TRICK OR TREAT Release New Video ‘Return To Monkey Island’, Feat. Chris Bowes

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Trick Or Treat has released a video for “Return To Monkey Island”, taken from the new album “Ghosted” released on April 25 by Scarlet Records.

“Monkey Island” is one of the cult video games of the ’90s, as well as one of the favorite Trick Or Treat’s sagas. For this happy power metal song with a pirate theme they couldn’t miss a special guest: Chris Bowes, the captain of Alestorm & Gloryhammer. “Return To Monkey Island” is the joyful end result of a friendship that crosses the seven seas!

video by Domenico Guidetti

“Ghosted” is the album that definitely marks the new Trick Or Treat course, where the classic power happy metal mixes with terrifying and yet funny horror atmospheres.

The Italian band put in music some of the most famous horror movie franchise such as “Evil Dead Never Sleeps” (“Army Of Darkness”), “Bitter Dreams” (“A Nightmare On Elm Street”) or “The 13th” (“Friday The 13th”), and paid heartfelt homage to the world of comics (“Craven Road”, Dylan Dog) and video game (“Return To Monkey Island”) that shaped their imaginary too.

With a little help from a couple of famous international friends, Trick Or Treat delivered just another irresistible collection of wicked, catchy and energetic metal tunes!

artwork by Alle Conti

“Ghosted” tracklist:

1 Lost In The Haunted House (intro)
2 Craven Road
3 Bloodmoon (ft. Adrienne Cowan)
4 Ghosted
5 Dance With The Dancing Clown
6 Polybius
7 Evil Dead Never Sleeps
8 Return To Monkey Island (ft. Chris Bowes)
9 Make A Difference
10 The 13th
11 Bitter Dreams

Total running time – 46:00

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TRICK OR TREAT:
Alle Conti – vocals
Guido Benedetti – guitar
Luca Venturelli – guitar
Leone Villani Conti – bass
Dario Capacci – drums

THE HALO EFFECT Tear into WASP Classic with New Single ‘I Wanna Be Somebody’

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Swedish metal powerhouse THE HALO EFFECT return with their electrifying new single – a blistering take on WASP’s 1984 anthem ‘I Wanna Be Somebody’. The track, handpicked by guitar hero Jesper Strömblad, marks the band’s third cover version and continues their celebration of iconic heavy metal influences.

Alongside the single, the band proudly announce that these reinterpretations will culminate in a brand-new EP, We Are Shadows, set for release on November 21.
The new single is accompanied by a striking visualizer, further amplifying the raw energy of the track.

Jesper Strömblad reflects on the choice of song: “WASP’s aggressive sound and eccentric stage presence has always been fun. The shock of songs like ‘I Fuck Like a Beast’ and fun anthems like ‘I Wanna Be Somebody,’ and ‘L.O.V.E. Machine,’ are powerful and heavy. Extreme and dramatic, controversial and fun, WASP’s ‘I Wanna Be Somebody’, off their debut album, was my first introduction into the band”

With ‘I Wanna Be Somebody’,  THE HALO EFFECT once again channel their roots while shaping their own sonic path—setting the stage for We Are Shadows this fall.

Listen to ‘I Wanna Be Somebody’: https://thehaloeffect.bfan.link/iwbssg

Pre-order the EP We Are Shadows: https://thehaloeffect.bfan.link/waslp

The EP will be released digitally and on a limited vinyl version. The track list is as follows:

1. How The Gods Kill
2. If You Were Here
3. I Wanna Be Somebody
4. Dance With The Devil
5. Shoreline

THE HALO EFFECT will join German metal outfit HEAVEN SHALL BURN along with The Black Dahlia Murder and Frozen Soul on tour early next year. Check out the dates:

27.02.2026 DE Hamburg – Inselpark Arena
28.02.2026 DE Köln – Palladium
01.03.2026 NL Tilburg – Poppodium 013
03.03.2026 FR Villeurbanne – Le Transbordeur
04.03.2026 FR Paris – Élysée Montmartre
05.03.2026 BE Bruxelles – Ancienne Belgique
06.03.2026 DE Stuttgart – Porsche-Arena
07.03.2026 DE Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
08.03.2026 CH Zürich – Halle 622
10.03.2026 IT Trezzo sull’Adda – Live Club
11.03.2026 LU Esch-sur-Alzette – Rockhal Main Hall
13.03.2026 DE Berlin – Columbiahalle
14.03.2026 DE Jena – Sparkassen-Arena
15.03.2026 CZ Brno – Sono Centrum
17.03.2026 HU Budapest – Barba Negra Csepel
18.03.2026 PL Kraków – Klub Studio
19.03.2026 AT Vienna – Gasometer Raiffeisen Halle
20.03.2026 DE Dresden – Messe Halle 1
21.03.2026 DE München – Zenith

SADISM Release Re-Recording of ‘Darkest’ Track

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Death metal stalwarts Sadism have previously announced Necrology (1997-2002), a powerful reworking of their early classic tracks. Combining original audio with new recordings, this album reclaims a crucial era in the band’s history while delivering their signature sound with renewed force. The album will be released on 17th October via Hammerheart Records. 

The re-recorded version of ‘Darkest’ can now be heard here:

The album is still available for pre-order here: https://sadism.lnk.to/necrology

Necrology (1997-2002) is a reanimation of classics from the band’s early era. But make no mistake, this isn’t just a greatest hits or a clean slate re-recording. Original tracks are left intact where it counts, stitched together with new takes that keep the grime and spirit fully alive.

Track-list:
1. The Collapse
2. The Forgotten One
3. Darkest
4. Body Execution
5. A Dwelling of Gods
6. Thy Composed
7. The Setting Sun
8. Worse Than Suffering
9. Dungeons Gallery
10.Necrology

Sadism formed in Santiago, Chile in 1988, led by founding members Juan Pablo Donoso and Ricardo Roberts. Emerging during the rise of thrash and death metal in South America, the band quickly became a key name in the Chilean underground through raw demos and intense live performances.

Their debut album Tribulated Bells (1992) is considered a landmark in Chilean death metal, gaining cult status over the years. Throughout the 1990’s and 2000’s, Sadism built a steady discography and toured extensively across Latin America, sharing stages with bands like Kreator, Morbid Angel, Sodom, and Cannibal Corpse.

Albums like The Ocularis Domination (2014) and Alliance (2015) expanded their reach, leading to their first European tour and greater international recognition. In 2023, they released Obscurans, their tenth studio album, returning to their raw and direct death metal roots.

More than three decades in, Sadism remains one of South America’s most enduring and uncompromising Death Metal bands.

Line up:
Ricardo Roberts – Vocals
Juan Pablo Donoso – Drums
Gabriel Hidalgo – Guitars
Francisco Cornejo – Bass

Links:
www.facebook.com/sadismofficial
www.instagram.com/sadism_official

MUSTAN KUUN LAPSET – Related Death ‘N’ Roll Band SEPTEMBERWOLF’s Material Rediscovered from Archives – Six Song EP Out Now

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Photographer: Marika Lehtinen

Finnish dark metal pioneer Mustan Kuun Lapset (est. 1993) went on a years-long hiatus in 2007. In 2009, while Mustan Kuun Lapset was still buried deep, its singer-guitarist Pete Lehtinen and drummer Mikko Hautala, together with Jari Turja, founded Septemberwolf; a death ‘n’ roll band. The language changed from Finnish to English. The following year, in March 2010, the trio played their debut gig, and soon recorded their first songs at their rehearsal space. One of these tracks, the fast-paced Wormrocket, was released that same year on the compilation album Kill City Twenty Five by Californian 272 Records. During their short career, Septemberwolf played gigs mainly in the Lahti and Helsinki areas in Finland.

In 2011, Turja became Septemberwolf’s guitarist while Lehtinen wanted to focus solely on vocals. Juha Koivistoinen joined the band as a new bassist. Unlike Jari, for whom Septemberwolf was the first band, Juha is known for many underground bands in the Lahti area. He currently plays guitar in the sludge metal band Taser.

As Jari started as a guitarist, he began to take a larger role in composing music. He wrote the songs Together we hang, Killed through every bone and Priesthunter. Pete had written most of the older songs, and some even dated back to the days of Häiriö (which was the original name of Mustan Kuun Lapset in 1993-1995). Dead Flesh Feast, performed at gigs and also available on YouTube, was originally a song by Häiriö, which was mainly composed by Mustan Kuun Lapset´s lead guitarist Pete Tamminen.

With this four-based line-up, Septemberwolf recorded a four-track EP in the spring of 2012 at Toni Laurila‘s NoiseNest studio in Nastola. For reasons that remain unknown, the album was never released, and the band quit that same year. Mustan Kuun Lapset reactivated in 2014-2015, and Septemberwolf’s EP was forgotten for years. More than a decade later, Lehtinen rediscovered it in his archives, and now it has finally been released to the world via Inverse Records. Abomination uncontrolled includes the aforementioned EP as well as two songs recorded in the band’s rehearsal space in 2010. 

Watch the “Together We Hang” lyric video:

Listen to the Abomination uncontrolled on music services (Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal, Bandcamp etc.): https://push.fm/fl/septemberwolf

Tracklist / ISRC-codes:

  1. Together we hang – FI3FC2595201
  2. Killed through every bone – FI3FC2595202
  3. Summoning the darkness – FI3FC2595203
  4. Priesthunter – FI3FC2595204
  5. Wormrocket (Demo) – FI3FC2595205
  6. Early Grave of Hypocrite (Demo) – FI3FC2595206

LAURA COX Releases New Single ‘Do I Have Your Attention?’ from Upcoming Album

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French rock firebrand Laura Cox hits hard today with her new single “Do I Have Your Attention?” released on Friday September 19th via earMUSIC / Verycords. The new single is a full-throttle, riff-driven blast of party rock – heavy on distortion, unapologetically loud, and built to shake the walls.

Says Laura, “Do I Have Your Attention? is a track with a clear message and raw sound. It grabs the listener’s attention in a direct way, evoking the ambivalence of letting go, whether it’s liberating or self-destructive.”

Equal parts attitude and adrenaline, “Do I Have Your Attention?” is a reckless dare: speed the amp, plant the foot on the pedal, and watch the world react. Lyrically it plays with the thrill of excess and the edge between fun and destruction – calling out phoniness, testing limits, and refusing to play small. Musically, it’s a fierce one-shot of guitar mayhem: chugging riffs, saturated leads and a chorus that invites singalongs and sing-offs in equal measure.

The new single follows the earlier releases “No Need To Try Harder” and “Trouble Coming,” and acts as a loud, electric snapshot of the energy that runs through the forthcoming album Trouble Coming (out October 31, 2025). Fans will find here everything that made Laura famous – raw guitar chops, classic rock heart, dialled up with a modern punch that keeps the sound urgent and immediate.

Listen to “Do I Have Your Attention?” HERE

Pre-order the new album Trouble ComingHERE

“Trouble Coming marks a new era in my musical evolution, still firmly rooted in the rock that shaped me, but driven by complete freedom in writing and composition,” adds Laura. “This album reflects a sense of letting go, both through the themes it explores and the modern sounds that emerged from an unexpected collaboration.” 

CD Track List

  1. No Need to Try Harder
  2. A Way Home
  3. Trouble Coming
  4. Inside the Storm
  5. What Do You Know?
  6. Dancing Around the Truth
  7. Out Of The Blue
  8. The Broken
  9. Rise Together
  10. Do I Have Your Attention?
  11. Strangers Someday

Vinyl Track List

Side A:

  1. No Need to Try Harder
  2. A Way Home
  3. Trouble Coming
  4. Inside the Storm

Side B:

  1. Dancing Around the Truth
  2. Out Of The Blue
  3. The Broken
  4. Rise Together
  5. Do I Have Your Attention?
  6. Strangers Someday

About Laura Cox:

From viral YouTube guitarist to international festival headliner, Laura Cox has become one of Europe’s most compelling modern rock voices. With over 513,000 YouTube subscribers and 105 million plays across her videos, she has taken bedroom chops to main stages like Hellfest, Rockpalast, and Pol’and’Rock. Her upcoming album Trouble Coming continues that journey. It’s loud, honest, and built for now.

More information: WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | SPOTIFY | YOUTUBE | DEEZER

EPOIMÓRIRÒMIOPE Release New Single And Video ‘Coma’

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EPOIMÓRIRÒMIOPE unveils their latest single and official video, “coma”, from the forthcoming album ricordi di un tempo mai esistito, out soon via Epictronic Worldwide.

“coma” is a descent into the mind’s shadowed corners, a love letter written from the edge of breaking. Aggressive, intense, and unflinching, every riff and beat drags you further into epoimóriròmiope’s intense world — a place where chaos, pain, and emotion collide.

Stream coma: orcd.co/comasingle

Pre-save “ricordi di un tempo mai esistito”: orcd.co/rdtme

Previous Single and Video: Vertigine: Stream– Watch

epoimóriròmiope is:

Erik Storari – Vocals, Guitar, Composition, Production
Sara Fioravanti – Bass
Giulio Barranca – Drums

About:

Emerging in 2021 from Bologna, Italy, epoimóriròmiope fuses Metalcore, EDM, and Alternative Rock into a genre-defying sound. Originally a one-man project, it has evolved in both style and lineup—from the dark trap influences of Vincoli (2021) to the electronic experiments of kabukimono (2023). Singles from these albums remain on YouTube but have been withdrawn from streaming platforms to mark a fresh start with the definitive lineup and sound.

Lyrically, the project has shifted from social observations to exploring the darkest corners of the human soul. The latest album, “ricordi di un tempo mai esistito”, delves into separation, loss, regret, anger, anxiety, and reflections on death and life’s fleeting nature. Its first single, “vertigine”, captures the dizzying weight of absence and memory, offering atmospheric, raw alt-rock where love, identity, and time seem to unravel.

epoimóriròmiope online:

www.youtube.com/@epoimoriromiope
www.instagram.com/epmm_official
www.tiktok.com/@epoimoriromiope