coldwave
A European style of post-punk music in the 1980sA European style of post-punk music in the 1980s.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A European style of post-punk music in the 1980s.
(US, uncountable)The industrial metal music genre in the 1990s.
Origin
From cold + wave, perhaps influenced by earlier genres such as new wave and darkwave. In FFrom cold + wave, perhaps influenced by earlier genres such as new wave and darkwave. In France the post-punk genre was called la vague froide.
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