Gothabilly (sometimes hellbilly^[1]) is music genre influenced by rockabilly and the goth subculture. The name is a portmanteau word that combines gothic and rockabilly, first used by the Cramps in the late 1970s to describe their somber blend of rockabilly and punk rock.^[1][2] Since then, the term has come to describe a fashion style influenced by gothic fashion, as seen in its use of black silks, satins, lace and velvet, corsets, top hats, antique jewellery, PVC, and leather.^[1]

Gothabilly is distinctly different in sound from psychobilly, as while psychobilly fuses 1950s rockabilly with 1970s punk rock in a faster, more aggressive sound, gothabilly fuses bluesy rockabilly with gothic piano and guitar, and is defined by having slower tempos and emphasizing mood over aggression.^[1]

The Cramps have been credited with coining the term "gothabilly".^[1] The term was not popularized until the release of a series of international gothabilly compilation albums released by Skully Records in the mid-1990s.^[3][4]

Gothabilly is particularly active in the western portion of the United States, with many of today's bands originating in California.^[5]