Greenleaf Writing New Album for Early 2021 Release
So here’s what’s up: Swedish heavy rockers Greenleaf are writing a new album. Awesome, right? They’ve also got tour dates for May lined up with Earth Tongue, and they’ll play Hellfest in June and I assume a bunch of other festivals will come along as well. In the meantime, writing proceeds and they’ll record the follow-up to 2018’s most-excellent Hear the Rivers (review here) sometime in the Fall, with esteemed and longtime collaborator Karl Daniel Lidén producing. Right. Friggin’. On.
I hear more autumnal doings might be in the works as well, but as founding guitarist Tommi Holappa informs, right now it’s looking like an early-2021 release. It goes without saying that any day at all new Greenleaf might show up is going to be a good day.
That’s all there is to it. Here’s Holappa‘s update, plus the May tour dates:
Tommi Holappa’s Greenleaf Update:
We have taken a short break from playing live shows for a few months to really put all our time and effort to finishing writing our next album. At the end of last year we didn’t have one song that was 100% ready, I think we had like 2000 different riffs, bits and pieces of songs but nothing complete.
So in the past 2 months we have actually got the ball rolling! I think we might have 5-6 ready songs ready and maybe 2-3 more that will be ready soon. Hopefully we will have around 11-12 songs in the end to choose from.
The goal is to have all the songs written and done by mid May before we go on tour.And then rehearse them during the summer, maybe even try 1-2 songs live and then record again with Karl Daniel Lidén after the summer.
There is no release date set yet but my guess is sometime the first half of next year.So far what we have song wise sounds like Greenleaf because well…it is Greenleaf. Don’t know yet what will end up on the album but there are the usual bluesier rock stuff but also a bit darker and heavier things. But yeah it´s too early to say anything, you never know what ends up on the album in the end.
All I can say is that I´m really happy and excited about how the new songs have turned out, they feel fresh! And fresh is always a good thing!
Sound of Liberation presents:
GREENLEAF „DEAD IS THE SOUND TOUR“ 2020
SPECIAL GUESTS: Earth Tongue
14.05. Jena, Cultural Station (DE)
15.05. Nürnberg, MUZclub (DE)
16.05. Lohr, Free & Indoor Festival (DE)
17.05. Salzburg, Rockhouse (AT)
18.05. Innsbruck, PMK (AT)
19.05. Zurich, Red Factory (CH)
20.05. Karlsruhe, Old Hackery (DE)
21.05. Eindhoven, Effenaar (NL)
22.05. Wiesbaden, Creative Factory (DE)
23.05. Cologne, Helios37 (DE)
24.05. Berlin, Bi Nuu (DE)
Line-up:
Arvid Hällagård: Vocals
Tommi Holappa: Guitar
Hans Fröhlich: Bass
Sebastian Olsson: Drums
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