Svalbard announce new album ‘When I Die, Will I Get Better?’

SVALBARD have announced a new album!

Titled When I Die, Will I Get Better?, the upcoming album from the band is their third full-length effort and the follow-up to 2018’s It’s Hard To Have Hope. The new album is scheduled to be released in September this year, via Holy Roar Records.

Having lost none of their gut-punching energy, the four-piece have redefined post-metal and delivered an emotive opus for the ages; an eight track anthology of personal and societal highs and lows. Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released a new music video for the first song to be taken from the upcoming album; Open Wound. The new music video was first premiered via Kerrang!.

Speaking about the new song, vocalist Serena Cherry says, “as Carol Hanisch said ‘the personal is the political’ and that’s a phrase I draw inspiration from, in the sense that inner turmoil and societal struggles are inextricably linked. When I’m talking about my hurt in the song, it’s a pain that isn’t just mine – but one felt by many who have also been exposed to domestic abuse.

With both this song, and the entire new album, it would have been impossible for me to write anything that wasn’t bleak; as I was suffering with an overwhelming bout of depression – the kind that completely obscures your perspective until you eat, sleep and breathe despair. In 2019, I wasn’t just haunted by the black cloud – I became the black cloud; and that permeated everything I did. Every lyric. Every note.”

Watch the official music video for Open Wound here: 

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

Track List: 

1. Open Wound
2. Click Bait
3. Throw Your Heart Away
4. Listen To Someone
5. Silent Restraint
6. What Was She Wearing
7. The Currency of Beauty
8. Pearlescent

When I Die, Will I Get Better? is set for release on September 25th via Holy Roar Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

For more information on SVALBARD like their official page on Facebook.