When it comes to building a mythos to bring an album to life, few do it better than Seven Lions. Those skills were on full display this past Saturday, April 11, as he and his team brought his new album on tour at Brooklyn’s newest premier club destination, Brooklyn Storehouse. In addition to his December 2025 album, Asleep in the Garden of Infernal Stars, Seven Lions also featured his two new singles from the follow-up EP, The Dreams Strange and Eternal, which is set to be released on Friday, May 1, 2026.
Joining Seven Lions for the tour stop in Brooklyn was Quackson, who got the party started at 10:20 pm. Nurko played next, featuring his sweeping melodic bass drops and some tasty new IDs. YDG was on duty as direct support, getting the crowd worked up with his take on some classic hip-hop and trap remixes. Then, after Seven Lions, Oliverse closed the night out from 3 to 4 am with some dubstep and DnB.
Seven Lions’ set ran 90 minutes from 1:30 to 3 am, and it was a non-stop trip through the Seven Lions mythos. He came right out of the gates firing with the gorgeous new song and video, “Free,” from his upcoming EP. To add to the ambiance, multicolored light fixtures hung from the ceiling and dropped down close to the dance floor, creating a dramatic effect throughout the cavernous 105,000-square-foot venue. In classic Seven Lions style, he seamlessly transitioned across his multi-genre catalog without ever saying a word. It was truly a work of art to hear him weave together his influences across melodic dubstep, psytrance, and black metal, which are noticeably forward in tracks like “Thrice Woven.”
Speaking of his new single “Free,” Seven Lions and Ophelia Records teamed up with EDMTrain and FL Studio to announce a remix contest for the track. The stems are available for download, and the contest runs from April 14 through May 8. The contest winner will be announced on May 12 and will receive access to FL Studio software, the remix released through Seven Lions, and a merch box from Ophelia Records. It is great to see artists giving back to their community, especially after Seven Lions famously won a 2011 remix competition for Above & Beyond’s “You Got To Go.”
With so much going on in the mythos of Seven Lions, Moon Lvnding took the occasion to speak with him before he got on the stage in Brooklyn.
Moon Lvnding: What’s it like to get back out on the road?
Seven Lions: It’s cool. Happy to see all the energy!
ML: What was it like to build the dreamstate of the new album Asleep in the Garden of Inferna Stars?
SL: This one has been really cool. We spent a lot of time on the artwork, and really incorporating my roots as a metalhead into it, which has been cool. I’m always pulling from my background, but this album in particular feels very much like a culmination of a lot of things that I love, like horror movies and fantasy.
I did pick and choose the songs. There were a few that ended up getting pushed to the EP, which didn’t feel like they fit the album because they were a little more pop-leaning… [it’s] part of the reason why there was an EP because songs like “Hurricane” and “Free” didn’t quite fit what I wanted on the main part of the album.
ML: What was it like building the production for a huge venue like Brooklyn Storehouse?
SL: It sounds like it’s this glorious creative thing, and it is in some sense, but a lot of it is calls and diagrams. The fun part is building the show, though, once you have the stage part dialed in, then you’re gonna figure out what to put on the stage, that’s been really cool!”
ML: I know as a gamer, you’re a big fan of creating easter eggs in your mythos design. Are there any in the album or artwork you’d care to share with us?
SL: Mainly, the metal logos and things like that are really just a callback to growing up in the metal scene and really wanting to capture that aesthetic.
ML: Speaking of metal, you mention in one of your videos that your mom had a strong reaction to your new music. What songs did she really like?
SL: “Cold as Snow” for sure, she hit me up right after she heard that one and was super stoked on it. Anything that has metal-related stuff, I think she knows me well enough.
ML: Finally, here at Moon Lvnding, we have the motto of “uniting the world through music.” What does that mean to you?
SL: It’s just community building… that’s always been the goal with Ophelia [Records], and getting people together in a cool environment and listening to music that’s positive. Even though there’s moments of light and dark in the set, I think generally the crowd and the people that we bring are a really eclectic, interesting, kind crowd of people. I’m really proud of that, I love our community, and I think we’re doing a good job in our little corner of the world of bringing people together… that’s what I’m most grateful for, as far as what I get to do every day.
Likewise, the EDM community is grateful for everything Seven Lions has contributed over the year. There are still five more dates on this first phase of the Asleep in the Garden of Infernal Stars Tour, including stops in Texas, San Francisco, and Red Rocks in Colorado. In addition to his album tour, Seven Lions has a huge run of festivals planned for 2026 with heavyweights like EDC Las Vegas, Rampage, Tomorrowland, and Shambhala, to name a few. For the full list of Seven Lions tour stops and festival appearances, check out his website, and for everything else, use the handy social media links below.
