the peculiar musicians that make us
shake our head welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be counting down our
picks for the top 10 weird bands for
this list we’re focusing on bizarre
music groups with unique musical
concepts and public personas to be clear
we’re not saying any of these bands are
bad but that they’re typically a bit
more bizarre than your average
mainstream bands I am myself
we will also be excluding comedy bands
as they tend to be weird for the sake of
being funny number 10 Death Grips goes
it goes it goes it goes it goes it goes
it goes it goes dude unless you’re
already a fan you’ve probably never
heard a hip hop band quite like this
fueled by the chaotic rhymes of Stefan
Burnett aka MC ride the Sacramento based
Death Grips emerged in 2010 with an
alien like sound and music videos that
instilled a deep sense of paranoia in
some viewers while inspiring other
visual artists of the same creative
lightness group there were no what took
on the children and only member
critics have generally praised their
studio albums but one might get the
impression that Death Grips could care
less about what people think in addition
to having a history of not showing up to
their own shows they announce
disbandment in 2014
despite releasing new material and going
on tour shortly thereafter number 9 mr.
bungle
25 years before Death Grips hit the
music scene of Northern California this
funk metal band was formed in honor of a
50s educational film miss brown said it
was time for the children who ate in the
cafeteria to go to lunch she hoped there
weren’t any mr. bungles in this room
with a mixture of ska funk and jazz the
teenagers of mr. bungle developed a
unique sound and thrived on the vocal
style of lead singer Mike Patton who
would simultaneously front the Bay Area
band Faith No More
by the early 90s mr. bungle had
developed a knack for abstract live
performances and a long-standing feud
with the Red Hot Chili Peppers led to an
infamous 1999 concert but due to their
own personal issues Patton and company
ultimately disbanded in 2000
not to give
number eight babymetal
five years ago the members of this
thrashing ban didn’t know what the heck
metal music was but their natural
cuteness made them perfect for an
unlikely fusion
and so a group consisting of three
Japanese teenage girls was formed and
they were given the monikers su-metal
yuimetal and moametal their 2012 music
video for head banger focused on a young
girl who learns to headbang thanks to a
magical corset
and just two years later babymetal made
their American debut at Hollywood’s
Fonda Theatre with inspirational lyrics
and adorable looks
these girls are revolutionising the
metal genre whether you like it or not
number seven GG Allin the phrase sex
drugs and rock and roll has long been a
staple of the rock star lifestyle
however GG Allin took it to another
level born Jesus Christ Alan during the
last interview before his death at the
age of 36
Alan proclaimed himself as the Messiah
well he was most certainly the leader of
his own special brand of entertainment
if one enjoys watching their favorite
singer eat feces bleed on stage and
assault audience members
Allen played with numerous backing bands
over the years including the Texas Nazis
aids Brigade and the murder junkies
before his 1993 death from a heroin
overdose
the music was weird and the man behind
it was even weirder
number six Primus starting their unique
style of alternative metal in 1984 yet
not releasing anything major until 1989
Primus became a major influence on the
new metal genre that would emerge by the
late 1990s with an offbeat sense of
humor Primus earned themselves a devoted
following including Trey Parker and Matt
Stone who asked the band to record the
original theme for southpark a moment
dance and myself their 1995 track we’re
known as big brown beaver led to a
Grammy nomination and after a brief
break up Primus continued on with their
psychedelic polka sound
number five we don’t you just love to
say it well believe it or not this bad
name was the creation of two high school
boys who combined the word wuss and
penis
as you might expect their lyrics are
trivial in nature but the eclectic sound
of Dean and gene ween was cultivated
throughout the band’s almost 30 years of
existence musically inspired by prints
the kids from Pennsylvania adopted
Ramones like monikers and proceeded to
charm prospective listeners show after
show maybe it was all due to the power
of boognish
number four Frank Zappa and the mothers
of invention
to label this band as experimental would
be a huge understatement
however they were most certainly unique
who really knows what genre these guys
fall under
but under the guidance of Frank Zappa
they traveled wherever the proverbial
roads of invention and innovation took
them their 1966 debut entitled freak out
was only the second rock double album
behind Bob Dylan’s blonde on blonde also
released in 1966 and they were actually
discovered by Dylan’s producer Tom
Wilson
over the course of a decade Frank Zappa
and around 40 mothers of inventions
would explore various genres of music
even after the singer was nearly killed
by a fan in London a lot of what we do
is designed to annoy people to the point
where they might just for a second
question enough of their environment to
do something about it
yeah a lot that you think you can put
some rock dust number 3d Antwoord Alicia
miracles composed of rappers ninja
Yolandi Visser and DJ HiTek this South
African rap rave group associated
themselves with the Zef movement which
entails looking fly even when you’re
piss-poor
rapping using heavy Zeff slang D and
word is definitely not everyone’s cup of
tea but they sure do keep things
interesting with their memorable music
videos when I’m in a minimun a Jesus
cross your mom and ejr Texas is one of
our meat is not even so mega producer
Diplo laid down beats for their single
evil boy which ultimately led to a
record deal with Interscope Records
however after a falling out with their
new boss over creative differences d
Antwoord established their own label and
continued to play by their own rules and
it’s probably better that way you really
need a Michigan was whom by some masa
from poof
number two guar you might recognize this
shock rock band from their aggressive
stage costumes or perhaps their even
aggressive sounds
with a musical ideology steeped in the
science fiction mythology these
musicians created a brand that reached
far beyond the stage however their live
shows will surely leave a lasting
imprint once you’re splattered with fake
blood
just watch us try while rumors persist
about the actual meaning of guar their
record label website claims it stands
for guar lalala that makes sense right
after the unfortunate death of David
Brock II in 2014 the band was left
without any original members but they
continued to perform for their legions
and legions of admiring fans
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
Steve I’ve been tiny race people who
don’t want to live my life alone
it’s addictive we got a theory you see
Mike we got a theory about magic number
one insane clown posse if magic is all
we’ve ever known then it’s easy to miss
what really goes on most weird bands are
typically associated with a sub-genre of
music and these detroit gangstas are
closely associated with for work or come
over here if you ever get through while
we got a play for you never will enjoy
does got a hot plate in a trick you can
avoid for performing under their alter
egos violent J and Shaggy 2 dope members
Joseph Bruce and Joseph Hutzler we’re
kiss inspired wicked clown makeup while
rapping about their hometown of Detroit
insane clown posse famously feuded with
Detroit rapper Eminem and their fans and
tided Juggalos take their lifestyle
rather seriously in fact ICP even have
their own music festival and
professional Wrestling Federation the
entire concept of insane clown posse may
be disturbing to some but they’re
utterly weird personas continue to bring
joy to their nation of Juggalos take a
look at this fine creation enjoy a
better with appreciation so do you agree
with our selections what is your
favorite weird band
for more mind-blowing top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
shake our head welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’ll be counting down our
picks for the top 10 weird bands for
this list we’re focusing on bizarre
music groups with unique musical
concepts and public personas to be clear
we’re not saying any of these bands are
bad but that they’re typically a bit
more bizarre than your average
mainstream bands I am myself
we will also be excluding comedy bands
as they tend to be weird for the sake of
being funny number 10 Death Grips goes
it goes it goes it goes it goes it goes
it goes it goes dude unless you’re
already a fan you’ve probably never
heard a hip hop band quite like this
fueled by the chaotic rhymes of Stefan
Burnett aka MC ride the Sacramento based
Death Grips emerged in 2010 with an
alien like sound and music videos that
instilled a deep sense of paranoia in
some viewers while inspiring other
visual artists of the same creative
lightness group there were no what took
on the children and only member
critics have generally praised their
studio albums but one might get the
impression that Death Grips could care
less about what people think in addition
to having a history of not showing up to
their own shows they announce
disbandment in 2014
despite releasing new material and going
on tour shortly thereafter number 9 mr.
bungle
25 years before Death Grips hit the
music scene of Northern California this
funk metal band was formed in honor of a
50s educational film miss brown said it
was time for the children who ate in the
cafeteria to go to lunch she hoped there
weren’t any mr. bungles in this room
with a mixture of ska funk and jazz the
teenagers of mr. bungle developed a
unique sound and thrived on the vocal
style of lead singer Mike Patton who
would simultaneously front the Bay Area
band Faith No More
by the early 90s mr. bungle had
developed a knack for abstract live
performances and a long-standing feud
with the Red Hot Chili Peppers led to an
infamous 1999 concert but due to their
own personal issues Patton and company
ultimately disbanded in 2000
not to give
number eight babymetal
five years ago the members of this
thrashing ban didn’t know what the heck
metal music was but their natural
cuteness made them perfect for an
unlikely fusion
and so a group consisting of three
Japanese teenage girls was formed and
they were given the monikers su-metal
yuimetal and moametal their 2012 music
video for head banger focused on a young
girl who learns to headbang thanks to a
magical corset
and just two years later babymetal made
their American debut at Hollywood’s
Fonda Theatre with inspirational lyrics
and adorable looks
these girls are revolutionising the
metal genre whether you like it or not
number seven GG Allin the phrase sex
drugs and rock and roll has long been a
staple of the rock star lifestyle
however GG Allin took it to another
level born Jesus Christ Alan during the
last interview before his death at the
age of 36
Alan proclaimed himself as the Messiah
well he was most certainly the leader of
his own special brand of entertainment
if one enjoys watching their favorite
singer eat feces bleed on stage and
assault audience members
Allen played with numerous backing bands
over the years including the Texas Nazis
aids Brigade and the murder junkies
before his 1993 death from a heroin
overdose
the music was weird and the man behind
it was even weirder
number six Primus starting their unique
style of alternative metal in 1984 yet
not releasing anything major until 1989
Primus became a major influence on the
new metal genre that would emerge by the
late 1990s with an offbeat sense of
humor Primus earned themselves a devoted
following including Trey Parker and Matt
Stone who asked the band to record the
original theme for southpark a moment
dance and myself their 1995 track we’re
known as big brown beaver led to a
Grammy nomination and after a brief
break up Primus continued on with their
psychedelic polka sound
number five we don’t you just love to
say it well believe it or not this bad
name was the creation of two high school
boys who combined the word wuss and
penis
as you might expect their lyrics are
trivial in nature but the eclectic sound
of Dean and gene ween was cultivated
throughout the band’s almost 30 years of
existence musically inspired by prints
the kids from Pennsylvania adopted
Ramones like monikers and proceeded to
charm prospective listeners show after
show maybe it was all due to the power
of boognish
number four Frank Zappa and the mothers
of invention
to label this band as experimental would
be a huge understatement
however they were most certainly unique
who really knows what genre these guys
fall under
but under the guidance of Frank Zappa
they traveled wherever the proverbial
roads of invention and innovation took
them their 1966 debut entitled freak out
was only the second rock double album
behind Bob Dylan’s blonde on blonde also
released in 1966 and they were actually
discovered by Dylan’s producer Tom
Wilson
over the course of a decade Frank Zappa
and around 40 mothers of inventions
would explore various genres of music
even after the singer was nearly killed
by a fan in London a lot of what we do
is designed to annoy people to the point
where they might just for a second
question enough of their environment to
do something about it
yeah a lot that you think you can put
some rock dust number 3d Antwoord Alicia
miracles composed of rappers ninja
Yolandi Visser and DJ HiTek this South
African rap rave group associated
themselves with the Zef movement which
entails looking fly even when you’re
piss-poor
rapping using heavy Zeff slang D and
word is definitely not everyone’s cup of
tea but they sure do keep things
interesting with their memorable music
videos when I’m in a minimun a Jesus
cross your mom and ejr Texas is one of
our meat is not even so mega producer
Diplo laid down beats for their single
evil boy which ultimately led to a
record deal with Interscope Records
however after a falling out with their
new boss over creative differences d
Antwoord established their own label and
continued to play by their own rules and
it’s probably better that way you really
need a Michigan was whom by some masa
from poof
number two guar you might recognize this
shock rock band from their aggressive
stage costumes or perhaps their even
aggressive sounds
with a musical ideology steeped in the
science fiction mythology these
musicians created a brand that reached
far beyond the stage however their live
shows will surely leave a lasting
imprint once you’re splattered with fake
blood
just watch us try while rumors persist
about the actual meaning of guar their
record label website claims it stands
for guar lalala that makes sense right
after the unfortunate death of David
Brock II in 2014 the band was left
without any original members but they
continued to perform for their legions
and legions of admiring fans
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
Steve I’ve been tiny race people who
don’t want to live my life alone
it’s addictive we got a theory you see
Mike we got a theory about magic number
one insane clown posse if magic is all
we’ve ever known then it’s easy to miss
what really goes on most weird bands are
typically associated with a sub-genre of
music and these detroit gangstas are
closely associated with for work or come
over here if you ever get through while
we got a play for you never will enjoy
does got a hot plate in a trick you can
avoid for performing under their alter
egos violent J and Shaggy 2 dope members
Joseph Bruce and Joseph Hutzler we’re
kiss inspired wicked clown makeup while
rapping about their hometown of Detroit
insane clown posse famously feuded with
Detroit rapper Eminem and their fans and
tided Juggalos take their lifestyle
rather seriously in fact ICP even have
their own music festival and
professional Wrestling Federation the
entire concept of insane clown posse may
be disturbing to some but they’re
utterly weird personas continue to bring
joy to their nation of Juggalos take a
look at this fine creation enjoy a
better with appreciation so do you agree
with our selections what is your
favorite weird band
for more mind-blowing top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
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