AlphaWhores - You Can Come Out Now (Album Review)

Release Date: June 13th 2025. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD/Vinyl

You Can Come Out Now - Tracklisting

1.House of Doom 06:13

2.Bloodsport 05:07

3.Pirate Mode 03:00

4.The Glass Between Us 04:46

5.Show Me Your Teeth 04:02

6.T-Rex Masseuse 04:10

7.Beautiful Music, Awful Person 03:55

8.Imaginary Enemies 04:00

9.Stay Normal 04:30

10.Mood Setter 07:25

11.Over and Over (bonus track) 03:48

Members

Massiel Pinzón

Juan Carlos García de Paredes

Review

AlphaWhores have quickly returned to action with their stunning new album You Can Come Out Now which follows their 2024 debut album. This record is a more deeply engaging record with a highly personal quality which touches upon real human struggles such as mental health, loss, betrayal and rage. The music itself is a mixture of Doom, Sludge, Stoner, Post-Rock, Grunge, Shoegaze, Fuzz, Alt Rock and Psychedelic surroundings with the haunting Doom-Pop vocals of both Massiel Pinzón and Juan Carlos García de Paredes leading the way.

The record has a more nuanced approach compared to their debut album with AlphaWhores blending nightmarish glitchy sounds within a subtle Drone and Electronic feel that is superbly realized within the epic opening track House Of Doom. The stop/start methodology of glitchy themes and progressive grooves feels like the band are channelling darker aspects of their creative psyche. 

Second track Bloodsport taps into the classic DOOM-POP sound of FLOOR and TORCHE with a Post-Punk and Grunge aesthetic allowing AlphaWhores to offer one of the most highly original tracks on the album which shows why the band have been receiving major praise throughout the scene. This song is quite commercial rock at times but never forgoes it’s underground roots with a subtle dose of Sludge, Fuzz and Stoner Rock passages keeping everything grounded. The vocals once again are superb with the music having a JACKHAMMER effect especially within the heavier moments. 

Third song Pirate Mode is a riffier, louder and aggressive affair with AlphaWhores moving to a Garage Rock / Punk Rock style of delivery which embraces an 1980’s Classic Pop sound but with that Alt Rock and Sludge Rock swagger keeping the mood vibrant and thoroughly modern. The lyrics are quite cutting at times with some darkly pitched humorous moments that does lighten the mood despite the bleak Post-Doom sounds being played. 

AlphaWhores crank up the FUZZ ROCK appetite from this moment on with the whole tone changing constantly for the better with focus on melody being another strong factor for the band to try out new things compared to their debut album. You Can Come Out Now is never afraid to delve into other areas of Rock and Metal whilst injecting a bleak Pop / Commercial Rock sensibility into the mix on outstanding tracks such as The Glass Between Us, Show Me Your Teeth and Beautiful Music, Awful Person. 

There are echoes of bands such as KYLESA, MELVINS and SPOTLIGHTS on the later parts of the record but AlphaWhores stand on their own creative ground with emotionally charged lyrics matching the catchy and aggressive Sludge Rock/Metal landscapes which retains a sense of urgency especially on the gloriously epic track Mood Setter.

AlphaWhores continue to excel blending sonic rhythms, mind-expanding harmonies and cosmic inducing PSYCHEDELICS which allows You Can Come Out Now as a thrilling, exciting and truly original record that’s deeply uplifting before everything is said and done. 

Check this great album when you can as ALPHAWHORES have the potential to become your new favourite band right now. 

Words by Steve Howe

Thanks to Gardenia Publicity for all of the details.

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Sludge/Stoner Metal Duo AlphaWhores Release New Single BLOODSPORT From Upcoming New Album

You Can Come Out Now album sleeve. Photo credit - Tito Herrera

Panama based heavy alt-rock duo AlphaWhores have released their new single, Bloodsport, which is the third and final single previewing the forthcoming album You Can Come Out Now, which is out on June 13th, 2025.

You Can Come Out Now contains ten new songs including the recent singles ‘Pirate Mode’ in February and ‘Beautiful Music, Awful Person’ in April. The album is available to pre-order on limited edition swamp green vinyl as well as to pre-save on all digital formats. The digital version also contains the bonus track, ‘Over and Over’, which was released in January ahead of the band’s first European tour.

LISTEN TO ‘BLOODSPORT’ HERE / PRE-ORDER ‘YOU CAN COME OUT NOW’ ALBUM HERE

AlphaWhores explain:

’Bloodsport’ is a visceral exploration of the emotional battleground that unfolds when a rupture occurs between people who were once close. It captures the raw tension between guilt and righteousness—the duality of feeling remorse while also standing firm in your truth. The lyrics move through self-awareness, confrontation, and ultimately a plea: to be seen, to be understood, to be loved in full.

Musically, Bloodsport marks one of our most ambitious compositions to date. The song builds with unrelenting intensity toward a cathartic climax—an eruption that symbolises both release and victory. It’s not just a fight—it’s a transformation.

“This song came from a place of deep inner conflict,” says Massiel, the band’s vocalist and drummer. “I wanted to explore what happens when you know you’ve made mistakes, but still feel like your truth deserves to be heard. It’s messy, it’s human—and writing it felt like winning a battle within ourselves.”

The new album You Can Come Out Now was produced by London, UK based double-Grammy Award winner Adrian Bushby (Foo Fighters, Muse) who travelled to the band’s home country, Panama, to record it. It was mixed by the band’s long-standing collaborator, US based Evan Rodaniche. Evan also mixed their debut album I (‘one’) and recent single ‘Over and Over’, which is a cover of the Hot Chip classic re-created in AlphaWhores’ brooding signature style. 

You can watch the ‘Over and Over’ video here.

Hailing from Panama, AlphaWhores are Massiel Pinzón and Juan Carlos García de Paredes and have been working together for over 20 years when they were both members of the Panama based alternative rock band Mabí.

In 2021, following the end of longstanding personal relationships for them both, Massiel and Juan Carlos found themselves in the studio together jamming and making new music, as a way to help them process the changes happening in their lives. The studio sessions were so successful that they decided to make it into a new music project and AlphaWhores was born.

You Can Come Out Now sees the band further develop their eclectic mix of heavy styles infused with their distinct harmonies and searing palette of filthy riffs. It follows the release their debut album I (listen here), in January 2024, which features the singles ‘Raw Nerve’ and ‘Same Team’.

AlphaWhores recently completed their debut headline European Tour, with 17 shows in Germany, Austria, Denmark and the UK. AlphaWhores will play an album launch show in Panama City next on June 21st. More dates are being booked now.

About AlphaWhores

Massiel Pinzón (‘she’) and Juan Carlos García de Paredes (‘he’) are AlphaWhores. It is a supergroup of sorts, with both Massiel and Juan Carlos having had long and successful careers in music before they came together as AlphaWhores.

Massiel has been playing rock & roll for more than half of her life. She was born and lives in The Republic of Panama, a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering Costa Rica, Colombia, the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Massiel studied music production, songwriting and performance in England and is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and singer. She has been involved in several successful rock and alternative bands either playing drums or guitar as well as singing, including the first all-female rock band from Panama, Lolas. Massiel has also been a rock journalist for the main Panamanian newspaper La Prensa and was president of Fundación Rockistmo, a non-profit organization created to promote rock culture in Panama.

Juan Carlos is also a multi-instrumentalist and a music producer with a soft spot for
heavy music. Also born and based in The Republic of Panama, he came out of the 2000’s punk and indie scene with Lemmiwinks, an offbeat / punk band mixing prog rock with a fun-loving attitude whose three-album output and live shows make audience’s circle pit and laugh out loud at the same time. He owns the Grammy winning studio and indie record label Editoris and a grassroots music venue in Panama City. Juan Carlos is also an actor, film director and creative director of various comedy sketch projects.

Massiel and Juan Carlos started working together over twenty years ago when they were both members of the Panama based alternative rock band Mabí and they’ve collaborated on various musical projects since then.

In 2021, following the end of longstanding personal relationships for them both, Massiel and Juan Carlos found themselves in the studio together jamming and making new music, as a way to help them process the changes happening in their lives. The studio sessions were so successful that they decided to make it into a new music project and AlphaWhores was born.

On the band’s name, Massiel and Juan Carlos say:

“Our name is a play on words from the Spanish word alfajores, which are pastries very common in South America. It's just a joke for whoever gets it, and some people have lol. Not trying to be edgy or off-putting, rather just silly.

Alfajores are a traditional South American dessert made up of two cookies with a sweet filling in between. The cookies are usually soft and shortbread, and the filling is often dulce de leche, also known as manjar. Alfajores can be eaten as a snack or dessert, and are often enjoyed with family and friends.”

AlphaWhores released their debut about, I (‘one’), in January 2024 on Juan Carlos’s Editoris label, preceded by the singles ‘Same Team’, ‘Raw Nerve’, and ‘GTO.’ The album was produced and mixed by Evan Rodaniche. With limited promotion the album has spread organically via word of mouth in the metal community worldwide. Their second album, You Can Come Out Now, will be released on 13th June 2025.

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AlphaWhores - I (Album Review)

Release Date: 26th January 2024. Record Label: Self Released. Formats: DD

I - Tracklisting

1.Same Team 04:20

2.Trash That Takes Itself Out 05:19

3.Raw Nerve 03:11

4.You Could've Been Something (But Instead You Are You) 04:20

5.The Only Way Is Through 01:15

6.Forever Leaving 05:31

7.I Can Manage 05:14

8.GTO 02:58

9.Days Of Sin 05:29

10.The Witches Told Me 03:34

11.The Pattern 04:26

Members

Massiel Pinzón Méndez

Juan Carlos

Review

Alphawhores is a Brother/Sister duo from Panama who focus playing an Alternative style of Sludge/Stoner Metal with a ferocious LOW & SLOW sound that splits off into moments of Melodic Pop Melodies and catchy vocals from both members. Their debut album ‘I’ has a wicked gloomy soulful attitude which feels empowered by the Commercial Pop scene but AlphaWhores deliver this wicked creative style with a sludgy and fuzzed up attitude which draws upon bands such as The Melvins, TORCHE and KYLESA.

You can hear elements of classic 90’s Grunge appearing with bands such as Nirvana, L7 and Alice In Chains within the first few tracks of Seam Team, Trash That Takes Itself Take Out and Raw Nerve. AlphaWhores members Massiel Pinzón Méndez and Juan Carlos both share vocal duties and they both provide fantastic performances with some warm melodic moments despite the down-tuned sludgy and fuzzed up grooves that appear within the music.

With that Alt-Metal sound allowing AlphaWhores to bridge the gap between the albums quiet and laid back moments,’I’ is always a captivating and engaging listen that allows the band to deliver some deliriously entertaining and downright original sounds of their own making. 

The album does have stripped back production values with AlphaWhores overall sound have an epic raw and organic sound which comes across superbly well from start to finish and perhaps mostly within the longest tracks on the album with You Could’ve Been Something (But Instead You Are You), Forever Leaving and I Can Manage. These tracks manage to convey a classic 1980’s Movie Soundtrack attitude whilst still retaining that harsh Sludge/Stoner Metal identity of their music. The lyrics are super fun and even highly energetic but AlphaWhores employs a dark creative mood and atmosphere when the time calls for this.

AlphaWhores do add moments of distorted noise and trippy Psychedelic beats which keeps the listener on their toes. The final batch of songs Days Of Sin, The Witches Told Me and The Pattern sees the band venture into more GLOOM and DOOM pastures which offers some of the heaviest, freshest and interesting sounds on the album.

‘I’ is different style of Sludge/Stoner Metal album that fully embraces the “DOOM-POP” energy that bands such as TORCHE and FLOOR are known for. This allows AlphaWhores to release a stunning debut release that’s beautifully violent and heavy one moment and the next is pure bittersweet melodic bliss the next whilst retaining that killer Sludge/Stoner Metal sound that leaves you wanting to hear more.

Excellent and Highly Recommended.

Words by Steve Howe 

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