Editing HorrorPops (section)

==History==

=== 1996–1999: Formation ===
Band founders [[Patricia Day]] and [[Kim Nekroman]] first met when Day's now-defunct band, the [[punk rock]] group Peanut Pump Gun, opened for Nekroman's [[psychobilly]] band, [[Nekromantix]], at the POPKOM festival in [[Cologne, Germany]] in 1996. Despite both belonging to the subculture scene of [[Copenhagen, Denmark]], the two had never met before, but they became friends over their mutual interest in [[alternative music]].

=== 2000–2003: Demo tape and signing ===
In 2000, Day recruited two friends, Mille and [[Kamilla Vanilla]], co-workers at the [[body piercing]] shop she worked at to act as [[go-go dancer]]s for the band's live show. The group also recorded a 7-song demo for use in a [[press kit]], but it was somehow leaked to the public, and resulted in two of the group's singles, "Ghouls" and "Psychobitches outta Hell" becoming club hits in Denmark. The group spent the next few years touring [[Europe]] until 2003. During this time, Caz the Clash became a father and left the band to focus on parenting. He was replaced by another Strawberry Slaughterhouse member, Karsten. [[Hellcat Records]], [[Tim Armstrong]]'s record label, signed HorrorPops. The band released a [[vinyl single]] in September 2003, and began a [[United States|U.S.]] headlining tour.

HorrorPops ventured out on their first US tour as headliner for the "Aloha from hell tour" with nine shows across California and Arizona. They were interviewed by ''Vogue'', and reviewed by ''LA Weekly''.

=== 2004: Hell Yeah ===
[[Hell Yeah! (HorrorPops album)|Hell Yeah!]] was released February 10, 2004; the interest in the band grew and when they did their release show at [[Amoeba Records]], it was packed, to the surprise of everyone in HorrorPops. HorrorPops was then supposed to follow up with a grand U.S. tour, but got stuck in immigration paperwork and had to cancel the whole tour. [[The Offspring]] was just about to head out on their month-long European tour and with a three-day warning HorrorPops got offered the chance to join them as main support. Horrorpops played every night for audiences numbering between 5000 and 16000 people, and then continued with their own {{frac|1|1|2}}-month headline tour in Europe. Shortly after the European tour ended, Horrorpops returned to the states to play [[Jimmy Kimmel Live]] and a few California shows, but realizing the work that lay ahead and how time-consuming the band had become, Mille had to leave the band to go back to school. Mille got replaced by another good friend of the band, Naomi, who was quickly renamed NoNo. HorrorPops started touring the states, first on Punks VS Psychos, then as main support for [[Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards]] and then back to Europe for another tour. The band toured continuously in 2004 and the band enjoyed it. The Horrorpops also played in a movie called ''The Punk Rock Halocust'' and therefore made them more popular. Later, Karsten had to leave the band; he met the love of his life and wanted to spend time with her which was hard to do with the band's tour schedule. HorrorPops played around 110 shows in 2004 and went back to Los Angeles to start work on their second album. They played one last show for the year in West Hollywood to announce their new guitar player.

=== 2005–2008: Bring it On and Kiss Kiss Kill Kill ===
The band soon relocated from Denmark to [[Los Angeles, California]]. The band's second album, ''[[Bring It On! (HorrorPops album)|Bring It On!]]'', was released on September 13, 2005, and featured their new rhythm guitarist, [[Geoff Kresge]]. The HorrorPops spent most of 2006 touring Canada, Asia, Europe, and the States, including a Warped Tour stint. Kresge left the group before the band's next album, bringing the group back to three members.

Their third album, released on February 5, 2008, is called ''[[Kiss Kiss Kill Kill]]''. The band began a North American tour around the time the album was released. They began the tour with an electric show in San Luis Obispo, CA, USA where they have a fairly loyal following, and are currently touring with two bands from Los Angeles, CA. Their opening bands include Rocket, which is an [[all-female band]], and [[The Pink Spiders]], a pop punk band. They are on Vans Warped Tour all summer. After the release of ''Kiss Kiss Kill Kill'' they began to have a much larger fan base.<!-- (Highlights of 2004: debut release, Offspring support tour, performing at Jimmy Kimmel, sold out Troubadour W. Hollywood, performing live at BBC1, sold out London twice, playing main stage at Hootenanny and much, much more...) -->
[[Image:HorrorPops live in Montreal, 2006.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The HorrorPops performing in [[Montreal]] in 2006.]]