Deathcountry
La Deathcountry ou death country est un genre de musique country, qui mélange la country traditionnelle avec un Punk rock, sombre et anarchiste, et un style Psychobilly.
Depuis la fin des années 1990, la deathcountry s'est répandue sur la scène musicale. Le terme a été utilisé la première fois par Hank Ray (Raymen), le "père de la Deathcountry".
Big influences include Hank Williams III and Johnny Cash's "American Recordings."
Important artists include Hank Ray, CoffinShakers, Undead Syncopators, Those Poor Bastards, Zeno Tornado, Elliott Brood and Sons of Perdition. Recording labels includes Suzy Q Records, Gravewax Records, and One Million $ Records.
The music style is reminiscent of traditional Country/Hillbilly/Folk music from the 30's and 40's in the United States, in the way of Jimmy Rogers or Hank Williams. It's a counterpart to pop and radio Country and the reactionary Nashville Sound. They use the classic instruments of country music: guitar, upright bass, banjo, fiddle and steel guitar. The lyrics are about social misfits and outlaws, morbid and bizarre topics as well as death and rebellion .
The Deathcountry scene has deep roots in Punk and Rockabilly circles, with some of its roots in a few early punk bands like The Mekons and GG Allin, who dabbled in country and western. The Cramps also had Country influences, along with their rockabilly, surf, garage rock and punk ones.
