HorrorPops

Perhaps one of the strangest, and definitely the most popular, punk bands to emerge from the island of Copenhagen (capitol city of Denmark) is HorrorPops. Many bands have featured married band mates – The Apples in Stereo, The Groovie Ghoulies, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band – but few have involved the degree of showmanship and European aesthetic HorroPops has become known for. Blending Victorian architecture, punk symbolism, and postindustrial American style HorrorPops’ unique visual presence makes them unmistakable. But their success is definitely in their sound. When some demos they had recorded for a press kit leaked to the public, their songs began making rotations as hits in Danish clubs before the band had the opportunity to find out about it.

Although founding members Patricia Day and Kim Nekroman had been involved in the Copenhagen rock scene for years, they had never met. It wasn’t until a festival in Cologne, Germany that they made their fateful connection. They began teaching each other various instruments, and apparently that’s how they fell in love.

Other members have come and gone but it has always been Day and Nekroman at the center. Their love for alternative music and experimentation has created a distinctive sound blending traditional punk rock with new wave and psychobilly. For a while HorrorPops were prevented from going on American tour because of issues with their visas, but now those problems have been ironed out and they will be going across the country supporting their album “Kiss Kiss Kill Kill” released on Hellcat Records.