LIFESICK have presented “All Eyes On Me” with an accompanying video as they announce When Brutality Becomes The Language. The Danish death metal/metallic hardcore band’s fifth full-length will arrive January 22, 2027 through Metal Blade Records, with preorders available.
The band’s statement places the new song’s musical progression alongside its lyrical premise: “‘All Eyes On Me’ is built for the pit. It moves from groovy riffs into heavy beatdown sections and ends in a crushing breakdown made to clear the floor. Lyrically, it’s about being impossible to ignore – growing in someone’s head, refusing to disappear and making sure your name sticks.”
The announcement, supplied by EARSPLIT PR, describes the album as combining death metal-inspired riffs, fast hardcore passages and breakdowns, with HM-2 tones and a punk rehearsal-room character. Its lyrics address survival, confrontation and resilience in response to difficult circumstances. The record follows LIFESICK’s tenth anniversary in 2024.
Long-serving sound man and former Hatesphere vocalist Jacob Bredahl was again involved in the process. Rather than assigning him an unspecified production credit, the band describe his contribution directly: “Jacob understands exactly what we want LIFESICK to sound like and how to push us to get there…” They add, “At this point he almost feels like the sixth member of the band.”
Several songs feature guests. Jonathan Albrechtsen of Rot Away and Victor Kaas of Eyes appear on “No Bark, All Bite,” while Nitisart “Mike” Chaiburi of Whispers contributes to “Damaged Goods.” “Scum” features Hallgeir Skretting Enoksen of Purified In Blood, and “Assassination Culture” includes Christoffer Bach Kofoed of Neckbreakker.
Brad Boatright mastered When Brutality Becomes The Language. The announced formats are CD, digital and vinyl, including a European Red Black Splatter edition limited to 500 copies.
The ten-track running order is “When Brutality Becomes The Language,” “Hard To Kill,” “All Eyes On Me,” “No Bark, All Bite,” “Damaged Goods,” “Scum,” “Assassination Culture,” “Attitude Adjustment,” “At War With You” and “Die With Me.” The announcement also identifies “Hard To Kill,” “Die With Me” and “At War With You” as songs with previously released videos.
LIFESICK’s lineup consists of vocalist Simon Shoshan, guitarists Nicolai Lindegaard and Nikolai Lund, bassist Jeppe Riis Frausing and drummer Lasse Skyttegaard. The band photograph supplied with the announcement is credited to Daniel Priess.
