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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Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend (2024 Remastered Edition)
Album - 14 Tracks - Released September 13, 2024

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As Diabatz
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
Blitzkid
Bloodsucking Zombies from outer Space
Calabrese
Deadbolt
Demented Are Go
Demented Scumcats
Devil Doll
Dick Dynamite And The Doppelgangers
Evil Devil
Ghoultown
Godless Wicked Creeps
Guitar Slingers
Gutter Demons
Hasil Adkins
Hillbilly Casino
Hillbilly Hellcats
Horrorpops
Hot Boogie Chillun
Johnny Nightmare
Klax
Koffin Kats
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
Legendary Shack Shakers
Los Gatos Locos
Lost Souls
Mad Dog Cole
Mad Heads
Mangy Bones
Milwaukee Wildmen
Nekromantix
Nim Vind
Os Catalepticos
Radarmen
Raygun Cowboys
Restless
Rezurex
Sick Sick Sinners
Sir Psyko And His Monsters
Smell of Kat
Southern Culture on the Skids
Stage Frite
Stellar Corpses
Stressor
The Brains
The Coffinshakers
The Cramps
The Creepshow
The Crimson Ghosts
The Delta Bombers
The Epileptic Hillbilly's
The Frogs
The Go Getters
The Go-Katz
The Griswalds
The Gun Club
The Hangmen
The Hillbilly Moon Explosion
The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project
The KDV Deviators
The Magnetix
The Medicine Dolls
The Meteors
The Nevrotix
The Nitros
The Other
The Paladins
The Polecats
The Quaranteds
The Reverend Horton Heat
The Ricochets
The Rosedales
The Silver Shine
The Spookshow
The Swampys
The Tabaltix
The Test Pilots
The Wolfgangs
Thee Flanders
Tiger Army
Torment
Zombie Ghost Train
The Cramps
The Reverend Horton Heat
Tiger Army
The Hillbilly Moon Explosion
The Gun Club
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
Calabrese
Hillbilly Hellcats
Blitzkid
The Meteors
The Creepshow
The Delta Bombers
The Coffinshakers
Southern Culture on the Skids
Koffin Kats
Ghoultown
Demented Are Go
Raygun Cowboys
Nekromantix
Gutter Demons
The Brains
Horrorpops
The Go Getters
Legendary Shack Shakers
Mad Heads
The Paladins
Deadbolt
Hasil Adkins
Nim Vind
Bloodsucking Zombies from outer Space
Hot Boogie Chillun
The Magnetix
The Polecats
Restless
The Other
Sick Sick Sinners
The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions Project
Mangy Bones
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
The Spookshow
The Crimson Ghosts
The Rosedales
Devil Doll
The Silver Shine
Os Catalepticos
Hillbilly Casino
Rezurex
Dick Dynamite And The Doppelgangers
Sir Psyko And His Monsters
Godless Wicked Creeps
Demented Scumcats
Stellar Corpses
Torment
The Nevrotix
The Epileptic Hillbilly's
The Hangmen
Milwaukee Wildmen
Stressor
The Griswalds
Los Gatos Locos
As Diabatz
The Wolfgangs
Johnny Nightmare
Guitar Slingers
Stage Frite
The Tabaltix
The Test Pilots
The Quaranteds
Mad Dog Cole
The Ricochets
Lost Souls
Radarmen
Evil Devil
The Nitros
Thee Flanders
The Medicine Dolls
The Frogs
The Go-Katz
The KDV Deviators
Klax
Smell of Kat
The Swampys
Zombie Ghost Train