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 →
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 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 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 →
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 →
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 →
Swedish heavy rock band Lucifer is set to release its rendition of the Northern Soul heartbreak classic “Gone with the Wind Is My Love” by Rita and the Tiaras, which includes a special duet collaboration between Johanna Platow Andersson of Lucifer and Elin Larsson of Blues Pills. The song will be released June 4, 2021, on 7-inch vinyl and is available for... Continue Reading →
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 →
By Greg Maki-----You don’t need me to tell you 2020 has been a year unlike any other we have experienced. With virtually no concerts except virtual concerts since mid-March, the music industry is reeling, and no one knows when—or even if—we will see a return to “normal.” Artists continued to create and release records, however,... Continue Reading →
Century Media Records, in cooperation with EMP, will present the Isolation Festival, a free online event that will be hosted on Century Media's YouTube channel on May 14, 2020. The stream will begin at 8 p.m. CET / 2 p.m. EST / 11 a.m. PST and is going to be available online for 24 hours. The festival will be broadcast... Continue Reading →
