We are happy to unveil today the third album trailer, in which guitarist and songwriter Ivar Bjørnson guides you through the recording studio where »E« was created, while singer and bassist Grutle Kjellson explains our working relationship with co-producer and long-time friend Iver Sandøy. Watch the trailer here: Grutle comments: “The whole recording process took about […]
After two unique release shows in Norway, we will embark on a big headline tour through mainland Europe. Our new album »E«, out on October 13th, will see us strive for a more progressive sound, while still honouring our roots, and this obviously screams for a unique new stage set up, a special light show […]
After discussing the seemingly simplistic album title in a previous trailer, we are happy to now unveil a second album trailer! Grutle Kjellson discusses finding our new talented keyboarder and clean vocalist Håkon Vinje, who appears to be younger than the band itself, after the departure of our long-time friend Herbrand Larsen. You can […]
On October 13th, we will release our new studio album »E« and herald a new era of our career. This 14th opus melds mesmerising prog with jarring extreme metal and epic musical landscapes; and today, we are happy to unveil the first album trailer. Watch as vocalist, bassist and lyricist Grutle […]
We will release our new studio album »E« on October 13th, 2017 and with this 14th full-length record, we herald a new chapter in the our history. To provide a first taster of what’s to come, we are happy to now unveil our debut music video for the 10 minute long single ‘Storm Son’ that melds mesmerising prog with jarring extreme […]
We are more than happy to announce the release of our epic new studio album for October 13th, 2017! This 14th full-length album sets our music free from genre boundaries and offers an unprecedented mix of prog, extreme metal and shoegaze on 8 tracks with a playing time of more than an hour. Titled »E«, the album […]
After having revealed dates for our European headline tour, starting in Germany on November 10th, it is time to announce two very special Norwegian release shows in support of our new album! Come and see us live, performing from our upcoming studio release on the following dates: All Independent Service Alliance – AISA & TimeOut Agency presents: […]
We’re happy to announce we’ll play in Québec in September as part of the NORDICQ event, dedicated Norwegian music, films and art, alongside Ivar Bjørnson’s Ambient project BardSpec! A projection of the Blekkmetal Film is also not to be missed. More information about the NordiQC event HERE
We are happy to announce that we’ll take part in 70000 Tons of Metal in February 2018, the world’s biggest heavy metal cruise! More information and tickets can be found HERE
It is accomplished! We have finished the recording process of our 14th full-length and in the renowned Fascination Street Studios, Jens Bogren polished this new raw diamond with his mixing and mastering skills. Just like for their predecessor ‘In Times’, we didn’t look back and kept expanding our horizons. And this spring we came up with […]