Shock rock

Shock rock is a music genre which combines rock music with elements of shock value in a stage performance involving acts of sex and/or violence which are designed to push the limits of decency.

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Music genre - Rock music - Shock - Performance - Sex - Violence

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Screamin' Jay Hawkins was arguably the first shock rocker. After the success of his 1956 hit "I Put A Spell On You," Hawkins began a stage show where he'd emerge from a coffin, sing to a skull and set off smoke bombs, among other gimmicks.

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Screamin' Jay Hawkins - 1956 - Coffin - Skull

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In 1966 Roxy Music opened for Alice Cooper, and seen as a growing figure of the Shock Rock sub-genre in the 70's with his spectacular yet contraversial shows he was a powerful inspiration for many future artists such as Gene Simmons (Kiss) of the mid 70's and Marilyn Manson of the 90's.

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GG Allin, Arthur Brown, Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie, Lordi, W.A.S.P., GWAR, Slipknot, White Zombie, Genitorturers, Motley Crue, and Marilyn Manson are also well-known for their shocking onstage antics.

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GG Allin - Arthur Brown - Alice Cooper - Ozzy Osbourne - Rob Zombie - Lordi - W.A.S.P. - GWAR - Slipknot - White Zombie - Genitorturers - Motley Crue - Marilyn Manson

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