Horror Punk: 19 Songs You Need To Know

Since its inception, punk rock has always been influenced by horror culture. Some of this is due to the fact that, to your average square, most punks looked like some sort of mad science experiment gone wrong. More so, the outsider nature of monsters and the trashy power of horror appealed to punks, who were bored by the longwinded psychedelicisms of the ’60s and ’70s and just wanted to see some sex, gore, and festering zombies. It wasn’t until the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, though, that musicians raised on midnight movies and inspired by artists like Screamin’ Jay Hawkins began merging to two worlds together. Today, horror punk is its own well-established genre, founded single-handedly by The Misfits and exerting its influence across the entire counterculture, from tattoos...

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