Deathcountry
Encyclopedia
Deathcountry is a sub-genre of country music
, particularly alternative country
. It is best described as being traditional country music with a morbid anarchist punk rock
and psychobilly
attitude. Since the late 1990s, Deathcountry is a well-known term in the music scene, first used by Hank Ray (Raymen), the "Father of Deathcountry".
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
, particularly alternative country
Alternative country
Alternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music...
. It is best described as being traditional country music with a morbid anarchist punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and psychobilly
Psychobilly
Psychobilly is a fusion genre of rock music that mixes elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and other genres. It is one of several subgenres of rockabilly which also include thrashabilly, trashabilly, punkabilly, surfabilly and gothabilly...
attitude. Since the late 1990s, Deathcountry is a well-known term in the music scene, first used by Hank Ray (Raymen), the "Father of Deathcountry".