Horror Punk

Horror punk is a genre that emerged in the late 1970s and 1980s, characterized by its dark, campy aesthetic and fusion of punk's energy with elements of horror movie soundtracks and classic rockabilly. Musically, horror punk is defined by its fast-paced rhythms, prominent use of distorted guitars, and often, a focus on keyboards or organs to create a spooky, atmospheric sound. Vocals frequently incorporate growls, screams, and other unsettling techniques to enhance the genre's eerie atmosphere. Drawing inspiration from B-movies, Gothic literature, and supernatural folklore, horror punk's cultural significance lies in its celebration of the macabre and the unknown, appealing to fans of the darker side of life. While sharing similarities with psychobilly and gothic rock, horror punk's irreverent, tongue-in-cheek approach sets it apart, often incorporating elements of camp and humor into its music and aesthetic.

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Mid Death Crisis
Album - 12 Tracks - Released April 25, 2025

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13 Bats
45 Grave
Aiden
As Diabatz
Bad Luck Gamblers
Balzac
Blitzkid
Bloodsucking Zombies from outer Space
Calabrese
Civil War Rust
Covert Flops
Cringer
Depressing Claim
División Urbana
Double Feature
Eaten Back To Life
Escroto de Rata
Flamingo Nosebleed
Frenetic Trio
Giant Eagles
Hawaii Samurai
Horror Skunx
Horrorpops
Kick the Clown
Killed by Florida
Koffin Kats
Korol i Shut
Kães Vadius
Let's Go!
Lordi
Los Rippers Mx
Lycotones
Madame Macabre
Mangy Bones
Mongo
Nim Vind
No Picky
Opposition Party
Os Catalepticos
Ovos Presley
Phantom Creeps
Public Toys
Ratbones
Rezurex
Senzabenza
Short Attention
Sick Sick Sinners
Silent Horror
Sin of Man
Skullbillies
Spitfire Demons
Stellar Corpses
Strength Approach
T.S.O.L.
Tampa do Caixão
Teenage Bubblegums
Teenage Mustache
The Bat Bites
The Bricktops
The Coffin Daggers
The Crimson Ghosts
The Dead Billies
The Death Wheelers
The Edwoods
The Fairlanes
The Fomites
The Fright
The Gore-Gons
The Guts
The Haddonfields
The Haermorrhoids
The Hawaiians
The Hellfreaks
The Jasons
The Jelly Roll Men
The Measure [sa]
The Nerve Agents
The Other
The Putz
The Quintessentials
The Rosedales
The Scissors
The Soap Girls
The Spookshow
The Whiskey Bats
Tiger Army
To Kill
Tommy & The Terrors
Trashed Ambulance
Vista Blue
Voodoo Brothers
Wednesday 13
Wolf-Face
ZOMBIE GIRL
Zabilly
Zombie Schoolboy
Ангел-хранитель
Пятая Бригада
Сказки чёрного города
Черный Кузнец
Korol i Shut
Lordi
Horror Skunx
Glenn Danzig
T.S.O.L.
Tiger Army
Madame Macabre
Wednesday 13
Calabrese
Aiden
Blitzkid
45 Grave
Koffin Kats
Horrorpops
Bloodsucking Zombies from outer Space
Nim Vind
Hawaii Samurai
The Hellfreaks
Balzac
The Other
Сказки чёрного города
Sick Sick Sinners
The Death Wheelers
Mangy Bones
The Rosedales
Ангел-хранитель
13 Bats
The Crimson Ghosts
The Spookshow
Os Catalepticos
The Nerve Agents
The Jasons
Rezurex
The Soap Girls
Silent Horror
The Fright
The Haermorrhoids
Stellar Corpses
Черный Кузнец
The Coffin Daggers
Ratbones
Wolf-Face
Escroto de Rata
The Putz
ZOMBIE GIRL
Ovos Presley
Trashed Ambulance
The Hawaiians
Giant Eagles
No Picky
Teenage Bubblegums
As Diabatz
Kães Vadius
Sin of Man
The Fomites
Depressing Claim
To Kill
The Fairlanes
Vista Blue
Cringer
The Guts
The Dead Billies
Civil War Rust
The Scissors
Senzabenza
División Urbana
The Quintessentials
Strength Approach
Public Toys
Flamingo Nosebleed
The Bat Bites
Frenetic Trio
The Measure [sa]
Tampa do Caixão
The Haddonfields
The Jelly Roll Men
Bad Luck Gamblers
Covert Flops
Opposition Party
Пятая Бригада
Eaten Back To Life
The Edwoods
Let's Go!
Spitfire Demons
Zabilly
Killed by Florida
Mongo
The Whiskey Bats
Kick the Clown
The Gore-Gons
Tommy & The Terrors
Diablo Cabron
Los Rippers Mx
Teenage Mustache
Skullbillies
B.Booms
Voodoo Brothers
The Bricktops
Zombie Schoolboy
Short Attention