Masked Intruder

Masked Intruder
Masked Intruder performing in September 2014; from left to right: Intruder Green, Intruder Red (off-camera) Intruder Blue and Intruder Yellow
Masked Intruder performing in September 2014; from left to right: Intruder Green, Intruder Red (off-camera) Intruder Blue and Intruder Yellow
Background information
OriginMadison, Wisconsin, United States
Genres
Years active2010–present
Labels
MembersIntruder Blue
Intruder Green
Intruder Red
Officer Bradford
Intruder Purple
Past membersIntruder Yellow (in Jail)[6][7]
Websitewww.maskedintruderband.com

Masked Intruder is an anonymous American punk rock band from Madison, Wisconsin, United States.[5]

The members of the band are Intruder Yellow (bass, backing vocals), Intruder Green (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Intruder Red (drums, backing vocals), and Intruder Blue (lead vocals, lead guitar). The band claims Intruder Yellow is currently in jail.[6][7] They are known for wearing different colored ski masks and shoes on stage, using color-coded instruments, and never revealing their identities in publicity photos. They are also known for their early pop punk sound with their fast-paced songs, usually about love.[8] Their self-titled debut album was released by Red Scare in 2012 and then re-released by Fat Wreck Chords in 2013.[9] When live and sometimes in videos, Masked Intruder is watched by Officer Bradford, a cop who acts as a hypeman for the band and a plot device for the band's music videos.[10][11]

  1. ^ a b "Masked Intruder mix pop-punk and lawbreaking - Isthmus | Madison, Wisconsin". Isthmus. March 2012.
  2. ^ Vigil, Ricky (15 February 2013). "Review: Masked Intruder – Self-Titled – SLUG Magazine". Retrieved December 7, 2020 – via SLUG Magazine. Masked Intruder create sugary-sweet pop punk, but with the conceit that they are a quartet of home invaders, girl stalkers and general miscreants—it's really quite brilliant, actually.
  3. ^ "MASKED INTRUDER | Masked Intruder". Retrieved December 7, 2020 – via Bandcamp. Up until now, the only thing these four crooks were good at making was toilet wine in the joint, but we sent them into Atlas Studios to record with Matt Allison (Alkaline Trio, Less Than Jake, Smoking Popes, etc) and out came a pop-punk/power-pop masterpiece.
  4. ^ a b "Masked Intruder | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". Retrieved January 5, 2021 – via AllMusic.
  5. ^ a b "Bands: Fat Wreck Chords". FatWreck.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  6. ^ a b INTRUDER, MASKED (September 24, 2019). "DEAR @kirstendunst, SORRY I HAVEN'T WRITTEN IN A WHILE!! MY FRIEND GOT LOCKED UP (#FREEYELLOW) AND LIFE'S JUST BUSY, YOU KNOW? ANYWAYS, I LOVE YOU STILL. WE'RE PLAYING YOUR HOME STATE OF NEW JERSEY TONIGHT! YOU'RE ON THE GUEST LIST W/ ALL ACCESS, FYI. XOXO -BLUE". Twitter.
  7. ^ a b "MASKED INTRUDER on Twitter: "THEY LOVE US... DEEP DOWN. #FreeYellow MADISON TONIGHT!!!… "". Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  8. ^ "In Love with Girls and Afraid of Spiders: An Interview with Masked Intruder". TheStranger.com. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Bands: Fat Wreck Chords". FatWreck.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2020. Their self-titled debut full length was originally released in the summer of 2012 on Red Scare, and is slated for re-release on Fat Wreck Chords February 5, 2013.
  10. ^ "Officer Bradford (Masked Intruder)". Retrieved December 15, 2020 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ "Masked Intruder - Stick 'Em Up/I Don't Want to Say Goodbye to You Tonight LIVE @ at The Hi Hat". Retrieved December 15, 2020 – via YouTube.