Illenium Announces The Name, Release Date and Cover Art For His Third Studio Album

Illenium has been a busy man. The innovative producer has seen bookings all over the world, as his signature sound has become a favorite of both mainstage crowds and bass heads all over the world. Still, despite seemingly never taking a break from some form of touring, Illenium has managed to prepare his third studio album for fans.

This week Illenium took to Twitter to announce both the name of his new album and the release date. ASCEND will be dropping on August 16th. That’s right before the summer is over, we will have a full LP from Illenium. ASCEND will be a follow up to 2017’s Awake which saw Illenium launch from rising star to a bonafide superstar in the dance music world.

As of now, we no little in term of track listings or singles, but we are sure that Illenium has a few surprises up his sleeves in terms of collaborations and more. Stay tuned for more details as we get closer to August.

ASCEND, my third album, will be coming out on August 16th! HUGE tour announcement and album pre-sale information coming later this week 👀 pic.twitter.com/wkodoyj6nL

— ILLENIUM (@ILLENIUMMUSIC) June 11, 2019

ASCEND Delivered Right On Schedule

Illenium kept his word, ASCEND arrived August 16th, 2019 exactly as announced, complete with a full tracklist revealed in the weeks leading up to release that included collaborations spanning both dance music and mainstream pop and hip-hop features. The album pulled together the melodic dubstep sound Illenium had built his name on with a broader range of genre experiments, showing real growth from the more singular focus that defined Awake two years earlier.

A Confirmation Of His Superstar Status

Following up Awake with another major studio album was no small task, that record had already turned Illenium into one of melodic bass music’s biggest names, so ASCEND carried real expectations. The album’s release, backed by the huge tour announcement teased right here in this tweet, cemented that Illenium’s rise wasn’t a one-album fluke, he’d built a sustainable, headline-level career with genuine staying power in a scene that moves through trends quickly.