When I Die, Will I Get Better?

When I Die, Will I Get Better? is the third studio album from the British post-metal band Svalbard. Announced on 7 July 2020, the album was released worldwide on 25 September 2020, through Church Road Records.[1] The album discusses themes of feminism and mental health, with a focus on depression and suicide.[2][3]

When I Die, Will I Get Better?
Studio album by
Svalbard
Released25 September 2020
GenreBlackgaze, post-metal, post-rock, melodic hardcore
LabelChurch Road Records
Svalbard chronology
It's Hard to Have Hope
(2018)		 When I Die, Will I Get Better?
(2020)
Singles from When I Die, Will I Get Better?
  1. "Open Wound"
    Released: 7 July 2020
  2. "Listen to Someone"
    Released: 13 August 2020

The album was promoted through the release of two singles, "Open Wound" and "Listen to Someone".[4][5]

Reception

When I Die, Will I Get Better? was released to positive reception from critics. Matt Mills of Metal Hammer named it "the most important British metal record of 2020".[6] The music distribution website Bandcamp listed it as the "Album of the Day" on 30 September 2020.[7]

Accolades
When I Die, Will I Get Better? on year-end lists
Publication List Rank Ref.
Kerrang! The 50 greatest albums of 2020
8
[8]
Metal Hammer The 50 best metal albums of 2020
5
[9]

References
  1. "Svalbard announce third album 'When I Die, Will I Get Better?'". DIY.
  2. Godla, Frank (16 August 2020). "SVALBARD Beautiful New Track "Listen To Someone" Is A Message On Mental Health". Metal Injection.
  3. "Svalbard – when I die, Will I Get Better?". 4 October 2020.
  4. "Svalbard Unleash Hauntingly Aggressive New Song, "Open Wound"". MetalSucks. 7 July 2020.
  5. "Svalbard – "Listen To Someone"". 13 August 2020.
  6. Mills, Matt (27 September 2020). "Svalbard's When I Die, Will I Get Better? is the most important British metal record of 2020". loudersound.
  7. "Svalbard, "When I Die, Will I Get Better?"". Bandcamp Daily. 30 September 2020.
  8. "The 50 greatest albums of 2020". Kerrang!. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "The 50 best metal albums of 2020". Metal Hammer. Future plc. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2021.

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