CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS are proud to announce the signing of
heavy rockers LUCIFER, who will release their much anticipated, second studio
album, “Lucifer II”, on July 6, 2018.
Singer Johanna Sadonis comments: "We are beyond
thrilled to roll our Heavy Rock tank to the monster fortress of Century Media.
What better place to kick off the new chapter! This should go together like
Buck Dharma and his mustache. Here's to an unholy union!"
Jens Prueter, Head Of A&R Europe
adds: “We are very proud to support LUCIFER’s next chapters. I met Johanna a
couple of times and was always impressed about her strong vision for LUCIFER.
The addition of Nicke Andersson makes it even more interesting, because he
always contributed the highest level of rock’n’roll to every band he has been
involved in.
Looking forward to see LUCIFER rising!”
Apart from a new label home, the follow up to 2015’s
“Lucifer I” also marks the first studio release of the new LUCIFER incarnation
now consisting of vocalist Johanna Sadonis, guitarist Robin Tidebrink, and
multi-instrumentalist Nicke Andersson, who plays drums and also took over bass
and guitar when recording “Lucifer II”. The band’s live line-up also features
Martin Nordin (Dead Lord) on guitar and bass player Alexander Mayr.
“Lucifer II” was recorded at the Honk
Palace in Stockholm
and Ola Ersfjord (Dead Lord, Tribulation, Primordial) mixed it at Cuervo
Recording Service in Madrid.
Originally, LUCIFER formed in Berlin back in 2014 consisting of singer
Johanna Sadonis and members from Cathedral, Angel Witch and Ladytron. The first
7-inch single ‘Anubis’ and debut album “Lucifer I” were released by British
label Rise Above Records, quickly establishing the group as a promising new act
offering excellent 1970s hard rock with a good dose of proto metal and doom
added to the mix. Citing Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Blue Öyster Cult,
Lucifer’s Friend, Steppenwolf, 70’s Heart and Fleetwood Mac as inspiration,
LUCIFER corrupted the souls of many and achieved international recognition on
tours through Europe, USA, Canada and Japan.
With a shift of constellation within the band in 2016 and
Johanna Sadonis moving from Berlin to Stockholm, LUCIFER are now ready for an
exciting new chapter in their career. With Nicke Andersson (The Hellacopters,
Entombed, Imperial State Electric, Death Breath etc.), Sadonis found a
congenial new song-writing partner, and “Lucifer II” turns out to be a strong
sonic statement.
As a first glimpse at what is to come, the doomy single
‘Faux Pharaoh’ was released in December 2017 and can be heard here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUDDwcg_VL4
Next up is the launch of the album’s opening track and first
video ‘California Son’. The track will be released as 7-inch via US label
Electric Assault and digital single via CENTURY MEDIA RECORDS on May 4, 2018.
Pre-order the 7-inch here: https://electricassaultrecords.bandcamp.com/album/california-son
LUCIFER are already booked for a number of international
festivals and concerts like Psycho Las Vegas, Hellfest, Desertfest and
Germany’s cult TV show ‘Rockpalast’. Check out the full line-up of dates below!
LUCIFER live
5/2 Gothenburg, SE
- The Abyss
5/3 Halmstad, SE -
Kajskjulet
5/4 Copenhagen, DK - Loppen
5/5 Berlin, DE
- Desertfest
5/31 Alvesta, SE -
Muskelrock Festival
6/2 Netphen-Deuz, DE - Freak Valley
Festival
6/24 Clisson, FR -
Hellfest
8/17 Las Vegas, NV - Psycho Las Vegas
10/10 Bonn,
DE - Rockpalast Crossroads
Festival
10/19 Leeuwarden,
NL - Into The Void Festival
THE SECOND COMING STARTS NOW.
LUCIFER online:
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