Punk band Illegal Mind have released a brand new single, Zombie Girl.

Part punk, part rock, part horror, you can watch the video for Zombie Girl here:

And stream it via Spotify.

“Originally meant for a different project, “Zombie Girl” carries its own twisted legacy. The track was written by Maxx Dee and bassist Steve Gershin (Fatum Aeternum) as part of a planned new band. That project never made it out of the bunker, but the song refused to die. “It just stuck with me,” Maxx says. “It had this weird emotional energy, and I couldn’t let it rot.” Instead of shelving it or starting yet another side act, he embraced the freedom that Illegal Mind offers: genre-defying, DIY, and deeply personal. “I realized I can release whatever the hell I want under this name. It’s all me anyway.”

While the production is sharp and modern, the soul of “Zombie Girl” dates back to an earlier time. The lyrics were penned around 2009–2010, when Maxx first imagined the story of a girl who walks out and returns emotionally undead. The song’s narrator remains behind, hopeful and broken, praying she finds her way back — if there’s anything left of her to return. “It’s not based on anyone real,” he laughs, “but it felt real when I wrote it. Still kinda does.”

Clocking in somewhere between pop punk, horror punk, and hardcore attitude, “Zombie Girl” blurs stylistic lines like a bloody smear across a broken mirror. Gritty guitars, pounding drums, and a bass line courtesy of Gershin drive the song forward like a desperate chase scene through a post-apocalyptic cityscape.”

PRESS SOURCE: Collapse Agency Press.