Out now: Sterbhaus (Swe) - "Next Akin to Chaos"

Stockholm veterans Sterbhaus have set November 21st as the international release date for their highly anticipated third full-length album, Next Akin to Chaos - the first in ten years.

Track list:

1. Deth Bü Wolfe

2. Wrecking The World

3. The Evildoer Of Pixelville

4. Whippersnapper

5. Nowhere in the Bible does Jesus have a Sword Fight

6. Master Of The Hunt

7. The Man who was a Rat, who was a Snake

8. Bad workers are slaves...And dead

9. The Autopsy of Intergalactic John Doe

10. Abhorrence

In the meantime, three singles have already been released, accompanied by official music videos and a visualizer, offering a first glimpse into the upcoming album:

"Wrecking the World" - https://youtu.be/mLSGthS05fY

"Deth Bü Wolfe" - https://youtu.be/9Orn55Imy2s

"Master of the Hunt" - https://youtu.be/Y52O5tetIs4

Stockholm veterans Sterbhaus play Metal Deluxe which can be described as timeless Death, Thrash, Heavy, Black and Progressive Metal that is neither retro or modern. And Sterbhaus lines this with a heavy dose or dark wit humour.

The band is the home of Marcus Hammarström (previously Elvira Madigan 1998-2008, Shining and currently also in Veile - side project of Ghul from Mayhem), Jimmy Ahovalli and Erik Röjås (previously Ondskapt and Decadence). Started in 2007 as a five-piece and reformed several times since then, Sterbhaus ended up as a trio after having looked back on years releasing absolutely stellar albums, touring Europe (as support for Vader, Melechesh and Shining), South America and after having played several prestigious festivals such as Metal Town, Rock Harz, BlastFest, Extremefest which meant sharing the bill with Slipknot, Amon Amarth, Marilyn Manson, Behemoth, Opeth etc.

In 2025 Sterbhaus made a quite formidable return after a period of being fairly dormant and surprised the scene with the comeback single “Deth Bü Wolfe” which is the knuckle sandwich old/new/awaiting fans never saw coming.

The current status of Sterbhaus is actually quite unknown as the band announced its end in 2019 - while simultaneously making it very clear that there were still several releases to be made. One was the live album “Necrostabbing at Göta Källare” which achieved the unlikely feat of snagging the No1 sales position in Sweden for physical releases and No9 for all Metal and all formats!

While the debut “Angels for Breakfast ...And God for Lunch” (2013) seemed to open most evert door the album “New Level of Malevolence” (2015) - although popular and praised when released, seemed to close those doors instead. Several cancelled tours, being banned for offensive videos (a ridiculous claim ofc), botched promotions, even more cancellations and one or two empty festival seasons together with personal issues put Sterbhaus in such a tight spot the band had a hard time bouncing back. Marcus Hammarström joined Swedish extreme metal titans Shining and toured extensively while Sterbhaus released the Christmas EP “Krampusnacht”. Eventually Marcus quit Shining to focus on the 2025 Sterbhaus album "Next Akin to Chaos".