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HorrorPops

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.

Mad Sin “20 years in Sin Sin”

Mad Sin are a combonation of 6 gutter trash rock and rollers from Berlin who got together and started Mad Sin 20 years ago (1987) in the Eastern Bloc of Germany.

“20 Years in Sin Sin” is a 2 disk collection of Mad Sin’s best of the best tracks through the years as well as a 2nd disc with Mad Sin playing live in Hollywood CA. I shouldn’t say the one disk is just a “Best Of” album since it does have 6 new tracks along with several others being rare B side and unreleased songs so If your not an obsessive collector of Mad Sin then chances are many songs will be new to you. Mad Sin – Pigfarm

There are a total of six new tracks and a few rare b-sides and unreleased songs on the first album out of a total of 14 stuido tracks. The second album includes 16 tracks all of which are live from Hollywood California.

Also if you buy the CD you get one added bonus over buying this on vinyl. There are 2 videos also included with the band playinglive in 2006 at the Germany FOrce Attack festival.

I was introduced to Mad Sin about 2 years ago at a rockabilly show. It was between sets and the guy running the music was playing one of their albums between bands. The album blew away all the bands that were playing the show.

“20 Years in Sin Sin” is a great complication of the bands best music and a great start to any rockabilly or psychobilly collection for anyone who is just getting into the genera. The album is fast, out of control and will get your blood boiling and pumping. If you are a obsessive collector of rockabilly you will need to grab this album.

Track List
CD1 (Studio)

1. Sindicate Deluxe
2. Rusty Nails
3. Pigfarm
4. 50 Miles To Nowhere
5. Lullaby
6. F.T.W. I Said One Day …
7. Ich Kann Nicht Schlafen
8. Dirty City
9. Psyclops Carnival
10. Ride This Torpedo
11. Crack In The Box
12. Secret Plan
13. Viva Le Rock

Bonus Track:
14. Blindspot ’87

CD2 (Live In Hollywood)

1. Intro
2. Scarred Ol`Heart
3. 1000 Eyes
4. Outta My Head
5. Speak No Evil
6. Nothing`s Alright
7. Sell Your Souls
8. Communication Breakdown
9. Dead Moon
10. Fuel For Brains
11. Sin Is The Law
12. All This And More
13. I Shot The Sheriff
14. To Walk The Night
15. Meat Train At Midnight
16. Psychotic Night

Multimedia Bonus:

1. I Shot The Sheriff
2. Meat Train At Midnight
(filmed Live at Force Attack Festival / Germany 2006)

Madsin offical website