dark wave, also written as darkwave, is an umbrella term which refers to a movement that began in the late 1970s, coinciding with the popularity of new wave and post-punk music. Building upon the basic principles of those musical movements, dark wave evolved through the addition of dark, thoughtful lyrics and an undertone of sorrow. Dark wave is inseparably connected with the stylistic developments of the late 1970s and the 1980s. In the 1980s a versatile subculture developed within the dark wave movement, whose members were called "wavers" or "dark wavers". goth rock was originally included in the movement so darkwave became an important part of the goth scene and closely connected with the goth subculture.

Artists belong to the genre

	The Twilight Garden	Country: Niemcy / Germany / Date of establishing : 2008
	Umbra Et Imago	Country: Niemcy / Germany / Date of establishing : 1991
	Unheilig	Country: Niemcy / Germany / Date of establishing : 1999
	Whispers In The Shadow	Country: Austria / Date of establishing : 1996-04