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GYPSY PISTOLEROS Release Title Track as New Video Single from Upcoming Album “Dark Faerie Tales”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 23, 2026

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The world’s only Glam Punk Goth ’n’ Roll outlaws GYPSY PISTOLEROS return with the first taste of their most ambitious album yet. “Dark Faerie Tales”, the lead single and title track from their forthcoming record, arrives January 23rd, 2026 via The New Church Records / Plastichead Distribution.

The single launches the next chapter for the cult renegades, whose last album Church of the Pistoleros was hailed as one of 2025’s most fearless rock releases. With Dark Faerie Tales, the band push their genre-defying vision into darker, grander territory — a glam-goth-punk fever dream forged in their own twisted mythology.

A FAIRYTALE FOR THE DAMNED
Produced and co-written once again by sonic architect Dave Draper (Michael Monroe, Ginger Wildheart, The Wildhearts, Ryan Hamilton, Therapy?, Elvana), “Dark Faerie Tales” blends sleaze-soaked punk energy with gothic grandeur, flamenco fire, and apocalyptic glam swagger.

The track sets the tone for the full album, due April 17th, 2026 — a decadent and dangerous collection of tales for the beautiful, the broken, and the strange of heart.

The world’s only Glam Punk Goth ’n’ Roll outlaws return with their most ambitious and eclectic album yet — ‘Dark Faerie Tales’, out April 17th, 2026 on The New Church Records / Plastichead Distribution.

Available worldwide & instore on three-colour vinyl, digipak CD, and digital. Accompanied by the announcement of initial U.K 2026 Tour to back the release!

Following the success of Church of the Pistoleros — hailed as one of 2025’s most fearless and eclectic rock albums — the Pistoleros have conjured something even bolder: a dark fairytale for the damned, a love letter to the beautiful and broken, and a twisted hymn for the strange of heart.

Born from the fires of their own mythology, Dark Faerie Tales drifts through haunted woods and neon dreams — where sleaze-drenched punk anthems meet gothic grandeur, and glam swagger burns with outlaw soul. Produced and co-written once again by sonic alchemist Dave Draper (Michael Monroe, Ginger Wildheart, The Wildhearts, Ryan Hamilton, Elvana, Therapy, etc), it’s a record that breathes rebellion and myth.

Single/Video: “Dark Faerie Tales”, 23rd January 2026
Album Release: April 17th, 2026
Label: The New Church Records / Plastichead Distribution

Track Listing:
Dark Faerie Tales
My One Desire, Burn It Up
King of Almost Everything
She’s Getting Stranger
Take My Hand to Nightmare Land
Behind The Mask
Prince of the Damned
Rattling
I Whisper Goodbye
The Ghost of Baby Strange

To support the release, Gypsy Pistoleros will embark on the Dark Faerie Tales U.K. Tour, with additional festival and European dates to be announced.

11 April – St Austell, The Band Club
16 April – London, The Underworld (SLADY, Continental Lovers, Bai Bang)
17 April – Worcester, The Marrs Bar
18 April – Pontypool, The Dragonffli
22 April – Newcastle, The Cluny
24 April – Dunfermline, The Brasshouse
25 April – Edinburgh, Bannermans
1–2 May – Beltane Gathering Festival, Wales
9 May – No Sleep Till Blackpool Festival @ The Waterloo
10 May – Stoke-on-Trent, Eleven (Matinee Show)
15 May – Nottingham, The Old Cold Store
16 May – Stockport, The Holy Diver
23 May – Breaking Bands Festival, Droitwich

Special Guests: James Kennedy & The Underdogs to support throughout Tour
6–9 August – Rebellion Punk Festival, Blackpool Winter Gardens

Many more dates TBA
Tickets: https://gypsypistoleros.com/shows

Gypsy Pistoleros’ live shows are gothic theatre, glam-punk ritual, and unmissable rock spectacle. From Rebellion to Planet Rockstock, they’re ready for their biggest UK headline run yet.

Expect:
• Sleaze-drenched punk anthems & gothic theatrics
• For fans of Alice Cooper, YUNGBLUD, GHOST, The Cult, The Damned, Hanoi Rocks, Killing Joke
• A wild, theatrical experience — part gothic carnival, part rock ’n’ roll ritual

Dark Faerie Tales – From Myth to Magic
Once upon a twisted dusk, in a desert where gods had lost their names, stood the Church of the Pistoleros — built from shattered guitars, broken hearts, and outlaw fire. It burned… but from the ashes rose a new cult, born of chaos and dreaming in half-remembered hymns. Now, Gypsy Pistoleros sing under starlight in tangled woods where belief is rhythm, glitter, and spell work — legends in apocalyptic fur, crowned in scars, howling at the dark.

The Dark Faerie Tales begin — April 16th, 2026 at The Underworld

Order Gypsy Pistoleros albums here: https://www.plastichead.com/artist/gypsy-pistoleros

Gypsy Lee Pistolero – Vocals
Kerry Pistolero White – Bass & B.Vox
Shane Pistolero Sparkz – Guitar & B.Vox
Chris Pistolero Hopton – Drums

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FROM SHEEP TO WOLVES Present New Music Video ‘Rejection’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 23, 2026

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There is a specific kind of exhaustion that comes from screaming into a void that never screams back. It’s that heavy, silent weight that From Sheep To Wolves captures so perfectly in their new music video for “Rejection.”

Taken from their upcoming album Ephemeris (arriving February 27, 2026, via Wormholedeath), “Rejection” is a self-defense mechanism set to music. While the band is known for their signature blend of alternative metal and electronic pulses, this track leans into the “quiet-heavy”.

“Rejection” speaks to the feeling of being unheard and slowly worn down by a world that never seems to change. It touches on lost hope, generational frustration, and the need to protect your dreams by keeping them to yourself. It’s a restrained and honest song, built on endurance rather than anger.

From Sheep To Wolves started as a production project between Carlo Cranmer and John Castiel back in 2015, but their sound, ranging from crushing breakdowns to atmospheric beats, demanded a live stage. Following the intensity of their previous single “Submission,” “Rejection” proves that the band isn’t afraid to get vulnerable while keeping their sonic edge sharp.

Ephemeris is a journey through the highs and lows of the human spirit. If these first looks are any indication, we are in for one of the most honest metal releases of 2026.

Pre-save Ephemeris today: orcd.co/ephemeris

Previous video: Submission: Watch

Line up:
Carlo Cranmer: Vocals & Guitars
Julio Quintero: Drums
Carl Cassar: Bass

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RAIN DIARY Release New Single ‘Naive’ from Upcoming Album “Night Church”

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 23, 2026

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The best-kept secret of the Finnish gothic rock scene, Rain Diary, released their new single Naive yesterday, January 22, 2026. The band’s album Night Church, also known as never-ending project (the so-called hellishly difficult third album), will be released on March 27, 2026.

Listen to the single on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, tidal etc.): https://push.fm/fl/raindiary-naive

–ISRC: FI3FC2665501
–Composition/Lyrics/Arrangement: Joonas Verho, Tytti Toppari-Pellikainen, Teemu Rantanen, Joni Bitter, Lauri Kujasalo

Rain Diary is a Finnish rock band that plays beautiful and twisted dark wave tunes. The band bears its roots in Finnish melancholy, the scenery of evergreen forests, nightless nights and snow-covered wilderness, though the band constantly breaks this easily labelled HIM/Nightwish-stereotype by breathing in something new. Rain Diary injects urban feel with the drumming electronics and clever pop elements making the band a must-see for the fans of Depeche Mode, Placebo and alike. Rain Diary’s music genre has been labelled as winterwave.

Rain Diary are:
Joonas Verho – vocals
Tytti Toppari-Pellikainen – keyboards. vocals
Teemu Rantanen – guitar
Joni Bitter – bass, guitar, programming
Lauri Kujasalo – drums

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SAASTA Release First Single + Video ‘The Leeches’ from Upcoming Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 23, 2026

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Finnish death metal band Saasta‘s new single The Leeches is a grittily realistic depiction of present-day and past societies, in which the world’s small, blood-sucking elite – disguised as sirs and lords – rip everything from the common person, down to their very hope and health. The story can be seen as the complete failure of a beautiful future utopia. A human being works throughout their life only to be drained dry and thrown into a pit once they are no longer considered productive enough by the ruling elite. In the end, does a civilized society differ at all from livestock farming?

Musically, the track combines black and death metal in Saasta’s characteristic way, with death metal’s brute force ensuring that the black metal message reaches the listener’s deepest core.

The single’s cover art and the music video were created with a raw DIY spirit by Saasta.

Listen to the single on music services (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, tidal etc.): https://push.fm/fl/saasta-theleeches

–SRC: FI3FC2654201
–Composition & Lyrics by Topias Jokipii

Saasta is an extreme metal band from Kotka, Finland. Formed in 2020 the band combines the mercilessness of black and death metal, with the more subtle nuances of doom. The combination is dark and groovy metal with its own distinctive sound, where strong lyrical expression meets raw energy. Saasta is known for their intense stage presence and uncompromising effort.

Vocals – Leevi Kärsämä
Guitar – Topias Jokipii
Bass Guitar – Janne Hietanen
Drums – Jimi Lahtinen

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DEATH DIES Reveal Details of Upcoming “Maledicti In Aeternvm” Album

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 23, 2026

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DEATH DIES‘ new album “Maledicti In Aeternvm” will be released on April 3rd via My Kingdom Music and will be a journey into the blackest depths of Black Metal where light and hope end.

Today we unveil the cover artwork of the album realized by Maira Pedroni and the tracklist that is:

Il Bosco Siamo Noi
Asmodevs
Trivia Soteira
Mater Meretrix
La Casa Del Diaol
La Malcontenta
Patavinorvm Tyrannvs
Carmina Trivmphalia
Caron Dimonio
Destroyer

Recorded at Thorazine Music Studio and at Unhealty Recording studio, mixed and mastered at Deadferro Audio Project Studio by Daniele Ferretto, “Maledicti In Aeternvm” is the result of two years worth of blood and sweat. It is uncompromising extreme music and elite Dark Art in the name of the most ferocious, extremist and evil Black Metal.

The band takes the legacy of Primordial Black Metal and enriches it with devastating elements of Hard-core and Thrash Death Metal. All this leads to a fast, powerful, violent album… in short, “Maledicti In Aeternvm” is a creature that will sink into your flesh like a blade able of piercing your quiet existence.

This is DEATH DIES… the purest essence of Black Metal.

“Maledicti In Aeternvm”, out on April 3rd, is now available to pre-order in LP, digipakCD and Deluxe Edition from the following: https://t.ly/O-Q7U

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DEATH DIES: https://www.facebook.com/DeathDiesLegione

SODOM Release New Video + Single for Remixed Version of ‘Jabba The Hutt’

Posted by tarjavirmakari on January 23, 2026

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Sodom’s, 1994 album Get What You Deserve didn’t stick to any of the rules of the era. “We just wanted to sound completely nuts — full-on, in-your-face madness – it was pure Sodom just not giving a damn. Especially not about what anyone else was doing. We wanted to do what felt right to us — raw, grimy, unpolished. Songs that would make other people cringe — that’s what we were after.”

The new single ‘Jabba the Hutt’ is one such track, and it may appear that it‘s named after a Star Wars character — but it’s actually about a real person. When asked about it, Tom Angelripper and Andy Brings respond in unison: “We won’t comment on that.”

The accompanying video is cut from archive camcorder footage of the infamous photoshoots for both the grotesque album cover of ‘Get What You Deserve’ and it’s preceding EP, ‘Aber Bitte Mit Sahne’ and provides a snapshot into the warped minds of Sodom in 1994!

Thirty-two years later, this snarling beast is being unleashed on the metal community once again. A timeless punch to the gut — or, as Maik Weichert, guitarist and mastermind of German metalcore heroes Heaven Shall Burn, puts it: “The best punk album of the nineties!”

Get What You Deserve will be released as an extensive box set, remastered and newly mixed by Andy Brings, including the remastered and remixed Aber Bitte Mit Sahne EP, plus the first concert with Atomic Steif as a bonus double LP and a DVD with additional live shows. Alongside the original hotel room cover, the package also includes the censored version with the band photo and the originally planned artwork featuring a Knarrenheinz painting by cult artist Andreas Marschall.

Get What You Deserve will be released on February 27, 2026 via BMG and is available for pre-order now.