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
Intruder Blue[16] - lead vocals, lead guitar (2010–present)[17][18]
Intruder Green [19][20] - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2010–present)[17][18]
Intruder Red [20][21] - drums, backing vocals (2010–present)[17][18]
^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.
^"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.
^ abc"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.
^"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."
^"Masked Intruder - The Most Beautiful Girl (Official Lyric Video)". YouTube. 6 May 2014. 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.
