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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Asteroides Trio
Bad Luck Gamblers
Balzac
Bankrupt
Black Russians
Blitzkid
Bloodshot Bill
Bloodsucking Zombies from outer Space
Bob Wayne
Calabrese
Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy
Clay Coughlin
Cousin Harley
Danny B. Harvey
Darrel Higham
Dead Pollys
Deadbolt
Death Party UK
Demented Are Go
Drákula
Electric Frankenstein
Eva Eastwood
Footstep Surf Music Band
Genki Genki Panic
Hillbilly Casino
Hillbilly Rawhide
Honeyboy Slim & The Bad Habits
Horror Section
Horror Skunx
Joanatan Richard
Johnny Maraca & The Marockers
Kemp
Kepi Ghoulie
Kid Congo Powers
Koffin Kats
Kães Vadius
Light Strucks
Lobos Negros
Lucky 757
Madness of Sorrow
Mangy Bones
Matchbox
Mike Sanchez
Milwaukee Wildmen
Nekromantix
Nim Vind
Nine Pound Hammer
Os Aquamans
Os Brutus
Os Pontas
Plague IX
PoshEnd
Psycho Charger
Psycho Mutants
Quentin Brothers
Ray Allen
Ray Collins' Hot Club
Rebound
Shehehe
So Long Until the Séance
Stage Frite
Tampa do Caixão
Tchiki Boum
The Big Bad
The Blasters
The Bone Machine
The Boo Devils
The Boxmasters
The Brains
The Bridge City Sinners
The Crimson Ghosts
The Cryptkeeper Five
The Delta Bombers
The Fleshtones
The Fuzztones
The Hawaiians
The Hormonauts
The Hot Rod Gang
The Jasons
The Killer Barbies
The Other
The Paladins
The Quintessentials
The Renfields
The Reverend Horton Heat
The Scuntz
The Three Sum
The Twisters
The Vicious Cycles
The Whiskey Bats
Toini & The Tomcats
Torment
Versus You
William T.
WitchDoktors
Wolfskull
X Ray Cat Trio
Zabilly
Zoanoids
Zombina & The Skeletones
Misfits
The Cramps
Social Distortion
Horror Skunx
Imelda May
The Bridge City Sinners
Tiger Army
The Reverend Horton Heat
The Hillbilly Moon Explosion
The Blasters
The Gun Club
Calabrese
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
Top Cats
Toini & The Tomcats
Hillbilly Hellcats
The Meteors
Blitzkid
Ghoultown
The Delta Bombers
Southern Culture on the Skids
Jack Scott
Matchbox
The Kokomo Kings
Danny B. Harvey
The Creepshow
The Coffinshakers
Bob Wayne
Demented Are Go
Hola Ghost
Koffin Kats
Mad Sin
Mad Heads
Nekromantix
Horrorpops
Black Raven
Raygun Cowboys
Eva Eastwood
The Brains
Hot Boogie Chillun
Jack Rabbit Slim
Michale Graves
Those Poor Bastards
The Go Getters
Legendary Shack Shakers
Deadbolt
The Rhythm Rockers
Ray Collins' Hot Club
The Ghastly Ones
Bankrupt
The Legendary Tigerman
Gutter Demons
The Paladins
Hillbilly Rawhide
Crazy Cavan
Bloodshot Bill
The Fuzztones
Restless
Vampire Beach Babes
Fatboy
Zombina & The Skeletones
Bloodsucking Zombies from outer Space
Hawaii Samurai
Nim Vind
The Milkshakes
Melrose
Electric Frankenstein
The Fleshtones
Jyrki 69
Reverend Beat-Man
Sonny Burgess
Hasil Adkins
The Monsters
Foggy Mountain Rockers
Balzac
Darrel Higham
Carlos & The Bandidos
The Magnetix
The Kings Of Nuthin'
Nine Pound Hammer
Wolfskull
The Other
Flat Duo Jets
Kid Congo Powers
The Polecats
Sick Sick Sinners
River Ratts
Mangy Bones
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
Kepi Ghoulie
The Hellbound Hepcats
The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project
Horror Section
The Crimson Ghosts
The Hot Rod Gang
The Boxmasters
The Rosedales
Devil Doll
Suicidal Sinatra
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