The devilock is a
hairstyleA hairstyle, hairdo, or haircut refers to a styling of head hair. The fashioning of hair can be considered an aspect of personal grooming, fashion, and cosmetics, although practical considerations also influence some hairstyles...
worn by some members of the Misfits beginning around 1979. The sides and back of the hair are kept short, while the front is kept long and combed forward. There are several variations; the most common version is worn with the front hair pinched into a spiked
ponytailA ponytail is a hairstyle in which most or all of the hair on the head is pulled away from the face, gathered and secured at the back of the head with a hair tie, clip or similar device, and allowed to hang freely from that point. It gets its name from its resemblance to the undocked tail of a...
, save that the hair is usually styled in place with
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rather than with hair ties. "Devilock" is the title of one of the songs released on the Misfits' final album,
Earth A.D.. Devilock is also the name of a Misfits tribute band from Salt Lake City,
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.
In an early 1980s interview,
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said the devilock evolved out of a "tidal wave" hairstyle he wore at the time, popular amongst the 1970s
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and
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communities. Supposedly, he originally called the hairstyle "the wave", until
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's friend's mother came up with the more sinister name that stuck. In the same interview, Danzig claims that his version of the hairstyle developed from an imitation of
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's hairstyle. The name most likely derives from elflock, tangled hair, which according to folklore was done by elves upon a sleeping person.
The members of
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sported devilocks that were spread out and looked more like an extremely long
fringe or bangsA fringe is a shaped cutting of the front part of the hair so that it is combed forward and hangs or curls over the forehead...
. This separated style of devilock is known as a "deathlock". Other notable musicians who have at one time sported devilocks include
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during
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's earlier years,
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and
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of
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,
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from
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, Fat Mike of
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,
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from Himsa, Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance,
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of
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