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Posted by -tom-, 12.11.2006 - 21:57
i remember reading a description of this band and thinking i was going to hate it but actually liked the sample mp3, bought it and was really impressed. combining depressing pop and more black-metallish moments it creates a very neurotic sound. strangely upbeat but with a depressing feel at the same time.

the cure is obviously a big influence and most likely, woods of infinity as well.

website + samples: http://www.lifelover.se/
30.08.2008 - 21:22
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
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Written by Warman on 30.08.2008 at 21:19

Written by X-Ray Rod on 30.08.2008 at 21:18

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?

Where? O.O

Harry B James here in Stockholm!


Is it for 18 years old to + ?
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30.08.2008 - 21:23
Warman
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 30.08.2008 at 21:19

If it's at a pub you'd better get ticket for it right now or it will be sold out quickly.

No tickets have been released so far, if they will. That place has never had any tickets for their gigs.
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30.08.2008 - 21:24
Warman
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Written by X-Ray Rod on 30.08.2008 at 21:22

Is it for 18 years old to + ?

Yeah.
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30.08.2008 - 21:25
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
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Ok. That seriously suck... Fuck the goverment. [like everyone use to say]
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30.08.2008 - 21:45
Marcel Hubregtse
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Ì still don't understand that 18+ rule for non-pornographic gigs. Thank God I lived in the Netherlands when I started going to concerts (I was 15 at the time)
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31.08.2008 - 02:14
Warman
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 30.08.2008 at 21:45

Ì still don't understand that 18+ rule for non-pornographic gigs. Thank God I lived in the Netherlands when I started going to concerts (I was 15 at the time)

Well the gig will be in a club at a pub, selling alcohol. Don't know about the Netherlands, but here you must be 18 at a pub at night (even if you don't drink) and many concerts where they sell alcohol must be with an age limit of 18.
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31.08.2008 - 02:16
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
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Written by Warman on 31.08.2008 at 02:14

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 30.08.2008 at 21:45

Ì still don't understand that 18+ rule for non-pornographic gigs. Thank God I lived in the Netherlands when I started going to concerts (I was 15 at the time)

Well the gig will be in a club at a pub, selling alcohol. Don't know about the Netherlands, but here you must be 18 at a pub at night (even if you don't drink) and many concerts where they sell alcohol must be with an age limit of 18.


Here in The Netherlands anyone can enter such a club or any pub for that matter, but being younger than 16 they won't sell you any alcohol at all, and being younger than 18 they won't sell you any hard liquor.
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31.08.2008 - 02:31
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 31.08.2008 at 02:16

Here in The Netherlands anyone can enter such a club or any pub for that matter, but being younger than 16 they won't sell you any alcohol at all, and being younger than 18 they won't sell you any hard liquor.


Damn... I hate my mother then. Why should we move from Chile to Sweden when there was such a good country as yours?

Like I said... this sucks.
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31.08.2008 - 02:35
Warman
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I can't wait to see how the songs will sound live.
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31.08.2008 - 03:33
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Staff
Written by Warman on 31.08.2008 at 02:35

I can't wait to see how the songs will sound live.


I would laugh my ass off if they play the child-song-part from the song Nackskott of the album Pulver jejeje
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31.08.2008 - 17:05
Southern Wind
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The new tracks in myspace are simply horrible.

Btw, here rules with pubs are even more stupid... under 18 can't go, but not because they would drink alcohol, which can't be sold to them anyway (although I bought myself alcohol a lot of times in my young days), but because people smoke in them and our brilliant law-makers considered that u-18 can't be allowed anywhere where smoking is allowed.
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31.08.2008 - 17:20
Warman
Erotic Stains
Are you talking about "Mental central dialog" and "Brand?" I think those two are amazing actually. Especially "Mental central dialog", depressing lyrics and a haunting sound. BTW, I think I've found the members of Lifelover at a Swedish website I visit every day. After I praised their upcoming show in the forum I was suddenly visited by guys with usernames such as "B," "LR," and "( )".
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31.08.2008 - 21:37
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Staff
I agree with Warman here. The songs are not bad "Mental Central Dialog" was fucking good... Specially the crazy whispers "Finns ingen svar!"

But Brand sound to... err, normal I guess. It didn't have that crazy sound that I use to hear on their songs. It sounded almost like a rip-off Shining [this is just a personal opinion]

Good stuff. But if the whole album is like Brand, then there's a problem xD
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01.09.2008 - 01:53
Warman
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- Jag finner inget svar...
- Finns inget svar!

(- I can't find an answer...)
(- There doesn't exist an answer!)

Short, but amazing. And that keyboard is just so atmospheric.
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02.09.2008 - 17:10
Bas
Retired Staff
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i havent listened to their second album yet, only to their first as of now (pulver i believe?) and i must say i really enjoyed it

although i'm still having some minors problems with the vocals, the instrumentation is simply brilliant in my opinion and i think after a couple of listens more i'll get used to the vocals as well
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05.10.2008 - 14:04
Lucas
Mr. Noise
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Pre-ordered the new album, which should be released on the 15th of October.
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16.10.2008 - 00:32
Warman
Erotic Stains
The setlist for their pup gig in Stockholm (unless you haven't seen it already):

Förspel och Intrång
Nackskott
M/S Salmonella
Brand
Sweet Illness of Mine
Vardagsnytt
Stockholm
Söndag
Medicinmannen

It was really fun, certainly not the best I've ever seen but it was a cool gig. You can see the whole thing at youtube with really bad quality.
http://www.youtube.com/user/Galenskapt
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16.10.2008 - 22:42
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Staff
Ooo man, thanks for the link.
The video quality wasn't as bad as others and the sound was also decent. It was great to listen to this guys and knowing how they sound live. It was a bit funny how the vocalist moved his hips from side to side jajjajajajjaja
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17.10.2008 - 16:46
Lucas
Mr. Noise
Elite
I received the new album "Konkurs" a couple of hours ago, I am now listening to it for the first time. Not sure what to think of it, sounds a little inconsistent. Bland and formulaic at times, but fucked up and weird (as we liked it on the first two albums) on other songs/moments.
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18.10.2008 - 19:00
!J.O.O.E.!
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It's downloading at the moment. As long as it sounds like Erotik I'm not too fussed.
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18.10.2008 - 23:31
!J.O.O.E.!
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Yeah it's kinda disjointed. Certainly not as good as Erotik. Shame. Track 2 is good though.
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19.10.2008 - 11:37
Damnated
Churchburner
It isn't bad, though. Has a lot more black metal thrown in and feels like Shining a lot of times. but most of the songs go random after a while. it definitely lacks in consistency.
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13.01.2009 - 17:39
Medicinmannen
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Lifelover is my absolute favorite band, and they have delivered some of the best albums in history, in my honest opinion. And their lyrics speak directly to my heart and soul. Dark, desperate, melancholic, schizophrenic, fucked up and destructive.

Does anyone have any news on the re-issues of "Pulver" and "Erotik"?
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13.01.2009 - 18:24
Lucas
Mr. Noise
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Written by Author on 13.01.2009 at 17:39

Lifelover is my absolute favorite band, and they have delivered some of the best albums in history, in my honest opinion. And their lyrics speak directly to my heart and soul. Dark, desperate, melancholic, schizophrenic, fucked up and destructive.

Does anyone have any news on the re-issues of "Pulver" and "Erotik"?


Oooh that's right, someone once told me (last summer I think) his label was going to re-release the albums. Can't remember from which label it was, though... Shame, though I don't really need any re-issues since I already own the albums. My regular distro Dis-Order expects to be re-issued in February though. Perhaps they know more than we do. (Check the link and search for "Lifelover".)
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13.01.2009 - 19:03
-tom-
Mr FancyPants
Osmose are doing the reissues.

Dis-Order list stuff in the distro before they have it. I'd reccomend ordering new releases elsewhere.
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14.01.2009 - 10:15
FOOCK Nam
Mental Central Dialog is really good track, love the piano/keyboard, and psychic vocal. Others in Konkurs I also enjoy, but mostly listening to Mental Central Dialog. As for their previous stuff, I mostly listen to M/S Salmonella. So depressive and deseprate with the sound of guns shooting, massarce to others.
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14.01.2009 - 10:20
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
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Written by -tom- on 13.01.2009 at 19:03


Dis-Order list stuff in the distro before they have it.


I don't see a problem with that because they do state the expected month of arrival there as well.
In the case of Pulver it says:
Lifelover Pulver [February] CD e-mail me

IMO it is good service including stuff in the distro before it is released so then you can pre-order it and be sure to get hold of a copy.
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04.06.2009 - 01:53
Damnated
Churchburner
I think this has been said by me or by someone else, but Lifelover's profile here on ms should really reflect their huge post-punk influence. post-black metal is just vague and silly in this case.
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Written by TheBigRossowski on 10.02.2009 at 16:01

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18.01.2010 - 21:51
spirit_inblack
harshhead
Holy shite, has anyone heard of Sancta Poenas?? They are also from Sweden and sound identical to Lifelover, but with more psychedelia involved. Might be better than Lifelover to me lol.

http://www.myspace.com/sanctapoenas
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18.01.2010 - 21:57
Lucas
Mr. Noise
Elite
Written by spirit_inblack on 18.01.2010 at 21:51

Holy shite, has anyone heard of Sancta Poenas?? They are also from Sweden and sound identical to Lifelover, but with more psychedelia involved. Might be better than Lifelover to me lol.

http://www.myspace.com/sanctapoenas


Edited the "http://" in so your link actually works. Don't sue me for editing your votes. (I have that right anyway, ha )

I'm defonatelirytiiti checking this out though.
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