Orbit Culture - Death Above Life (19802939572) CD Due 3rd October

Orbit Culture is a band poised. The Swedish quartet's Century Media debut, 'Death Above Life', is not merely a statement of how far the band has come, but it is the sound of metal in the most modern sense. 'This record represents change, a new beginning', says guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, Niklas Karlsson. 'It brings up a lot of good and bad emotions but it's a big change for the better. It feels like a rebirth'. From the album's scorching opener, 'Inferna' to its clench-fisted title track to the elegiac closer, 'The Path I Walk', it's clear: Orbit Culture is at the top of their game. Produced by the band and mixed by Buster Odeholm (Vildhjarta, Humanity's Last Breath, Thrown), 'Death Above Life' is a statement for metal: its present and future. It's also a crucial next step for Orbit Culture as they continue to define themselves and metal, as a whole. 'We play metal', says Karlsson. 'We have influences of Djent, influences of metalcore, melodic death metal. We stay true to ourselves, and I think people are hungry for that'.

1. Inferna
2. Bloodhound
3. Inside the Waves
4. The Tales of War
5. Hydra
6. Nerve
7. Death Above Life
8. The Storm
9. Neural Collapse
10. The Path I Walk