Ash Reminisce interviews Lacey, the frontman of North Carolina horrorpunk and deathrock band Secret Idol for Charlotte Dark Scene about their music, his process, the scene, and their latest EP, Bright Lights and Burning Hearts.

I came across this band a couple weeks ago at a festival in Detroit. They're a very theatrical act with buckets of lore and a media kit/ merch booth that screams dark theater. They released this music video last night and I think it's going places if it sees the right audience.

https://youtu.be/1EqK7Ta1JZM?is=Z55Fr0W6jGXvKG6q

I think I heard that they're going on tour while I was looking at the merch casket. I picked up a "cursed vhs tape" that was them performing at a venue in hamtramck for world goth day.

If you like this video, look them up on Bandcamp or Instagram. It looks like they're producing good old analog media eg vhs tapes, cassette tapes, and they sell a perfume in their merch. Way cool.

I think they sound more distinctly goth but there's punk roots hence the cross post here.

RIFFTOBER 2025 MEGAVIDEO ALL 31 Spooky Guitar Riffs ICYMI

In case you missed last years RIFFTOBER event:

Chapters

Rifftober Recap : (0:00​​​)
Riff 1 - Vampiro : (0:29)
Riff 2 - Munsters : (1:57)
Riff 3 - Strychnine : (2:25)
Riff 4 - Bela Lugosi's Dead : (4:47)
Riff 5 - Halloween : (6:26)
Riff 6 - Night Of The Vampire : (8:59)
Riff 7 - Black Sabbath : (11:38)
Riff 8 - WolfCop : (12:39)
Riff 9 - Ghost Riders : (15:20)
Riff 10 - Pet Sematary : (16:59)
Riff 11 - Twist Of Cain : (19:30)
Riff 12 - Surfin Spooks : (23:27)
Riff 13 - The Witch : (26:14)
Riff 14 - Halloween : (30:02)
Riff 15 - Who Killed The Cheerleader - Nekromantix : (33:10)
Riff 16 - Lucifer Sam - Pink Floyd : (34:42)
Riff 17 - Goo Goo Muck - The Cramps : (37:05)
Riff 18 - Out Of Limits - The Marketts : (40:18)
Riff 19 - Dragnet Theme : (42:26)
Riff 20 - Halloween - The Misfits : (43:25)
Riff 21 - The Bat - The Ventures : (47:13)
Riff 22 - Vampyre Love - Pentagram : (51:02)
Riff 23 - Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult : (53:41)
Riff 24 - The Addams Family : (55:13)
Riff 25 - Night Of The Werewolf - The Meteors : (56:21)
Riff 26 - Red Right Hand - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds : (57:56)
Riff 27 - Funeral March - Chopin : (59:23)
Riff 28 - I Was A Teenage Werewolf - The Cramps : (1:00:59)
Riff 29 - She's My Witch - Kip Tyler : (1:02:36)
Riff 30 - Satan's Holiday / Hall Of The Mountain King : (1:03:53)
Riff 31 - Haulin Hearse - The Ghastly Ones : (1:05:43)

https://youtu.be/arWGRpt578I

Fresh meat from Zombina and the Skeletones: "Werewolves On The Moon" 🐺🌕 Awoo!

https://zombinaandtheskeletones.bandcamp.com/track/werewolves-on-the-moon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN_6sEKmbQ0

Our next big event is Horror Punk Fest, happening at The Flapper in Birmingham on October 3rd.

We've got a seriously ridiculous lineup coming together, and we're incredibly excited to finally bring this one to life.

Zombina and The Skeletones
das Ghoul
Dead Pleasures (Celebrating 20 Years!!)
Tricie and The Phantom Punks (First UK Show!!)
Hellbound Heist
Oracular

Tickets are available now:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/horror-punk-fest-tickets-1983079500168

That's all. New B-Movie Monsters. Lil' Red Riding Hood is my favorite of the 3.

Im looking for someone who can burn them for me I only found over your dead body on you tube and i can't afford 200$ for the only cd on ebay

hello i’m in a DIY Horror punk band from the San antonio scene and we just released this new single today that will be a part of a future ep. we’re pretty new as a band so go easy on us but we appreciate anyone checking out our stuff!

Local musician, booked a couple spooky season shows, I need some suggestions of spooky/fall songs to cover. For now I'm a solo acoustic act, so simple is best! Tysm 🫰

OH my act generally leans folk punk, but these 2 festivals are supposed to be all ages so I'm trying to avoid expletives, or pick stuff that's easier to censor

**The Order Of The Fly** bring the 25 Years of Decay Tour to London tonight, with support from Das Ghoul and The Zombie Killers!
Let’s make the final night one to remember!

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/25-years-of-decay-tour-tickets-1987456101701

I sometimes wonder what genre this band really is.. they are like the nirvana of horror rock in my eyes, but I’m kinda bad at labels. I just say to do yourself a favor and get ahead of the curve with getting your hands on their records (all self released.) I heard a rumor there is a new record coming out this Halloween that celebrates their 30 years of ripping it up!

Does anyone here know if they still produce any T-shirts or patches for Mister Monster or do you guys have to find their stuff on eBay or other sites?

Howdy fiends, we’re playing our first NorCal show in a long ass time a week from today, Friday, August 28th at Two Rivers Cider in Sacramento in support of our good buddies La Monta (not horrorpunk). Come on out if ya want? I guess? Also, show got moved up an hour, we probably play around 8pm or so.

Hail Satan.

Go stream “Crypt Keeper” on your preferred music streaming platform today! A song for those nostalgic for Tales from the Crypt and classic horror comics. Artwork was done by Necrotones drummer Igor. Band photos were shot and edited by a Houston Photographer Metajamz on IG

2 awesome shows down and 3 more still to go on The Order Of The Fly’s 25 Years Of Decay Tour!

Where will we see you? 👀
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/84915616373

Support on these remaining dates comes from: A Murder of Crows, The TV Casualties, Das GHOUL, Garbage Day Massacre, & Zombie Killers