Solence - New Single "Dead_Alive" Out Today
- Rock Metal Machine
- 18 hours ago
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Swedish electronic metal group SOLENCE is defined as much by their endless optimism as their boundless talent. For “Dead_Alive”—the blazing new single from their upcoming fifth album ANGELS CALLING, due out October 3 via Better Noise Music—they take an especially bracing lyrical turn. On the track, released today (June 27), they confront societal chaos and hold out hope by urgently singing lines like “Zombified, we need to stop the bleeding/Living like we’re dead alive.” The music is signature SOLENCE: they combine big pop hooks and electro savvy with the heavy yet melodic intensity of trailblazing Swedish metal into a distinctive international sound equal parts hypnotic and uplifting.
As frontman Markus Videsäter says, “‘Dead_Alive’ is probably one of the heaviest songs on ANGELS CALLING. We really wanted to go full on with this one. The song itself is about a world on fire where instead of acting on it we all walk around like we’re ‘Dead Alive.’ Think this is one of the most powerful choruses we’ve written to date, really excited for people to hear this!”
“Dead_Alive” is the follow-up to the album’s first single, “Where Were You..?” which was released May 13 as an instant download with pre-orders of the album HERE. The visualizer for “Where Were You..?” can be seen on Better Noise Music’s official YouTube page HERE.
Based out of Los Angeles and originally hailing from Sweden, SOLENCE’s lineup consists of frontman Markus Videsäter alongside guitarist David Strääf, keyboardist Johan Swärd, and drummer David “Viking” Vikingsson. They focus all its energy on uplifting anyone in a dark state of mind to a brighter place. “SOLENCE is all about having a good time,” Videsäter says. “Our message to our existing fans and potential new ones is that we want to bring the fun back into rock n’ roll.”
ANGELS CALLING is the follow-up to their EP BLUE MONDAY (Better Noise Music), released this past January with three new songs: “F**k The Bad Vibes,” “A Banger A Day Keeps The Doctor Away,” and “Who You Gonna Call? (Solence),” which Houston Chronicle highlighted in their “Top 50 Best Underground Music Videos of 2024” list. It also includes two remixed versions of their hit track “Good F**king Music” by Swedish-based producer MVRE and L.A.-based producer kodeblooded (Asking Alexandria, Charlotte Sands). BLUE MONDAY can be downloaded and streamed HERE.
SOLENCE have built a dedicated global audience on past tours opening for bands including Five Finger Death Punch, Ice Nine Kills, Electric Callboy, We Came As Romans, and The HU, in addition to festival appearances across Europe (Rock For People Festival, Graspop Metal Meeting, Resurrection Fest, Tuska Festival, Nova Rock Festival) and the U.S. (Aftershock, Louder Than Life, Blue Ridge Rock Fest). A SOLENCE performance is a participatory sport, with audiences encouraged to sing and bounce along.
Lauded as one of Pandora’s “Rising Rock Artists To Watch In 2023,” SOLENCE have to date garnered over 365 million cumulative streams, over 888k monthly Spotify listeners, and over 96 million video views since their formation in 2012. The band started by releasing heavy renditions of well-known pop hits from the likes of Imagine Dragons, Fall Out Boy, Ed Sheeran, Britney Spears, and Queen before breaking out with their 2019 debut album BROTHERS. It was quickly followed by their sophomore album, DIRECTION, which saw them achieve their first Active Rock radio charting with “Animal In Me” which became SiriusXM Octane’s most-played track in 2020. Octane’s Sr. Director, Music Programming Vincent Usuriello described SOLENCE’s sound as “a dynamic fusion of rock, metal, and pop elements, with powerful vocals, electrifying guitar riffs, and infectious melodies, creating an immersive sonic experience.” In 2021, SOLENCE released their third album, DEAFENING, which showed their range of inspirations from music to anime, gaming, sci-fi, and even philosophy and soon followed with their fourth album HOPE IS A CULT in 2023. Amidst writing new material for SOLENCE, Videsäter and Strääf have lent their songwriting skills to pop acts including Jason Derulo and Bebe Rexha.
In 2025, SOLENCE continues to spread its life-affirming message. “‘Until I hear the ‘Angels Calling’ reminds us that life is way too short to worry about doubt or making mistakes,” Markus Videsäter points out. “We never know when our time is up, so let’s make the most of it while we can!”
SOLENCE will hit the road later this year for a European tour opening for Nothing More, which launches November 7 in Finland, along with Catch Your Breath and Ankor. General tickets are available now on their official website.
Check out SOLENCE’s tour with Nothing More at any of the following stops:
Fri 11/7 Tampere, Finland | Tavara-Asema |
Sat 11/8 Helsinki, Finland | Tavastia |
Mon 11/10 Stockholm, Sweden | Göta Lejon |
Tue 11/11 Oslo, Norway | Vulkan Arena |
Wed 11/12 Copenhagen, Denmark | Amager Bio |
Fri 11/14 Hamburg, Germany | Docks |
Sat 11/15 Berlin, Germany | Astra Kulturhaus |
Sun 11/16 Warsaw, Poland | Progresja |
Tue 11/18 Prague, Czeck | Roxy |
Fri 11/21 Munich, Germany | Backstage |
Sat 11/22 Stuttgart, Germany | Lka Longhorn |
Sun 11/23 Zurich, Switzerland | Komplex 457 |
Wed 11/26 Paris, France | Elysee Montmarte |
Fri 11/28 Frankfurt Am Main, Germany | Batschkapp |
Sat 11/29 Cologne, Germany | Essigfabrik |
Sun 11/30 Antwerp, Belgium | Trix |
Tue 12/2 Glasgow, Scotland | SWG3 Galvanizers |
Thu 12/4 Manchester, U.K. | O2 Ritz |
Fri 12/5 London, U.K. | O2 Forum Kentish Town |
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