ELEINE – All Shall Burn – Acoustic (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

New Single and Video

Swedish metal outfit ELEINE unveil a stark and affecting new version of one of their defining songs with the release of All Shall Burn (Acoustic) and its official video. Issued in the lead-up to the band’s acoustic EP Acoustic In Hell, out October 14, 2022 via Atomic Fire Records, the single showcases the band’s command of dynamics and drama when the distortion is stripped away.

Known for a cinematic strain of symphonic and melodic metal, ELEINE recast All Shall Burn in a minimal, performance-centered form that spotlights songwriting, timbre and tension. The result is a leaner, colder flame, every note leaving room for breath, grit and meaning.

Reimagining a Signature Cut

Where the amplified version surges with serrated riffs and orchestral sweep, this acoustic take narrows the frame. Clean guitar figures sketch the harmonic spine, allowing shaded vocal interplay between Madeleine Liljestam and Rikard Ekberg to assume the foreground. Percussive elements sit low and deliberate, serving pulse rather than spectacle. The restraint is purposeful: it sharpens focus on cadence, lyric and the ballast of melody over muscle.

Tonally, the arrangement leans into wood and air. Chords are voiced to sustain resonance and space, creating a bed for Liljestam’s controlled intensity. Her phrasing moves from near-whispered resolve to cutting clarity, while Ekberg’s harmonies add steel to the spine without overfilling the spectrum. The dynamic arc favors patient escalation, building gravity in increments rather than in bursts, a choice that underlines the song’s theme of collective reckoning.

Lyrics and Themes

All Shall Burn reads as a reckoning with deceit and moral collapse, an appeal to solidarity when institutions fail. Lines such as “Stand with us, ignore the spineless lies” and “Shall I reveal your crimes?” carry a plainspoken defiance that pairs naturally with a stripped-back setting. Pride, rot and consequence recur as motifs, suggesting an ethical tribunal enacted not by a singular hero but by a community that refuses to be “deprived.”

In its acoustic form, the text’s imagery lands with added immediacy. Without walls of sound, phrases like “Through their falling screams I hear them begging us” draw listeners into a close-miked confession, more witness stand than battle cry. The chorus refrain, “All shall burn,” becomes less a pyrotechnic slogan and more a final verdict, the quiet before judgment rather than the roar of impact.

The Video: Performance at Close Range

The official video was produced, directed and filmed by Rikard Ekberg and Madeleine Liljestam, with editing by Ekberg. The band’s in-house approach favors uncluttered storytelling anchored in performance. With no narrative detours, attention centers on touch, breath and interplay, mirroring the song’s deliberate austerity. It is an aesthetic throughline consistent with the EP’s title: an acoustic document that keeps the heat while removing the armor.

Sound and Production

Thomas “Plec” Johansson handled recording, mixing and mastering at The Panic Room, balancing intimacy with impact. The production preserves transient detail—the slip of fingers on strings, the decay of a chord—while maintaining a firm low-end foundation. Vocals sit forward but never severed from the room, an approach that emphasizes presence without sacrificing atmosphere. It is a clear, modern acoustic mix that still nods to the band’s heavier DNA in its sense of weight and inevitability.

Acoustic In Hell and the Road Ahead

Acoustic In Hell arrives October 14, 2022 on Atomic Fire Records, coinciding with ELEINE’s seven-week stint as special guests to metal stalwarts SONATA ARCTICA on the Acoustic Adventures Tour 2022. The run brings the band’s unplugged intensity to theaters, clubs and halls across Scandinavia, the UK and mainland Europe throughout the fall and early winter.

Tour Itinerary

20.10.2022 SE – Stockholm, Södra Teatern
21.10.2022 SE – Östersund, Gamla Teatern
22.10.2022 NO – Trondheim, Byscenen
23.10.2022 NO – Oslo, Parkteatret
24.10.2022 SE – Gothenburg, Valand (Ordensalen)
25.10.2022 DE – Hamburg, Fabrik
27.10.2022 NL – Tilburg, 013 KZ
28.10.2022 DE – Bochum, Christuskirche
29.10.2022 NL – Utrecht, Pandora
31.10.2022 UK – London, Islington Assembly Hall
02.11.2022 FR – Paris/Vaureal, Le Forum
03.11.2022 FR – Lyon, Le CCO
04.11.2022 ES – Barcelona, Salamandra
05.11.2022 ES – Bilbao, Stage Live
06.11.2022 ES – Madrid, Copérnico
08.11.2022 ES – Sevilla, Custom
09.11.2022 ES – Murcia, Garaje
10.11.2022 ES – Pamplona, Totem
11.11.2022 FR – Toulouse, Le Metronum
12.11.2022 FR – Nantes, Le Ferrailleur
13.11.2022 BE – Sint-Niklaas, De Casino
15.11.2022 DE – Nürnberg, Hirsch
16.11.2022 CH – Pratteln, Z7
17.11.2022 IT – Milan, Live Club
18.11.2022 SL – Ljubljana, Orto Bar
20.11.2022 BG – Sofia, Joy Station
21.11.2022 RO – Bukarest, Quantic Club
22.11.2022 RO – Cluj-Napoca, FORM Space
24.11.2022 AT – Wien, Szene
25.11.2022 HU – Budapest, Akvarium
26.11.2022 CZ – Ostrava, Club Garage
27.11.2022 PL – Warsaw, Proxima
28.11.2022 DE – Berlin, Columbia Theater
29.11.2022 DE – München, Backstage Werk
01.12.2022 DE – Köln, Essigfabrik
02.12.2022 DE – Passau, Zauberberg
03.12.2022 DE – Speyer, Halle 101

Ticket information and retail options are available through the band’s official channels.

Band Lineup

Madeleine Liljestam – Vocals
Rikard Ekberg – Guitar, Vocals
Jesper Sunnhagen – Drums

Live session musicians:

Filip Stålberg – Bass
Victor Jonasson – Guitar

Credits

Songwriting and production: Rikard Ekberg and Madeleine Liljestam
Recording, mixing and mastering: Thomas “Plec” Johansson (The Panic Room)
Video production: Produced, directed and filmed by Rikard Ekberg and Madeleine Liljestam
Editing: Rikard Ekberg
Label: Atomic Fire Records

Acknowledgments

The band extends thanks to Allen Wilson, Martin Blom, Jordon King and Martina Henriksson, as well as the patrons whose support helped bring this video to life. Equipment and wardrobe support came from Schecter Guitars, Richter Straps, Sennheiser, Shrine of Hollywood, Into Music Lund, Meinl Cymbals, Deadly Seams, Heartbreak Tattoo, Proms & Weddings and Moob AB.

All Shall Burn (Acoustic) arrives as both a standalone statement and a doorway into Acoustic In Hell. It captures ELEINE in high relief, testing their material against sparer tools and emerging with something colder, clearer and, in its own way, heavier.