What are modern goth beliefs?

Answer 1

A modern Goth is a fan of Goth Music, which is like Post-Punk except gloomier and somewhat mystical at times. Goth bands include Bauhaus, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Sisters of Mercy, The Cure, Alien Sex Fiend, Cinema Strange, Sopor Aeternus & the Ensemble of Shadows, Corpus Delicti, and The Wake. Instruments commonly used in Goth music include traditional rock instruments, synthesizer, and drum machine, amongst others, depending on the band.


However, many people these days don't know what Goth actually is because the media distorted its meaning. The media portrays very un-Goth things as goth, like Tripp pants, Hot Topic, Cradle of Filth, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Combichrist. NONE of those bands are goth! The reason that they are confused is that they have dark themes, however they fall into categories such as (respectively) Black Metal, Nu-Metal, Shock Rock, and Industrial/EBM. Note: People that wear Tripp pants and listen to these bands are often called Mallgoths by people in the goth community, so called due to their love of Hot Topic.
The media has also made people believe that Goths are violent and often satanist. However, Goth is actually overall a peaceful subculture. There are Goths that follow all kinds of different religions (or don't follow any religion). The point is that there is no inherent religious belief of Goth.

Answer 2

Goth is a culture, not a religion and "goth" as a whole has virtually died out, being replaced by other counter-culture groups like the emos, so there isn't really a "modern goth" culture to discuss. However, there are still a few goths running around and they can have any belief they want: You will find atheists, agnostics, Christians pagans, Buddhists, Satanists and more.