What is Horror Punk?

Well by definition,Horror punk is a music genre that was defined by the band The Misfits, blending horror movie lyrical themes and imagery with musical influences from early punk rock, doo-wop, and, to a lesser degree, rockabilly.

Horror punk bands usually tell tales through their lyrics, which are often related to horror films, black humor, and horror stories or novels. Horror punk has traditionally used, amongst other horror influence, the aesthetics and themes of zombie films. Some bands base their whole genre on zombies, taking up the names zombiecore, horror punk/rock, deathrock, or monster rock. The horror punk genre has a thriving underground following, with websites and concert festivals, such as the Fiend Fest. The fan base has been tied to the resurgence of the closely-related genres, psychobilly and deathrock. This has been coupled with the resurgence of other closely related forms of music psychobilly and deathrock.

In the 2000s, the genre has seen some mainstream success, with the bands Murderdolls, and DieMonsterDie.

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