Artist and ghost whisperer Brocarde unveils unhinged metal cover of 'The Sound Of Music'

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Multi-talented artist and bridge to the ether realm Brocarde has unveiled her unhinged cover of the musical classic 'The Sound Of Music'. Famed for marrying a ghost following a near death experience, Brocarde's musical and visual work is a true reflection as as mind-bending as her life story, and this version of a cinema classic serves as the perfect introduction.

Watch the video for 'The Sound Of Music' here: https://youtu.be/MPUVfwy7OhE

Produced by Chris Collier (Korn, Whitesnake, Mick Mars), stream here:

Brocarde commented: "'The Sound of Music' is a song that means a lot to me and it’s a fundamental part of my journey. I felt like I’d reached the point in my life where I had almost become a caricature. In a world of ghosts, there was a hollowness and emptiness inside me.

"In order to move forward, I felt I had to go back to the roots of who I am as an artist, and even who I am as a person. 'The Sound of Music' was the first song I learned to sing as a child. My nan used to play the piano and I used to sing it. I had a love, hate relationship with that song. I’d hide under the piano and refuse to sing it, hiding from the happiness, the conformity, or something else altogether.

"Ironically, singing that cover made me want to have my own voice and write my own songs and share my own story, and here I am after almost coming full circle.

"When my nan passed away, it was her dying wish for me to perform it at her funeral. I was an absolute wreck. I couldn’t sing the words, I could barely speak them. A few years later, I decided it was time to honour my promise.

"At the time, it felt like I was making a rock, metal version of a classic, timeless song. Now it’s so apparent that the way I sing it has nothing to do with genre, it’s my internal grief and anger attaching to each note with confusion and rawness, a sense of what was and what now is.

"I’ve hidden the song for a while now, almost afraid to confront it. But on a recent trip to Salzburg, I had a strange epiphany. I realised that we never lose who we once were, it travels with us each day, and subconsciously and vicariously we live our lives based on the people and moments that have shaped us along the way. So The Sound of Music is a combination of who I was, who, I am and a chapter in the story of what I desire to be”.

Brocarde is the creator of an enchanting world where dark, haunting aesthetics meet passion-fuelled lyrics and design. Brocarde is a dynamic storyteller who marries both music and fashion in an orchestral explosion, designed to make the ears and eyes bleed. A onewoman horror story, if centuries aligned, Brocarde could almost be the secret lovechild of Edgar Allan Poe and Sylvia Plath.

Brocarde arrived on the music scene in 2019 presenting her debut single 'Last Supper'. She was hailed as “One to Watch” by Planet Rock Magazine, and secured airplay on Kerrang!, Planet Rock and BBC Introducing.

Since then, Brocarde has gone on to gain the praise of some of rock music’s biggest stars, with Whitesnake’s David Coverdale hailing her as an “electrifying, creative new artist” and describing her as “powerful stuff!” Brocarde’s follow-up single, 'Love Me ’Til I’m Beautiful', featured drums by Korn’s Ray Luzier described her writing as a dynamic, theatrical adventure and hailed her as a future star.

Brocarde recently experienced life outside of our dimension, when she found herself being introduced to the spirit world. One dark, stormy night when she was struggling to sleep Brocarde was visited by Edwardo, the ghost of a Victorian solider. Edwardo wooed Brocarde, and after a short whirlwind romance the couple tied the knot on Halloween 2022.

This lead to appearances on ITV’s This Morning, Say Yes To The Dress and a regular paranormal column in The Daily Star. Following their divorce six months later, she made an appearance on First Dates on Channel 4.

Last year Brocarde’s world of horror and music collided when she was invited to do a ghost hunt at Download Festival, and she travelled to Germany to conduct a special seance in memory of Lemmy of Motörhead at Wacken Open Air. 

2026 will see the the launch of Brocarde’s debut album. After ten years in the making, she is set to share some of her most heartfelt songs, a musical story book of colourful emotions and experiences that have made her the woman she is today.

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