Swedish death metallers, Lik, today unleash their new video for “Deceased.” The track comes off their brilliantly brutal Necro full-length, released on April 18 via Metal Blade Records.
Comments vocalist/guitarist Tomas Åkvik on “Deceased,” “This is the opening track of the album and it’s a total Entombed homage. It has everything from mid-tempo to skank beats. Lyric-wise, it’s about a guy who tries to come back from the dead to avenge his death.”
Within Necro’s ten tracks, Lik – whose name translates to “corpse” in Swedish – has created a seamless album, diverse in tempo but without losing any of their blood-soaked intensity and relentless in-your-face-attitude listeners have come to expect. There are twists and turns that keep Lik on a progressive path without straying from their old-school trademark sounds inspired by the godfathers Dismember, At The Gates and, of course, Entombed.
Necro is the musical equivalent of a classic shock-horror movie that’s drenched in blood and gore and packed with over-the-top extremities. Delve beyond the zombified cover art created by Stockholm-based tattooist and artist Jens Olsson (Ink Fanatics), Lik’s Necro serves as a reminder of just how special and exciting the genre is: packed with blood-curdling fantasy stories about war, death, zombies, world apocalypse, and murder all stacked with disgustingly-good rotten riffs.
Necro was recorded at NBS Studio (AKA Necromorbus Studio) in Söderfors, two hours from the band’s home city. Once again using uber-producer Lawrence Mackrory (Meshuggah, Katatonia, High Parasite, Decapitated), all music was recorded live over a three-day period, before Åkvik headed to Uppsala to record his vocals at Mackrory’s Rorysound Studios. Mackrory has worked with Lik since their 2015 debut Mass Funeral Evocation and throughout their Metal Blade Records’ career that started with 2018’s Carnage. It’s clear upon first listen that with Necro, the quartet have produced some of the best work of their decade-plus long career.
In addition to Linnea Landstedt, Necro features guest appearances by Nick Holmes (Paradise Lost, Bloodbath), and Lawrence Mackrory (F.K.Ü.).
The record is available on CD and digital formats as well as vinyl in the following color variants:
• 180g Black
• Tombstone Grey Blue Marbled
• Dark Sky Red Marbled (Ltd. 500)
• Clear Violet Blue Marbled (Ltd. 300)
• Lilac/Blood Red Splatter (Ltd. 300)
• Lilac Blackdust (Ltd. 200)
• Violet Purple Splatter (Ltd. 200)
• Coffin Purple Black Splatter (Ltd. 300)
Order here.
Tracklisting:
“Deceased”
“War Praise”
“They”
“Worms Inside”
“Morgue Rat”
“Shred Into Pieces”
“In Ruins”
“The Stockholm Massacre”
“Fields Of Death”
“Rotten Inferno”
“War Praise” video:
“This album is f*cking crushing! Everything else is sh*t!” – Nick Holmes (Paradise Lost, Bloodbath)
“Vicious and raw, sick and heavy, perfect embodiment of the brutality of classic Swedish death metal.” – Matti Kärki, (Dismember)
“This is non-processed death metal magic, just like it was meant to be. It brings me right back to the school bus in the ‘90s, where it seemed I discovered a new killer band from Stockholm every week in my Walkman, on my way to school. It often made me want to stand up and bang my head off while in motion and rip the bus seats to shreds. Yet Lik fills a void in today’s death metal scene and sound surprisingly refreshing. This time around, aside from the speed, they also bring extra sludgy heaviness to the necro table. An absolute must have!” – Björn “Speed” Strid (Soilwork)
“I got to hear the new album Necro from my friends in Lik and what a ferocious onslaught I was presented with! Relentless pounding á la Stockholm City with the perfect nods to the heydays of death metal!” – Jonas Renkse (Katatonia)
“The essence of Swedish death metal – Lik at their finest! Necro sets the genre’s benchmark for 2025 with killer hook lines, cutting leads, and riffs straight outta hell!” – Ben Liepelt (Endseeker)
Lineup:
Tomas Åkvik – vocals, guitar
Niklas “Nille” Sandin – guitar
Chris Barkensjö – drums
Joakim Antman – bass
(Photo – Michaela Barkensjö)
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Comments vocalist/guitarist Tomas Åkvik on “Deceased,” “This is the opening track of the album and it’s a total Entombed homage. It has everything from mid-tempo to skank beats. Lyric-wise, it’s about a guy who tries to come back from the dead to avenge his death.”
Within Necro’s ten tracks, Lik – whose name translates to “corpse” in Swedish – has created a seamless album, diverse in tempo but without losing any of their blood-soaked intensity and relentless in-your-face-attitude listeners have come to expect. There are twists and turns that keep Lik on a progressive path without straying from their old-school trademark sounds inspired by the godfathers Dismember, At The Gates and, of course, Entombed.
Necro is the musical equivalent of a classic shock-horror movie that’s drenched in blood and gore and packed with over-the-top extremities. Delve beyond the zombified cover art created by Stockholm-based tattooist and artist Jens Olsson (Ink Fanatics), Lik’s Necro serves as a reminder of just how special and exciting the genre is: packed with blood-curdling fantasy stories about war, death, zombies, world apocalypse, and murder all stacked with disgustingly-good rotten riffs.
Necro was recorded at NBS Studio (AKA Necromorbus Studio) in Söderfors, two hours from the band’s home city. Once again using uber-producer Lawrence Mackrory (Meshuggah, Katatonia, High Parasite, Decapitated), all music was recorded live over a three-day period, before Åkvik headed to Uppsala to record his vocals at Mackrory’s Rorysound Studios. Mackrory has worked with Lik since their 2015 debut Mass Funeral Evocation and throughout their Metal Blade Records’ career that started with 2018’s Carnage. It’s clear upon first listen that with Necro, the quartet have produced some of the best work of their decade-plus long career.
In addition to Linnea Landstedt, Necro features guest appearances by Nick Holmes (Paradise Lost, Bloodbath), and Lawrence Mackrory (F.K.Ü.).
The record is available on CD and digital formats as well as vinyl in the following color variants:
• 180g Black
• Tombstone Grey Blue Marbled
• Dark Sky Red Marbled (Ltd. 500)
• Clear Violet Blue Marbled (Ltd. 300)
• Lilac/Blood Red Splatter (Ltd. 300)
• Lilac Blackdust (Ltd. 200)
• Violet Purple Splatter (Ltd. 200)
• Coffin Purple Black Splatter (Ltd. 300)
Order here.
Tracklisting:
“Deceased”
“War Praise”
“They”
“Worms Inside”
“Morgue Rat”
“Shred Into Pieces”
“In Ruins”
“The Stockholm Massacre”
“Fields Of Death”
“Rotten Inferno”
“War Praise” video:
“This album is f*cking crushing! Everything else is sh*t!” – Nick Holmes (Paradise Lost, Bloodbath)
“Vicious and raw, sick and heavy, perfect embodiment of the brutality of classic Swedish death metal.” – Matti Kärki, (Dismember)
“This is non-processed death metal magic, just like it was meant to be. It brings me right back to the school bus in the ‘90s, where it seemed I discovered a new killer band from Stockholm every week in my Walkman, on my way to school. It often made me want to stand up and bang my head off while in motion and rip the bus seats to shreds. Yet Lik fills a void in today’s death metal scene and sound surprisingly refreshing. This time around, aside from the speed, they also bring extra sludgy heaviness to the necro table. An absolute must have!” – Björn “Speed” Strid (Soilwork)
“I got to hear the new album Necro from my friends in Lik and what a ferocious onslaught I was presented with! Relentless pounding á la Stockholm City with the perfect nods to the heydays of death metal!” – Jonas Renkse (Katatonia)
“The essence of Swedish death metal – Lik at their finest! Necro sets the genre’s benchmark for 2025 with killer hook lines, cutting leads, and riffs straight outta hell!” – Ben Liepelt (Endseeker)
Lineup:
Tomas Åkvik – vocals, guitar
Niklas “Nille” Sandin – guitar
Chris Barkensjö – drums
Joakim Antman – bass
(Photo – Michaela Barkensjö)
BraveWords Records… home for Paul Di’Anno’s Warhorse, The Chris Slade Timeline, Rhett Forrester & Rob Robbins, Prophets of Addiction, Jack Starr, Crimson Glory, ASKA and Lillian Axe.
Make sure you are following the label on Facebook. >> https://www.facebook.com/bravewordsrecords
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