| Horror punk | |
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.gif) American horror punk band The Misfits performing live in 1998 | |
| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | Late 1970s, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Local scenes | |
| Southampton | |
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Horror punk is a music genre that mixes punk rock and 1950s-influenced doo-wop and rockabilly sounds with morbid and violent imagery and lyrics which are often influenced by horror films and science fiction B-movies.[1][2] The genre was pioneered by the Misfits during the late 1970s to early 1980s, followed by bands such as Mourning Noise, the Undead and Samhain.[3]
By the late 1990s to early 2000s, the genre gained wider prominence through the Misfits' reunion tour, as well as the success of groups like AFI, Son of Sam and the Murderdolls, which was then later proliferated by the formation of Blitzkid, Calabrese and Creeper.
- ^ Brightman, Emily (October 31, 2013). "For Scary Kids Only: A Brief History of Horror Punk". University of Massachusetts – Daily Collegian. Amherst, MA. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ Coplan, Chris (October 30, 2019). "The Value of Horror Punk". The Phoenix New Times. Phoenix, AZ. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "13 Awesome Horror-Punk Songs (Not by the Misfits) Picked by Bloody Hammers". Loudwire. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.