Reverend Horton Heat

The 11th studio album from the Godfathers of Psychobilly, Reverend Horton Heat, boldly titled REV, was released on January 21st via Victory Records. As their first album in over four years, this collection is one of Horton Heat's finest sets, channeling the abandon, fun and rebellion of primal rock 'n' roll without a cloying or overly nostalgic moment. It is a throwback to his old-school, psychobilly-style after 2009's Laughin' & Cryin' with the Rev. Horton Heat. The lead single from the album is "Let Me Teach You How To Eat."

"We wanted to get back to rockin' on this thing, and that's why we really wanted to stack the faster songs on the beginning, and really get it all heated up," Heat says.

The band's commercial peak was in the early 90s, when "Wiggle Stick" landed on MTV's Beavis and Butt-head, but the Rev's commercial strength was in relentless touring. A few times, the Heat played 275 shows per year. The Reverend Horton Heat is the stage name of musician Jim Heat as well as the name of his Dallas, Texas-based psychobilly trio. Heat has been called the "godfather of modern rockabilly and psychobilly."

The group originally formed in 1985, playing its first gigs in Dallas's Deep Ellum neighborhood. The current members are Jim "Reverend Horton" Heat on guitar and lead vocals, Jimbo Wallace on the upright bass, and Scott Churilla on drums. Their sound is self-described as "country-fed punkabilly". Their music is a mixture of country, surf, punk, big band, swing, and rockabilly, all played loud and energetically with lyrics that are often humorous. The band has achieved success within the genre and even in mainstream America with their songs being featured in video games and commercials.

Performing favorites new and old, Reverend Horton Heat can be seen on the road, as they continue headlining packed venues across the country.

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