When JEFF The Brotherhood Met PHANTASM

So JEFF The Brotherhood put out a live double LP called Live On Halloween. That alone tells you a few things. One, it’s live, which means there’s going to be crowd noise and probably some guy in the background yelling “play Heavy Days” even though they already played it. Two, it’s Halloween, so you’re legally allowed to get weird. And three, it opens with the Phantasm theme.

Yes, our Phantasm theme.

For those unfamiliar:

JEFF The Brotherhood is a Nashville-based rock duo formed by brothers Jake and Jamin Orrall, known for their fuzz-drenched sound that blends garage rock, punk, psych, and stoner metal. Since the early 2000s, they’ve built a cult following through relentless touring, a DIY approach via their Infinity Cat label, and a string of raw, riff-heavy albums that channel both classic rock chaos and lo-fi weirdness.

You can watch the opening of the 2015 Halloween concert here:

The first thing you hear when the needle hits the record is Fred Myrow and Malcolm Seagrave’s eerie synth score from the original 1979 Phantasm. It’s not some cheesy Halloween sound effect either. It’s that real-deal funeral dirge of a melody that made 12-year-old you scared to walk past a grandfather clock.

The cover art for Live On Halloween is a direct parody of the original 1979 Phantasm movie poster. Artist Ethan Nicholson reimagines the Orrall brothers in place of the film’s characters, with a silver sphere at the center, swirling fog, and a devilish red figure standing in for the Tall Man. Even the tagline—“If this one doesn’t move you… you’re already dead!”—mirrors the original poster’s dramatic warning. It’s not just a tribute, it’s a full-blown horror homage rendered in VHS-era visual language.

The tagline? “If this one doesn’t move you… you’re already dead.” Straight out of the Phantasm marketing playbook. Except this time the spheres don’t fly at your head—they melt your face via amplifier.