Editing Psychobilly (section)

===Third wave internationally===
[[File:July Stuff 032.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tiger Army]], shown here performing on the 2007 [[Warped Tour]], are one of the most significant American psychobilly acts.]] The third wave of psychobilly began in the mid-1990s, with many acts incorporating influences from genres such as: [[hardcore punk]], [[indie rock]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[New wave music|new wave]], [[goth rock]], [[surf rock]], [[country music|country]], and [[ska]].<ref name="Downey, 78"/> Psychobilly became popular in the United States, particularly in [[southern California]], where [[punk rock]] had thrived and remained popular since the 1970s. The area's large Latino community, which revered early [[rock and roll]] icons, also played a part, as did the popularity of bands like the horror-influenced [[Misfits (band)|Misfits]] and country/rockabilly-inspired [[Social Distortion]], as well as a celebration of [[hot rod]] and [[motorcycle]] culture.<ref name="Downey, 78"/> In the mid to late 1990s European bands [[Demented Are Go]], [[Godless Wicked Creeps]] and [[The Hangmen (British band)|The Hangmen]] each played their own US live tours, motivating the fledgling US scene.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehangmen.uk/about|title=The Hangmen - About|website=The Hangmen|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref> In contrast, there were US bands like [[The Kings of Nuthin']] from Boston, who toured Europe extensively for several years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kings Of Nuthin'—Tour 2003 - 2007 |url=https://www.livegigs.de/kings-of-nuthin |website=Livegigs.de |date=2025 |access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Reverend Horton Heat.JPG|thumb|[[The Reverend Horton Heat|Reverend Horton Heat]] playing in 2010|alt=]]
[[Tiger Army]], formed in [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]] in 1996, became the dominant American psychobilly act following the release of their 1999 self-titled debut.<ref name="Downey, 80"/> Their touring in support of the album helped to establish a foothold for psychobilly across the United States.<ref name="Downey, 77"/> [[Los Angeles]]-based [[Hellcat Records]], run by [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]]'s [[Tim Armstrong]], became home to many psychobilly acts, including [[Tiger Army]], [[Devil's Brigade (band)|Devil's Brigade]] and the Danish groups [[Nekromantix]] and [[HorrorPops]], both of whom relocated to southern California in the early 2000s.<ref name="Downey, 78"/>

[[Guana Batz]] members Pip Hancox and Johnny Bowler relocated there as well, moving to [[San Diego, California|San Diego]] where they sometimes perform with [[Slim Jim Phantom]] of the [[Stray Cats]] under the name Guana Cats.<ref name="Downey, 81"/> Another notable California psychobilly band formed in the 1990s was [[The Chop Tops]]. They have toured with bands like German psychobillies [[Mad Sin]] and the [[Nekromantix]], and have opened for the [[Dead Kennedys]], [[Suicidal Tendencies]], [[Dick Dale]], [[John Lee Hooker]], and [[Chuck Berry]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thechoptops.com/band.html |title=Performers They've Played With |website=The Chop Tops |access-date=April 23, 2012}}</ref>

The genre remained vital in Europe, where new acts continued to appear. In 1992, the Kryptonix emerged in France while the [[Godless Wicked Creeps]] formed in Denmark the following year,<ref name="Downey, 78"/><ref name="Downey, 82">Downey, p.82.</ref> The Sharks re-formed in Britain, releasing the album ''Recreational Killer'',<ref name="Downey, 81"/> The Snakes formed in Italy in 2004. Psychobilly also expended to new continents Battle of Ninjamanz formed in [[Japan]] in 1994 and Os Catalepticos formed in [[Brazil]] in 1996.<ref name="Downey, 82"/>

In the UK however most bands had split up, [[The Hangmen (British band)|The Hangmen]] – who had formed after the first and second waves – became reliant on live events that did not specifically cater to the much depreciated Psychobilly audiences, resulting in the genre being introduced to a wider audience and the band acquiring a more diverse following that included punks and bikers.<ref name=":0" />

====Canada====
Psychobilly also spread to Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://punkabilly.ca/punkabilly-bands-to-check-out/ |title=Punkabilly Bands to Check Out |date=April 10, 2016 |first=Lauren |last=Spike |access-date=April 15, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029133214/http://punkabilly.ca/punkabilly-bands-to-check-out/ |archive-date=October 29, 2016 }}</ref> Stylistically, Déjà Voodoo (who sometimes described themselves as "sludgeabilly") and Condition, both from Montreal, are an early forerunners of the genre. As early as 1983, both bands issued recordings that displayed the rockabilly and garage punk influences of psychobilly, as well as a lyrical tendency towards horror and dark themes, often presented with humour.

Although it was not acknowledged as such at the time, Montreal's Mongols likely came closest to true psychobilly. From the somber Cramps-ish original title track to the covers of deranged rockabilly (Hasil Adkins), fifties rhythm 'n' blues (via psychobilly forefathers The Sonics), sixties garage rock by Quebec teenage sensations Les Lutins, and obscure, off-kilter instrumentals (one by The Nautiloids), their mini-LP ''Sleepwalk'' (1986) runs the gamut of all the musical bases of the genre. In addition, a few years later, The Mongols had their only other recording, "Bébé Cadavre" (Cadaver Baby), included on the ''Lachés Lousses'' compilation (1990).

Edmonton's Dusty Chaps might also be seen as an early exponent of the style with the inclusion of their sinister "Psychopath of Love" on Nervous Records' compilation ''Boppin' In Canada'' (1991). Following in those tracks, in the mid-nineties, were Vancouver's Deadcats. Their guitarist, Mike Dennis, had previously played in hardcore punk bands The Bill Of Rights and Forbidden Beat. Besides his own band, Dennis also issued early recordings by Montreal psychobillies The Alley Dukes, and Bloodshot Bill – who is also sometimes associated with the genre – on his Flying Saucer Records label.

The Gutter Demons were a band formed in 2002 in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], who became one of the most recognizable Canadian psychobilly bands,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thegutterdemons.com/index.php |title=The Gutter Demons |website=thegutterdemons.com |access-date=October 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924145104/http://www.thegutterdemons.com/index.php |archive-date=September 24, 2013 }}</ref> their live debut came supporting [[The Hangmen (British band)|The Hangmen]] from the UK on their Canadian Tour of that year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/thehangmen/photos/a.128863060974/10155882758500975/?type=3&theater |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/91250105974/10155882758500975 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=The Hangmen|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-15}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The Brains<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/TheBrainsMTL |title=TheBrains |website=Facebook |access-date=July 1, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731051843/https://www.facebook.com/TheBrainsMTL |archive-date=July 31, 2016 }}</ref> is a band from Montreal.

[[The Creepshow]] is a band from [[Burlington, Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thetorontotimes.com/content/view/504/66/ |first=Adam |last=Grant |title=The Creepshow |website=The Toronto Times |date=November 13, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024233724/http://thetorontotimes.com/content/view/504/66/ |archive-date=October 24, 2007}}</ref> which formed in 2005; they write the majority of their songs about [[horror film]]s. [[The Switchblade Valentines]] are a Canadian psychobilly band from [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://themetropolitan.ca/back_issues/mp_5-2.pdf |title=Die Poor/Switchblade Valentines/Koffin Kats June 25th 2007 at Logan's Pub |magazine=The Metropolitan |location=[[Victoria BC]] |volume=5 |issue=2 |date=July 2007 |access-date=October 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706205457/http://themetropolitan.ca/back_issues/mp_5-2.pdf |archive-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref> [[Big John Bates]] is known as "one of [[Vancouver]]'s most notorious musicians" (''Globe & Mail'' - Toronto). The band re-branded in 2011 as "Americana Noir" (a rustic offshoot of the [[dark cabaret]] genre)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wild4washingtonwine.com/2013/03/day-two-big-john-bates-and-brandy-bones.html |first=William |last=Pollard |title=Day Two: Big John Bates and Brandy Bones Bates Interview |website=Wild 4 Washington Wine |date=March 12, 2013 |access-date=September 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318220811/http://www.wild4washingtonwine.com/2013/03/day-two-big-john-bates-and-brandy-bones.html |archive-date=March 18, 2016}}</ref> when the [[Gretsch]]-endorsed<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gretschguitars.com/artists/artist.php?id=39 |title=Gretsch® Artists: Big John Bates |website=Gretsch Guitars.com |access-date=September 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020215907/http://www.gretschguitars.com/artists/artist.php?id=39 |archive-date=October 20, 2013}}</ref> Bates was joined by [[Montana]]'s Brandy Bones on [[Hofner]] upright bass and cello.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hofner-strings-bows.com/news/news/view/label/Brandy%20Bones/ |title=News: Brandy Bones |website=Hofner Guitars and Strings |access-date=September 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509064335/http://www.hofner-strings-bows.com/news/news/view/label/Brandy%20Bones/ |archive-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref> Lauren Spike<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.LaurenSpike.com |title=Lauren Spike |website=LaurenSpike.com |access-date=August 31, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008200444/https://www.laurenspike.com/ |archive-date=October 8, 2016 }}</ref> is a band from [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], who have played many large shows such as Amnesia Rockfest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://punkabilly.ca/amnesia-rockfest-rocker-contest-2016/ |title=Amnesia Rockfest |website=punkabilly.ca |access-date=August 31, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029014406/http://punkabilly.ca/amnesia-rockfest-rocker-contest-2016/ |archive-date=October 29, 2016 }}</ref>

[[File:The Creepshow - Psychobilly band - Live at Star & Garter, Manchester, United Kingdom - August 7th 2012.png|thumb|Canadian psychobilly band [[The Creepshow]] playing in Manchester in 2012|alt=]]