NAGALITE is the new release by Lili Refrain, a suite in four movements!

Fresh off her captivating "Nagal" video release, I'm honored to finally introduce the sixth album fromexperimental heavy priestess and multi-instrumentalist LILI REFRAIN. Her organic and near-shamanic use of guitar, bass, synth, percussion and loops is interwoven with some of her most breathtaking vocals, offering a sonic suite in four movements — four alchemical states of an imaginary serpentine metamorphosis, a practice of transformation that crosses the body, memory, and the historical time we inhabit. A sonic reflection in an era where wars return to burn and horror becomes normalized. Amidst the darkness, the serpent becomes an act of love: the possibility to change, shed the skin that hurts, and refuse the repetition of suffering. Time stops as soon as we plunge into this soul-stirring and trance-inducing ritual filled with beauty and hope. 

"Nagalite" will be released on March 27th via Subsound Records. 

Lili Refrain is a Rome-based multi-instrumentalist, composer, and performer. Born as a solo project in 2007, she crafts her sound in real time using electric guitar, voice, percussion, and synthesizers woven together with loop stations—all without computers or pre-recorded tracks. Her music spans a wide sonic range, blending minimalist, folk, psychedelic, blues, metal, and opera into atmospheric textures. Embedded with ritualistic energy, her live performances offer a cathartic experience, guiding listeners into an unforgettable realm beyond genre.

Considered by many to be a true revelation, Lili Refrain has played and left her mark at many international festivals as Roadburn (Netherlands), Hellfest (France), Desertfest (Belgium), Motocultor (France), Inferno Fest (Norway), Mystic Fest (Poland), Dunk Fest (Belgium), Midgardsblot (Norway), Kilkim Zaibu (Lituania), AmFest (Spain), Fekete Zaj (Hungary), Ascension Festival (Iceland), Sonic RItes (Finland), Extramuralhas (Portugal), to name a few. Throughout the years, she has collaborated and shared the stage with the likes of Heilung, The Cult, Meshuggah, Ben Frost, Steve Vai, Current 93, Sieben, Cannibals Corps, Megadeath, Napalm Death, Anna Von Hausswolff, Lingua Ignota, Author and Punisher, Alcest, Oranssi Pazuzu, Testament, Gojira, Godflesh.

Stream / Buy / Download the album on Bandcamp

The title of her forthcoming sixth studio album "Nagalite" fuses the word naga, from Sanskrit meaning "serpent" and bearer of ancient knowledge, with lite, from Greek lithos, meaning stone that endures beyond space and time. From this emerges a symbolic being, a stone-serpent: the living body of metamorphosis and its foundation. A totem that reminds us that every authentic transformation is both a political act and an act of love, because it is carried out not only for ourselves but for everything that surrounds us. "Nagalite" is an invitation to remember to transform not only to save ourselves, but to rediscover the thread of love that binds us to all that exists. Says Lili Refrain: "Nagalite is a reflection, a totem, a hope for transformation and rebirth in response to the dark times we are living through".

Entirely written, performed and executed by Lili Refrain, her new album "Nagalite" is built through real-time looping using voice, guitar, bass, synth, floor tom, bass drum and drum machine. It was recorded, mixed and mastered at 16th Cellar Studio in Rome by Stefano Morabito.

Lili Refrain links
Website⎜Facebook⎜Bandcamp⎜Instagram

Subsound Records links
Website⎜Facebook⎜Bandcamp⎜Instagram⎜Youtube

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