SOLENCE (@solenceofficial) is creating some of the most adventurous music in contemporary music. Based out of Los Angeles and originally hailing from Sweden, they combine electronic music with trailblazing Swedish metal, adding in pop and hip-hop flavors along the way, in uplifting songs that possess a bold outlook on life. The result? A thrilling sound that’s the aural equivalent of riding on the steepest and most winding rollercoaster ever. It’s all evident on their new album ANGELS CALLING, released today (October 31) via Better Noise Music and featuring its latest single/video “Monsters In My Head.” The album is available HERE, listen to it HERE, and watch the video HERE.
“It’s the story of battling with your own thoughts and demons,” says singer Markus Videsäter of the album’s fifth single, “Monsters In My Head.” “The feeling of lying in bed at night and yet again the thoughts are spinning, your old mistakes getting played over and over again. This song also includes a new sound for us—country-inspired acoustic guitar, different tempo, and a chorus that’s impossible to get out of your head. It was super fun writing and working on!”
“So I cross my heart and I hope to die
I have never given up and I won’t start now
Taste so sweet but I won’t back down
Show you all who’s the monster now”
–“Monsters In My Head”
SOLENCE—frontman Markus Videsäter alongside guitarist David Strääf, keyboardist Johan Swärd, and drummer David “Viking” Vikingsson—return on ANGELS CALLING with fresh visuals, a new look, and a retrofitted sound that combines the best of their past with a look into the future for both the group and the genre. “Our music is all about living in the moment and not taking anything for granted, and listening to angels that follow their every move,” Markus points out. “Our music is about making the most of life, relationships, and passion before heaven calls us home.”
Four singles have previously been released to get fans warmed up for today’s release of ANGELS CALLING:
· “Angels Calling” (September 8): Listen HERE and watch the video HERE.
· “Wish You The Worst” (August 15): Listen HERE and watch the video HERE.
· “Dead_Alive” (June 27): Listen HERE and the watch the lyric video HERE.
· “Where Were You..?” (May 13): Listen HERE and watch the lyric video HERE.
All the songs and videos released so far have amassed over 280k views and over 3.5 million streams.
In an early album review, Moshly.com called ANGELS CALLING “…easily Solence’s best work yet.” And about “Dead_Alive,” Glassefactory.
Lauded as one of Pandora’s “Rising Rock Artists To Watch In 2023,” SOLENCE have, to date, garnered over 378 million cumulative streams with as many as 862k monthly Spotify listeners and over 100 million video views since their formation in 2012. The band started by releasing heavy renditions of well-known pop hits from the likes of Imagine Dragons, Fall Out Boy, Ed Sheeran, Britney Spears, and Queen before breaking out with their 2019 debut album BROTHERS. It was quickly followed by their sophomore album, DIRECTION, which saw them achieve their first Active Rock radio charting with “Animal In Me” which became SiriusXM Octane’s most-played track in 2020. Octane’s Sr. Director, Music Programming Vincent Usuriello described SOLENCE’s sound as “a dynamic fusion of rock, metal, and pop elements, with powerful vocals, electrifying guitar riffs, and infectious melodies, creating an immersive sonic experience.” In 2021, SOLENCE released their third album, DEAFENING, which showed their range of inspirations from music to anime, gaming, sci-fi, and even philosophy and soon followed with their fourth album HOPE IS A CULT in 2023. Amidst writing new material for SOLENCE, Videsäter and Strääf have lent their songwriting skills to pop acts including Jason Derulo and Bebe Rexha.
SOLENCE will hit the road later this year for a European tour opening for NOTHING MORE, which launches November 7 in Finland, along with Catch Your Breath and Ankor. General tickets are available now on their official website.
Check out SOLENCE’s tour with Nothing More at any of the following stops:
Fri 11/7 Tampere, Finland Tavara-Asema
Sat 11/8 Lahti, Finland XXL Mössö 2025
Mon 11/10 Stockholm, Sweden Fryshuset Arenan
Tue 11/11 Oslo, Norway Vulkan Arena
Wed 11/12 Copenhagen, Denmark Amager Bio
Fri 11/14 Hamburg, Germany Große Freiheit 36
Sat 11/15 Berlin, Germany Astra Kulturhaus
Sun 11/16 Warsaw, Poland Progresja
Tue 11/18 Prague, Czeck Republic Archa+
Wed 11/19 Vienna, Austria Arena
Fri 11/21 Munich, Germany Backstage
Sat 11/22 Stuttgart, Germany LKA Longhorn
Sun 11/23 Zurich, Switzerland Komplex 457
Tue 11/25 Tilburg, Netherlands O13
Wed 11/26 Paris, France Elysee Montmarte
Fri 11/28 Frankfurt, Germany Batschkapp
Sat 11/29 Cologne, Germany Essigfabrik
Sun 11/30 Antwerp, Belgium Trix
Tue 12/2 Glasgow, Scotland SWG3
Thu 12/4 Manchester, U.K. O2 Ritz
Fri 12/5 London, U.K. O2 Forum Kentish Town
Sat 12/6 Bristol, U.K. O2 Academy
Watch a trailer for ANGELS CALLING via THE NOISE Presents HERE
ABOUT BETTER NOISE MUSIC
BETTER NOISE MUSIC, the artist development company, is the premier independent record label under BETTER NOISE ENTERTAINMENT, a content creation and marketing company that produces music, books, films, documentaries, TV shows, theatrical productions, and tours. Better Noise Music founded in 2006 by music industry veteran and independent pioneer Allen Kovac, focuses on artist development and has grown into a music industry independent powerhouse, with a roster including Five Finger Death Punch, Yellowcard, Sabaton, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Bad Wolves, Dirty Heads, The Rasmus, NOTHING MORE, The HU, From Ashes To New, Cory Marks, Eva Under Fire and The Funeral Portrait. The company operates a global marketing and distribution platform with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Miami, London, Berlin, Toronto, and Sydney. The label was named Billboard’s #1 Mainstream Rock Airplay Label and #1 Mainstream Rock Airplay Imprint of 2024, after its history-making run of 5 consecutive years as the #1 Mainstream Rock Airplay Imprint (2018-2022).