Sweden's Vanhelga, a band known for their uncompromising and disturbing take on DSBM, have released a new digital mini-album. With the band's sense of irony fully intact, the 5-track album is titled Happiness and is available directly from the band at this location where it is available at a special price, including wallpaper, for the first few days, as well as from the usual digital distribution and streaming outlets.  

 

 

Happiness tracklisting:

“Dekonstruktion”
“Lyrica”
“Tvingad att leva”
“Jag hatar dig”
“Mjau”

Commenting on the new release, Vanhelga founder J. Ottosson, aka 145188 (ex-Lifelover (live session musician), ex-Skogstron), had this to say: "My constant need to write and record is a by-product of my mental state, and I am the first one to admit that whilst recording this I was under the strong influence of drugs. This resulted in a piece of work that is an expression of the effect of the use of self-destructive tools like drugs and self-mutilation in order to feel "happy". Although we have a new Vanhelga album coming out on Art of Propaganda later in the year, I had a lot of material ready that I wanted to get out before then, and so we thought we'd do a digital self-release. Particularly since some of the material on Happiness might not necessarily fit in with the more "traditional" Vanhelga sound, and fans might find themselves a bit surprised by some of it.”   

"Dekonstruction", a track from Happiness can be heard below:

Vanhelga previously announced the details of an upcoming four-way split with Ofdrykkja, Psychonaut 4 and In Luna.

 

 

Vanhelga will contribute two new tracks and a Lifelover cover to the ten-track album, which will be called Urban Negativism, and will be released in digipack format jointly by Art of Propaganda and Talheim Records. Due to hit the streets on April 6th, it is anticipated that a vinyl version will appear later in the year.  

Artwork for Urban Negativism is by Vanhelga founder J. Ottosson, aka 145188.

 

 

Tracklisting:

Ofdrykkja

"Into the streams of The black river"
"Mod"

Vanhelga

"Depraverad  Avsky"
"Through My Veins"
"Resignation" (Lifelover cover)

Psychonaut 4

"Not  A Love Song"
"I Meashure Time In Millilitres"
"In Good Movies Hero Always Dies"

In Luna

"Androids’ Purgatory"
"Those Days That Won't Return"

Vanhelga have debuted the track "Through My Veins". Listen below: