psychobilly
Horrorpunk meets fifties
Psychobilly is a music genre fusing rockabilly with punk rock, characterized by upright slap bass, fast tempos, and lyrics often featuring horror imagery, monsters, and B-movie themes.
The style emerged in the early 1980s and cultivated a distinct subculture with its own fashion—pompadours, leather, and tattoos.
The psychobilly scene has a devoted underground following.
Upswept frontal hairstyle
Reanimated dead people
- vampiresUndead who drink blood
- werewolvesHumans who become wolves
- ghoulsEvil spirits, often corpse-eaters
- skeletonsInternal bony structures
mummies · graveyard · haunted · macabre · B-movies · monsters · bats · coffins
Brief repeated audio effect
- reverbProlonged sound reflection
- twangSharp vibrating sound
- distortionTwisting from original state
- double-bassLargest bowed string instrument
tremolo · fuzz · thrash · hardcore · oi · crust · distorted · amplified
Amateur home projects
- fanzineAmateur enthusiast publication
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- antiestablishmentOpposed to dominant institutions
quiff
Upswept frontal hairstyle
- pompadourHigh-fronted upswept hairstyle
- greaserMachinery lubricator or fifties tough
- creepersPlants that spread upward
tattoos · pin-up · tailfins · chrome · switchblade · dice · flames
zombies
Reanimated dead people
- vampiresUndead who drink blood
- werewolvesHumans who become wolves
- ghoulsEvil spirits, often corpse-eaters
skeletons · mummies · graveyard · haunted · macabre · B-movies · monsters · bats · coffins · crypts
slapback
Brief repeated audio effect
- reverbProlonged sound reflection
- twangSharp vibrating sound
- distortionTwisting from original state
double-bass · tremolo · fuzz · thrash · hardcore · oi · crust · distorted · amplified · frenetic
DIY
Amateur home projects
- fanzineAmateur enthusiast publication
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- rebellionDefiance of established power
antiestablishment · scene · clubs · festivals · pushing · moshing
- genresaction, comedy, detective fiction, fantasy, horror
- fashion stylescasual wear, bohemian, formal wear, preppy, romantic
- hybrid genresjazz fusion, rock opera, blues rock, folk rock, country rock
- Music Scenespunk, goth, emo, grunge, hippie
- RockabillyElvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sun Records, slap bass, twang
- subculturespunk, punks, hippie, goth, hippies
psychobillyeasy listening
Undemanding melodic audio
smooth jazz · soft rock · adult contemporary · lounge music · elevator music
psychobillyChristian rock
Faith-based guitar genre
gospel · children's music · worship music · inspirational music · bubblegum pop
psychology, billy, psycho, psychologist, psychotic, billiards, psychosis, psychopathic, rockabilly