Punk Bands Who Have at Least One Member Who Wears a Mask, Costume or Heavy Make-Up/Face Paint
In the spirit of Halloween. Top ten punk bands who have at least one member who wears a guise.The Top Ten
1 The Misfits
Misfits are an American Horror Punk band often recognized as the progenitors of the horror punk subgenre, blending punk rock and other musical influences with horror film themes and imagery.
Skull face paint/make up.
2 The Adicts
Band members dress as "Droogs" ( the gang from the movie A Clockwork Orange) while vocalist Keith "Monkey" Warren paints a "joker face".
3 The Mummies
The entire band perform dressed as mummies.
4 Dwarves
5 The Rip Offs
All band members wear ski masks on stage.
6 Devo
Devo is an American rock band from Akron, Ohio formed in 1973. Their classic lineup consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales, along with Alan Myers. The band had a No. 14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", the song that gave the band mainstream popularity.
Their traditional "Devo costumes"
7 The Damned
The Damned is a British punk rock band formed in London in 1976. They were one of the first punk bands to release a single, contributing to the birth of the UK punk movement. Over the years, the band's style has evolved to include elements of goth rock and post-punk. The Damned are recognized for their influence on various subgenres of rock music and their continuously evolving sound.
Vocalist Dave Vanian wears heavy makeup (white face, black lips) and looks like a corpse.
8 Demented Are Go
The band has kind of a "groovie goolie" thing going on. Skull and corpse make-up/face paint.
9 The Bags
Use to perform wearing paper bags on their heads until in the late 70s (78? ) when Darby Crash from The Germs jumped on stage and took all the bags off their heads and ran off. After that they stopped wearing the bags.
10 Dicks
Singer Gary Floyd will occasionally perform in drag.
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