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