Massive Ego

Formed in 1996, the UK Synth Pop-Darkwave band Massive Ego originated from the short-lived new romantic revival scene, dubbed Romo by the music press, and culminating in a glowing live review in Melody Maker. Over the band's enduring thirty-year history, and multiple line-up changes, including Dan Black (Planet Funk), Dean Bright (Dead Or Alive), have graced the stage at festivals including M’era Luna, Amphi, Wave Gotik Treffen, Out of Line Weekender, Infest, and Whitby Goth Weekend. Headline tour with Ashbury Heights, support for BlutEngel, and countless performances across the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, and Finland. Known for their ‘out there’ aesthetic, and gaining a cult-like following in the underground clubs on the alternative dark scene, remaining hard to categorise by genre or style. 2014 saw the band release the EP Noise In The Machine , the lead single, I Idolize You (which proved to be a substantial club hit), their debut album, Beautiful Suicide, followed by Church For The Malfunctioned, on the German label, Out Of Line Music, marking a much darker musical path, and in 2024, new guitarist Porl Young (Rosetta Stone) joined members Marc Massive, Oliver Frost and Lloyd Price. 2026, new album, Symphony Of Flies, saw rave reviews from the likes of Classic Pop: "Massive Ego should congratulate themselves on an album that's infectious in every sense" 4/5. Massive Ego hit the road with a headline UK tour in September, marking their 30th year.