The Creepy Crawlers Reveal “The Power And Fury (Of Rock And Roll)” On New Single & Video

The Creepy Crawlers are a new Horror Punk band who recently, without divulging their real identities, released their ripping new single, The Power And The Fury (Of Rock And Roll), via Bandcamp and digital platforms. The single and the band’s deep roots in horror-punk and theatrical rock, has landed them a deal with UK record label We Are Horror Records, the label behind the recent Horror Punk’s Not Dead Vol. 1 compilation that is fast being lauded by fans of the genre and critics alike. Formed in October of 2022, The Creepy Crawlers is the brainchild of lead vocalist and guitarist Rev. Chad Wells (The Jackalopes / Cricketbows) and bandmates Scarika Watson and P.J. Wells, both known for their time in Cricketbows and New Way Vendetta.

The Creepy Crawlers will release an EP of brand new music on February 14th, 2023 via We Are Horror Records. The lyrics will explore the fringes of real-life horror and occult and surrealist horror with a sound that meshes together obvious horror-rock influences like The Misfits and Alice Cooper but with a warped sensibility that pulls from all eras of shock-rock. The band is focusing heavily on music video and other aesthetic treats for their audience and is building a live show that the Rev. Chad Wells describes as “a rock and roll themed haunted attraction”.

“When the pandemic started, we had already decided that we wanted to take a more theatrical direction with our music but the three of us have released eight singles under the Cricketbows moniker this year and we had no idea that we were about to start a horror-punk band. I mean, it makes sense on paper that this is the type of band that these three people should do but The Creepy Crawlers is not something we sat down and decided to do. It sort of came over us and possessed us to the degree that we couldn’t do anything else but devote our lives to it.” (Rev. Chad Wells)

“We’re so excited to be part of the first group of bands that We Are Horror have decided to sign. The genre is going through such a cool resurgence and this label is a huge piece of the new story of horror-punk. I was such a fan of the Horror genre, I was excited when Chad asked me to be involved with this new project and I was impressed when he said he’d rather do a sequel to The Jackalopes over a rehash or reboot. We have our roots in that thing but this is a whole new entity that truly just seems to have a mind of it’s own.” (Scarika Watson)