# What would surf music crossed with metal sound like **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [December 20, 2022, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-surf-music-crossed-with-metal-sound-like/976823 "2022-12-20T03:41:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-surf-music-crossed-with-metal-sound-like/976823/1 "2022-12-20T03:41:32Z")
Wonder no more… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/du2iOlfhrIw/maxresdefault.jpg "R.I.P.TIDE (Surf Metal)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du2iOlfhrIw) It’s silly but still kind of catchy. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-surf-music-crossed-with-metal-sound-like/976823/2 "2022-12-20T03:43:54Z")
Checks out. Black metal without distortion is essentially surf 🙂 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PwGgDmHuGpA/maxresdefault.jpg "Black Metal Without Distortion Is Just Surf Rock") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwGgDmHuGpA) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-surf-music-crossed-with-metal-sound-like/976823/3 "2022-12-20T03:46:23Z")
Yep, I concur. Interesting concept- metal without distortion. ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-surf-music-crossed-with-metal-sound-like/976823/4 "2022-12-20T03:57:26Z")
Kinda The Cramps -ish. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-surf-music-crossed-with-metal-sound-like/976823/5 "2022-12-20T05:01:11Z")
Surf Punks defined this style back in the 1980’s ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-surf-music-crossed-with-metal-sound-like/976823/6 "2022-12-20T14:14:53Z")
Hmm, I’ve always though of them as punk/surf fusion, not so much metal. ---
**Author:** ![BrickBat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@BrickBat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrickBat)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-surf-music-crossed-with-metal-sound-like/976823/7 "2022-12-20T15:44:21Z")
I think the band ‘Agent Orange’ did just that. Rock as hard as a cement pie in the face, but with a surf-ey swing to it. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-surf-music-crossed-with-metal-sound-like/976823/8 "2022-12-20T22:16:35Z")
Psychobilly with a surf angle [from the Reverend Horton Heat](https://youtu.be/Az0lwtU0UN8). ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-surf-music-crossed-with-metal-sound-like/976823/9 "2022-12-20T22:45:23Z")
Like [this?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Px6KX75jM8) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-surf-music-crossed-with-metal-sound-like/976823/10 "2022-12-21T01:46:58Z")
I always thought The Munsters theme song sounded like surf music. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EWkqAZ485F4/maxresdefault.jpg "The Munsters Theme (My Heavy Metal Version)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWkqAZ485F4) ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-surf-music-crossed-with-metal-sound-like/976823/11 "2022-12-21T05:03:38Z")
Appreciate you folks bringing up both Agent Orange and the Reverend Horton Heat. Fortunate enough to have seen both back in the 80’s ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-surf-music-crossed-with-metal-sound-like/976823/12 "2022-12-21T17:53:15Z")
I’ve always been a fan of Jesus and Mary Chains. Thanks for the link. > [@saucywench](#): > > I always thought The Munsters theme song sounded like surf music. Interesting 🧐. I would not have noticed, but you’re right! ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-surf-music-crossed-with-metal-sound-like/976823/13 "2022-12-22T02:41:49Z")
How about a surf-rock cover of “Sabbath Prayer” from **Fiddler on the Roof**? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bStRR_9G5WY/hqdefault.jpg "Meshugga Beach Party Live -Sabbath Prayer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bStRR_9G5WY)