Masked Intruder

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Masked Intruder
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Masked Intruder performing in September 2014; from left to right: Intruder Green, Intruder Red (off-camera) Intruder Blue and Intruder Yellow
Background information
Origin Madison, 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]
Website www.maskedintruderband.com

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

Contents

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]

History

Formation and Masked Intruder (2010-2013)

Intruder Blue and Intruder Green claim to have met and formed the band while in jail. [12] The band has claimed their first show was at Woof's in their hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. [13]

M.I. era (2014-2018)

III and recent activity (2019-present)

Masked Intruder were included in the exhibits on display at the Punk Rock Museum in Las Vegas, while Intruder Blue also gave guided tours in April 2023. [14]

Following continued questioning on if the band was still together, Blue made a post on the band's Facebook page giving an update on their activities on April 22, 2023. In the post he claimed that the band was still together, but that multiple complications have halted their activities. Additionally, he also confirmed that they were writing new music, and that it will be released when the time is right. [15]

Band members

Current members

Former members

Touring members

Timeline

Masked Intruder

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

YearTitleAlbum/EP
2012"Stick ‘Em Up (I Have A Knife)"
First Offense
2014"The Most Beautiful Girl" [34]
M.I.
"Take What I Want" [35]
Love and Other Crimes
2019"No Case" [36] [26]
III
"Please Come Back To Me" [37] [38]
"All of My Love" [39]

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum details
III Turbo [40] [41] [42]
  • Released: July 14, 2020 [42]
  • Label: Pure Noise [42]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Compilation appearances

Music videos

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
Unknown Chic-a-Go-Go [53] ThemselvesPerformed the song "Unrequited Love"

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References

  1. ↑ "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. 1 2 "Masked Intruder | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links" . Retrieved January 5, 2021– via AllMusic.
  5. 1 2 "Bands: Fat Wreck Chords". FatWreck.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  6. 1 2 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. 1 2 "MASKED INTRUDER on Twitter: "THEY LOVE US... DEEP DOWN. #FreeYellow MADISON TONIGHT!!!… "". Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
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  9. 1 2 3 "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.
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  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.
  12. ↑ "Masked Intruder: Petty Thieves, Great Punk Rock Band". MTVHive.com. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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  16. ↑ "Blue | Discography | Discogs". Discogs . Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 Love and Other Crimes (Booklet). Masked Intruder. Pure Noise Records. 2016.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 III (Booklet). Masked Intruder. Pure Noise Records. 2019.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  20. 1 2 3 4 "Love and Other Crimes - Masked Intruder | Credits" . Retrieved January 5, 2021– via AllMusic.
  21. ↑ "Red | Discography | Discogs". Discogs . Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  22. ↑ "Yellow | Discography | Discogs". Discogs . Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  23. ↑ "My First Band: Officer Bradford (Masked Intruder)". 29 March 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2020– via Milwaukee Record. Jackson Bradford might have the most interesting job in music. The Milwaukee native spends at least half of each year wearing a cop costume and short-shorts while sporting a mustache as part of his lovable "heel with a switch" character that Masked Intruder fans know as "Officer Bradford."
  24. ↑ "Masked Intruder on Instagram: "WE'RE SO STOKED TO HAVE @intruderpurple WITH US WHILE YELLOW IS IN LOCK UP! SHE'S KILLING IT ON THE STAGE, AND WITH THE LADIES!". Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved January 22, 2021– via Instagram.
  25. ↑ "Intruder Purple Speaks out to help Healthcare Workers" . Retrieved December 15, 2020– via YouTube.
  26. 1 2 "Masked Intruder announce new album + release "No Case"". Substream Magazine . 8 January 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
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  31. ↑ "Red Scare Across America: 2013". Open.spotify.com. 9 July 2013.
  32. ↑ "Under the Mistletoe". Open.spotify.com. 26 November 2013.
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  34. ↑ "Masked Intruder - The Most Beautiful Girl (Official Lyric Video)". YouTube . Retrieved 21 September 2020. First single off of their second album M.I., these repeat offenders are picking up right where they left off, laying down 13 tracks of polished, hook-laden power-pop that's so catchy it's criminal.
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  36. ↑ "No Case". Spotify . 8 January 2019.
  37. ↑ "Please Come Back To Me". Spotify . 30 January 2019.
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  39. ↑ "All of My Love". Spotify . 20 February 2019.
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