ELEINE – digital 2-track surprise single + new permanent member + »I Am On Tour« kick-off

5th October 2023 0 By Jon Deaux

Swedish symphonic dark metal act ELEINE only knows one direction: The band moves towards the top step by step! Besides releasing two strong records via Atomic Fire Records in recent times (2022’s »Acoustic In Hell« + 2023’s »We Shall Remain«), the band has performed many shows around the globe with bands such as label mates SONATA ARCTICA, KAMELOT and others, including making their North American live debut alongside MOONSPELL in spring 2023 which will be followed by an appearance at ProgPower USA next year.

And their next adventure is about to begin: Today, ELEINE will play the first of 34 shows as part of the European leg of the »I Am On Tour« with PAIN, ENSIFERUM, and RYUJIN. And while being on the road almost continuously, the group’s line-up has also become more concrete with live guitarist Victor Jonasson joining ELEINE as permanent guitarist and thus completing the band as a real quintet.

Vocalist Madeleine Liljestam and guitarist/vocalist Rikard Ekberg state: “Victor has been our live guitarist since late 2021, and we are proud to welcome him as our new permanent guitarist in the band. Victor has proven himself over and over again with great talent and team spirit. We are happy to welcome him to the band!”

Victor adds: “It feels amazing being a permanent member of such a fantastic band like ELEINE. After almost 2 years as their live session guitarist, I can safely say there are no better people to play with than these.”

It’s a historical day that needs to be celebrated musically too, of course. That’s why the Swedes have launched a brand new digital 2-track single titled »Blood In Their Eyes.« Its title may sound familiar since it belongs to a track that can also be found on ELEINE’s latest studio offering »We Shall Remain,« but as icing on the cake, the band has added a previously unreleased instrumental version of the song. Listen to both tracks and also watch the visualizer video for the single’s opener, which was produced by the band’s own Rikard and Madeleine alongside MOOB!

Stream/purchase »Blood In Their Eyes«:
https://eleine.lnk.to/bloodintheireyesPR

Order/stream »We Shall Remain« now, here: https://eleine.afr.link/weshallremainPR

Also, check out the band’s recently started ‘About The Album’ video documentary series!

‘About The Album’:
Part I – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCP4_ACpaBo
More episodes coming soon…!

More on »We Shall Remain«:
‘We Are Legion’ OFFICIAL VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pRwOy33DEM
‘Never Forget’ OFFICIAL VISUALIZER VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjP9MA6On7E
‘War Das Alles’ OFFICIAL VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuLCwPh2bVs
‘Stand By The Flame’ OFFICIAL VISUALIZER VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibByR6aCkp8
‘We Shall Remain’ OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKYHfQuBHFg

»We Shall Remain« was written and produced by guitar player/vocalist Rikard Ekberg and lead vocalist Madeleine Liljestam while Thomas “Plec” Johansson took care of co-recording, mixing and mastering the record at The Panic Room Studio in Skövde, Sweden. Its fiery artwork was designed by Nestor Avalos (www.nestoravalosofficial.com) and Madeleine Liljestam.

Don’t forget to subscribe to Atomic Fire Records on YouTube to stay updated & to listen to ‘Blood In Their Eyes [Instrumental Version]’ as well as other new tracks in the »AFR New Releases« playlist on Spotify: https://afr.link/spotifynewreleasesPR

ELEINE live:
»I Am On Tour« – Europe 2023
w/ PAIN, ENSIFERUM & RYUJIN
Presented by Heart of Music Agency
05.10.2023 DE Cologne – Essigfabrik
06.10.2023 NL Drachten – Iduna
07.10.2023 NL Hengelo – Metropool
08.10.2023 BE Antwerp – Kavka Zappa
10.10.2023 UK Glasgow – Ivory Blacks
11.10.2023 UK Manchester – Rebellion
12.10.2023 UK Birmingham – The Asylum
13.10.2023 UK London – O₂ Academy Islington
14.10.2023 NL Amstelveen – P60
15.10.2023 FR Paris – Le Machine du Moulin Rouge
16.10.2023 FR Nantes – Warehouse *UPGRADED*
18.10.2023 PT Porto – Hard Club
19.10.2023 PT Lisbon – RCA Club
20.10.2023 ES Madrid – Changó Club
21.10.2023 ES Pamplona – Sala Totem Aretoa
22.10.2023 FR Lyon – La Rayonne
23.10.2023 CH Solothurn – Kulturfabrik Kofmehl *NEW*
24.10.2023 SI Ljubljana – Cvetličarna
25.10.2023 IT Trezzo sull’Adda (MI) – Live Music Club
26.10.2023 HR Zagreb – Klub Močvara
27.10.2023 RO Bucharest – Quantic
28.10.2023 RO Cluj-Napoca – FORM Space
31.10.2023 BG Sofia – Club Mixtape 5
01.11.2023 HU Budapest – Dürer Kert
02.11.2023 PL Kraków – Kamienna 12
03.11.2023 AT Vienna – Szene
04.11.2023 DE Munich – Backstage (Halle)
05.11.2023 CZ Zlín – Masters of Rock Café
07.11.2023 DE Nuremberg – Hirsch
08.11.2023 DE Frankfurt – Batschkapp
09.11.2023 DE Leipzig – Hellraiser
10.11.2023 DE Hamburg – Gruenspan
11.11.2023 DE Berlin – Columbia Theater
12.11.2023 DE Stuttgart – Im Wizemann (Club)