Heavy rock band Lucifer has released a visualizer for the song "Orion" from its 2021 album "Lucifer IV" (Century Media Records). Singer Johanna Sadonis said: "We've been meaning to pick 'Orion' as a single all along for its emotional impact but opted for the harder rockers first. This heavy heartbreaker rocks no less but is... Continue Reading →
‘To hell is where I’ll go’ … Live Metal’s best of 2021
By Greg Maki-----After the hellscape of 2020, music surged back in a big way throughout 2021. Concerts—even festivals—returned along with a flood of new releases from artists young and old. Metal and hard rock remain far outside the mainstream, but if you put in the effort to look, I’d argue that there’s more quality music... Continue Reading →
INTERVIEW: Johanna Platow Andersson and Nicke Andersson of LUCIFER (October 2021)
After releasing its third album, “Lucifer III” (review), in March 2020 near the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Swedish/German heavy rock band Lucifer, like all musical acts around the world, found itself unable to tour. With nothing else to do, work began on the next record, which is due just in time for Halloween, on... Continue Reading →
Lucifer releases new single and video ‘Crucifix (I Burn for You)’
Lucifer has shared "Crucifix (I Burn for You)," the third single from its upcoming album, "Lucifer IV." The song is available on all major streaming platforms, and the official music video can be seen below. "Lucifer IV" will be released on Oct. 29, 2021, via Century Media Records. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZRyuciuKtE "We are thrilled to release the... Continue Reading →
Lucifer premieres new single/video ‘Bring Me His Head’
Lucifer has premiered the new single and video "Bring Me His Head" from its upcoming album, "Lucifer IV," set for release on Oct. 29, 2021, via Century Media Records. Pre-order the new album and stream the single on all major platforms here. For the video, singer Johanna Platow Andersson had the idea to pay tribute... Continue Reading →
Lucifer reveals cover art, track listing for ‘Lucifer IV’
Swedish/German heavy rock band Lucifer has revealed the cover art and track listing for its fourth full-length, "Lucifer IV." Century Media Records will release the album on Oct. 29, 2021. Track listing: 1. Archangel of Death2. Wild Hearses3. Crucifix (I Burn For You)4. Bring Me His Head5. Mausoleum6. The Funeral Pyre7. Cold as a Tombstone8.... Continue Reading →
Lucifer releases ‘Wild Hearses,’ first single from upcoming fourth album
Swedish/German heavy rock band Lucifer has released "Wild Hearses," the first single from its upcoming album "Lucifer IV," expected later this year via Century Media Records. A press release states: "Lucifer invites you to take a wild ride in their 1972 Cadillac hearse past tombs and churches, down the very roads taken by Black Sabbath,... Continue Reading →
Lucifer releases cover track ‘Pull Away/So Many Times,’ part of split single with Kadavar
Lucifer has released its version of "Pull Away/So Many Times," paying tribute to the opening track of Dust's second and final album, "Hard Attack," released in 1972. Check out the animated graphic video of "Pull Away/So Many Times" on below and stream the track on all digital platforms here. "Pull Away/So Many Times" also is being released physically as a vinyl... Continue Reading →
