May 10, 2010:
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‘WHERE DREAM AND DAY COLLIDE’ EP OUT NOW
Madder Mortem’s Latest Effort Available Today on Peaceville Records
NORWAY – Madder Mortem, Norway’s progressive visionary of the avant-garde, has released a new EP, ‘Where Dream and Day Collide’, out today on Peaceville Records. ‘Where Dream and Day Collide’ can be purchased through the Peaceville webstore at: http://www.burningshed.com/store/peaceville/product/261/2042/.
The EP contains three brand new songs, along with the single and album versions of the title track, taken from the 2009 release, Eight Ways.
The track list for ‘Where Dream and Day Collide’ is…
1. Where Dream and Day Collide (single edit version)
2. Jitterheart
3. The Purest Strain
4. Quietude
5. Where Dream and Day Collide (album version)
Artwork appears courtesy of Christian Ruud, who along with Kim Holm and the people at Toxic, are also responsible for the breathtaking visuals on the suitably mysterious ‘Where Dream and Day Collide’ music video. The music video is included on the EP disc, and can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/user/PeacevilleRecords#p/u/1/yFesoRSuo0o.
June 16, 2009:
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MADDER MORTEM’S “EIGHT WAYS” OUT TODAY
Highly Anticipated Release Finally Available in US on Peaceville Records
HEDMARK, NORWAY – Norway’s Progressive Metal visionaries, Madder Mortem, will release their second Peaceville Records album “Eight Ways” today in the US. “Eight Ways” is Madder Mortem’s fifth studio album, and the follow up to 2006’s “Desiderata”.
“Eight Ways” features 12 brand new tracks that the band recorded in their own studio out in the Norwegian countryside during the summer and fall of 2008, near their hometown of Hedmark. The band describes the result of the DIY effort as “a strong organic quality to both the songs and the sound. There is rage and romance. There is grave seriousness and tongue-in-cheek humor. Most of all, it is through and through Madder Mortem music.”
The tracklist for “Eight Ways” is…
1.) Formaldehyde
2.) The Little Things
3.) Armour
4.) Resolution
5.) A Different Kind of Hell
6.) The Riddle Wants to Be
7.) Where Dream & Day Collide
8.) The Flesh, the Blood, and the Man
9.) Get That Monster Out of Here
10.) Life, Lust, & Liberty
11.) All I Know
12.) The Eighth Wave
Madder Mortem was formed in 1997 in Hedmark, Norway. Since their beginning, the band has toured Europe with bands such as Opeth and played festivals all over the globe. Their music has been described as “organic” and “earthy”, a true testament to the thick green forests and crystalline lakes of Hedmark.
Madder Mortem is…
Agnete M. Kirkevaag - Vocals
BP M. Kirkevaag - Guitar, vox
Odd E. Ebbesen - Guitar
Tormod L. Moseng - Bass
Mads Solås – Drums
Please check out AOL’s Noisecreep today for a new interview with the band.
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June 8, 2009:
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MADDER MORTEM SET TO RELEASE FIFTH ALBUM, "EIGHT WAYS"
"If You Want it Done Right, Do it Yourself."
HEDMARK, NORWAY - Norwegian Progressive Metal veterans, MADDER MORTEM, will release their highly anticipated album, Eight Ways, in the United States, on June 16th on Peaceville Records. Eight Ways is the follow up to the band’s acclaimed 2006 Peaceville release, "Desiderata", as well as the band's fifth studio album since their inception in 1997.
Eight Ways was recorded, produced, and mixed at the band's studio on the Norwegian countryside. Although recording the new album may have taken a bit longer than it had in the past, the extra time allowed Madder to perfect every detail of each song. The result is a record that truly encompasses all the musical splendor that is MADDER MORTEM.
The band comments, "The closer we stick to the Madder Mortem family, the better the result. This time around, we spent our studio budget on equipment, and recorded Eight Ways ourselves. It wasn’t a particularly easy or speedy process, but that is entirely irrelevant: We were able to make a record that is exactly what we wanted to make. There is nothing more important than being absolutely true to your own art."
With regards to Eight Ways, Bravewords.com states, "This is music that demands your attention and grips until it can grip no more…Madder Mortem sound like no one else and nothing you've ever encountered. Why can’t more bands be this adventurous? Maybe the answer is hidden somewhere on this remarkable, life-affirming record. Either way, it’s well worth losing yourself in its labyrinth of dark delights. You may never leave."
The artwork for Eight Ways was produced by former member Christian Ruud and can be seen at http://www.chrisruud.com/project/test/. The band also filmed their first music video from the record, in Oslo, Norway, for the stunning track, "Armour", and may be viewed HERE.
MADDER MORTEM's EIGHT WAYS:
1 Formaldehyde
2 The Little Things
3 Armour
4 Resolution
5 A Different Kind of Hell
6 The Riddle Wants to Be
7 Where Dream & Day Collide
8 The Flesh, the Blood, and the Man
9 Get That Monster Out of Here
10 Life, Lust, & Liberty
11 All I Know
12 The Eighth Wave
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