Specimen (band)

Specimen
Specimen
Background information
Origin	Bristol, England
Genres	Gothic rock; death rock; post-punk; glam rock;
Years active	1981–1985, 2006–present
Labels	Sire; Metropolis;
Members	Zach Freeman; Jon Klein; Kev Mills; Chris Bell; Johann Bley;
Past members	See below

Specimen are a British band founded in the 1980s. Their music has been described as spanning many different genres of music, including glam, goth, punk and post-punk, and the band is widely credited as one of the pioneers of the goth subculture, both musically and stylistically.^[1]

^ Scharf, Natasha (2011). Worldwide Gothic A Chronicle of a Tribe. Church Stretton: Independent Music Press. pp. 13, 31. ISBN 9781906191191.

[1] Scharf, Natasha (2011). Worldwide Gothic A Chronicle of a Tribe. Church Stretton: Independent Music Press. pp. 13, 31. ISBN 9781906191191.

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