Twenty years after Pluto's 'Pipeline Under The Ocean' was released, the Kiwi rockers are back, singing the songs that had angsty teens like me - and so many other New Zealanders - in a chokehold. 

Not only are they re-releasing their iconic album on vinyl, they're also adding in five unreleased songs that were forgotten more than two decades ago.

The inspiration for one of those tracks, 'Hackney Town', comes from an ex-clown-turned-drug-dealer called Ricky, who frontman Milan Borich used to visit to "procure" illicit substances while he and guitarist Tim Arnold were starting Pluto as a duo in London.

In fact, Milan and Tim have enough weird and wonderful stories from the road to fill an entire behind-the-music documentary. There was the time they were arrested in Munich, and the ritualistic burning of an Egyptian beetle painting they were convinced was cursed. 

Pluto performs unreleased song 'Hackney Town':

The five-piece will play a one-off show at Auckland's Double Whammy on November 8th, but they're still arguing about exactly which order to play out the original songs from the album. Milan and Tim rib each other in that sibling rivalry, brotherly love kind of way, which isn't surprising, seeing as they met at the age of 13.

What's not up for debate is how well the tracks have stood the test of time. You only have to look at the comments section of the 'Long White Cross' music video on YouTube to see how many people are still professing their love for that song today - including those from all over the world, who first discovered it by playing the EA Cricket 07 video game. 

Pluto plays 'Long White Cross' acoustically for the first time ever:

Back when they first made the album, Pluto had no idea it would go double platinum and earn a place as one of NZ's best rock records. Milan said it wasn't until he saw a sea of people at Big Day Out singing the lyrics to 'Long White Cross' back to him that he understood they'd made a bit of magic.

Even then, it would have been hard for the guys to imagine they'd get the chance to re-release the album in 2025, recapturing - and remastering - the magic to play it in its entirety to their longtime fans, which is just what they'll do in a few weeks' time.