Leadsledge - Bloodletter from the EP with three songs on it.
Spotify link: Not there. But check out their myspace site
Leadsledge is a Bergen based metal band with influences from bands like Machine Head, Skinlab, American Head Charge and Pantera, and they play brilliantly. They claim to focus on the groove instead of reinventing the [...]
Read the rest of December 15: Leadsledge - Bloodletter
The Low Frequency in Stereo - Geordie la Forge from the album Futuro.
Spotify link: http://open.spotify.com/track/7GBL2W7UTNy7ct0BQB8ceG
The Low Frequency in Stereo (from now on called TLFIS), is a lo-fi-post rock band. They released the album Futuro this year. The band consists of Linn Frøkedal, Njål Clementsen from The Megaphonic Thrift (why on earth are they not present [...]
Read the rest of December 10: The Low Frequency in Stereo - Geordie la Forge
Code - Smother the Crones from Resplendent Grotesque
Spotify link: http://open.spotify.com/track/3K8FXApTNNbZSwKHa1epXn
Another hard hitting metal track for you today. Code released Resplendent Grotesque this year, a quality album from a quality band. The music can be described as a weird experimental mixture of Black Metal, avant-garde, and perhaps progressive metal? Either way, it’s pretty neat. The bass [...]
Read the rest of December 9: Code - Smother the Crones
Radiohead - These are my Twisted Words from .. nothing, yet.
Spotify link: No spotify link, but you can download it from here. Or watch it embedded below:
This track was first leaked on a BitTorrent-site, and later released on their official site, free of charge. It was the root of the Wall of Ice mystery, because [...]
Read the rest of December 8: Radiohead - These are my Twisted Words
Sigh And Explode - To Raise the Dead Belongs to the Blackest Art from the album These Seem Like Tarantulas
Spotify link: http://open.spotify.com/track/2AW4LZywfmMH9m2cKb3ggc
Sigh an Explode is a norwegian hardcore/screamoband from Oslo, Norway with inspirations from bands like Blood Brothers and the like. This mars they released their debut album “These Seem Like Tarantulas” which received good [...]
Read the rest of December 7: Sigh and Explode - To Raise the Dead Belongs to the Blackest Art
Converge - Dark Horse from the album Axe to Fall.
Spotify-link: http://open.spotify.com/track/39wky0R2DwmwklqXH4LaET
The follow up to Converges “No Heroes” was released this year, with great reviews from the norwegian press. It’s a VERY intense record, something the opening track “Dark Horse” is an example of. Drummer Ben Koller displays some great moves throughout the album. It’s both [...]
Read the rest of December 6: Converge - Dark Horse
Kasabian - Underdog from the album West Rider Pauper Lunatic Asylum.
Spotify link: http://open.spotify.com/track/3PbsDnKdrZY0ttX7VE9s5R
Kasabian is a british indie band with inspirations from, among others, the Madchester scene which was big before Brit Pop in the early 90’s. The Madchester scene mixed indie rock, psychedelic rock and dance music. Underdog is the first track from their newest [...]
Read the rest of December 5: Kasabian - Underdog
Hacride - My Enemy from the album Lazarus.
Spotify link: No spotify link :(. But check them out on myspace: Hacride on myspace
Hacride is a french technical metal band. I discovered them when they played this years Hole in the Sky festival here in Bergen. Their latest album is called Lazarus, and it’s from this record [...]
Read the rest of December 4: Hacride - My Enemy
Immortal - Norden on Fire from the record All Shall Fall
Spotify link: http://open.spotify.com/track/3t2MsNaz6xYkaXx5pAoBhV
The legendary black metal band from Os outside of Bergen, Norway, disbanded in 2003. In 2007 they got back together, and in 2009 they released their follow up from the great Sons of Northern Darkness called “All Shall Fall”. They received good reviews, [...]
Read the rest of December 2: Immortal - Norden on Fire
truben recorded a video of the Denver Mini (whom I play for) song “A Couple is Not a Pair” (The title is not yet confirmed) played live at Garage in Bergen. I’m behind the drum kit:
We warmed up for “My Little Pony”, a great band from Oslo. Pictures from the event will most likely [...]
Read the rest of Video of Denver Mini live at Garage.