Editing Deathrock (section)

===Decline and revivals (1990s–present)===
[[File:Devil Master.jpg|thumb|[[Devil Master]], a contemporary band who merge elements of deathrock and [[black metal]]]]
The mid-1990s marked a third wave of gothic rock, as the music drifted its furthest from the original punk and post-punk sound by incorporating many elements of the [[industrial music]] scene at the time (which itself had moved away from experimental noise and into a more dance-rock oriented sound) and the more repetitive and electronic sounds of [[electronic body music]]. Some clubs have even entirely removed deathrock and first-generation gothic rock from their setlists.<ref name="Sheppard 2012" />

Halloween 1998 saw the launch of Release the Bats, a monthly goth and deathrock club night in [[Long Beach, California]]. During its run time it became southern California's most frequented goth night and Long Beach's longest running club night, launching the careers of deathrock bands like [[Mephisto Walz]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kang |first1=Esther |title=Long Beach death-rock/goth night Release the Bats ends after 20 years |date=October 26, 2018 |url=https://lbpost.com/hi-lo/music/death-rock-goth-night-release-the-bats-closing/ |access-date=October 11, 2022}}</ref> The success of the club caused many other deathrock club nights to be established in the following years. This, along with the rise of online [[music piracy]] led to the increased popularity of older deathrock bands and establishment of new, international deathrock groups, like [[Bloody Dead and Sexy]], commencing the first deathrock revival. During this period groups like [[the Phantom Limbs]] and [[Black Ice (band)|Black Ice]] began to merge deathrock with elements of [[no wave]] and [[synthpunk]]. Many groups from this period, most notably [[Tragic Black]], began to make use of an aesthetic heavily inspired by [[Batcave (club)|Batcave]] fashion.<ref name="Sheppard 2012">{{cite web |last1=Sheppard |first1=Oliver |title=A Brief History of Deathrock, Part III |date=May 21, 2012 |url=http://souciant.media/2012/05/a-brief-history-of-deathrock-part-iii/ |access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref> This era was mostly based online, through websites including deathrock.com, post-punk.com, [[MySpace]] and [[LiveJournal]]. Furthermore, it embraced a broader spectrum of influences, including [[psychobilly]], electronic body music and [[futurepop]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sfetcu |first1=Nicolae |title=The Music Sound |date=7 May 2014 }}</ref>

During the 2010s, deathrock's influence was revived, in the form of the dark punk and G-beat styles. In these genres, bands including Deathcharge, Cemetery, Lost Tribe and Christ vs Warhol, merged deathrock into hardcore punk and D-beat templates.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sheppard |first1=Oliver |title=Six Gloomy Gems From the Dark Punk Revival |url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/lists/dark-punk-revival-list |website=[[Bandcamp Daily]] |date=July 5, 2017 |access-date=17 December 2024}}</ref> Furthermore, during this time, bands such as [[Devil Master]] emerged, who merge the genre with [[black metal]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pearce |first1=Dutch |title=Inhabit the Corpse: An Interview (+Full Album Stream) with Devil Master |url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2018/10/31/29258/ |website=[[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]] |date=October 31, 2018 |access-date=17 December 2024}}</ref> and [[Gatecreeper]] who incorporate the genre's influence into [[death metal]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=ENIS |first1=ELI |title=GATECREEPER ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM: HEAR DEATHROCK-INFUSED SINGLE |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/gatecreeper-announce-new-album-hear-deathrock-infused-single/ |website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |access-date=17 December 2024}}</ref>