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

	Diorama	Country: Niemcy / Germany / Date of establishing : 1996
	Distel	Country: Holandia / Netherlands / Date of establishing : 2009
	Encephalon	Country: Kanada / Canada / Date of establishing : 2005
	Fading Colours	Country: Polska / Poland / Date of establishing : 1986
	Faith and the Muse	Country: USA / Date of establishing : 1993
	God's Bow	Country: Polska / Poland / Date of establishing : 1997-04-01
	Gothica	Country: Włochy / Italy / Date of establishing : 1994
	Gothika	Country: Niemcy / Germany / Date of establishing : 2007
	Helium Vola	Country: Niemcy / Germany / Date of establishing : 2001
	Henric De La Cour	Country: Szwecja / Sweden / Date of establishing : 2011-10
	Ikon	Country: Australia / Date of establishing : 1991
	Illuminate	Country: Niemcy / Germany / Date of establishing : 1993