Release year: 2024Label: Western Star Records Apparently, UK psychobilly act The Bad Roaches only ever recorded this one album and that was pretty much it. And for whatever reason, it remained unreleased for 13 years: recorded in 2011, this 2024 … Continue reading THE BAD ROACHES: Poison Heart
Release year: 2024Label: Mutant Rock Records During the COVID years, British psychobilly originators The Meteors seemed to be living in the studio. During 2021, they cranked out a whopping three full-length albums. And, to be honest, one could not escape … Continue reading THE METEORS: 40 Days A Rotting
THE HANGMEN: Debauchery In The Mortuary Release year: 2022/2023Label: Mortuary Records/Crazy Love Records It’s been a long wait for friends of British psychobilly act The Hangmen: their previous album was released way back in 2007, after which there’s only been … Continue reading Psycho party in the mortuary
VOODOO DOLLS: Poison In Your Drink 1983-1986 Release year: 2023Label: Crazy Love Records 1983. That’s some early, early history as far as psychobilly goes. The Meteors released their second album Wreckin’ Crew, Guana Batz their first 7″, The Sharks their … Continue reading Voodoo poisoned drinks
I didn’t use to like punk. It was – well, I don’t know what it was. Too snotty? Too crude? Probably it just wasn’t metal, which was why I didn’t like it when I was younger. That despite the fact … Continue reading From the Vaults #3: Bad Brains
DE LA ROCKA: De La Rocka Release year: 2023Label: Bad Billy Records Back in February, we took a look at former Graveyard Bashers guitarist Panu De La Rocka’s first solo release, the single Out Of This World – out due … Continue reading Transmissions from Planet Psycho
BATMOBILE: Brace For Impact Release year: 2023Label: Music On CD Having started out in 1983, Dutch Batmobile are one of the original psychobilly groups, and a steady presence within the scene. The band did take a short hiatus in the … Continue reading Batmobile bracing for impact
P. PAUL FENECH: Demon Seed Rising Release year: 2022Label: Mutant Rock Records If you had to stutter “P-paul who?”, then you’re obviously not into psychobilly. Those who are will know that P. Paul Fenech is none other than founding member, … Continue reading Here dwell the damned
DE LA ROCKA: Out Of This World Release year: 2023Label: Bad Billy Records Finnish psychobilly trio Graveyard Bashers were in my not-too-modest opinion one of the best new bands in the genre in years and years. With their extremely raw … Continue reading Psycho outta this world
STAGE FRITE: Behind The Evil Mind Release year: 2022Label: Western Star Records Stage Frite may not exactly be a household name, at least not for the readers of this here website focusing more on the harder, darker side of metal … Continue reading Stage Frite’s evil mind
Only Death Is Real 