Devilock

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The devilock is a hairstyle created by The Misfits bass player Jerry Only sometime between June 1978 and June 26, 1979.

[edit] History

In an interview, Only stated that it evolved out of a "tidal wave" hairstyle he wore at the time, popular amongst the 1970's surfing and skateboarding communities. Supposedly, Only originally called the hairstyle "the wave," until Glenn Danzig's friend's mother came up with the more sinister name that stuck. The sides and back of the hair are kept short, while the front is kept long and combed forward. There are several variations of the devilock. The most common version is worn with the front hair pinched into a ponytail, save that the hair is usually styled in place with gel rather than with hair ties. However, the members of Samhain sported devilocks that were spread out and looked more like extremely long fringe. Also called a "reverse mullet," "forward mullet" or "anti-mullet".

Outside of The Misfits and Samhain, other musicians who have at one time sported devilocks include Davey Havok during AFI's earlier years, Randy Blythe from Lamb of God, and Anthony Kiedis in the music video for Dani California.

[edit] Other Uses

"Devilock" is also a song on The Misfits album Earth A.D. as well as the name of a Misfits tribute band from Salt Lake City, Utah.