Alright… buckle up. We’re not doing polite metal journalism. We’re stepping into the blast radius.
In a heavy metal world where bands crumble, recycle riffs, or fade into algorithmic oblivion, Marc Lopes does the opposite. The man detonates.
After his high-profile 2025 exit from Metal Church — yes, the same run that gave us the globally praised, chart-smashing Congregation of Annihilation — Lopes didn’t retreat. He recalibrated. He locked back into his true war machine: LET US PREY. Born in Boston as a ruthless “two-man metal machine” with riff mastermind Jon Morency of Living Wreckage, LET US PREY has mutated from side project into full-blown sonic artillery. This isn’t nostalgia metal. This isn’t cosplay thrash. This is a world-class hybrid beast fusing modern metal precision, thrash velocity, core aggression, and industrial cyber warfare into something they’ve rightfully branded: Cyber Tech Thrash Core. And no, that’s not just a cool phrase. It’s a manifesto.
Backed by a live lineup of elite-tier killers, LET US PREY isn’t here to gently place tracks on playlists. They’re here to dominate stages and speakers. 2026 isn’t a comeback year. It’s a declaration of independence. What makes their sound dangerous isn’t just heaviness. It’s the intelligence behind it. LET US PREY doesn’t mash genres together like a confused playlist. They engineer collision. Industrial sequencing. Symphonic undercurrents. Surgical drumming. Down-tuned brutality that feels like tectonic plates grinding. It’s controlled chaos. And at the center? Lopes’ voice — a weapon in multiple calibers. One second he’s delivering guttural, death-tinged growls that sound like the abyss has Wi-Fi. The next, he’s ripping into metalcore grit, then soaring into layered harmonies and piercing highs that nod to the Halford school of vocal dominance. It’s range. It’s control. It’s authority. 2026 pushes all of it further. Harder. Sharper. More relentless.
While Lopes continues honoring his legacy worldwide with Ross the Boss, the real unfinished business is LET US PREY. This next chapter — kicked off by “In Nameless Blood,” mixed and mastered by Ricky Bonazza (Butcher Babies, Fear Factory) — is pure sonic retribution. Visually and thematically, the band dives into Gothic Futurism and Sci-Fi Horror. Lyrically? This isn’t surface-level rage. This is intelligent metal. Artificial intelligence. Psychological warfare. Existential dread. Media manipulation. The shadow side of human behavior.
“In Nameless Blood” specifically takes aim at the consequences of false narratives spread through every form of media — and the real-world damage that quietly reshapes society while people scroll.
Marc Lopes ponders “Have we become numb and non empathetic? Lives are ruined and many times taken, it’s something I feel not enough people seem to be aware of these days. Just constant information and content consumption, very little individual thought, leading to quick impulsive output. Usually not very productive or positive, hence often more destructive with no accountability.”
“This record isn’t about fitting into a legacy; it’s about building a new one,” says Lopes. “It’s unfinished business. So much to say through the art of music, no boundaries, no limitations. We aren’t afraid to play and pull from all our influences —from tech-death-grindcore to hard rock sensibilities—as long as it hits with maximum intensity.”
Now let’s talk about the visual assault. The official video for “In Nameless Blood,” created entirely by Sonatheria Creative Design — the Los Angeles-based studio owned and operated by Lopes himself — is where analog grit meets generative tech. Traditional handcrafted art collides with cutting-edge AI tools. Graphic design. Experimental motion. Archival media reimagination. It’s not a gimmick. It’s a hybrid statement. Decades of organic artistry fused with machine learning precision. The result? A hyper-stimulating visual strike that defines the Cyber-Tech-Thrash-Core aesthetic and plants a flag in the future of visual storytelling. Raw energy. Human instinct. Technological evolution.
LET US PREY isn’t following trends. They’re weaponizing the future.
And 2026? It’s just the ignition sequence.
About LET US PREY:
LET US PREY first commanded the international stage with their 2020 debut, Virtues of the Vicious (M-Theory Audio). The record cemented their reputation for elite musicianship, featuring guest appearances from a “who’s who” of metal royalty, including Jonathan Donais (Anthrax), “Metal” Mike Chlasciak (Halford), and the late Oli Herbert (All That Remains). Beyond LET US PREY, Marc Lopes’ career is defined by high-impact collaborations and chart success, including three worldwide major label releases—notably reaching the Top 20 on the Billboard and German National Charts. His high-profile guest appearances include:
• 70000 Tons of Metal 2026: Orden Ogan fill in vocals live
• Orden Ogan: “Hollow” (Final Days: Orden Ogan and Friends) – 2022
• Hammerfall: Gang vocals on “Hail to the King”
and “The End Justifies” (Avenge The Fallen) –2025
• Cleopatra Records Tributes: Featuring covers of Deep Purple (“Fireball”),
and Rainbow (“Kill The King”) – 2025/2026
• All-Star Collaborations: YouTube-exclusive King Diamond covers featuring members of
Exodus, Evile, Burning Witches, and Andy La Rocque.
Marc Lopes continues to collaborate with music’s finest. He contributed a vocal track for the song “You Can Do Magic”- also featuring Phil Soussan and Mick Box (Uriah Heep) for the 2025 compilation album Yacht Metal released by Cleopatra Records.
Marc Lopes is also the singer on the new NUCLEAR MESSIAH track”Electric Burn” (released February 13th), from the forthcoming Black Flame album, hands down the biggest release in the metal world this year, a mega-powered supergroup uniting 34 legendary musicians from across 5 decades of rock and metal, Nuclear Messiah! Helmed by widely revered six-string shredder Chris Poland (of Megadeth fame), Nuclear Messiah isn’t just another supergroup, it’s a METAL BEHEMOTH that features contributions from Poland’s fellow Megadeth alumni Marty Friedman, Dave Ellefson and Glen Drover plus Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater), Mick Box (Uriah Heep), Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow) and more!
Discography:
The Saint of Killers (EP, 2016)
Virtues of the Vicious (LP, 2020),
“In Nameless Blood” (Single/Video, 2026)
Official Website: www.letuspreyband.com
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