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... to the official website of Gio Smet.
This is the place to discover all the music projects/bands by the Belgian musician, composer and producer.
A home for everyone to catch up with the latest news.
Each project/band has its own specific section, including info, releases, music, video's, links,...
You can find all official merch right here!
Thanks for your visit and enjoy your stay!
Latest news
As of this day, the debut album "Shadow People" by MIDNIGHTMARES is officially released!
The album is available both physically and digitally on all streaming platforms!
Order the physical album right here!
Check out the very first video clip "SANCTUARIUM" by MIDNIGHTMARES!
The song is the opening track from the upcmoning debut album "Shadow People" (release date October 21st).
The video clip was filmed, directed and edited by B.A.S. Films.
Order the debut album "Shadow People right here!
Check out this awesome teaser for the upcoming MIDNIGHTMARES debut album "SHADOW PEOPLE"!
Discover the many pre sale discount deals right here!
Check out the official cover for the upcoming MIDNIGHTMARES debut album "SHADOW PEOPLE"!!
The album shall be released both physically and digitally on October 21st, 2024!
The physical version will contain an extra bonus song.
All songs were mixed and mastered at Gio Smet Records.
Tracklist:
1. Sanctuarium
2. Shadow People
3. Leave Me With My Demons
4. Wichasha Wakan
5. Kill The Beast
6. Séance
7. I Love It When You're Evil
8. Everlasting
9. Jim “Reaper” Blake
10. In My Hands
11. End Of Days
12. Requiem
Bonus track (only on physical album):
13. War Bard
As a special SURPRISE, the album will be available for PRE PURCHASE at our very first show at GIOFEST (October 5th)!! There will also be a signing and a chance to meet the band!
Get your tickets for GIOFEST right here!
Symphonic metal band Midnightmares released their brand new single "LEAVE ME WITH MY DEMONS"!!
Watch the lyric video right here!
Comments by the band:
"The song is about fallen angels, lost souls, bound to darkness, who have been given the choice of salvation. But they now belong naturally in the dark void. It is their domain, where they are free and powerful, so they refuse to leave and embrace the darkness instead."
Today, we mark a special day as the Wolfpact EP "Alpha Wolf" is released!!
Check it out on the official Bandcamp page right here!
Tracklist:
1. Alpha Wolf
2. Iron Heart
3. All In You
4. When Angels Die
5. I Bleed In Black
Music by Gio Smet.
Lyrics by Jürgen Wulfes.
Mixed & mastered at Gio Smet Records.
The brand new Midnightmares single "SHADOW PEOPLE" is out now!!
The song was written, recorded, mixed and mastered by Gio Smet at "Gio Smet Records". The vocals were written and recorded by Mariel Gimeno, who also provided the track with additional keyboards.
Comments by the band:
“The song is about that feeling most people experience sometimes, when seeing "something" out of the corner of their eye, a shadowy figure. However, when you turn to see it directly, there's nothing there. Some call this phenomenon "Shadow People". The lyrics tell the story about the point of view of someone who, after seeing the "shadow people" for a long time, finally gets trapped in a labyrinthine nightmare with them. We are absolutely overjoyed with the final result. Music and lyrics completes each other so well on this song. We believe each song should tell a fascinating and captivating story. “Shadow People” is a true example of that.”
Belgian/Mexican dark symphonic/gothic metal duo MIDNIGHTMARES released their very first single and video "SANCTUARIUM!
The song was written, recorded, mixed and mastered by Gio Smet. The vocals were written and recorded by Mariel Gimeno.
Comments by the band:
“We are overjoyed with the result of our very first single. We believe we’ve captured the right vibe and atmosphere of the story behind the song, which is a dark and captivating experience. Every song needs a compelling story behind it. That makes the experience complete. “Sanctuarium” is a perfect example of that. There’s more to come, but for now we are very proud of our first piece of work.”
Overjoyed with this great honour! Metal Pedia from Mexico really liked the latest HORRORWISH album "TALES FROM DEATH"!!
Order the album right here!
Today, we are so proud and excited to announce the birth of MIDNIGHTMARES!
Prepare yourselves for a dark, symphonic/gothic metal experience that will leave you breathless.
Midnightmares is formed by Gio Smet and Mexican soprano vocalist, Mariel Gimeno.
The duo began sharing their musical interests in the autumn of 2023.
The first single "SANTCTUARIUM" will be released January 17th, 2023!
Check out the official Midnightmares-page right here!
The Belgian/German heavy rock duo WOLFPACT will release their debut album "ALPHA WOLF" on March 1st, 2024!
The EP was recorded, mixed and mastered by Gio Smet at GIO SMET RECORDS (vocals recorded in Germany by Jürgen Wulfes)!
Tracklist "Alpha Wolf":
1. Alpha Wolf
2. Iron Heart
3. All in You
4. When Angels Die
5. I Bleed in Black
Check out the WOLFPACT page here.
You can also watch the single/video clip "IRON HEART" right here!
Horror metal project HORRORWISH has released the single and lyric video "Dark Water". The song will be be the second single from the upcoming album 'Tales From Death', which will be released on Halloween, October 31.
"Dark Water" is based on the mysterious death of Elisa Lam at the infamous "Cecil Hotel".
Go check out the HORRORWISH page here!
Or watch the video below.
Horror metal project HORRORWISH has released the single and lyric video "Pretty Boys Must Die". The song will be be the first single from the upcoming album 'Tales From Death', which will be released on Halloween, October 31.
The new album will feature songs based on true horror events. "Pretty Boys Must Die" is based on the legendary serial killer John Wayne Gacy, also known as the "Killer Clown".
Go check out the HORRORWISH page here!
Or watch the video below.
The brand new HORRORWISH album "TALES FROM DEATH" will be released on Halloween, October 31st!!
The album will feature songs based onTRUE horror stories! Think Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Elisa Lam and the Cecil Hotel,... and many more disturbing tales based on true events!!
Comment by Gio himself:
"I am always very cautious and I think I have never said this before, but I believe this is the best work I've done to date! For this album, I worked closely together with my love, my muse, Linda Roosens. We wrote the lyrics together as Linda also really understood the whole Horrorwish vibe. I love to tell a story with my songs and that was totally achieved on this album. With the songs being based on true horror events, it makes it all the more exciting. The album cover is also amazing! The idea was: Death himself reading the true stories from the book of souls on the graves of the victims. That's really stirring if you think of it. I can't wait to share this new album with you all! It will be something very special, you can be sure of that!"
The power/fantasy metal project GIOTOPIA released a remixed & remastered version of the song "TO WAR", featuring Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear) and Marion-Lamita Peubey (LUX), together with a brand new lyric video. The song originally featured on the debut album 'A Fantasy Tale On Music - Part I' (2017).
Belgian/German heavy rock duo WOLFPACT released a third single and lyric video called "I BLEED IN BLACK"! The result is a dark and mysterious song based on the artwork by Linda Roosens of "LindaRoosensArt" (www.lindaroosensart.be).
It's a slow song with deep yet bright acoustic and electric guitars, pounding drums/bass and sinister keyboards/ All of this fits perfectly with classic hard rock vocals in the likes of Dio and Coverdale!
Comments by the band:
"The song is really special for us, since it is based on the amazing artwork by Linda Roosens. Gio was immediately perplexed by the original artwork. He purchased the painting and decided to compose a song based on the dark and mesmerizing piece of art. We are very proud of the final result, as Jürgen also did something special with the vocals. The lyrics are about personal issues, dark thoughts, trying to understand certain things and suffering or "bleeding" all alone in a dark world."
Belgian/German heavy rock duo WOLFPACT unveiled their second single "When Angels Die", a doomy, mysterious song with deel yet bright guitars, pounding drums/bass and sinister keyboards.
WOLFPACT comments:
"We think we really captured the doomy, mysterious vibe of this song. And Jürgen did an excellent job with the lyrics. It's like listening to a storytale of old. You get the sense that this tale really happened a long time ago. That is what Wolfpact is all about, capturing the mood and meaning. They are one, the music and lyrics. This was the first tune Gio composed for Wolfpact and listening back to it now in complete form, we are overjoyed with the result!"
Horror metal project HORRORWISH just released a remix/remaster of the song "Deadly Sinners".
The song originally featured on the album "No Place To Hide" (2020).
Now, the song is remastered and released as a lyric video.
The artwork for the remastered song was done by the very talented Linda Roosens from "Linda Roosens Art".
Visit the "Linda Roosens Art" website on this link:
Heavy Rock duo from Belgium & Germany WOLFPACT has joined forces to unveil their first single ever “Iron Heart”, a powerful song with deep yet bright guitars, pounding drums/bass guitar and sinister keyboards. All of this fits perfectly with classic hard rock vocals in the likes of Dio and David Coverdale!
The Belgian/German duo Gio Smet and Jürgen Wulfes (THOMSEN, CHOLANE, ex-MOON’DOC) started talking about an new project mid-2021, after Jürgen made a great contribution on Gio Smet’s latest Giotopia album. For this new band/project, they agreed to compose heavy rock music with a modern touch, combined with classic hard rock type of vocals. The result is a deep, low end sound with bright and powerful vocals.
WOLFPACT comments:
“This song is all about dealing with negative situations or two-faced persons. When some people try to bring you down, you build op more self-esteem. Your skin gets tougher. In a way, that no one can have effect on your emotional state anymore. No one can break your heart or spirit when you rise up again and again after going down. It’s all about standing your ground and getting stronger in life. When you’ve seen it all or had all the bad luck you can bare, nothing more can bring you down. Then, the only way is up.”
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