Carpenter Brut releases new single ‘The Misfits The Rebels’

Carpenter Brut has released his new single ‘The Misfits The Rebels’, the latest song to be taken from his forthcoming album Leather Temple out February 27^th via No Quarter Prod / Virgin Records.

Leather Temple is the third and final album in the Leather trilogy from the French synthwave icon. It shoots the Leather story forward into 2077 where the world lies in ruins.

‘The Misfits The Rebels’ is a propulsive track blending drum & bass beats, electro synths and heavy riffs. It details the uprising of the Horde, a rebel group and high-tech scavenger collective led by Lita Connor. Alongside the longstanding Leather anti-hero Bret Halford, they launch a series of attacks on the City of Light and make their escape on motorcycles through glittering avenues played out under the crossfire of security forces. Watch the video here.

‘The Misfits The Rebels’ follows the release of the lead single and title track at the end of last year. ‘Leather Temple’ introduced Midwichpolis, a post-apocalyptic city risen from nuclear fallout which is the beating heart of the forthcoming album.

Eighty-five years after a nuclear explosion devastated everything, humanity survives under the rule of a transhuman elite – the Overlords – who live in neon-lit cities, while the rest of the population struggles to survive among the wreckage.

At the heart of this dystopia stands Midwichpolis, the nation’s capital, governed with an iron fist by Iron Tusk, a paranoid tyrant, addicted to Pink Base, a synthetic drug, and obsessed with immortality. At the other side of the nation is the Midwichslums, and here reside the Horde, within the Midwichslums a forgotten cold room is buried in the ruins. Inside lies Bret Halford, a.k.a. Leather Teeth, a nightmare from the past.

Determined to bring down the regime, Lita transforms him into a living weapon. Upgraded with advanced tech, now half-man, half-machine, Bret becomes the unlikely ally of a rebellion in search of justice.

Leather Temple dives into a raw, rhythmic, and restless energy, with each track working like a condensed charge. More cinematic and orchestral, yet also more direct, the album distils a saturated 90s electro atmosphere — dark and unflinching — driven by sharp beats, distorted layers, and unrelenting tension.

The Leather series launched in 2018 with Leather Teeth, which was in parts a celebratory take on ‘80s glam rock, while the 2022 follow-up Leather Terror was an altogether more malevolent slasher-horror affair, telling the story of Bret Halford, a serial killer wreaking revenge on those who wronged him. Like its predecessors, the new album forms the soundtrack in the latest chapter of this filmic concept.

Short but intense, Leather Temple hits fast and hard. It doesn’t take time to explain — it acts. Each track feels like a scene, a shot, a chase. A soundtrack seemingly designed to make the neon lights flicker, speed up the heartbeat, and set the engines of a collapsing world roaring.

LEATHER TEMPLE TRACK LISTING

1. Ouverture (Deus Ex Machina)
2. Major Threat
3. Leather Temple
4. She Rules The Ruins
5. Start Your Engines
6. Neon Requiem
7. Iron Sanctuary
8. The Misfits The Rebels
9. Speed or Perish
10. The End Complete

Since 2012, Carpenter Brut has been blending electronic music, metal, and 1980s pop culture into a unique universe that is both dark and energetic, and in the process has established himself as one of the leading figures on the international synthwave scene, with a powerful, dynamic sound.

Drawing inspiration from John Carpenter and Dario Argento as much as from Slayer or Justice, Carpenter Brut has built a coherent, stylized, and shadowy world at the crossroads of retro thrillers, glam metal, and futuristic dystopia.

The aural and visual spectacle continues into Carpenter Brut live shows, and he has announced shows across Europe, the USA  and Canada for March 2026. He will perform a special standalone UK headline appearance at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire on March 22^nd. Full dates and tickets can be found here.