Darkwave

Darkwave is to Synth Pop what Goth Rock is to Punk Rock; This Is Your Premise On Goth. Basically, Darkwave is Goth's brooding angst but on synthesizers rather than guitars.

Darkwave is related to but is not a subgenre of Industrial. Whilst both genres are electronic and target the Goth market, Darkwave is generally softer. Naturally there is some overlap; some Darkwave artists will often put an EBM or Futurepop-style song on their album to broaden its dance-floor appeal. Industrial artists can also be heavily inspired by Darkwave; creating some utterly harrowing works of pure Angst/Wangst in the process.

Generally, however, it is fair to characterize Darkwave as Gothic New Wave or Synth Pop. Synthesizers will be the predominant instrument, although guitars can be used in moderation.

Notable artists and bands in the Darkwave genre include:

ASP
Ataraxia
Attrition
Aural Vampire
Austra
The Birthday Massacre ( crossed with Alternative Metal. Definitely one of the more YMMV entries on this list.)
Black Tape For A Blue Girl
Blaqk Audio
Blutengel
Butterfly Messiah
The Cassandra Complex
Chiasm
Clan Of Xymox
The Cruxshadows
Collide
Das Ich
Deine Lakaien
Diary of Dreams
Diorama
Diva Destruction
The Frozen Autumn
Goethes Erben
Helalyn Flowers
Hungry Lucy
L'Ame Immortelle
London After Midnight ( crosses over with Goth Rock)
Love Is Colder Than Death
Love Spirals Downwards
the Machine in the Garden
Malaria!
Otto Dix
Pink Industry
Pretentious, Moi?
Project Pitchfork
Psyche
Schwarz Stein
She Wants Revenge
Sopor Aeturnus & The Ensemble Of Shadows
Switchblade Symphony
Wolfsheim