Metalite have a new label home and a new single, and both announcements land with the kind of momentum that suggests the Swedish modern power metal outfit are about to reach a significantly larger audience. The band has signed a worldwide contract with Perception, a division of Reigning Phoenix Music, and unleashed “Our Time Has Come,” a high-energy anthem that kicks off their upcoming concept album ‘Discovery’. Listen here.
The single delivers everything Metalite does best: soaring vocal lines, a pounding rhythm section, cinematic synth layers, and an arena-ready chorus built for maximum impact. Guitarist, producer, and founder Edwin Premberg frames the track’s role in the larger story the band is building. “This song kicks off a powerful new chapter for METALITE and marks the beginning of our upcoming concept album ‘Discovery’ where the story continues on a new planet and humanity begins a new life. It’s a classic METALITE track, full of high energy, soaring melodies, and that unmistakable METALITE sound.”
‘Discovery’ continues the narrative thread established on 2024’s ambitious concept album ‘Expedition One’, set in the year 2055 and following a renegade team searching for a new world across themes of human evolution, technology, and survival. The band has been building this sci-fi universe since their 2017 debut ‘Heroes in Time’, and each release has pushed the vision further.
Formed by Premberg and vocalist Emma Bensing in 2015, the band entered a new era in 2019 with ‘Biomechanicals’ and the debut of vocalist Erica Ohlsson, embracing electronic elements and pulsating rhythms that elevated their futuristic sound. Drummer Erik Junttila joined in 2024, bringing fresh energy to a lineup that has since toured alongside Pain, Leaves’ Eyes, and the Night Flight Orchestra and appeared at Sweden Rock and Masters of Rock.
With millions of streams and a growing global fanbase, Metalite are one of melodic metal’s most consistently inventive acts, and “Our Time Has Come” signals that the best may still be ahead.