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

	Technoir	Country: Niemcy / Germany / Date of establishing : 2000
	Terminal Choice	Country: Niemcy / Germany / Date of establishing : 1993
	The Beauty Of Gemina	Country: Szwajcaria / Switzerland / Date of establishing : 2006
	The Breath Of Life	Country: Belgia / Belgium / Date of establishing : 1989
	The Last Hour	Country: Włochy / Italy / Date of establishing : 2004
	The Twilight Garden	Country: Niemcy / Germany / Date of establishing : 2008
	This Eternal Decay	Country: Włochy / Italy / Date of establishing : 2018
	Twin Tribes	Country: Teksas / Texas / Date of establishing : 2017
	Ultra Sunn	Country: Belgia/ Belgium / Date of establishing : 2019
	Umbra Et Imago	Country: Niemcy / Germany / Date of establishing : 1991
	Unheilig	Country: Niemcy / Germany / Date of establishing : 1999
	Vioflesh	Country: Ameryka Południowa / Chile / Date of establishing : 2017