Purchase Housecore Horror Film Festival ticketsHERE.
A homecoming weekend for horror buffs and heavy metal enthusiasts alike will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 19th – 21st, 2026 with the reemergence of The Housecore Horror Film Fest!
Serving as a supplement to the previously announced The Great NOLA Trendkill weekend, the Housecore Horror Film Fest portion of the gathering will feature horror films selected by Pantera/Down frontman Philip H. Anselmo, with special guest introductions, meet and greets, plus Housecore merch pop-ups! Housecore Horror will also host a variety of entertainment around the city of New Orleans including a special DOWN – Volume V listening party on Thursday, November 19th at the legendary Tipitina’s featuring performances by Suplecs, Spirit In The Room, and Nest.
The Housecore Horror Film Festival Standard Package Includes:
– Admission to the kickoff show at Tipitina’s on Thursday, November 19th.
– Early entry to the Lakefront Arena for films and special presentations on Friday, November 20th and Saturday, November 21st.
– Access to After Shows at Santos Bar in the historic French Quarter on Friday, November 20th and Saturday, November 21st.
– Exclusive Housecore Horror Film Festival merch bundle.
**The Housecore Horror Film Festival package does not include admission to The Great NOLA Trendkill concert.**
Additionally, Sean Yseult formerly of White Zombie, who will be releasing a new book, I’m In The Band, will be onsite for limited photo ops!
Secure an autographed copy of the book and photo opHERE.
Book pick up and photo ops will take place at the Lakefront Arena during Housecore Horror Film Festival / The Great NOLA Trendkill. Further info to follow with purchase. Watch a special video message from Philip H. Anselmo HERE.
KING DIAMOND is thrilled to announce the addition of guitar virtuoso Gus G. (Firewind, ex-Ozzy Osbourne) to the band’s lineup. Gus G. joins as guitarist and will compose, record, and tour with KING DIAMOND going forward, marking an exciting new chapter in the band’s storied history.
The band extends their deepest gratitude and utmost respect to Andy LaRocque, whose extraordinary 40-year contribution to KING DIAMOND has left a permanent and irreplaceable mark on the band’s legacy and on heavy metal as a whole. Andy’s musicianship, dedication, and artistry have been an essential part of what makes this band what it is, and that will never be forgotten.
Comments KING DIAMOND, “It’s a big honor for me to welcome Gus G. as our new guitarist. Gus will still continue with all his current projects, Firewind, solo project, etc. No restrictions, just careful planning. We are already working with Gus and I simply can’t wait for you to hear all the new KING DIAMOND music with him playing guitar on it! STAY HEAVY — King.”
One of heavy metal’s most celebrated and in-demand guitarists, Gus G., born Konstantinos Karamitroudis in Thessaloniki, Greece, has built one of the most impressive resumes in the genre. As founder and driving force behind Firewind for over two decades and ten studio albums, and as Ozzy Osbourne’s lead guitarist from 2009 to 2017, contributing to the Grammy-nominated album Scream (2010), Gus G. has proven himself to be one of the most versatile and technically gifted players in metal.
A celebrated solo artist with six albums to his name, he has also appeared as a guest on records by Bruce Dickinson, Arch Enemy, Doro Pesch, In This Moment, and many more. He has graced the covers of Guitar World, Total Guitar, Metal Hammer, and Young Guitar, and earned accolades including Metal Hammer’s Golden God Award for Best Shredder. His addition to KING DIAMOND represents a pairing of two of heavy metal’s most iconic forces.
KING DIAMOND and Gus G. are already deep in the creative process together, working on what promises to be one of the most anticipated new chapters in the band’s career. Fans can expect new music from the full lineup in the future. Stay tuned for further announcements.
KING DIAMOND is quite possibly the most recognizable and prolific personality ever in heavy metal. Revered by icons as big as Metallica and Pantera and inspiring newer upstarts globally, KING DIAMOND, the man and the band, have left an indelible mark on the history, and now again, the future of heavy metal.
In August of 2008, KING DIAMOND joined Metallica on stage at Ozzfest in Dallas to perform the Mercyful Fate medley made famous from the Garage, Inc. album. Additionally, KING DIAMOND was featured alongside Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister as a playable character in Guitar Hero: Metallica in 2009.
By 2012, KING DIAMOND was prepared to return to the stage for a select number of shows. The band’s triumphant return were the highlights of both the Hellfest and Sweden Rock festivals in France and Sweden. Fans were treated to the largest and most involved stage production in the band’s storied history.
KING DIAMOND continued to hit the stage from 2013 to 2018 including performances at Rock Hard Festival (DE), Copenhell (DK), Graspop (BE), Bloodstock Open Air (UK), Loudpark (JP), Wacken Open Air (DE), and Psycho Las Vegas (US), among many others.
In 2019, after the release of KING DIAMOND‘s first new single in twelve years, “Masquerade Of Madness,” the band hit the road with a series of live shows across Europe and North America.
In 2024, KING DIAMOND completed a massively successful North American headlining tour, during which they premiered new material live for the first time in years, including the brand-new track “Electro Therapy,” before an ecstatic fanbase. On December 17th, 2024, the band released “Spider Lilly,” their first new single in five years and the first single and video taken from their forthcoming new Horror Trilogy, of which part one is titled Saint Lucifer’s Hospital 1920.
Mixed and mastered by Arthur Rizk and directed by David Brodsky of My Good Eye Visuals, with footage filmed at the notoriously haunted Pennhurst Asylum outside of Philadelphia, the single features a special guest appearance by Danish vocalist Myrkur. Written entirely by KING DIAMOND, “Spider Lilly” was met with an enthusiastic global response, reaffirming the band’s place at the forefront of heavy metal and whetting fans’ appetites for the full trilogy to come.
KING DIAMOND‘s 40+ year musical career is one of the most storied in the history of heavy metal, but the tale is not yet over. The most recent album, 2007’s Grammy-nominated Give Me Your Soul…Please, stands as one of the most critically acclaimed albums in an already iconic discography. Future albums will feature entirely new horror stories, concepts, haunting orchestrations, and the band’s signature brand of heavy metal. Many more albums, tours, and ventures lay ahead.
KING DIAMOND Lineup: King Diamond – vocals Gus G. – guitars Mike Wead – guitars Pontus Egberg – bass Matt Thompson – drums
FABIO FRIZZI Featuring F2F BAND will bring the legendary composer’s celebrated live tribute to Lucio Fulci back to the U.S. and Canada this fall.
FABIO FRIZZI, the iconic Italian composer, orchestrator and conductor behind more than one hundred film and television scores, has announced a Fall 2026 North American tour for FRIZZI 2 FULCI – THE CONCERT – FABIO FRIZZIFeaturing F2F BAND. The run begins September 23 in Brooklyn, NY and continues through major U.S. and Canadian markets, with support from ETHAN LEE MCCARTHY on select dates.
Known worldwide for his unforgettable collaborations with director Lucio Fulci, FABIO FRIZZI helped define the sound of Italian genre cinema through landmark scores including The Beyond, The City of the Living Dead, Zombie 2, Manhattan Baby, and A Cat in the Brain. His work reached new generations of listeners when Quentin Tarantino featured the main theme from Seven Notes in Black in Kill Bill: Vol. 1.
The FRIZZI 2 FULCI project was born in 2013 on Halloween night at London’s Union Chapel. Since then, FABIO FRIZZI and the F2F BAND have brought Fulci’s cinematic universe to life for audiences around the world, blending horror-score atmosphere, progressive rock, and live performance into an immersive concert experience.
The 2026 run marks the project’s eleventh tour in the United States and will feature longtime members Riccardo Rocchi, Alessio Contorni, and Francesco Saguto, alongside Dave Neabore on bass and Christopher Hawkind on drums.
Tickets and additional information will be available at: fabiofrizzi.com.
F2F Fall Tour 2026 Dates:
September 23, 2026 – Brooklyn, NY – TV Eye September 24, 2026 – Philadelphia, PA – PhilaMOCA September 25, 2026 – Boston, MA – Coolidge Corner September 26, 2026 – Montreal, QC – Theatre Fairmount September 27, 2026 – Ottawa, ON – Rainbow Bistro September 30, 2026 – Toronto, ON – TD Hall October 1, 2026 – Detroit, MI – Sanctuary October 2, 2026 – Cincinnati, OH – The Heart of the Northside October 3, 2026 – Chicago, IL – WC Social October 4, 2026 – Milwaukee, WI – X-Ray Arcade October 9, 2026 – Kansas City, MO – Temple October 10, 2026 – Denver, CO – GLOB October 11, 2026 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge October 14, 2026 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre October 15, 2026 – Victoria, BC – Venue TBA
Kindred is the nightmarish debut horror novel from long-running extreme music and horror journalist Chip McCabe.
Creed Woodhouse is the horror writer alter ego of author/journalist Chip McCabe, who has written extensively about music for publications such as the Chicago Tribune, Hartford Courant, Hartford Advocate, New Haven Advocate, and Metal Insider. He currently pens the blog TheMetalDad.com where he writes about music, horror movies, and parenting, and he hosts the horror movie podcast The Fiendish Five Podcast, available on all major streaming platforms. While McCabe has authored two non-fiction works – 100 Things To Do In Hartford Before You Die and 666 Days of Metal – Kindred is his first fictional horror novel.
In Kindred, it’s June 1987 and Eric Smith, an otherwise average teenager getting ready to graduate high school in rural southern New Jersey, is plagued by nightmares of a strange hallway and a door with a golden knob. When a young girl is found mutilated deep within the nearby Pine Barrens it sets off a string of events that will forever alter the lives of Eric and all those close to him.
As Eric’s terrorizing nightmares grow increasingly realistic, those around him, including friends and family, begin to slowly reveal their true selves and the secrets they have been harboring. As the line between Eric’s dream and reality becomes completely blurred his entire world begins crashing down and pure evil is manifested.
Kindred is available at bookstores including Barnes & Noble HERE.
A signing event for Kindred will take place at Folklore & Fable in Colchester, Connecticut on May 30th from 1-3pm. More info can be found HERE.
You can also enter to win copies of the book by correctly answering horror movie trivia at the Spooky Popcorn outdoor horror movie series McCabe organizes annually in Hartford. Read more HERE.
“…Kindred offers a super fun and slightly freaky yet compelling storyline for all lovers of a good old-fashioned thriller… Kindred deftly balances its horror elements with mystery elements but never forgets to put its characters first.” – Karen Ponzio
Musician, actor, and celebrated 80s icon Courtney Gains, is building momentum on the music charts with two new singles beginning to break nationally.
Gains’ track “Wander & Dream” has been steadily climbing the SMR (Secondary Market Radio) charts, reaching #61 this week. The single “Been Forgotten” has spent the last two weeks sitting at #87 on the Top 40 Radio charts, following a recent surge from the #103 spot.
Both songs are set to appear on Gains’ forthcoming album, Liberation Day, scheduled for release this August on Curtain Call Records.The album will also feature “Fear the Boogie,” initially released last fall as part of the soundtrack for Gains’ upcoming film “The Barn III.” The retro slasher film will premiereMay 23inPittsburgh, PA.
Live appearances are also on the horizon, with Gains set for September dates opening for Lita Ford, followed by an appearance on the Boo’s Cruise in October.
Courtney Gains Live Dates: 9/31 – 9/7 – Smokin’ Cole’s Bike Rally & Rodeo w/ Lita Ford – Bloomville, OH 10/28 – 11/1 – Boo’s Cruise – Margaritaville Islander at Sea
Follow Courtney Gains on Instagram and Facebook for updates and additional live appearances.
About Courtney Gains:
2024 saw Gains celebrate the 40th anniversary of Children of the Corn with a slate of horror-con appearances and a 35MM screening of the film at the Sitges Film Festival in Spain, regarded as the biggest horror/sci-fi festival across Europe. Recent projects include The Wrath of Becky, Thy Will Be Done, October 31, Christmas Cowboy, and a standout role in the heavy-metal-infused horror film, Infernal. The Grime House Films production won Best Horror Feature Film at the Clout Film Fest. Watch the trailer here.
The screening for Infernal took place at the infamous Bastrop, TX gas station featured in the 1974 classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Gains and his band played an exclusive set at the event. A live recording of the performance is forthcoming.
In 2023, Gains released his Safe Haven EP, a six-track blend of rock, folk, and Americana that highlights his gritty vocals and honest songwriting. The critically acclaimed record captures a raw, roots-driven sound that reflects Gains’s hands-on approach and unfiltered style
Vinyl Maxi-Single To Be Released May 1st On 20 Buck Spin + Decibel Magazine Tour Nears
Stream FULCI’s Risorsero Dalla Tomba E Fu… L’apocalisse!HERE.
Coming on the heels of the band’s most successful LP, 2024’s Duck Face Killings, FULCI return with a special 12” maxi-single serving as the soundtrack to the short film Risorsero dalla Tomba e Fu… L’Apocalisse! (“They Rose From the Tomb and It Was… The Apocalypse!”).
Created in collaboration with director Domenico Montixi, the 30-minute film merges paranormal horror with Spaghetti Western atmosphere, drawing direct inspiration from Lucio Fulci’s City Of The Living Dead and Four Of The Apocalypse. The film is set to begin its international festival run soon, with a trailer premiering at FULCICON 2 in Milan, the event organized by the band FULCI to celebrate Lucio Fulci and Italian genre cinema.
photo by Alec Basse
The maxi-single features a suite of new FULCI compositions that drift between eerie, cinematic soundscapes evoking the Lovecraftian aura of Fulci’s films, and the band’s signature gore-giallo death metal.
It also includes a special cover of Fabio Frizzi’s “Apoteosi Del Mistero” from City Of The Living Dead. Risorsero dalla Tomba e Fu… L’Apocalisse! further expands the band’s cinematic universe where extreme music and cult horror collide, serving as a uniquely atmospheric release bridging Duck Face Killings, the band’s relentless touring schedule, and the eventual arrival of their fifth full-length album.
Produced by FULCI, recorded at Spvn, mixed and mastered by Stefano Santi, and completed with cover art by Lucas Ruggieri, title card by Caterina Solinas, and layout/design by ascionemagro, the record features guest vocals on “Apoteosi Del Mistero” by Nate Garrett (Spirit Adrift, Neon Nightmare). This is a must-hear release for fans of Cannibal Corpse, Obituary, Merauder, Suffocation, Madball, Goblin, Fabio Frizzi, and Slayer.
FULCI’s Risorsero dalla Tomba e Fu… L’Apocalisse! is now streaming everywhere including YouTube HERE and Bandcamp HERE.
Risorsero dalla Tomba e Fu… L’Apocalisse! will be released as a one-sided 12” vinyl maxi-single on May 1st. Preorder options can be found at the 20 Buck Spin webshop HERE and Bandcamp HERE.
Risorsero Dalla Tomba E Fu… L’apocalisse! Track Listing:
Risorsero dDlla Tomba e Fu… L’apocalisse!
Paura che Uccide
Apoteosi Del Mistero
FULCI is also preparing to return to North America as part of this year’s Decibel Magazine Tour, joining Necrot, Blood Monolith, and headliners Cryptopsy performing their seminal None So Vile album in its entirety. The tour runs from April 30th to May 28th.
FULCI Live:
The Decibel Magazine Tour 2026 w/ Cryptopsy, Necrot, Blood Monolith [tickets/info]:
4/30/2026 Palladium Upstairs – Worcester, MA 5/01/2026 Brooklyn Monarch – Brooklyn, NY 5/02/2026 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD 5/03/2026 Decibel Magazine Metal & Beer Fest – Philadelphia, PA 5/05/2026 Masquerade (Hell) – Atlanta, GA 5/07/2026 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX 5/08/2026 The Studio – Dallas, TX 5/09/2026 Come And Take It Live – Austin, TX 5/12/2026 The Regent – Los Angeles, CA 5/13/2026 Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA 5/14/2026 Cornerstone – Berkeley, CA 5/16/2026 Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR 5/17/2026 El Corazon – Seattle, WA 5/20/2026 Oriental Theater – Denver, CO 5/22/2026 Fine Line Music Café – Minneapolis, MN 5/23/2026 Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL 5/24/2026 Crofoot Ballroom – Detroit, MI 5/25/2026 The Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH 5/26/2026 Preserving Underground – Pittsburgh, PA 5/27/2026 Lee’s Place – Toronto, ON 5/28/2026 Fairmount Theatre – Montreal, QC
FULCI: Jason Dahlke – vocals Fiore Stravino – vocals Klem Diglio – bass Edo Nicoloso – drums Dom Diego – lead guitar, synth Ando Ferraiuolo – acoustic and rhythm guitar
No stranger to the dark and macabre, The Hollow One is the debut novel from writer and horror-devotee Corinne Westbrook. With a combined interest in the shadowy side of art, music and literature, Westbrook has written for metal music outlets, notably Metal Injection and Knotfest, and is well acquainted with strange and uncanny storytelling.
Set for publication on May 26th, 2026, via Permuted Press, The Hollow One is a truly bloodcurdling psychological horror. Following the days of a young girl named Ellie, amidst the struggles of an absent mother, a baby brother and poverty, something more sinister soon takes hold of her life. When one evening her estranged father knocks on her bedroom window, what seems like a comforting dream begins to turn sour as this familial figure is perhaps not so familiar after all.
Told through the eyes of a child trying to make sense of a world that’s forgotten her, The Hollow One is a literary horror story about longing, memory, and the quiet danger of being unseen. Atmospheric, intimate, and deeply unsettling, this is a ghost story where the scariest things are not what lurk in the dark, but what’s already inside the house.
Twenty years ago, The 69 Eyes released what can be considered their biggest song to date: “Lost Boys.” This song was inspired by the 1987 vampire film classic: The Lost Boys. As stated by Cleopatra Records, “Lost Boys has become the band’s undisputed anthem, topping 20 million streams.” 💀
Now, “Lost Boys (20th Anniversary Version)” featuring Steve Stevens has been released via Cleopatra Records and is streaming on all the major music platforms. If you love the original, you’re gonna truly enjoy this redux with Steve Stevens’ guitar magic. I immediately put this new version of “Lost Boys” into my current song rotation and a couple of other playlists as well. It’s such a solid song for Halloween and beyond, from this legendary dark and spooky band! Happy Spooky Season! 🎃 – Stone
“Lost Boys (20th Anniversary Version)” was produced by Jyrki 69 and mixed by Cameron Webb. 👻
The original version of “Lost Boys” is on The 69 Eyes’ 2004 studio album: Devils. 👹
After delivering albums from Ron Keel, Cold Sweat, The Fifth, and Crashing Wayward, RFK Media has branched out into the movie business, releasing the Mantaray Pictures feature film Beginning Of The End in time for Halloween and the 2025 holiday season.
The DVD edition is available to order now at http://RFKmediashop.com and streaming online on demand at http://patreon.com/ronkeel (premiering October 31st). The movie stars rocker Ron Keel, Playboy model Kaitlyn Jaynne, actress Melody Portnoy (daughter of Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy), and features a cameo by Mark “The Animal” Mendoza (ex-Twisted Sister).
Beginning Of The End made its theatrical premiere in July at the Edmonds Theatre in Washington. This movie is a collaboration between several independent filmmakers including award winning writer/director Terry R. Wickham (“Double Vision,” “Devil’s Five”), Jack Marziliano, and Zach Maldonado. It weaves together four short films rooted around the theme of Artificial Intelligence making people kill each other on the same night (in the same world) in almost linear time in different ways.
“Making the movie was a great experience,” Ron Keel comments. “I portray Ray, the next-door neighbor, an ordinary guy thrust into a very extraordinary situation. Not to give too much away, but there is some screaming involved, and I’ve had had a lot of practice acting like that!”
In addition to the film and the aforementioned music releases, RFK Media has new albums from Bad Marriage and Generation Landslide scheduled for 2026. There’s also a KEELWORLD comic book and other multi-media projects on the horizon.
Above: Nosferatu (1922) silent film figure of Count Orlok I obtained during this past Summer.
Nosferatu was touched upon in Bram Stokers’ 1897 novel Dracula. Referring to the more common label of an evil, blood sucking and living dead entity known as a vampire, Nosferatu is also the title of the silent film from 1922 and its inevitable recent remake from 2024.
Above: image of Count Orlok from Nosferatu (1922).
If my memory is correct, I first watched the 1922 silent film Nosferatu when I was in the 7th grade, going back to 1978/1979. I remember sneaking into the living room very late at night, while my parents and sister were asleep, just to watch this iconic silent film on the local community access channel, via the television. Needless to say, I had the shit scared out of me that night and loved it!
Above: Count Orlok shadow image from Nosferatu (1922).
Since I was a kid, I’ve been a fan of all the classic horror films and especially the Universal Monsters franchise. Fast forward to this past Summer of 2025 and I acquired this creepy and yet stunning action figure of Count Orlok from the Nosferatu silent film. By way of a straight up trade, (equaling to twenty U.S. dollars), I was grinning to own this sinister figure that has evoked my memory in such a fun and spooky way. Metal be thy name. – Stone
Bonus Fact: Max Schreck was a German actor who portrayed Count Orlok in the 1922 silent film Nosferatu.
The Circle Music have signed the electrifying Swedish horrorpunk band Left Hand Black. Hailing from Gothenburg, this quartet, consisting of veterans of the local music scene, will release their third full-length album, Left Hand Black 3: Death Can’t Keep Us Apart, in September.
Formed in the spring of 2019 on an island just outside Gothenburg, Left Hand Black brings together the formidable talents of Hans Hagström and Jonathan Jansson (formerly of The Dead Next Door) with Johan Hansson and Anton Zachrisson (from Overdrive Solution). Their sound is a potent brew of old-school melodic horror punk and rock, drawing inspiration from iconic bands such as Misfits, Ramones and Bad Religion.
Johan Hansson of Left Hand Black said: “I have followed Maria and The Circle Music since the first release, and with her passion for the music and what she does for the bands, this is a dream come true. We are super excited to be part of the TCM family.”
Left Hand Black have carved a reputation with their previous releases: their self-titled debut in 2020 via Wolverine Records and their 2022 follow-up, Lower Than Satan through Sunny Bastard Records/Sick Taste Records. Now, with Left Hand Black 3: Death Can’t Keep Us Apart they aim to solidify their position as purveyors of infectious horror-infused punk anthems.
As the band have declared: “We prove that we can write hits and are an insanely good live band that takes no prisoners and celebrates a hellish party with you in the graveyard.”
Internationally acclaimed musician and cultural icon Andy Biersack has announced the launch of his new publishing imprint, Knives and Pens Publishing, in partnership with celebrated independent publishing house, Rare Bird. This venture aims to redefine the landscape of horror fiction by blending the genre’s golden-era nostalgia with a fresh and modern approach to storytelling. The imprint will focus on high-quality, horror-themed novellas that breathe new life into public domain stories and characters, as well as introducing original narratives.
New titles will be released every quarter, and all titles for 2025 are now available for pre-order. The premier release, The First Vampire, is available for pre-order in both paperback and signed paperback editions and will be available in all major retailers in late April 2025.
About Knives and Pens Publishing: Knives and Pens Publishing is committed to crafting immersive, atmospheric, and collectible editions for horror enthusiasts. Each novella in the imprint’s catalog features reimagined public domain stories and wholly original tales, enhanced by striking artwork and innovative design. Through immersive storytelling and exceptional craftsmanship, the imprint strives to create an indelible mark on the horror genre and deliver a tactile experience that resonates deeply with fans and collectors alike.
About Rare Bird: Rare Bird is an independent publishing house known for its bold, cutting-edge titles that challenge conventions, and captivate readers. Their partnership with Knives and Pens Publishing represents their shared commitment to producing exceptional books that resonate with both niche and mainstream audiences.
Knives and Pens Publishing isn’t merely reviving horror’s golden age; it is crafting a new era of spine-chilling tales that leave an indelible mark on the hearts and minds of horror fans everywhere. Whether you’re a seasoned enthusiast or a curious newcomer, Knives and Pens Publishing invites you to step into the darkness and rediscover the power of a great horror story.
Iconic Finnish hard rock monster squad LORDI live up to their name and present a frightening music video for their latest single “Hellizabeth” today. The track can also be found on LORDI’s upcoming 19th studio albumLimited Deadition, which will be released on March 21, 2025 via RPM.
Starring a ghost hunting duo searching for the obviously invisible main protagonist of the song, the new video guides fans into an abandoned, outlying house. The two explorers keep finding little hits of her haunting majesty – with a little surprise testing every watcher’s sturdiness – but never come to any proper result to prove her existence – to just end up being caught by Hellizabeth napping in the end. A cruel deed continuing her still unsolved mystery! Are YOU able to survive LORDI’s witching hour…?
Photo Credit: Marek Sabogal
L-R: Kone (guitars), Hiisi (bass), Mr Lordi (vocals), Mana (drums), Hella (keyboard)
Mr Lordi explains: “Hellizabeth is another typical LORDI song, both lyrically and musically. It’s styled in the vein of a horror film storyboard about a woman’s ghost house haunting experience. Musically, I think the main WOW moment is the weirdly progressive beginning of the song. It stems from childhood memories of trying to learn to play an instrument. It’s actually just the vocal melody of the verse being played in the style of a nine year-old, with the whole band playing the same thing in unison and nothing in between. That’s how at least my brain worked with music as a kid, before I realized ‘Oh, the vocal melody is different and the stuff in the background is supposed to give it harmony and chorus!”
Pre-orderLimited Deadition in your preferred format [digipak-CD, coloured vinyl, digital] or pre-save the album on your favourite digital streaming provider (DSP): https://lordi.rpm.link/limiteddeaditionPR
Known for their theatrical style and unique blend of 80s-inspired rock and heavy metal, LORDI’s latest creation is a nostalgic celebration of retro 80s toys, infused with a fresh and powerful energy. Building on the success of their 2023 albumScreem Writers Guild,Limited Deadition ventures into heavier riffs and faster tempos, creating a soundscape that is both familiar and invigorating.
Fresh off a massively successful North American headlining tour, KING DIAMOND offers up a brand new single, “Spider Lilly.”
“Spider Lilly” is the first single and video taken from KING DIAMOND’s forthcoming new Horror Trilogy, of which part one is titled Saint Lucifer’s Hospital 1920. A first-time mixing collaboration with Arthur Rizk, who also mastered “Spider Lilly,” has produced an incredibly powerful sound picture, as clear and dynamic as a full moon on a star filled black night. The music and lyrics are written by KING DIAMOND.
The lineup is still the same with King Diamond handling lead and backing vocals plus playing the Hammond Organ, Andy La Rocque and Mike Wead on guitars, Pontus Egberg on the bass, and Matt Thompson on drums. There is also a special guest appearance by Danish female vocalist Myrkur with some amazing additional backing vocals.
Part of the new “Spider Lilly” video was filmed at the very haunted Pennhurst Asylum outside of Philadelphia on a travel day during the band’s recent North American tour, two days before Halloween. It was only King himself and actress Jodi Cachia who could participate on that specific day, together with producer David Brodsky, Allison Woest, and their killer crew.
Watch KING DIAMOND’s video for “Spider Lilly,” directed by My Good Eye Visuals, HERE.
“What a dark but great experience,” King says, “Hopefully that was not the last video we will be able to film there.”
There are already several tales waiting to be told about all that has happened before, during, and after the birth of the song “Spider Lilly”…
About KING DIAMOND:
KING DIAMOND is quite possibly the most recognizable and prolific personality ever in heavy metal. Revered by icons as big as Metallica and Pantera and inspiring newer upstarts globally, KING DIAMOND, the man and the band, have left an indelible mark on the history, and now again, the future of heavy metal.
In August of 2008, KING DIAMOND joined Metallica on stage at Ozzfest in Dallas to perform the Mercyful Fate medley made famous from the Garage, Inc. album. Additionally, KING DIAMOND was featured alongside Motӧrhead’s Lemmy Kilmister as a playable character in Guitar Hero: Metallica in 2009.
By 2012, KING DIAMOND was prepared to return to the stage for a select number of shows. The band’s triumphant return to the stage were the highlights of both the Hellfest and Sweden Rock festivals in France and Sweden. Fans at these festivals were treated to the largest and most involved stage production in the band’s storied history. Horror concepts from multiple albums were used in the décor; fans can rest assured that this show will only get larger and more impressive at future performances.
KING DIAMOND continued to hit the stage from 2013 to 2018 including performances at Rock Hard Festival (DE), Copenhell (DK), Graspop (BE), Metal Days (SI), Bloodstock Open Air (UK), Loudpark (JP), Wacken Open Air (DE), a 2014 North American tour with Jess And The Ancient Ones, Fun Fun Fun Fest (US), toured as a part of the 2015 Mayhem Festival in the Summer (US), a Fall 2015 North American tour with Exodus as special guests, Sweden Rock fest (SE), Hellfest (FR),and Psycho Las Vegas (US).
In 2019, after the release of KING DIAMOND’s first new single in twelve years, “Masquerade Of Madness,” the band hit the road with a series of live shows in Europe including stops at Summer Breeze festival (DE), Graspop (BE), Hellfest (FR), Rock Fest (ES), and with Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats and Idle Hands as special guests for nineteen dates across North America.
KING DIAMOND’s thirty+ year musical career is one of the most storied in the history of heavy metal, but the tale is not yet over. The most recent release, 2007′s Grammy nominated album Give Me Your Soul…Please, stands as one of the most critically acclaimed albums in an already iconic discography. Future albums will feature entirely new horror stories, concepts, haunting orchestrations, and the band’s signature brand of heavy metal from the mind of KING DIAMOND and the talented group of musicians: guitarists Andy La Rocque and Mike Wead, bassist Pontus Egberg, and drummer Matt Thompson. Many more albums, tours, and ventures lay ahead.
Hailing from Syracuse, NY, veteran hardcore/metal band FREYA‘s drummer Ethan Henry is unleashing his inner horror fan by inviting fans to view his haunting independent movie “Severance Mountain”, which he directed, wrote, produced, edited, and composed music for with his team at Ignorant Tourist Productions.
In the movie’s premise, deep in the Adirondack Mountains of Northern New York, Sarah (Nicole Morgan) and Toby (Cade Guillory) plan to reconnect on a remote camping trip following the tragic loss of Toby’s girlfriend. It doesn’t take long for Sarah to realize something is off and her long-awaited getaway turns into a vacation from hell. Meanwhile, Local police Sergeant “Sarge” (Kim Scharff Snyder) discovers a potential threat to all who enter the parks and Desperately pleads to her superiors to take action and warn the public of this “threat”. Meanwhile, With each step she takes deeper into the forest, Sarah finds herself in the ultimate struggle to survive against the threats of SEVERANCE MOUNTAIN.
“SEVERANCE MOUNTAIN came to life shortly after the pandemic. With all the restrictions and difficulties trying to make a film during that time, we wanted to get back at it but needed to keep our budget small and keep our cast and crew down to a minimum. Thanks to John Sovi II at Sovs Media for sparking the idea, I developed the concept for Severance Mountain with our restrictions in mind. I ended up rewriting the working script with Melissa Godin Hunt and started planning to film our independent, ultra-low-budget horror film. Even though our budget was small and it seemed near impossible to make at times, our determination to complete the film and make something we thought would be gross, familiar, and entertaining finally came to be. If you like indie horror, gore, and practical effects, then SEVERANCE MOUNTAIN is for you.”
SEVERANCE MOUNTAIN was released on September 13, 2024, and is available for streaming and download on Amazon, iTunes, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube, and ROKU.
Today, Creepsylvania’s beloved masked mutants, GHOUL, unleash their Noxious Concoctions upon planet earth. Boasting five delightful hymns, the EP serves as the first new studio output from the splatterthrashers since 2016’s critically hailed Dungeon Bastards full-length.
All tracks on Noxious Concoctions were digested, dissected, fermented, and cremated by the members of GHOUL, except “1-900-DTH-LINE,” originally composed by Funerot. The EP was recorded by Scott Evans at Antisleep Audio and Sharkbite Studios, mastered by Dan Randall at Mammoth Sound Mastering, and includes gang vocals by The Moron Cavern-Shackled Choir and “swamp hag” vocals by Laurie Sue Shanaman.
Noxious Concoctions is available on CD and digital formats as well as limited 12” vinyl in the following three color variants:
Die Hard – Swamp Green concoction vinyl includes Noxious Concoctions cocktail book and GHOULunatics swizzle stick.
Wacky Splatter – A Tankcrimes mailorder exclusive; Black And Bone mix w/ Swamp Green Splatter
Orange Crush – Retail edition
Find vinyl orders HERE, CD orders HERE, and digital orders HERE where the record can be streamed.
GHOUL’s Noxious Concoctions comes just two weeks before they kick off the inaugural Brainsqueeze Tour! The North American live assault will find GHOUL sacking stages as direct support to MunicipalWaste. Additional support will be provided by labelmates Necrot and Dead Heat. The tour runs from February 15th in Washington, DC through March 16th in Richmond, Virginia. Tickets are on sale now at THIS LOCATION.
GHOUL w/ Municipal Waste, Necrot, Dead Heat: 2/15/2024 Black Cat – Washington, DC 2/16/2024 Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA 2/17/2024 Brooklyn Monarch – Brooklyn, NY 2/18/2024 The Paradise – Boston, MA 2/19/2024 House Of Music – Portland, ME * GHOUL + Necrot only 2/20/2024 Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC 2/21/2024 London Music Hall – London, ON 2/22/2024 Rec Room – Buffalo, NY 2/23/2024 Magic Stick – Detroit, MI 2/24/2024 Turner Hall – Milwaukee, WI 2/26/2024 Fine Line – Minneapolis, MN 2/27/2024 Waiting Room – Omaha, NE 3/01/2024 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO 3/02/2024 Mesa Theatre – Grand Junction, CO 3/03/2024 Aces High Saloon – Salt Lake City, UT * GHOUL + Necrot only 3/04/2024 UC Theatre – Berkeley, CA 3/05/2024 The Bellwether – Los Angeles, CA 3/06/2024 Encore – Tucson, AZ 3/08/2024 Paper Tiger – San Antonio, TX 3/09/2024 Trees – Dallas, TX 3/10/2024 House Of Blues – New Orleans, LA 3/12/2024 Culture Room – Ft. Lauderdale, F 3/13/2024 The Abbey – Orlando, FL 3/14/2024 40 Watt – Athens, GA 3/15/2024 The Senate Theatre – Columbia, SC 3/16/2024 The National – Richmond, VA
April 28, 2023 sees horror punk act DARKER DAYS release their much-awaited, first full-length album “The Burying Point”on Fiend Force Records, licensed by Massacre Records!
Hailing from the Halloween capitol Salem, Massachusetts, the band poured everything they had into this record and pulled inspiration from some of their favorite bands: AFI, The Misfits or Blitzkid. Lyrically, DARKER DAYS touched on things like their favorite horror movies as well as real-life hardships. Needless to say, that the dark history of their hometown Salem and all of New England – with Nathaniel Hawthorne in Salem, H.P. Lovecraft in Providence and Stephen King in Bangor – along with the bleak countryside had a big influence on them as well.
Today, DARKER DAYS are premiering a first single taken of their upcoming debut, feat. TB Monstrosity of BLITZKID! T.B. Monstrosity is the co-singer and songwriter of Horror Punk legendes Blitzkid, probably the most popular band in the genre besides the forefathers The Misfits. Blitzkid and Darker Days have been friends for years, so this collaboration has naturally grown out of their shared history. TB’s unique voice gives the song its very own atmosphere and harmonizes impressively with the melancholy of the track and Darker Days singer Mason’s vocals. Both the classic horror theme and the musical realization, as well as the guest appearance of the Blitzkid singer make “1818” an instant hit in the horror punk community.
Watch the new DARKER DAYS video for “1818”, now premiering HERE
“1818 is an ode to the work of one of our favorite authors Mary Shelly- being told from the perspective of ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ and the feelings he has of wanting to find happiness even though the world views him as a monster“, the band comments.
DARKER DAYS are: Mason Eaton – Vocals Nick Sullivan – Guitars Travis Hunter – Guitars Ron Bailey – Bass Randy Mason – Drums
Their upcoming album “The Burying Point” was produced by Chris Curran and Kyle Blamy, and was mixed and mastered by Chris Curran. Slated for a release on April 28, 2023, the album pre-sale is available at THIS LOCATION!
OFFICIAL MISFITS RECORDS NEWSLETTER: March 26, 2023
The Original Misfits, one of the most influential, genre-defining bands to emerge from North America, have announced a limited run of shows for 2023 kicking off on June 24th in Tampa at MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre with Megadeth, hitting the band’s home turf of NJ at the Prudential Center in Newark on July 8th with fellow New Jersey natives The Gaslight Anthem, followed by a performance at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre on July 15th in Phoenix with AFI. All three dates will also have support from FEAR.
Scroll down for more, including ticket links for each show.
The tour will give fans the rare opportunity to see the horror punk pioneers in their fiendish glory, live on stage as well as mark the first time the reunited ORIGINAL MISFITS have visited the states of Florida and Arizona, featuring the classic line-up of Original Singer/Songwriter GLENN DANZIG and Original Bassist JERRY ONLY with longtime guitarist DOYLE Wolfgang vonFrankenstein.
CLICK THE LINKS BELOW TO GET TIX NOW… WHILE YOU STILL CAN!
Above, is the spooky room that is part of the basement of my house. Aw, hell, the entire basement is eerie. I’ve made it one of my new year resolutions to finally clean out this abomination. Lord have mercy.
You see, I’ve never even stepped foot into this room; nor has any family member. My wife and I bought this 1902 house six years ago and this room and it’s god forsaken contents we’ve unfortunately inherited from what looks to be many previous owners. From what I gather, there appears to be just very old junk, dirt and stones within.
Below is a photo of the door closed to this hell pit. I promise to update how my progress develops from engaging and cleaning out the spooky room.
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