There are at least 2 bands called The
Meteors, one from the UK, one from the Netherlands:The
Meteors are a psychobilly band from the United Kingdom, who are often credited with giving the genre its distinctive sound. Although the origins of psychobilly are debatable, the
Meteors consider themselves the first and only psychobilly band. Fans of the band are known to use the slogan "Only the
Meteors are pure psychobilly" (often shortened to just "OTMAPP") as a rallying cry.The
Meteors were started in 1980 by P. Paul Fenech (guitar and vocals), Nigel Lewis (upright bass), and Mark Robertson (drums). Fenech and Lewis had played in rockabilly bands before, but left their former band, Raw Deal...
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