The mighty veterans Emmerhoff & Melancholy Babies is back with new album The Dying Of The Light

Bergen’s longest-running rock lineup is striking again. Emmerhoff & Melancholy Babies, who have carried their distinctive sound across Norwegian and European stages for almost three decades, are preparing to release their seventh studio album this fall. With a lineup unchanged since 1998, the band stands as one of the most stable—and now veteran—forces in Norwegian rock.

Their upcoming record, The Dying Of The Light (2025), signals both endurance and reinvention, following a career that began with their explosive debut Viva Revenge in 1999.

The Dying Of The Light will be out on both LP, CD, and digital. Pre-order here: https://orcd.co/thedyingofthelight

New Single: “Hex”

The first glimpse into the new album comes with the single “Hex”, a ritualistic round dance celebrating demonic feminine energy. Layered guitars, relentless rhythms, and haunting vocal textures push the band into darker, more ceremonial territory, while staying true to their heavy and atmospheric core. (music video in the bottom of this post)

The Band

• Gunnar Emmerhoff – Electric & acoustic guitars, lead vocals

• Inge Joakim Rypdal – Guitars

• Iver Sandøy – Drums, backing vocals

• Einride Torvik – Bass

• Arild Vikane – Guitars, synth

• Lindy-Fay Hella – Backing vocals

• Jørgen Træen – String arrangements & programming

Discography

• Viva Revenge (1999)

• Loosebox (2002)

• If This Darkness Lingers (2003)

• Electric Reverie (2005)

• Spin Out – Live (2006)

• Where The Pale Light Creeps (2011)

• Circle Six (2018)

• The Dying Of The Light (2025)

With nearly 30 years on the road and in the studio, Emmerhoff & Melancholy Babies prove once more that Bergen’s rock scene is alive, untamed, and still forging sounds that echo far beyond the fjords.

From the album The Dying Of The Light (2025)

A man travels to the empty monastery where he was once raised as an orphan by stern and mysterious nuns. In the abandoned buildings, memories of occult ceremonies appear, and he is haunted by a fierce feminine spirit.

Video by Atle Kold Hansen Filmed on location at Halsnøy Kloster