Rise From Your Grave Tales Stay Awake Single Review
Rise From Your Grave
Stay Awake Single
Self-Released
2026
Pittsburgh Horrorpunk Thrashers Rise From Your Grave are back with a sneak attack of a single, “Stay Awake”, and whether they planned it or not, it lands like a perfect halfway-to-Halloween treat. They’ll get no complaints from me – every day is Halloween here!
Long time fans will notice a slightly more melodic edge this time around. Don’t worry, the band hasn’t lost an ounce of bite. If anything, the sharpened hooks and more anthemic vocal lines give the track a killer sing-along energy that hits exactly where it should for this genre. Even catching the track fresh off of another ear surgery, it’s clear the song taps into “Nightmare on Elm Street” territory, Freddy’s lurking, and the vibe is spot-on.
The vocal arrangement and vocals themselves are the secret weapon here, they give the tune that secret sauce, while the lead break borders on absolute chaos in the best way possible. Seriously, this guitarist doesn’t sleep, he just shreds.
Bottom line: go hit Bandcamp or Spotify and spin this immediately. “Stay Awake” is a vicious teaser for the upcoming full-length “Choose Your Scare”, due out this fall - and if this track is any indication, it’s going to tear some ass!