By Max Gelber

On the heels of its third full-length record, Kiss Kiss Kill Kill, Denmark’s The Horrorpops took to the Harpers Ferry stage Wednesday, March 5. The band brought its infectious psychobilly sound to a packed crowd ready to dance the night away, and also brought two corpse bride go-go dancers for added fun.

Vocalist Patricia Day strolled onto the stage, grabbed her signature graffiti-covered stand-up bass and cut right into “Thelma and Louise,” the first single off the new record. Another song, “Miss Fit,” used part of the chorus from the Madness hit “Our House,” but switched the lyrics to say “My fist, in the middle of your face.” Day asked the audience members to sing along, something they would eventually learn they had no choice but to do. As Day told the crowd, “When a question is asked at a Horrorpops show, there is only one answer, and that’s ‘hell yeah.'”

These were words that were not meant to be taken lightly, as Day jokingly refused to continue the show and the new track “Headed For The Disco,” until the audience sang along, while Day sipped on fan-provided shots.

Horrorpops staples filled the set, including the likes of “Miss Take” off their debut record Hell Yeah!, as well as the classic “Walk Like A Zombie” from their second record, Bring It On!, which saw Horrorpops guitarist Kim Nekroman trading vocals with Day. He would also briefly man Day’s stand-up bass, momentarily stealing the spotlight, much to the delight of the fans.

Go-go dancers Tweek and Rita-tah, dolled up in corpse make-up and skimpy wedding dresses, entertained fans with choreographed dance numbers throughout the show, using props of fake lollipops, handguns, boxing gloves and Horrorpops-emblazed folding fans. Due to a rather strict sound curfew of 11 p.m. at Harpers Ferry, the Horrorpops set ended just as quickly as it began, lasting a little more than an hour.

Steve E. Nix ‘ The Cute Lepers and the Pink Spiders opened the show with a set of forgettable and horribly-mixed ’80s-era glam punk songs. However, The Cute Lepers did their best to give off a reasonably entertaining stage show, thanks to singer/guitarist Steve E. Nix, guitarist Zache Out (and his fantastic mustache) and bassist Stevie Kicks’ energetic stage antics. The Pink Spiders on the other hand, seemingly sleep-walked through the 45-minutes and singer Matt Friction resorted to berating the crowd for not dancing and singing enough to his liking.