Flying saucers, open graves, mind pollution, mushroom clouds and evil villains with a smile on their face. Meet The Ghoulstars, a fresh – and frightening blast from pop-cultureâs past. Since beaming down onto their native haunt of Finland, this White Zombie-loving group of horror punks have captivated press and tantalized crowds without releasing a single bloody track. Until now! On their blockbuster debut album, The Dark Overlords of the Universe, no tome is too sacred for these ghouls to summon back to life!
âFans of The Misfits, Wednesday 13, and White Zombie should swarm to this like freshly turned corpses sniffing out warm fleshâ, Black Angel Promotion writes in an early review of the album. âThis isnât Horror Punk done to death. This is Horror Punk resurrected – stitched together, jolted with lightning, and set loose on an unsuspected worldâ.
Pavillon666 howls in agreement. âThis is a very strong debut for The Ghoulstars, sure to please fans of Misfits, White Zombie, or Murderdolls. If you enjoy music steeped in pop culture and horror films, grab this album and devour it like the vile creatures you areâ.
Today, The Ghoulstars are thrilled to announce the second advance single from The Dark Overlords of the Universe. âGraverobbers from Outer Spaceâ pays faithful homage to Ed Woodâs 1957 cult classic Plan 9 from Outer Space, but the band spin off a few spooky twists of their own.
ââGraverobbers from Outer Spaceâ is one of my favorite songs on The Dark Overlords of the Universeâ, The Ghoulstars guitarist Markus âDaddy Ghoulâ Laakso says. âHorror movies are practically in my blood flow, especially quirky classic like Plan 9 from Outer Space. This song was written as a straightforward pile-driving tribute, though I canât think of many punk rock songs that have a doomy C-part and güiroâ.
Watch the fun and frightful music video for âGraverobbers from Outer Spaceâ on the Season of Mist YouTube channel.
The Dark Overlords of the Universe comes out May 15, 2026 on Season of Mist.
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Despite their ghostly appearance, The Ghoulstars are a collection of real talent. The band features an all-star cast of current and former members of death-doom royalty and Season of Mist labelmates Hooded Menace, stoner rockers Thermate and Finlandâs Top Ten charting Kuolemanlaakso.
What bands these ghouls together on âGraverobbers from Outer Spaceâ is their morbid fascination with classic cult cinema. Filmed in grainy black and white after Ed Woodâs own heart, the songâs music video leaps off the screen. Fellow horror aficionados will spot plenty of Easter eggs: Beetlejuiceâs threads, the dashing and deadly Vampira, a flying saucer cited from a thinly veiled piece of string. The songâs infectious chorus will have even the crustiest of old metalheads barking at the moon. But itâs the dark and doomy riffs, followed by a mysterious presence of güiro, that add a delightfully unexpected twist to this monstrously catchy mash-up.
âThe Dark Overlords of the Universe is a love letter to everything that blew our minds as kidsâ, Laakso says. âThe album is loaded with huge riffs, big choruses, surprising curve balls and Easter eggs from old horror, sci-fi and coming-of-age movies. Holding it all together is our sheer joy in watching all the pieces fall into the right place.
The video for âGraverobbers from Outer Spaceâ was directed, filmed and edited by Toni Hiltunen.
Additional video credits
An Anti-Teatteri Production
Written by Toni Hiltunen and Markus Laakso
Set design by Sami Kokkonen
Lighting and UFO by Toni Hiltunen
Starring Emilia Matilainen, Sami Kokkonen, Kalle-Pekka Salmela & The Ghoulstars
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