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Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Entertainment
Emily Swingle

"I went to an award show with my **** out, just wearing chains. Lordi thought I looked cool.” Five minutes with nu gen provocateur Mimi Barks

Mimi Barks Press Shoot 2024.

There aren't many people in the metal scene like Mimi Barks right now. The genre-meshing nu gen star powers her propulsive 'doom trap' racket with abrasive, no-holds-barred live shows and provocative music videos, all of which have marked her out as one of the most engaging, fast-rising artists in the alternate music scene right now. We caught up with the Berlin-based songwriter to talk classic gigs, weird award show attire and the perils of having a rather unique fashion sense.

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