NEWS: Hellcowboys welcome us to the freakshow!
After the delights of 2019’s “Mondo Bastardo” it may have felt like Italian Groove Thrash quartet Hellcowboys had disappeared off into hibernation. However in truth, after a long run of live shows in support of the album, drummer Alessandro “Daf” Di Filippo decided to exit stage left. His departure left a void however in 2022 the band announced the recruitment of Soul Dragger skin basher Flavio ‘Imperatore’ Leone, who made his debut on stage at the Traffic Club in Rome in December as they opened for Voivod. Fast forward 10 months and we have been given the gift of a new single in “Welcome to the Freakshow“…
The band comment: “‘Welcome to the Freakshow’ is inspired by the circus of the bizarre, of the phenomena, with a clear reference to Tod Browning’s 1932 movie ‘Freaks’, all however related to modern society, where social relationships and modes of communication have changed. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the best show ever. Where reality beats imagination and where nothing is how it should be. Welcome to the Freakshow“.