The Horrors 265

The Horrors are an English rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea in 2005, consisting of lead vocalist Faris Badwan (aka Faris Rotter), guitarist Joshua Hayward (aka Joshua Von Grimm and Joshua Third), keyboardist and synthesizer player Tom Furse, bassist Rhys Webb (aka Spider Webb), and drummer and percussionist Joe Spurgeon (aka Coffin Joe).

Their music has been classified as garage rock, garage punk, gothic rock, shoegaze and post-punk revival.
The band have released five studio albums: Strange House (2007), Primary Colours (2009), Skying (2011), Luminous (2014) and V (2017) all of which charted within the UK Top 40.

In the early 2000s, the Horrors coalesced around shared interests in obscure vinyl and DJing. During trips to London and on the Southend circuit, Webb met Badwan (formerly of the Rotters) and Furse through their mutual interest in 1960s garage rock as well as post-punk bands.