HorrorPops

Biography

Patricia Day (Copenhagen, Denmark; vocals/upright bass) and Kim Nekroman (b. Dan Gaarde, Copenhagen, Denmark; guitar) were, respectively, key figures on the Danish punk and psychobilly scenes when they elected to join forces in a new project in 1996. Drummer Henrik Niedermeier, who had played with Nekroman in his band Nekromantix, joined the duo in the original line-up of HorrorPops. Rhythm guitarist Caz The Clash joined the trio for their live shows, which also regularly featured go-go dancers and helped spread the band’s profile throughout Scandinavia. Their energetic fusion of pop punk and rockabilly proved hugely popular on stage, but apart from a widely bootlegged seven-track demo CD it was not until late 2003 that the band released an official single (‘Ghouls’/‘Psychobitches Outta Hell’). They also signed a contract with US hardcore gurus Tim Armstrong and Brett Gurewitz’s Hellcat Records label, and it was in North America that...

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