Description
Lifesick’s hometown of Fredericia in Denmark was founded in 1650 as a giant fortress, at a time when the country was being continually battered by war and defeated by empire after empire. Although the Danish Realm is now among the world’s most peaceful and prosperous places to live, Lifesick are keen to alert us to the bitter conflict still raging in their hearts and minds. After three full-lengths of increasing weight and intensity, 2023’s ‘Life And Other Lies’ EP brought the band’s sobering death-metallic hardcore to Metal Blade, where they have come of age with the kaleidoscopic fury and ironclad gloom of ‘Loved By None, Hated By All’. “Sometimes it feels like the more you give, the more they take,” comments the band on that pessimistic title. “Over the last couple of years, I’ve given my all, but we’ve been knocked down time after time. That’s what inspired me to write this title, and it resonates with most of the songs on the album. It fits perfectly with Lifesick’s theme, which is and always will be about the roughness of living in today’s world. Lifesick exists as it does because of the world as it is.”
As with previous platters, the LP was recorded by Jacob Bredahl at his Dead Rat facility (“He understands our sound and knows how we want to record,” notes the band, “and he’s just easy to work with, which is crucial during a 10-day recording session when pressure and different tempers can arise”). This time Jacob’s role expanded beyond engineering, helping to shape and revise new material before twiddling a single knob. “He came down to our rehearsal room where we played all the songs for him live, so he could add his touch to each song or edit stuff that we might have been a little blind to from playing the songs too much. This was the first time we did this, and it was very effective. It is definitely not the last time we will do it.”
The results ring loud and clear from this tumultuous masterwork of bleak aggro beauty. Surely the band’s finest recording to date – no easy feat considering the compulsive force of previous releases – there is some special spark of magic at work here, evidenced by how quickly it came together: “This album was definitely the fastest 10 songs we ever made,” the band attest. “We knew from the start the exact sound and vibe we wanted for each song. We aimed for something that hits hard live and makes you want to move and mosh, but is also interesting to listen to at home. Its like were in a competition with ourselves, aiming to surpass our previous records and improve each time while maintaining the signature Lifesick sound. Each record serves as a sort of dark diary, capturing the feelings and frustrations of that year, translating the human experience into music. Life and the world are becoming more complicated, [so] the music naturally follows the energy of the world around us as it slowly crumbles.”
Limited crimson red marbled vinyl pressing
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Tracklisting
Side A:
1. Death Wish
2. Peace Through Superior Firepower
3. Double Cross
4. Hollow Treats
5. Legacy Of Misery (feat. Andreas Bjulver / Cabal)
Side B:
6. Poems For My Funeral
7. Liquid Courage
8. Loved By None
9. The Mourning March
10. Straight Jacket
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