Psychobilly

Psychobilly is a high-energy genre that emerged in the late 1970s, fusing elements of rockabilly, punk, and horror rock. Characterized by its frantic tempo, distorted guitar riffs, and prominent upright bass lines, psychobilly music often features raspy, emotive vocals and a raw, unbridled energy. Born out of the UK's post-punk scene, this genre drew inspiration from 1950s rockabilly and 1960s garage rock, with artists embracing the darker, more macabre aspects of American roots music. Psychobilly's heyday was the 1980s, with its popularity peaking in Europe and the US. Culturally significant for its DIY ethos and anti-establishment stance, psychobilly also drew from the aesthetics of horror movies and pulp fiction, influencing the development of subsequent genres like gothic rock and psychostomp. Notable for its fusion of contrasting styles, psychobilly's unique blend of rockabilly's twang and punk's intensity sets it apart from similar genres, earning its reputation as a rebellious, unapologetic, and infectious musical force.

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Other Dimensions
Album - 12 Tracks - Released October 30, 2026

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13 Bats
45 Grave
Bad Luck Gamblers
Bankrupt
Batmobile
Billy Law
Blitzkid
Bloodshot Bill
Bloodsucking Zombies from outer Space
Bob Wayne
Brioles
Calabrese
D.D. Verni & The Cadillac Band
Dash Rip Rock
Demented Are Go
Emanuela Hutter
Eva Eastwood
Frankie Stein and His Ghouls
Ghoultown
Hard Money Saints
HeadCat
Hellcats
Hitchcocks
Hola Ghost
Honeyboy Slim & The Bad Habits
Horror Section
Horror Skunx
Imelda May
Joanatan Richard
Joecephus And The George Jonestown Massacre
John Wildcat
Johnny Maraca & The Marockers
Jyrki 69
Kepi Ghoulie
Kid Congo Powers
King Automatic
Left Hand Black
Lucky 757
Madness of Sorrow
Mangy Bones
Marcel Bontempi
Matchbox
Melrose
Miguel and the Living Dead
Milwaukee Wildmen
Mourning Noise
Mr Gomes Band
Murder Junkies
Nashville Pussy
Os Brutus
Paul Ansell
Plague IX
Plan 9
Prison of Blues
R.A.Z.A.
Rachel Brooke
Radarmen
Rebound
Reverend Beat-Man
Social Distortion
Stray Cats
Supersuckers
Takers & Users
Tarzan & the Beachwaiters
Tav Falco
The Big Bad
The Blasters
The Boxmasters
The Brains
The Bridge City Sinners
The Coal Dust Cowboys
The Cramps
The Delta Bombers
The Fuzztones
The Gruesomes
The Hangmen
The Hawaiians
The Hormonauts
The Jasons
The Killer Barbies
The Kokomo Kings
The Legendary Kid Combo
The Meteors
The Milkshakes
The Other
The Reverend Horton Heat
The Rippers
The Sensational Second Cousins
The Test Pilots
The Vicious Cycles
Those Poor Bastards
Toini & The Tomcats
Versus You
Wednesday 13
Wolfskull
Won't Stay Dead
Zabilly
Zoanoids
Zombina & The Skeletones
Zumbis Do Espaço
Misfits
The Cramps
Social Distortion
Horror Skunx
Imelda May
The Bridge City Sinners
Stray Cats
Tiger Army
Wednesday 13
The Reverend Horton Heat
The Hillbilly Moon Explosion
The Gun Club
Calabrese
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
Top Cats
Toini & The Tomcats
Supersuckers
The Blasters
Hillbilly Hellcats
Blitzkid
The Meteors
Nashville Pussy
45 Grave
Ghoultown
The Delta Bombers
Southern Culture on the Skids
Jack Scott
Matchbox
The Kokomo Kings
The Coffinshakers
Danny B. Harvey
The Creepshow
Demented Are Go
Koffin Kats
Hola Ghost
Mad Sin
Mad Heads
The Allstars
Nekromantix
Horrorpops
Black Raven
Eva Eastwood
Raygun Cowboys
HeadCat
Hot Boogie Chillun
Jack Rabbit Slim
Batmobile
Michale Graves
Zumbis Do Espaço
Those Poor Bastards
The Go Getters
Legendary Shack Shakers
Bob Wayne
Schoolyard Heroes
The Brains
Deadbolt
Zombina & The Skeletones
The Rhythm Rockers
Ray Collins' Hot Club
Gutter Demons
The Legendary Tigerman
The Ghastly Ones
Bankrupt
The Paladins
Hillbilly Rawhide
Bloodshot Bill
Crazy Cavan
Bloodsucking Zombies from outer Space
The Fuzztones
Restless
Vampire Beach Babes
Fatboy
Hawaii Samurai
Nim Vind
The Milkshakes
Melrose
Electric Frankenstein
Eddie Spaghetti
The Fleshtones
Reverend Beat-Man
Sonny Burgess
Hasil Adkins
Wau y Los Arrrghs!!!
The Monsters
John Wildcat
Foggy Mountain Rockers
Balzac
Darrel Higham
The Kings Of Nuthin'
The Magnetix
Carlos & The Bandidos
Nine Pound Hammer
Jyrki 69
The Other
Wolfskull
Kid Congo Powers
Flat Duo Jets
The Hellbound Hepcats
Left Hand Black
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