316: BLOODHOUND GANG

So inconsistent is Bloodhound Gang’s sound that it defies genre labels completely. Sure, you could say this is a punk rock track, that one’s euro pop, that one is rap rock… but to suggest a genre that applies to the entire catalogue? Impossible. There is some connective tissues, however. They’re all obnoxiously catchy, typically humorous, …

282: GWAR

Where does one even start with Gwar? How about the Metal Archives, normally quite particular about such things, simply lists Gear’s genre as various. Fucking various. As genre-hopping as some bands are, there aren’t many that even the infallible Metal Archives find themselves unable to categorise. Throughout their 37-years-and-counting lifespan, Gwar have dabbled in various …

217: MRS. PISS

When someone has such a unique and recognisable musical presence (like, say, the divine Chelsea Wolfe), it’s hard to imagine how that works in the context of a collaborative project. With Mrs. Piss, Wolfe collaborates with longtime friend/drummer/everything, Jess Gowrie. The result is Wolfe’s signature gloomy, folk-tinged rock, but supercharged with a punk and grunge …

136: HOLE

While Hole were a towering figure in the grunge scene, it’s their chameleon-like sound and melting pot of influences that really made them special. On the surface, Hole were a particular flavour of alt rock common for the era, but they also incorporated punk rock and folk to huge success. Their earlier output was a …