photos by Nikolaj Bransholm
The triumphant ascendance of Danish death metal titans LIVLØS continues with the band’s epic third full-length, the concept album The Crescent King, which is set for release on October 4th. The album’s first single “Usurpers” was released back in June alongside a captivating, animated music video, and today, LIVLØS shares the second single, “Endless Majesty,” accompanied by a video shot at the band’s epic show at Copenhell in 2023.
With the new record, LIVLØS continues to deliver its punishing style of heavy grooves, melancholic melodies and progressive musicianship, while unfolding a cosmological fantasy-inspired narrative of The Crescent King – a vivid symbol of humanity, its psyche and cyclus in the universe. The band comments on the new song “Endless Majesty,” noting, “As the album’s closing track, ‘Endless Majesty’ delivers riffs that will trample you. This brutal silver lining and melodic appeal had its virgin voyage at last year’s Copenhell festival. Please dive into one of our absolute favorites — ‘Endless Majesty!’”
The Crescent King was produced by Jacob Bredahl (Lifesick, Eyes, Lifesick), mastered by Brad Boatright (Obituary, Suicide Silence, Gatecreeper, Nails) and carries artwork by Eliran Kantor (Testament, Bloodbath, Kreator, Hate Eternal).
Watch LIVLØS’ energetic “Endless Majesty” video HERE and stream the single HERE.
The Crescent King will be released on vinyl, CD, and digital formats, and the vinyl will be available in three editions – 300 on Black, 100 on Transparent Petrol, and 100 Marble Yellow. Physical preorders are now available HERE and digital formats can be pre-saved and preordered HERE. Also, watch the video for “Usurpers” HERE and stream the single HERE.
LIVLØS has a run of Danish festivals confirmed surrounding the album’s release, with more shows to be announced shortly.
LIVLØS Live:
8/24-25/2024 Ribe MetalFestival – Ribe, DK
9/06-07/2024 Raise Your Horns – Rønne, DK
9/12-14/2024 Copenhagen Metal Fest – Copenhagen, DK
10/25-26/2024 Odense Metal Fest – Odense, DK
11/01-02/2024 Aalborg Metal Festival – Aalborg, DK
Since the band’s inception in 2014, LIVLØS has proven themselves to be an ingenious force on the international death metal scene. Since the release of their deeply personal debut album Into Beyond (2018), which depicted a band in a time of heavy personal struggle, they have continued to grow – which is evident in both songwriting and technical prowess. Their second album And Then There Were None (2021), released by Napalm Records, immediately sounded darker and more ambitious, which resonated with fans and critics alike.
Following the second album’s release, LIVLØS toured extensively, including a big sold-out Copenhagen headliner, a European tour with Konvent and Implore, and a national headliner tour alongside appearances at Inferno Festival, Tallinn Music Week and not least the band’s triumphant live peak in front of 14,000 people at Copenhell in 2023. LIVLØS kept themselves creative along the way and never missed a chance to write, despite a busy touring schedule. Already in 2022, a new album worth of material was written, and the band entered the studio once again with producer Jacob Bredahl to record the new offering.
Now, LIVLØS can finally unveil their third full-length album, the conceptual cosmo-narrative The Crescent King. While bearing LIVLØS’ trademarks of heavy, death metallic grooves, melancholic, grandiose melodies, and progressive musicianship, the music on The Crescent King compliments the ambitious concept as far as the prog elements now standing strong alongside traits of experimental dissonance to balance the band’s ear for majestic melodies.
As on the prior releases, on our very race, homo sapiens, is also the focus of LIVLØS’ scrutiny on The Crescent King. This time, the band wished to conceive a fictional, conceptual piece throwing its gaze on the more general dispositions of the human condition, its psyche and place in the cosmic cyclus of the universe.
Thus, The Crescent King is a symbol of humankind in all its aspects, good and evil and in between. It is the tale of the king undertaking a journey through space and time, in which he discovers the secrets of himself and humankind. But it is also a story on how a good soul and its benevolent intentions can corrupt in the face of power, delusion and despair.
The Crescent King Track Listing:
1. Solstice
2. Orbit Weaver
3. The Crescent King
4. Maelstrom
5. Usurpers
6. Scourge Of The Stars
7. Harvest
8. Solace
9. Throne Of Cosm
10. Endless Majesty
LIVLØS:
Niklas Lykke Frederiksen – vocals
Franz Aleksander Posch – guitar
Kenneth Søe Breinbjerg – guitar
Benjamin Andreassen – bass
Thomas Dannemand Jensen – drums
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