Started in 1976, Joy Division is considered to be one of the first bands to help start the Gothic rock movement in a post-punk world. Vocalist Ian Curtis’ real-life problems influenced the band’s direction until Curtis’ untimely death by suicide. Curtis was plagued with depression, a failing marriage, and often had seizures. Those seizures took their toll on the band as it often prevented Ian Curtis from performing and he even suffered seizures while on stage. The bands’ discography is limited to just “Unknown Pleasures” (1979) and “Closer” (1980) but their impact on the Gothic rock music genre is undeniable and longlasting, perhaps partially immortalized with Curtis’ downward personal spiral and ultimate demise at his own hands. The remaining members of Joy Division went on to form the band New Order, which went in a completely different and decidedly more upbeat and electronic direction.
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