By Justin Smulison
The new year blasts off with Metalite’s fourth LP, Expedition One, a powerful and fun sci-fi concept album available worldwide from AFM Records.
Set on Earth in 2055, Expedition One explores how being a ‘transparent citizen’ has become a bitter reality, with physical and mental health conditions increasingly determining people’s lives. Headed by five ‘commanders’, a renegade team consisting of former intelligence service and military personnel plus breakaway tech company executives is planning a survival expedition to distant planets. Their mission: to transport mankind from our ruined planet to a new world, in the hope that new life will develop. A fantastic adventure begins, with lots of unexpected experiences and a completely new understanding of the mysteries of life.
That’s a lot to unpack, but thankfully singer Erica Ohlsson, guitarist and co-founder Edwin Premberg and bassist Robert Majd joined Jace Media contributor Justin Smulison to discuss the lyrical themes and how they even reflect the present day. The melodic metallers from Sweden also discuss what it was like to create music that tells a future story and how amped they are for the Myths of Fate tour in Great Britain and the EU starting in March, alongside NorthTale, Catalyst Crime and headliners Leaves Eyes.
Song clips: “New Generation” and “Blazing Skies”
Metalite with Weapon:
Feb. 9 – Backstage Rockbar – Trollhǎtran
Feb. 10 – Hell Yeah Rock Club – Linköping
Metalite: Myths of Fate tour with Leaves Eyes, NorthTale and Catalyst Crime
March 14: The Asylum – Birmingham UK
March 15: Slay – Glasgow UK
March 16: The Dome – London UK
March 17: Academy 3 – Manchester UK
March 19: Hirsch – Nuremberg GER
March 20: Kofmehl – Solothurn CH
March 21: Matrix – Bochum GER
March 23: Bastard Club – Osnabruck GER
March 24: Hellraiser – Leipzig GER
March 26: Centralstation – Darmstadt GER
March 27: Backstage – Munich GER
April 11: Headcrash – Hamburg GER
April 13: Orowhaus – Berlin GER
Metalite line-up:
Erica Ohlsson (Vocals)
Edwin Premberg (Guitar)
Robert Örnesved (Guitar)
Robert Majd (Bass)
Lea Larsson (Drums)
Metalite online and social:
www.Metalite.sehttps://www.instagram.com/metalitesweden https://www.facebook.com/metalitemetalhttps://twitter.com/metalitesweden https://shop.afm-records.de/de/metalite
And if Robert looks familiar, it’s because he’s been on Jace. Hear him in 2023 interviews discussing Weapon’s New Clear Power (an album he produced and co-wrote) and one of his other fantastic bands, Nighthawk, which features Bjorn Strid on vocals.
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