Per Wiberg - Dead Sky Lullaby

 

 

Per Wiberg - Dead Sky Lullaby

 

We professed our love for everything Mr. Wiberg comes up with on multiple occasions and we shall continue to do so! And we still spin that amazing All Is Well In The Land Of The Living But For The Rest Of Us . . . Lights Out album from 2021 on many nights! And the maestro is about to release a new album through Despotz Records on March 15^th called: The Serpent’s Here. And there’s a new second single for you to hear called Dead Sky Lullaby! Stunning once again!

 

 

From the PR Wire:

 

Swedish rock multi-instrumentalist PER WIBERG (former Opeth, Spiritual Beggars, Candlemass) presents the second single taken from his new solo album "The Serpent's Here", to be issued on March 15th via Despotz Records. Listen to "Dead Sky Lullaby" exclusively on Metal Injection! 

About the song, PER WIBERG says: "I’d like to think Dead Sky Lullaby’s good traveling music, a kraut/space rock rager that boasts a Hawkwind-meets-Sonic Youth vibe with a big chorus in the vein of Killing Joke. It was recorded live in the studio, it shows and it sets the tone for the rest of the album. It’s kinda divided in two parts with different types of choruses, the first part’s a bit wilder and the second has more of an epic melodic feel to it. It’s all tied together by the apocalyptic lyrics and a beat that could go on forever and ever and ever…. Enjoy!"

 

Stream Per Wiberg's new single "Dead Sky Lullaby"
 

As an unrivaled musical alchemist, his work has illuminated an array of now-classic albums over thirty years by performing with the likes of Opeth, Spiritual Beggars, and Candlemass as well as Clutch/The Bakerton Group, Switchblade and Kamchatka. However, it’s his solo conjurings that serve as the zenith of his musical voyages.

This year’s "The Serpent’s Here" continues PER WIBERG’s innovative trajectory boasting six consuming tracks — plus a fantastically gloomy rendition of Warrior Soul’s “The Losers” — that are at once grim and surreal; airy yet ominous. Wiberg paints vivid sound tapestries with his clever sense of dynamics and thoughtful lyricism. Each song moves with alluring subtlety and suspense, not unlike the conventions of classic film noir. And while he strays far from the traditional musical constructs, there’s an inescapable melodicism and intrinsic catchiness to his output that makes even his most experimental conjurings seamlessly accessible.

About the album, he says: “The music has a strong familiar identity I’d say. It’s heavy in its tone but this time a little braver, uptempo, loose, and ‘rock’n’roll’ compared to the previous two albums. Overall, this is the most epic sounding of my stuff so far. Things are more defined. I worked hard with lyrics and vocal arrangements this time.” Listen to the album's title track "The Serpent's Here".

 

PER WIBERG "The Serpent's Here"
Out March 15th on Despotz Records (vinyl/digital) - Preorder
 


TRACKLIST:
1. Dead Sky Lullaby
2. The Serpent's Here
3. Blackguards Stand Silent
4. This House Is Someone Else's Now
5. He Just Disappeared
6. Follow the Unknown
7. The Losers (Warrior Soul cover)

In 2019, PER WIBERG released his debut solo offering "Head Without Eyes". A record of Nordic prog submerged in a gnawing stew of jolting guitar notes and emotive melodies, Wiberg’s debut laid bare an unexplored sonic landscape that surpassed the successes of his past and solidified his strong presence as a unique solo artist in his own right. Wiberg followed Head Without Eyes with his equally stunning 2021-released "All Is Well In The Land Of The Living, But For The Rest Of Us… Lights Out" EP, a compelling celebration of innovative rock at its finest. Expanding and further evolving his vision, Wiberg expertly composed the definitive and established paradigms of traditional progressive rock with spirited and electrifying twists of dark tone. The Metal Observer hailed, “a great EP that serves as a fitting soundtrack to these strange, dark times,” adding, “its thick, otherworldly atmospheres represent a gloriously dark and hallucinated take on Scandinavian prog that weaves together Wiberg’s many musical influences and takes them to the next level of dark melodic exploration.

On his new album "The Serpent’s Here", he is joined by drummer Tor Sjödén (Viagra Boys) who played drums on the previous EP, as well as bassist Mikael Tuominen (Kungens Män). Basic live tracks (drums, basses, grand piano) were recorded at Studio Gröndahl by David Castillo and, as with previous releases, the record was mixed and mastered by Jonas Kjellgren at Blacklounge Studios. 

“All songs are built from rough song sketches that I showed Tor and Mikael,” elaborates PER WIBERG on the writing process. “The idea was that they could improvise. All basic tracks were recorded live in an afternoon to give it that extra spontaneous energy, and then I’d layer keys, guitars, and vocals on top of what we recorded. Overall, there are more guitars this time as well as two basses on the majority of the tracks.”