Fun fact about me: when I was a kid, I really wanted to be goth! We didn't have any goth music in the house, so I settled for walking around with a Halloween sound effects CD in my CD player. When I was around 14, I remembered my childhood wish and realized that, with the power of the internet, I could listen to as much goth music as I wanted! With this in mind, I went straight to the TVtropes page for gothic rock and searched the band names for something that resonated with me. When I saw The Birthday Massacre
on the list, I thought it sounded like my kind of music, and I was right! TBM embody a contrast between the sweet and feminine and the horrific in a beautifully subtle way. They have literally no bad songs. Although they fall more into the category of "music goths like" as opposed to "goth music" (yes, there is a difference!), they eventually became my gateway into bands like Switchblade Symphony and Batzz in the Belfry, and they remain one of my favourite bands. Below are a few of my favourite TBM songs:
Looking Glass
I'm pretty sure the first song I listened to by them was either this one or In the Dark.
I love the aesthetic of the music video.
Video Kid
I once saw a YouTube comment that compared this one to the plot of Death Note, and now I can't unhear it.
Enter
I listened to this song a whole bunch of times while putting together a playlist for a friend, and now it's one of my favourites.
Dead
Very different from the rest of their songs, but also very good.
Leaving Tonight
I used to sing this to myself constantly.
