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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Grave Transmissions
Album - 12 Tracks - Released May 16, 2025

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