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British Guitar Sensation SOPHIE LLOYD releases an explosive instrumental guitar interpretation of Avenged Sevenfold’s “Nightmare”, giving chills and thrills this Halloween.

“Halloween is my favourite holiday”. declares Sophie. 

“The song ‘Nightmare’ just embodies the spirit of Halloween to me. I loved exploring how chromatic runs and minor-interval harmonies can create this tension, as well as capturing the grit and intensity of M.Shadows’ vocals and lyrics through an entirely instrumental guitar arrangement. I wanted to pay homage to the original music video by having a mental asylum theme with someone being wheeled along the corridor. But we put our own spin on it, with the patient basically being experimented on so much that they turned into this possessed guitar wielding demon.”

The song is accompanied by a horror-driven music video filmed (by Dean Addison) inside a former UK Cold War bunker that brings a dark new visual dimension to Sophie’s cover of Avenged Sevenfold’s iconic metal track. Set in the bunker’s abandoned medical wing, the story follows Sophie as a patient subjected to disturbing experiments, with her condition escalating until she transforms into a demonic figure.

“Avenged Sevenfold have been one of my favourite bands since I started playing guitar, Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance have been very big inspirations to me. Their ability to blend crazy shredding techniques with melodies that truly tell a story is incredible. ‘Nightmare’ was actually one of the first covers I ever did on YouTube too back in 2012! So it’s funny going back and watching that one compared to this one and seeing how far I’ve come, both playing wise, and in my career.

I’ve been lucky enough to meet some of the A7X guys a few times having played some of the same festivals, notably Rock in Rio this year while I was touring with MGK. They are such lovely, genuine people, so I really felt called to do this song and honour them in this way. I hope I made the guys in the A7X camp proud with this shred version!”

Check it out here: https://youtu.be/akuJOtos0KU

Following a busy year of touring with MGK, Sophie is turning her attention to creating more covers and original music. For exclusive behind-the-scenes content from this video, sneak peeks at upcoming projects, and more, follow her journey on Patreon.

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From the rumbles of an unnerving past emerge VINDICTA to rally their disciples, and Napalm Records steps up. After successfully playing first shows all over the world, the corpse-painted nuns have signed a contract with the Austrian label juggernaut. To celebrate the new alliance, the modern melodic metal band releases its second-ever single, “IDOL(L)S”. Led by hypnotic singer Lilith, the track is not only catchy, but continues their pompously lascivious imagery with its stunning video, alluring anyone to join their dark coven. This is a strife for vindication – this is VINDICTA.
 
VINDICTA about the signing:
“We’re genuinely excited to be joining forces with Napalm Records and to have a team that believes in what we’re creating. There’s a lot behind VINDICTA, and we believe this alliance will provide the support to let our inner engine run at full force.”

Watch the Official Video for “IDOL(L)S” NOW:

VINDICTA about “IDOL(L)S”:
“And so the curtain rises on the acts of a larger theatrical narrative unfolding in our upcoming album. The spectacle takes a sinister turn. In this lifeless puppet show, we distract you. With the illusion of meaning, we zombify the audience, and we become your false masters. It’s a self-ironic reflection of society, in which it hardly matters what the masters stand for, as long as the circus keeps going. So, let’s fucking entertain you.”

VINDICTA Live 2027
 
Festivals
03.07.27 DE – Oschersleben / Rock & Metal Day’z
10.07.27 CZ – Vizovice / Masters of Rock
12.07.27 SE – Knislige / Time to Rock Festival
16.07.27 PT – Vila Nova de Famalicão / Laurus Nobilis Music Fest
 
 
VINDICTA is:
Lilith – Vocals
Rusalka – Guitar
Lamia – Guitar
Medea – Bass
Kali – Drums

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Queens, New York -based deathcore band Swine Tooth premiere a new single and visualizer titled "NEVER", streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

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Las Vegas, Nevada-based deathcore outfit Dying Faith premiere a new single and lyric video by the name of "Our Excision", streaming via YouTube and Spotify for you now below. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Danish death metal/metallic hardcore outfit Lifesick have revealed details of their fifth full-length album, When Brutality Becomes The Language, scheduled to arrive on January 22nd, 2027, via Metal Blade Records. Alongside the announcement, the band have dropped a music video for the album’s latest single, “All Eyes On Me.” For the new reco… Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Delving deep into the emotional core of artistic reinvention, Astrum Lux Lucis has crafted a deeply personal and cathartic journey on new album Reflections of Resilience. Below, she walks us through the record track by track, exploring the battles, lessons, and vulnerability that shaped every step of the songwriting process… When we recorded Reflections of … Continue reading Track-by-Track: One World (R)evolution – Reflections Of Resilience

Dayseeker have announced the details of an expanded version of their seminal album ‘Creature In The Black Night’, featuring a whole host of collaborations with The Midnight.

Set for release on February 27, 2027 via Spinefarm, the expanded version of the record features six remixes produced by The Midnight, as well as two live tracks and the band’s cover of My Chemical Romance’s ‘The Ghost of You’. A pretty expansive body of work, and one that completely indulges in the neon glow of the original album.

Vocalist Rory Rodriguez had this to say about the release:

“This was such an honor to collaborate with The Midnight and transform these songs in a way people have never heard before. The MCR cover of ‘Ghost of You’ is so nostalgic for all of us in the band as well and we really tried to recreate that song in our own band’s sound and image.”

Here is the full tracklisting:

1. Pale Moonlight
2. Creature In The Black Night
3. Crawl Back To My Coffin
4. Shapeshift
5. Soulburn
6. Bloodlust
7. Cemetery Blue
8. Nocturnal Remedy
9. The Living Dead
10. Meet the Reaper
11. Forgotten Ghost
12. The Ghost of You (My Chemical Romance Cover)
13. Shapeshift (The Midnight Remix)
14. The Ghost of You (The Midnight Remix)
15. Crawl Back to My Coffin (The Midnight Remix)
16. Bloodlust featuring Gabi Rose (The Midnight Remix)
17. The Living Dead featuring Sace6 (The Midnight Remix)
18. Creature In the Black Night (The Midnight Remix)
19. Shapeshift – Stripped (Live on Sirius XM Octane)
20. Crawl Back to My Coffin – Stripped (Live on Sirius XM Octane)

And the artwork like this:

You can hear the first taste of the record now in the form of the new version of ‘Shapeshift’, which shimmers and shakes with vibrant textures and gorgeously affecting sentiments. It also features a vocal display from The Midnight’s Tyler Lyle, pulling in double duty on the track.

Dayseeker are set to tour the UK and Europe from next month, with support coming from Northlane and Siamese.

Here are the dates:

NOVEMBER

28 – WOLVERHAMPTON KK’s Steel Mill
29 – WOLVERHAMPTON KK’s Steel Mill

DECEMBER

01 – LEEDS Project House
02 – MANCHESTER Academy 1
03 – BRISTOL Prospect
05 – GLASGOW O2 Academy Glasgow
06 – LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
08 – PARIS Élysée Montmartre
09 – OBERHAUSEN Turbinenhalle 1
10 – HANNOVER Capitol
12 – WARSAW Proxima
13 – BERLIN Huxley’s Neue Welt
15 – PRAGUE Lucerna Music Bar
16 – MUNICH Tonhalle
18 – AMSTERDAM Melkweg

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