Psychedelic Punk Metal band Joe La Truite are proud to announce the delivery of Pedal to the Metal new single ‘Light Speed’ out now and from the powerhouse trio’s forth coming album Ultimate Ninja Storm 2: Full Zguen due in-store June 13th 2025.

Joe La Truite’s first single, Punk/Metal anthem ‘Bad Death City’  released March 2025 continues to gather considerable media attention and airplay across the globe, Light Speed hits the streets.

Light Speed instantaneously drops you in the cockpit with JLT (Joe La Truite), the main character of this song, created by Julien Liphard (guitar/vocals), Charles Roussel (Bass/ Vocals) and Martin Denquin (Drums). Driving the song forward at, shall we say, light speed pace, this song delivers the signature sound of the bands Psychedelic Punk Metal music.

At the entrance, the guitar, with drum and bass interloping does not prepare for the impact as Denquin puts his foot down 20 seconds in taking Roussel and Liphard with him and driving Joe into third gear. Vocals kick in and Light Speed jumps to full throttle which is maintained throughout the song. 6 feet on the accelerator, 6 hands upon the wheel, all pushing the momentum as they race to rescue JLT from themselves.

“With the entire album, Ultimate Ninja Storm 2: Full Zguen is based on a gaming experience. We developed this fast paced track with satirical lyrics and a tongue in cheek look at life gone ‘bye-bye’ whilst gaming at Light Speed pace. And then perhaps we can go for an Ice-cream.”

Reviews
“The second single, ‘Light Speed’, which will be released on 11th April, starts off by exploiting the intuition of the master Les Claypool, but in the blink of an eye it transforms into a bizarre punk/metal monster with the head of Dog Fashion Disco and the body of early System Of A Down.
Emanuele Biani – RockHard – Italy

Joe La Truite’s new single Bad Death City OUT NOW. >>>>>

With Bad Death City, Joe La Truite fuses the experimental sound of the great Progressive Punk/Metal bands delivering a unique blend of hard-hitting punk energy, psychedelic elements, and metal madness. The new track reflects the growth and synergy of the band, with all three members— Julien Liphard (Guitar/Vocals), Charles Roussel (Bass/Vocals), and Martin Denquin (Drums), contributing equally to the writing and arrangement of the 13 tracks that will make up their upcoming album ULTIMATE NINJA STORM 2: FULL ZGUEN.

With this single, the band prepares to present their bold new direction to the world, cementing their place in the underground music scene.

“Our forthcoming album, due later this year, was conceived as a video game concept, so we wanted Bad Death City to be stage one, like Street of Rage in a dark and dirty city.

Julien had this mysterious-sounding guitar riff that reminded us of the detective atmosphere in Gotham City or Sin City, so it became the basis of the track. The title of the track was already decided: Bad Death City, literally translated as Mallemort, the village where Julien lived when he was young; we also wanted the verses to be rapped, to give the track a street and ghetto feel.

The lyrics contain a few references to the series The good place (this city is a chunk on the teeth of the universe) and Iron Maiden’s Gangland (Dead man tell no tale murder is up for sale).” JLT