’80s USPM pioneers Sacred Oath have released the second single, “Don’t Be Afraid,” from their forthcoming 12th album due via SRGILS, Virgin, UMG. The band is currently in the studio working on a full-length follow-up to Return Of The Dragon (2021) and anticipates a 2025 release. Singer and guitarist Rob Thorne comments: “We’re all excited to put this one out there. The last single ‘Is It Time?’ was angry, anxious, and desperately hopeless, which is valid. But we forge on, don’t we? We rediscover hope; we find a way to get our asses out of bed and give every day the best we’ve got. And in many ways, ‘Don’t Be Afraid’ is the best we’ve got.” Sacred Oath are back working on a complete album of new songs in Thorne’s Connecticut studio, where most of their catalogue has been recorded over the p...