Lucifer release video for latest single "Maculate Heart"

Jan 7

Jan 7 Lucifer release video for latest single "Maculate Heart"

Heavy rock megalith Lucifer are kicking off the new year in style with a brand-new single called Maculate Heart' which is yet another preview to be released before their magnificent new album “Lucifer V”, drops on January 26th, 2024.

Consisting of nine unholy hymns, Lucifer's fifth offering can easily be regarded as their magnum opus and sees the band channeling all their strengths known from previous records into one monumental mass of electrifying heavy rock and roll. Infectious and hook-heavy stunner Maculate Heart might be the most accessible song Lucifer have ever recorded and it's being released today as a slightly trimmed radio edit for your listening pleasure. Bring it on!

Lucifer also recently announced a mainland European tour, titled the Satanic Panic tour, with Angel Witch, Attic, The Night Eternal and Crank. The tour poster can be found at the bottom of this mail.

You can watch the video for Maculate Heart below:

Since forming in 2014 in Berlin, the highly prolific band led by charismatic singer Johanna Platow Andersson (vocals), who is joined by Nicke Andersson Platow (drums), Linus Björklund (guitar), Martin Nordin (guitar) and Harald Göthblad (bass), have released four electrifying albums “Lucifer I” (on Rise Above) and “Lucifer II-IV” (on Century Media Records), as well as numerous stand-alone singles infused with 1970s hard rock, proto heavy metal, doom and occult rock, with a nod to their main influences such as Black Sabbath, Pentagram and Blue Öyster Cult. They have played over 200 shows in the Europe, Japan, North and South America, including festivals such as KISS Kruise, Psycho Las Vegas, Hellfest, Wacken and many more, most recently supporting the band Ghost on their European tour in spring 2023. Two of their shows have been recorded and broadcasted by prestigious German national TV program Rockpalast.

Lucifer, now located in Stockholm, have been nominated twice for a Swedish Grammy in the category of 'Best Hardrock/Metal Album' as well as the Swedish Radio Award P3 and several GAFFA nominations. Amongst others, they have graced the cover of leading US metal magazine, Decibel, before their first album was released.

The group has recently concluded recording their fifth studio album “Lucifer V”, the first one to be released by their new label, Nuclear Blast Records, set to be released on January 26th 2024. Although Lucifer are known to notoriously deliver critically acclaimed albums, supreme songwriting and quality recordings, “Lucifer V” is rumoured to be their best album yet. Combining elements of all their previous albums into one monumental mass of electrifying heavy rock and roll. Catch Lucifer live this November in North America on The Satanic Panic Tour co-headlining with Coven, as well as this coming February together with Angel Witch, when Lucifer brings The Satanic Panic Tour to Europe.