Kim Nekroman | |
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Background information | |
Born | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Genres | Psychobilly, rockabilly, punk rock |
Instruments | Vocals, double bass, guitar |
Labels | Hellcat, Epitaph, Intermusic, Record Music, E.S.P., Kick Music, Nervous, Tombstone |
Kim Nekroman is the bassist and lead singer for the psychobilly band Nekromantix and the lead guitarist of HorrorPops. He is from Denmark, and worked for the Danish Navy as a submarine radio operator for eight years [1] before beginning his music career.
He plays the upright bass, featuring a custom coffin-shaped bass. [2] He is an endorser and user of Gallien-Krueger bass amps. [3]
In 1991 the band toured extensively in Europe, releasing Curse of the Coffin, their second full-length album that same year. The Brought Back to Life LP appeared in 1992, and 4 years later Nekromantix released their fourth disc, Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend. A tour in Japan followed, as well as a 1999 live set for Kick Music. Nekromantix signed with Epitaph for 2002's Return of the Loving Dead, and are still with the label through Dead Girls Don't Cry and 2005's Brought Back to Life Again, the latter of which was actually reissue of an out print 1992 release.
Backing up Nekroman's vocals in '07 were guitarist Troy Destroy and drummer Andy DeMize. However, the current line-up is Adam Guerrero on drums (after the death of Andy DeMize and departure of Lux), Franc on guitar and Nekroman himself on coffin bass and lead vocals. Rene De La Muerte joined the band in 2018 as the new stand-up drummer.
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The Nekromantix is a Danish-American psychobilly band founded in Copenhagen in 1989. Their lyrics are generally structured around monster and horror themes. A central icon of the band's image is founder and frontman Kim Nekroman's "coffinbass", a custom-built double bass with a body in the shape of a coffin and a headstock the shape of a cross. Nekroman has been the sole constant member of the band. The current lineup consists of guitarist Francisco Mesa and drummer Rene "Delamuerte" Garcia, known as a guitarist and singer of the Canadian band "The Brains".
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HorrorPops are a Danish punk band that formed in 1996. The band's sound is rooted in psychobilly, rockabilly, and punk rock.
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Curse of the Coffin is the second album by the Danish psychobilly band the Nekromantix, released in 1991 by Nervous Records. A music video was filmed for the title track and received some play on the MTV program Alternative Nation. The album's final track is a loose cover of "Mama Don't Allow It," a piano tune from the 1920s and 1930s by Cow Cow Davenport, with new lyrics written by band frontman Kim Nekroman.
Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend is the fourth album by the Danish psychobilly band the Nekromantix, released in 1996 by Nervous Records. It was the band's last album to include drummer Tim Kristensen, and the only album to include guitarist Søren Munk Petersen. After both members left the group, original guitarist Peter Sandorff returned to the lineup and brought in his brother Kristian as drummer. The CD and LP versions of the album were released with different covers, and the LP also included the "Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend" single. The album was re-released in 2002 with new artwork and two bonus tracks.
Brought Back to Life is the third album by the Danish psychobilly band the Nekromantix, released in 1992 by Intermusic Records. It was the band's first album to include drummer Tim Kristensen and only album to include guitarist Jan Daggry, replacing original members Peter Sandorff and Peek who had left the band. Brought Back to Life earned a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Heavy Metal Album." The album was re-released in 2005 by Hellcat Records under the title Brought Back Again.
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Return of the Loving Dead is the fifth studio album by the Danish psychobilly band the Nekromantix, released in 2002 by Hellcat Records. It was the band's first release on the American record label and their first to be widely distributed in the United States, and a music video was filmed for the single "Gargoyles Over Copenhagen." After this release band leader Kim Nekroman relocated to Los Angeles, California while the remaining members, brothers Peter and Kristian Sandorff, remained in Denmark.
Undead 'n' Live is a live album by the Danish psychobilly band the Nekromantix, released in 2000 by E.S.P. Recordings. It marked the return of the band's original guitarist Peter Sandorff and the introduction of his brother Kristian as drummer. Most of the album's material is drawn from Peter Sandorff's previous years in the band. The album was recorded at Stengade 30 in the band's home town of Copenhagen and includes the previously unreleased song "Nice Day for a Resurrection" which would later appear on the band's 2002 album Return of the Loving Dead.
Dead Girls Don't Cry is the sixth studio album by the Danish psychobilly band the Nekromantix, released in 2004 by Hellcat Records. It was the group's last album with founding member Peter Sandorff, who had returned to the band several years previous after having been out of the lineup for most of the 1990s, and also their final album with his brother Kristian Sandorff. Prior to this release band leader Kim Nekroman had relocated to Los Angeles, California while the Sandorff brothers remained in Denmark. Recording was therefore rushed as the Sandorffs had to travel to California in order to participate. Following this release the Sandorffs left the band, and Nekroman found new members to fill out the lineup.
Life Is a Grave & I Dig It! is the seventh studio album by the psychobilly band the Nekromantix, released in 2007 by Hellcat Records. It is the group's only album to include guitarist Tröy Deströy and drummer Andy DeMize, replacing brothers Peter and Kristian Sandorff who had left the band in 2005 after frontman Kim Nekroman's relocation to Los Angeles, California from the band's home country of Denmark. Seven months after the album's release Deströy left the band to focus on a solo career and was replaced by guitarist Pete Belair of the Australian band Firebird. In January 2009 Martinez was killed in an automobile accident. He was replaced by Lux, formerly of Mystery Hangup and Sacred Storm.
What Happens in Hell, Stays in Hell is the eighth studio album by the psychobilly band the Nekromantix, released August 2, 2011 through Hellcat Records. It is the band's first album with guitarist Franc and drummer Lux; Franc replaced touring guitarist Pete Belair in 2007, while Lux replaced former drummer Andy DeMize who was killed in a car crash in January 2009.
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