Did Orbit Culture Write the Best Metal Album of 2025 with "Death Above Life?": Interview with Niklas

This band has been classified as the best modern metal band by a good number of publication and tastemakers in metal. And it is not surprising to be honest. The sound the band is known for is something heavy, something aggressive, and something cinematically grand.But now signed to a much bigger label, and with metal being so much more known in popular culture, what is this band going to do with their new music? Make the best metal album of 2025? Yea, that seems like the way to go.Niklas from the Swedish metal band Orbit Culture joins the Chord Progression Podcast today. With the band releasing their new album, Death Above Life, on October 3rd 2025, we dive into the album. On this episode, we talk about:- The writing process of "Death Above Life" and how Orbit Culture wanted to write the album where each song could be a single, while bringing that full album experience that metal fans love.- Why Orbit Culture sees their cinematic influences and programming ideas as the secret 5th memebr of the band, making their music sound grand on the scale that is necessary for their creation.- Reviewing "The Path I Walk" and why it might be the most raw, emotional, outside of the box Orbit Culture song yet.This just might be album of the year 2025 (yes, over that Whitechapel album). Tap the subscribe button because we are bringing you AOTY material all the time.Find Orbit Culture Online:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OrbitCultureTwitter: https://x.com/orbitcultureInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/orbitcultureYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OrbitCultureOfficialWebsite: https://www.orbitculture.comMerch: https://www.orbitculture.com/shopSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7k29FbDq69ju2fe6zTskxY?si=rn2eC9dkRA6hTZISWKVuPwApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/orbit-culture/691240064Check out our sponsor: DarkFusion Systems!Use code "CPPOD" for $100 off of your computer build!https://darkfusionsystems.comFollow us on social media!Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/chordprogressionpodcastTwitter:https://twitter.com/cppodofficialInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/chordprogressionpodcast/YouTube:https://youtube.com/channel/UCqRKZCDMcFHIYbJaLQMfDbQChord Progression Podcast (Spotify):https://open.spotify.com/show/53XWPGrIUvgavKF5Fm6SLkChord Progression Podcast (Apple Podcast):https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chord-progression-podcast-the-gateway-to-new-rock-and-metal-music/id1454876657Chord Progression Podcast (Amazon): https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b8dad803-444c-4a73-8aa5-67b4fc43f4baChord Progression Podcast (iHeart Radio):https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-chord-progression-70632531/Podcast Webpage:https://mysongoftheday.com/my-song-of-the-day-rock-2000-today/chord-progression-podcast/Welcome: (0:00)Checking In with Niklas: (1:19)Succeeding in Sound on "Death Above Life": (3:49)Experimental Singles Stand Out: (5:52)Writing "Death Above Life": (7:44)Why Orbit Culture has Classic Metal Feel: (12:38)The Cinematic Touch of Orbit Culture: (14:47)The Non-Single to Check Out: (19:26)Is Orbit Culture Returning to USA in 2026?: (23:17)New Artists to Check Out: (24:32)Kevin's Final Thought; AOTY 2025... It Is Here: (28:24)