Bauhaus was an English Gothic Rock and post-punk band from Northampton, England. In 1978, vocalist Peter Murphy, bassist David J, guitarist Daniel Ash, and drummer Kevin Haskins would come together and form “Bauhaus 1919,” the bands original name was a reference to the founding year of the German art school “Bauhaus.”. They would ultimately drop the numerical portion after a year of forming.
In 2026, David J would be featured on the podcast “The Magnificent Others,” hosted by Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins, and would reveal more of how he came up with the name:

The name “Bauhaus” I came up with that. Why I came up with that, I applied it to the original school in Weimar and their ideology and that was about, you know, everything stripped down, everything is functional as the art, and streamlined. And I just thought this kind of what we’re doing with the music, so it resonates, you know? Well everybody, you know, has a leaning, in that area, to a degree, I came up with the name, having been to art school. Danny was in art school as well, so was my brother, and Peter nearly went to art school. So, yeah, we were all, you know, of that.

Widely considered one of the first Gothic Rock bands, and one of the leading groups of the post-punk genre, their discography spans over four decades.
The band also incorporated a diverse amount of genres over their career, ranging anywhere from Glam Rock, to Reggae, to Funk.

Bauhaus' career would begin in 1979, with the release of their iconic single “Bela Lugosi’s Dead.” The song was a tribute to the late actor Bela Lugosi, known for his role as Count Dracula in the 1931 film adaptation of Bram Stoker’s iconic novel, “Dracula.”
In 1980, they would release their singles “Dark Entries” and “Terror Couple Kill Colonel,” which would be followed up by their debut album In The Flat Field.
The following year, the band would release their second studio album Mask which would feature tracks such as “The Passion of Lovers” and “Kick In The Eye”, the latter of which would receive its own EP in 1982.
That same year, Bauhaus would release their third studio album The Sky’s Gone Out, which was intended to be entirely self-produced by the band, but would eventually decide to hire Derek Tompkins. The album would notably feature a cover of David Bowie’s song “Ziggy Stardust.”
In 1983, they would release their EP 4AD, which would be followed by their fourth studio album, Burning from the Inside. During an international tour for the album, the band would ultimately decide to part ways.

Following the break-up of Bauhaus, Peter Murphy began a solo career while Ash and Haskins continued as Tones on Tail, and later, reunited with David J to form Love and Rockets.

In 1998, Bauhaus would come back together for their Resurrection World Tour. Later on in 2005, the band would officially reunite and perform at various tours, opening acts, and festivals.
Three years later in 2008, they would release their fifth and final studio album Go Away White.
2018 would see the re-release of their iconic single “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” on the EP The Bela Session, which included recordings from the bands first ever recording session.