ANDY LAROCQUE / PETE BLAKK (LEX LEGION): “Having Fun With Friends, Writing Good Music, That’s The Goal”

Lex Legion band photo.

What happens when four-fifths of the classic late 1980s King Diamond lineup – drummer Mikkey Dee, guitarists Pete Blakk and Andy La Rocque, and bassist Hal Patino – join forces with vocalist Nils K. Rue (Pagan’s Mind)? Pure heavy metal magic, in the form of Lex Legion.

Lex Legion’s self-titled debut was released by MNRK Music Group in June of 2026, with possible touring beginning the following year. Metal Express Radio’s Bryce Van Patten had a chance to chat with Pete Blakk and Andy LaRocque about the band, the album, and what lies ahead for Lex Legion.

Lineup

  • Mikkey Dee – drums
  • Pete Blakk – guitars
  • Andy La Rocque – guitars
  • Hal Patino – bass
  • Nils K. Rue – vocals

Author

Bryce Van Patten
Bryce Van Patten· 402 articles
Bryce is an audio engineer and a graphic designer here at Metal Express Radio. From the day he purchased his first album (Machine Head by Deep Purple), he has had a passion for heavy music, which has influenced his whole life. Bryce is from the great Pacific Northwest in USA, and has played in metal bands like Babylon, Holy Terror, The Wild Dogs, Warhead and Egypt through the 80s. He had his first interview for the Portland, Oregon publication The Rock Rag with guitarist Paul Gilbert in his Racer X days. Then he was honored to get to have drinks, and talk for an hour with the legendary Dan McCafferty of Nazareth for his second interview. In 2013, he spent an amazing hour talking to Andi Deris of Helloween, which was the high point of his heavy metal journalism. In the year 2001, he formed Man in Black Music Publishing. They released recordings by several local bands, and in the spirit of the old Metal Massacre compilations, he created a 2-album series called The Defenders of Metal. The albums featured classic styled Metal bands from all around the world, with bands from Australia to England, and from Argentina to Russia. Currently, he is the producer/creator/vocalist of the Metal band The Black Tuesdays.

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