PHOTO CREDIT: Niklas Karlsson
Sweden’s ORBIT CULTURE have released the video for "Bloodhound" ahead of tomorrow's release of the acclaimed new album Death Above Life.
The band comments "'Bloodhound' is probably the angriest song we've written to date. We've always been somewhat reluctant to use explicit language in our music — maybe out of habit, maybe out of respect, we honestly dont know. But when that opening riff came to life, it just had this raw, primal energy that demanded something more. The song sounded furious from the start, and to match that intensity, we knew it was time to break our own rules and let the anger speak freely.
"The lyrics came together faster than almost anything we've done before. It was like this outburst — a child-like hammering of aggression onto the page. Usually, we try to keep ourselves in check, to polish things a bit. But this track is the 1% of the time where we didn't. Where we couldn't.
"'Bloodhound' is about anger — at people, at situations, at an industry that often exploits the very people trying to make it within it. It's about the cycle of revenge, the moments of acceptance, and then the anger flaring up again because nothing really changes. This song is about reclaiming your voice, your power, your worth. It’s about calling out the bloodsuckers, the manipulators — and making sure they don't get to take from you anymore."Death Above Life arrives tomorrow, October 3.
"The album 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."
International media feedback has been nothing short of glowing, following selected quotes:
"With an album as strong as this, Orbit Culture really should now be considered as legitimate contenders for heavy music’s next big breakthrough band for fans of modern, but classically inspired, metal, much like Lamb Of God and Machine Head have been in the past." — Metal Hammer UK
Album of the month! "Orbit Culture have grown from an insider tip to the next big thing in just a few years, and Death Above Life is just the next logical step to success. That aside, it's also a damn good record. Melodies, heaviness, sophisticated songwriting – simply seductive." — Metal Hammer DE
"Bigger, heavier, more ambitious: Orbit Culture bulk up and make a bid for greatness on fifth album." — Kerrang!
"The new songs are even darker, harder and more visually powerful, creating a truly oppressive atmosphere with their heavy industrial grooves, cool modern thrash and subtle death metal harmonies with a Gothenburg influence. Orbit Culture offer innovative, contemporary metal that has a breathtakingly high standard." — Rock Hard DE
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