The Killer Barbies
| The Killer Barbies | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Punk , pop-punk , horror punk |
| founding | 1994 |
| Founding members | |
| Silvia "Superstar" Lopez | |
guitar |
Santi – Santi (1994) |
| The Yogui Bear (1994) | |
| Billy King | |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, guitar |
Silvia "Superstar" Lopez |
guitar |
Dr Gonzo (1994– ?, since 2003) |
bass |
Blue Demon (since 2003) |
Drums |
Billy King |
| former members | |
bass |
Super Bingo (1994–?) |
bass |
Maxter Man (? –2000) |
bass |
Jeyper Man (2000-2001) |
guitar |
Kabuto Jr (? -2000) |
guitar |
Doctor Muerte (? –2000) |
bass |
Godzilla (2001-2002) |
The Killer Barbies are a punk band from Vigo in the northern Spanish province of Pontevedra .
Band history
The band was founded in 1994 and is based on well-known rock'n'roll and punk bands such as Kiss , the Misfits or the Ramones . As early as 1995 they contributed a song to the film Hackers - On the FBI's net .
The Killer Barbies are also known for appearing in B-Movies from the horror genre , most recently in Killer Barbys Vs. Dracula , in which Bela B. Felsenheimer of the Doctors plays the role of Count Dracula's great-grandson . He also sang the role of the comic devil on the cover version of the Iggy pop song Candy in 2002 . The song was on the album Sin Is In from the same year, which brought the band for the first time major success in Europe and a year later the DVD freak show followed.
The song Have Some Fun , which can be heard as background music in the PlayStation 2 game Rumble Roses , also comes from the album Sin Is In .
The racing game FlatOut features the song Baby With Two Heads and Down the Street by the Killer Barbies.
Discography
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- Dressed to Kiss (1995)
- Only for Freaks (1996)
- Big Muff (1998)
- Fucking Cool (1999)
- Bad Taste (2000)
- Sin Is In (2003)
- Freakshow (2004) (CD + DVD)
- 2 CD box set: Bad Taste - Sin Is In (2006)
- Vive le punk! (2020)
Trivia
In the 1996 horror film Killer Barbys , in which the band played, the band name could not be adopted with ie , because Mattel , creator of Barbie , resisted.
Web links
- Killer Barbies discography
- The Killer Barbies at laut.de
- Silvia "Superstar" Lopez in the Internet Movie Database (English)