Los Angeles, May 1, 2026 — Beautiful Skeletons release their debut single “Come What May,” alongside its official music video. Dark, atmospheric, and emotionally unrelenting, the track is the first taste of the band’s forthcoming debut album Pulse Line Scar, produced by heavy music legend Ulrich Wild (Pantera, Static-X, Breaking Benjamin, White Zombie) and released via his WURMgroup label.
The song opens with a gut-punch of a line—“Built my dreams on fragile ground”—and never lets go. It’s a meditation on chasing a vision at any cost: the sacrifices, the fear, the refusal to quit. It’s also the real story of this band.
The Story Behind the Song
In 2025, Beautiful Skeletons were pushed to the edge. Vocalist Tina Firefly received life-changing news requiring her to relocate from the West Coast to North Carolina—just as the band had secured the opportunity to record with Ulrich Wild, a goal years in the making. The band rallied around Tina and made the decision to self-finance the record entirely, shouldering every personal and financial risk themselves. That tension—between fear and conviction—became “Come What May.”
Drummer Huwy Williams, who recently overcame cancer and kept pushing forward, is living proof of the anthem’s message. “It’s about surrendering control and stepping into the unknown with everything on the line,” the band explains. “If you’re going to do this, you have to commit fully. You can’t move forward while holding onto fear.”
When I first heard Beautiful Skeltons’ music I was immediately attracted to the northwestern vibes. With such diverse backgrounds the band has all these great musical influences. Fused by Tinas lyrics, you can hear the raw emotions in every track. We had a great time creating this album, and releasing it through WURMgroup is simply a natural progression for the project. – Ulrich Wild
The Music Video
Directed and produced by Karl Whinnery and filmed at Desert Island Studios, the video was captured in a single relentless day—two music videos shot back-to-back against a hard deadline. Whinnery built the atmosphere with minimal props and maximum mood: dark, raw, immersive. The shoot drew in band members, close friends, and family—including Tina’s daughter—giving it an intimacy that radiates on screen.
Tina Firefly: “It was exhausting, but there was a real sense of momentum and excitement. It felt like everything we’d been building toward was finally in motion.”
About Beautiful Skeletons
Beautiful Skeletons are an alt-metal band united by a shared refusal to make music that compromises. Vocalist Tina Firefly, guitarist Einar Einarsson, bassist Jason Johnson, and drummer Huwy Williams bring together a depth of experience and perspective that gives the band’s sound its distinctly powerful quality.
Their music is dark, atmospheric, and emotionally visceral—rooted in the tension between vulnerability and resilience, between the cost of a dream and the impossibility of letting it go. Beautiful Skeletons write songs for anyone who has ever had to take a leap of faith without knowing how it would land. Their debut album Pulse Line Scar, produced by Ulrich Wild and released via WURMgroup, marks the beginning of a chapter built on everything they nearly lost—and chose to fight for anyway.
About Ulrich Wild & WURMgroup
Ulrich Wild is one of rock and metal’s most trusted producers—Grammy-nominated for his work on White Zombie’s landmark Astro-Creep: 2000, with credits spanning Pantera, Static-X, Breaking Benjamin, Deftones, Seether, Dethklok, and many more. He founded WURMgroup in 2015 as an artist development label dedicated to emerging heavy acts, providing production, distribution, and hands-on mentorship drawn from decades at the center of the genre.