Horrid Red

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Horrid Red
Origin San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active2010 (2010) –present
LabelsTerrible
Members
  • Bunker Wolf
  • Edmund Xavier
  • Clay Ruby

Horrid Red is a rock band formed in 2010 in San Francisco, California. It features German vocalist Bunker Wolf, as well as instrumentalists Edmund Xavier and Clay Ruby. [1] The band has released four studio albums: Celestial Joy (2011), [2] Nightly Wreaths (2012), [3] Gold of Days (2014), [4] and Radiant Life (2020). [5]

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Described as a post-punk [1] and dark wave band, [6] Horrid Red "mixes dark new-wave with a pop sensibility," [3] incorporating a "noirish krautrock and fuzz-wreathed songcraft." [7] The band cites Cabaret Voltaire, Savage Republic, The Fall, Public Image Ltd. and Can as influences. [8] The band's lyrics are sung in German. [1]

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