SECRET RULE (Modern Metal – Italy 🇮🇹) – Release “Someone Killed the Pope” Official Music Video – Title track from their upcoming album due out on February 5, 2027 via Rockshots Records #SECRETRULE #modernmetal #heavymetal
🎧 LISTEN TO “SOMEONE KILLED THE POPE” ON ALL STREAMING PLATFORMS:
👉 https://lnk.to/Yie3zK
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🔥 A NEW CHAPTER FROM SECRET RULE
🎧 AUDIO CREDITS:
• Song: Someone Killed the Pope
• Year: 2026
• Music by: Secret Rule
• Lyrics by: Angela Di Vincenzo
• Produced by: Secret Rule
• Mixed and mastered by: Andy Menario at Digitall Studio
• Distribution: Rockshots Records / Sony / The Orchard
🎬 VIDEO CREDITS:
• Produced by: Secret Rule
• Direction and VFX: Andy Menario
• Camera operators: Nicole Menarini
• Makeup: Angela Di Vincenzo
• Audio Operator: Sivlia Burla
• Assistant: Erica Gatti
SECRET RULE – The New Single “Someone Killed The Pope” – ALBUM PRE ORDER available now!
Italian modern metal band SECRET RULE return with “Someone Killed the Pope”, the title track of their upcoming eleventh studio album set for release via Rockshots Records on next 5th February 2027.
Following “Edge of Control”, the new single pushes the heavier side of the band’s sound further bringing a stronger metalcore influence into the mix. Powerful guitars, electronics and cinematic orchestral elements frame Angela Di Vincenzo’s melodic vocals building towards a hard-hitting breakdown that gives the track an even more aggressive edge.
Behind its provocative title, “Someone Killed the Pope” explores what happens when something perceived as untouchable begins to fall apart. The figure of the Pope becomes a metaphor for established authority and for the structures people accept as permanent, until someone starts to question them.
The lyrics then take that idea further shifting towards the persistence of truth and resistance. Silencing one voice does not necessarily silence what it represents: another can rise in its place, turning an individual act into something that becomes increasingly difficult to contain.
Angela Di Vincenzo – Vocals and Lyrics:
“The title is deliberately provocative but the song isn’t really about killing the Pope. For me, he represents something deeply rooted in our society, something people see as almost untouchable. The song is about what happens when those certainties begin to collapse and people start questioning the structures they have always accepted.
There’s also another side to the lyrics that is very important to me. The second verse talks about a truth that someone is trying to silence. They can try to destroy one voice, but another will rise and then another. That’s where ‘And I think it was me’ changes meaning. It’s not a confession. It’s about realizing that each of us can be part of breaking something that seemed impossible to challenge.”
Written and produced by guitarist Andy Menario, the track builds on the direction introduced with “Edge of Control” while taking its heavier elements a step further. The result reflects the more aggressive side of Secret Rule’s new material without losing the melodic and cinematic character at the core of their sound.
LISTEN: https://lnk.to/Q7ECB3Tw
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/41NOsXEQcIQ
Grab your copy of the new album now! The official pre-order is live at https://www.secretrule.it/store
Don’t miss out!
Track List:
01 – Edge of Control
02 – Someone Killed the Pope
03 – Labyrinth
04 – Bury Them Deep
05 – Indifference to Brutality
06 – Forever You
07 – Phoenix Rising
08 – Tell Me More
09 – I’m Still with Me
10 – Trip Into My Hell
11 – Empty Instant
12 – Whispers in the Dark
The band will play live on stage since 5th October to 23rd October all around Europe supporting Xandria and Seven Spires. The shows will give audiences across Europe the chance to hear the band’s new material live ahead of the release of their eleventh studio album. Here the complete schedule:
05.10 – Cluj-Napoca, Romania / FORM Space
06.10 – Bucharest, Romania / Quantic Club
08.10 – Sofia, Bulgaria / Pirotska 5 Event Centre
09.10 – Belgrade, Serbia / Zappa Barka
10.10 – Budapest, Hungary / Analog Music Hall
12.10 – Berlin, Germany / Lido
13.10 – Warsaw, Poland / Hydrozagadka
14.10 – Krakow, Poland / Zaścianek
15.10 – Prague, Czech Rep / Distrikt Prague
16.10 – Dresden, Germany / Blauer Salon
18.10 – Cham, Germany / L.A. Live Style Cafe
19.10 – Frankfurt, Germany / Das Bett
20.10 – Pratteln, Switzerland / Z7
21.10 – Stuttgart, Germany / Im Wizemann Club
22.10 – Nuremberg, Germany / Hirsch
23.10 – Hamburg, Germany / Bahnhof Pauli
If you don’t want to miss them live, here you can get the tickets:
https://www.bandsintown.com/a/10541610-secret-rule
BIOGRAPHY:
Founded in Rome in 2014 by vocalist Angela Di Vincenzo and guitarist, composer and producer Andy Menario, Secret Rule have developed a distinctive sound that brings together modern metal, powerful melodies, electronic elements and cinematic arrangements.
Following ten studio albums and an extensive international live career, the band now enter a new phase with their upcoming eleventh studio album. The current line-up features Angela Di Vincenzo on vocals, Andy Menario on guitars and male vocals, Luca Pecchia on bass and backing vocals, and Diego Divizia on drums.
SECRET RULE are:
Angela Di Vincenzo: Vocals
Andy Menario: Guitars
Luca Pecchia: Bass Guitar
Diego Divizia: Drums
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