Johnny Cash said he wrote “I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die” because he thought the most evil reason to kill was no reason at all. Sixto wrote about killing a woman just for a murder ballad, because that’s the dumbest reason of all.

"Dead Kate," the new single from the motherscratchin' Hellroys, was a long time coming.
We've been working at it, on and off, for ten years or so.
No idea how many iterations, but it definitely doesn’t sound the way it did at first.

We recorded it at Sonic Lounge Studios in Dublin, Ohio on June 5, 2026.
Joe Viers engineered, mixed, and mastered it for us.

Sixto played the guitars, the mandolin, and sang the lead vocals.
Blee played the bass, and sang backup vocals.
Rayf played the drums, and sang harmony vocals.

Release date is July 29, 2026. It will available at our website and all streaming services.
You will also be able to hear it on the SiriusXM Outlaw Country channel!