Orbit Culture announce new album ‘Death Above Life’

June 10, 2025 James Weaver

ORBIT CULTURE have announced a new album!

Titled Death Above Life, the upcoming album from the Swedish groove metal band is the follow-up to 2023’s Descent, and is scheduled to be released October this year, via Century Media Records.

Speaking about the upcoming album, vocalist/guitarist Niklas Karlsson shares, “the album represents change, a new beginning. It brings up a lot of good and bad emotions but it’s a big change for the better. It feels like a rebirth.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, ORBIT CULTURE have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; the title track. The new song is the second single to be released from the upcoming album, following on from The Tales Of War, which was released last month.

Speaking about the new song, the band shares, “our next song is the title track of the album – Death Above Life. While the first single, The Tales Of War, acted as a bridge to the next chapter, this one kicks the doors wide open. It’s darker, heavier, and leans into a more horror-driven side of ORBIT CULTURE. Lyrically, it reflects a choice: when faced with the idea of continuing down a path surrounded by the wrong people, we sometimes know that we have to cut ties. It is not literally about choosing death but walking away from what is holding us back. Death Above Life is about letting go of what no longer fits to make space for something real. It will see the light of day for the very first time at Download Festival.”

Watch the official music video for Death Above Life here:

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:

Track List:

1. Inferna
2. Bloodhound
3. Inside The Waves
4. The Tales Of War
5. Hydra
6. Nerve
7. Death Above Life
8. The Storm
9. Neural Collapse
10. The Path I Walk