Amaranthe To Release Third Album Massive Addictive
Gothenburg, Sweden’s Amaranthe, known for fusing melodic metal with elements of EDM, will release Massive Addictive, their third album, via Spinefarm Records on October 21. The album was tracked at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark with the sound sorcerer Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Epica) at the helm.
Massive Addictive is true to its title. The band’s signature, larger-than-life sound, comprised of kinetic riffing, pulsating beats and celestial, melodic choruses, remains intact, but the album finds Amaranthe continuing to explore a range of dynamics and with a willingness to push themselves even further.
The songs that make up Massive Addictive are so incredibly catchy that they will take up residency in your brain for hours after you’ve turned the music off and you’ll find yourself humming the melodies or singing the choruses long after you’ve stopped listening to them; yes, Massive Addictive is that memorable and that catchy.
The 12-track album is a flawlessly executed clinic of masterfully and carefully crafted European metal, boasting Olof Mörck’s surgically precise riffs and soaring solos alongside Morten Løwe Sørensen’s rhythmic thrust and Johan Andreassen’s booming low-frequency assault. Elise Ryd’s vocals are as emotive and empowering as ever, filling the room, while Jake E’s melodic vocals are an outpouring of power. New screamer Henrik Englund Wilhelmsson puts his stamp on the material as well.
The sound is both massive and addictive, from the unforgettable, driving sounds of “Drop Dead Cynical” to the anthemic title track to the stadium-sized soar of “Digital World” to the emotionally haunting power semi-ballad “True.” Massive Addictive is an exercise in dynamics, one that refuses to play by any sort of genre-specific, pre-determined rules.
Olof Mörck
“We have lived and breathed this album every hour and every day the last year, and to know that this music is about to reach everyone’s ears is beyond exciting,” guitarist Mörck gushed about Massive Addictive. “Following the first leg of The Nexus World Tour, we sat down and agreed that we wanted the next album to be really fresh, new and even to raise a few eyebrows, all while retaining our signature sound.”
He continued, “Massive Addictive is in every way that huge leap forward we wanted to achieve and the album definitely contain our strongest song writing to date. The press often asks us to ‘describe the album with three words'; this time, the answer is simple ~ it’s MASSIVE, it’s ADDICTIVE, and most importantly, it’s AMARANTHE!”
Massive Addictive Track Listing:
1. “Dynamite”
2. “Drop Dead Cynical”
3. “Trinity”
4. “Massive Addictive”
5. “Digital World”
6. “True”
7. “Unreal”
8. “Over and Done”
9. “Danger Zone”
10. “Skyline”
11. “An Ordinary Abnormality”
12. “Exhale”
Photo by Stephansotter Photography (facebook.com/stephansdotter)
TOUR DATES:
9/25 The Regency Ballroom | San Francisco, Calif.*
9/26 Club Nokia | Los Angeles, Calif. *
9/28 Gothic Theater | Denver, Colo. *
9/30 First Avenue |Minneapolis, Minn. *
10/1 Vic Theater | Chicago, Ill.
10/2 Royal Oak Music Theatre | Royal Oak, Mich. *
10/3 The Sound Academy | Toronto *
10/5 Metropolis | Montreal *
10/7 Ram’s Head Live | Baltimore, Md. *
10/9 Electric Factory | Philadelphia, Pa. *
10/10 Terminal 5 | New York, N.Y. *
10/26 House of Blues | Houston, Texas
10/27 Parish at House of Blues | New Orleans, La.
10/29 Culture Room | Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
10/30 State Theater | St. Petersburg, Fla.
10/31 The Masquerade | Atlanta, Ga.
*With Within Temptation