Reggae rock

Reggae rock is a subgenre of reggae fusion and rock music that primarily uses the genres reggae, rock and ska. The term "reggae rock" has been used to categorize bands like The Police, Sublime, Sublime with Rome, Pepper, Slightly Stoopid, The Expendables, Iration, the Dirty Heads, Rebelution, 311 and, to some extent, heavier bands such as Fishbone and Bad Brains. The term "reggae metal" has been used to describe bands that combine reggae rock with heavy metal, such as Dub War, Shinobi Ninja, Skindred, Twelve Foot Ninja and Zeroscape. Reggae rock found its rise in popularity in the 1990s in Long Beach, California, with the band Sublime. The genre has lately found a boost in popularity with the 2010 song "Lay Me Down" by the Dirty Heads featuring Rome Ramirez from Sublime with Rome, which peaked at number 1 on both the US Billboard Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts.[1][2]

Not to be confused with Raga rock.

Reggae rock
Stylistic origins	Reggae rock reggae fusion ska rocksteady
Cultural origins	Late 1970s, Jamaica, United States and United Kingdom
Typical instruments	Bass drums guitar brass instrument sampler keyboard
Other topics
List of reggae musicians 2 Tone ska punk third wave ska

See also

• List of reggae rock artists
• Ska punk
• 2-tone

References

1. "Dirty Heads – Alternative Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
2. "Dirty Heads – Rock Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 17 February 2013.