Grunge (grə́nǰ) is a style of rock music that relies heavily on the punk sound. This style was born and raised in Seattle and is often called the Seattle sound. Made popular in the nineties, this style of music incorporates heavy rifts and guitar distortions with an apathetic and frustrated angst in the lyrics. Grunge was made popular through the stylings of Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden, all of which helped to shape the genre and bring it into the forefront of popular music. Though the founding fathers of Grunge are mostly out of the music scene now, their influence on popular music remains. (gÁΘ rÁk) is a genre of music that began to emerge in the late 1970s during the post punk years. While sharing some stylistic similarities to punk, gothic rock differentiates itself most notably through its dark, introspective, and personal lyrics, as opposed to punk’s more aggressive and confrontational tone. It often features keyboard or synthesizer-intensive music, in addition to more typical rock instruments including guitar, bass, and drums. Vocals often sound eerie or melancholy. Bands considered to be quintessential goth rock include Fields of the Nephilim, Mephisto Waltz, and the Sisters of Mercy, while The Cure, Joy Division, and Siouxsie and the Banshees are widely regarded as spiritual predecessors to the genre.