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Hard rock heavyweights Symphony of Sweden have returned with fire in their veins. Their brand-new single, “The Mistress of Sin” released last Friday, has already stormed onto streaming platforms, racking up thousands of plays within hours of its release.

A bold contrast to their recent ballad “Novel of the Past,” the new track is pure energy laced with danger and desire. “We felt we needed a more energetic track this time, almost the opposite of a ballad,” explains producer and keyboardist Pontus “Evan” Hagberg. “Despite the uptempo feel, the track is flooded with almost romantic melodies.”

The road to “The Mistress of Sin” was anything but simple. What began as a tongue-in-cheek 90s techno idea, “an extremely annoying cheap synthesizer going blipp blopp,” as Evan laughs, mutated through countless iterations, even brushing up against modern power metal before finding its true form. The turning point came when they abandoned the electronic textures and let the distorted bass take the lead. “That’s when we felt we were heading in the right direction,” – Evan added.

Lyrically and thematically, the song brings to life a femme fatale figure who embodies temptation and terror in equal measure. “She is a woman of passion and lust, but also your worst nightmare, and you’ll soon realize you regret meeting her,” Evan warns.

The track demanded relentless work, including a full re-recording in a new key and fresh chorus lyrics. “We struggled a lot to get it perfect. When we finally had the final mix, it was almost worth a beer!”

With its irresistible mix of adrenaline and melody, “The Mistress of Sin” is set to leave fans reeling. “I want listeners to think: Oh my… what did I just hear? Let’s play it again!” Evan adds.

“The Mistress of Sin” is available now on all major streaming platforms.

Welcome to the musical world of Symphony Of Sweden!

Coming from the North of Sweden with winter and ice bears all over the place, the music is the other way around. Grand and epic with huge arrangements, the missing link between pop and metal – this is Symphony of Sweden! Add the powerful voice of Linus “Lee” Wester and the creative talent of Pontus “Evan” Hagberg you will have a concept that brings you on a journey from here to eternity.

Symphony Of Sweden is:
Pontus „Evan” Hagberg
Linus „Lee” Wester

Evan and Lee lived in the same small town up north in Sweden. Lee had his own little service point, betting shop, tobacco store nearby which also happened to be Evan’s local service point where he went to get his parcels. After saying hello to each other for a couple of years, there was one day Evan had a parcel to get – which obviously was music-related. They fell into conversation with each other, a few days later Evan invited Lee to his studio. Evan: „he had found one of my instrumental tracks on Youtube and sang it with a new melody on top and lyrics for me in the studio, right there when he just arrived! I was blown away, and a week later we had our first ever track produced and completed. As soon he sang his first two words in the studio I wanted to work with him!”

The band released their first album, Inner Demons in January 2021, and their second album, Saints Of Yesterday came out on the 3rd of February, 2022. The band’s latest material, Haunted was released on the 7th of February, 2024.

More information: https://symphonyofsweden.se/