Miguel And The Living Dead

Goth rock / punk/ psychobilly band from Warsaw, Poland and London, UK. Miguel and the Living Dead are a Polish band founded in 2001 in Warsaw, playing a mixture of gothic rock, punk, deathrock and psychobilly. The group created a consistent stage image, performing in costumes and make-up, and composing songs referring to old horror films and the visual style of the 80s. The band's eclectic sound formula is influenced mainly by European gothic, punk and post-punk bands and American deathrock, as well as psychobilly, 50s and 60s rock and roll, surf, garage, rockabilly, country, and ska. Miguel and the Living Dead originated as a one-man musical project created by Pete Vincent (aka Nerve 69) in 2001. The first songs were composed and recorded at home on a small PC, including: "Salem's Lot", "Night of Terror", "Aliens Wear Sunglasses", and "Train of the Dead". At the turn of 2003/2004, Pete Vincent was joined by former musicians of the post-punk band Eva: Slavik (vocals), Killer Klaus (bass guitar), and El Diablo (drums). In February 2004, the band played their first concert at the Old Skull event in Warsaw. Shortly before the live debut, the group's CD-R Demo 2004 was released. It contained five songs created between 2001–2003 and featured Pete Vincent and Slavik performing all instruments and vocals, respectively. In the spring of 2004, a new member joined the group, keyboardist Goozzolini, and the full five-piece line-up was completed. During this period, the band was enormously supported by the group's friend and mentor, Polish alternative/goth music journalist, DJ, and founder of the Old Skull event series - Tomasz Zrąbkowski (aka Maniak, Ghostmaniac). In 2005, the first official album of the band Alarm!!! was released by the German-Austrian label Strobelight Records. Then, in the same year, the keyboardist - Goozzolini replaced Burza. In 2007, Miguel and the Living Dead released their second album titled Postcards From The Other Side. At the end of the summer of 2007, the band's leader Pete Vincent moved permanently to Great Britain. This resulted in the band temporarily suspending its activities. In 2017, Miguel and the Living Dead resumed their activities with the following line-up: Slavik - vocals, Pete Vincent - guitar, Killer Klaus - bass, Stach Wysocki - drums (Syrbski Jeb, Hatestory), and Vins Vilaplana - keyboards (ex-La Casa Usher). In 2021, the debut album Alarm!!! was remastered and re-released on vinyl on the independent label Batcave Productions. In the autumn of 2022, Miguel and the Living Dead set about recording a new studio album. The sessions were completed in the spring of 2023. The new album is scheduled for release in the spring of 2024