revival began in Southern California. During 1998 in [[Long Beach, California]], owners of the Que Sera, a local bar asked Jeremy “Jermz” Meza and friends, to throw a one-night “old school” Gothic Halloween party. After the success of the one-off party, the event quickly evolved into a regular deathrock club called Release the Bats<ref>[http://www.releasethebats.info/ ReleaseTheBats.info]</ref> and a focal point in California for the reemerging deathrock movement. (The club is named after a song by the Australian band [[The Birthday Party (band)|the Birthday Party]].)

The current deathrock movement is similar to the original deathrock scene in Los Angeles and the Batcave movement in London,<ref>[http://kisskissbangbang.bravehost.com/faq1.html KissKissBangBang.com]</ref> but more unified in the US, UK, and Europe through various record labels. In addition to clubs, the current scene is centered around concerts, special events, parties, and horror movie screenings, as well as bands like Ex-VoTo,Cinema Strange, [[Bloody Dead And Sexy]], [[Chants of Maldoror]], and [[Tragic Black]]. The [[internet]] is playing a major role in the deathrock revival. There are [[websites]] devoted to the discussion deathrock [[music]], [[Band (music)|bands]] and [[fashions]] as well as horror movies, such as [http://www.deathrock.com deathrock.com] and [http://www.post-punk.com post-punk.com], plus [[Electronic mailing list|mailing lists]] for deathrockers on various online virtual communities, such as [[MySpace]].

The current deathrock movement is similar to the original deathrock scene in Los Angeles and the Batcave movement in London,<ref>[http://kisskissbangbang.bravehost.com/faq1.html KissKissBangBang.com]</ref> but more unified in the US, UK, and Europe through various record labels. In addition to clubs, the current scene is centered around concerts, special events, parties, and horror movie screenings, as well as bands like Ex-VoTo,Cinema Strange, [[Bloody Dead And Sexy]], [[Chants of Maldoror]], [[Cauda Pavonis]] and [[Tragic Black]]. The [[internet]] is playing a major role in the deathrock revival. There are [[websites]] devoted to the discussion deathrock [[music]], [[Band (music)|bands]] and [[fashions]] as well as horror movies, such as [http://www.deathrock.com deathrock.com] and [http://www.post-punk.com post-punk.com], plus [[Electronic mailing list|mailing lists]] for deathrockers on various online virtual communities, such as [[MySpace]].

There has been a shift to a more post-punk sound as a result of the influence of the European bands of the 80s. Second, there is the apolitical influence of [[psychobilly]] which discourages political debates that have the potential to fragment the scene (however a couple of famous death rock acts, [[TSOL]] and [[Rudimentary Peni]], were originally [[anarcho-punk]] bands, and there is still some slight crossover between the two scenes). The [[Drop Dead Festival]], which is similar to psychobilly’s Hootenanny, gives bands with smaller fan bases an opportunity to play before larger crowds.<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.18.02/allshookdown-0229.html MetroActive.com]</ref>

There has been a shift to a more post-punk sound as a result of the influence of the European bands of the 80s. Second, there is the apolitical influence of [[psychobilly]] which discourages political debates that have the potential to fragment the scene (however a couple of famous death rock acts, [[TSOL]] and [[Rudimentary Peni]], were originally [[anarcho-punk]] bands, and there is still some slight crossover between the two scenes). The [[Drop Dead Festival]], which is similar to psychobilly’s Hootenanny, gives bands with smaller fan bases an opportunity to play before larger crowds.<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/07.18.02/allshookdown-0229.html MetroActive.com]</ref>